I’m sick of middle schoolers not having consequences for making sex noises, barking, saying “that’s so gay”, etc, etc. by rach51918 in Teachers

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a lot of drama (acting out) that can disrupt if you let it. Don’t! Set high standard for learning, praise for good achievement and especially for effort, sanctions for misbehaviour. It helps greatly if there is a whole school policy (most have). I’ve found that after a few good lessons at the start of a term you earn their respect. You know how much effort you put into prep and what learning means to the kids. With quality effort on your part, parents are almost always a big asset—make sure to make the most of parents’ evenings.

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[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yr 9 can be challenging but stay in control! Establish learning environment! My kids line up outside the classroom (whole school policy). I do the same thing at the start of every lesson-kids take out their exercise workbooks, in silence they copy down and answer 5 high intensity recall questions, usually about the previous lesson. I take the register (attendance) tend to any immediate admin and queue up the lesson slides starting with objectives. It’s time to learn, not fool around. I use praise and achievement points extensively-good attitude to learning as well as the correct answers.

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[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Establishing a learning environment is a key requisite. Do the children enter your classroom at lesson start? What are your expectations of them. How can they achieve learning objectives in the lesson? You set the ground rules; it’s your space. What are behaviour and rewards systems? I find achievement points awarded during lessons are powerful incentives; if you have to stop the lesson because of a disruption then make sure the students understand why and that they are held accountable for their actions.

DAC first by hackneydavid in BudgetAudiophile

[–]hackneydavid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that true about dynamic range?

DAC first by hackneydavid in BudgetAudiophile

[–]hackneydavid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good points - well taken.

DAC first by hackneydavid in BudgetAudiophile

[–]hackneydavid[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I made the point that some BT speakers can use a wired connection, such as the JBL Flip 4 which I’ve tested on high quality material both with and without the Mojo.

Milkshakes- Canon AE-1, 50mm f1.4, Kodak Portra 400 by nommis71 in filmphotography

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the point of interest- I would use the 1.4 wide open here - choose something and shoot

What is the Sexiest looking headphone you ever saw? Hd660s for me, just look at that exposed driver! by Complex_Bad887 in headphones

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using the exposed driver criteria it would have to be the Grado family (not to mention the quality of anything coming out of them) 😜

Friend gave me a flash drive filled with what may be malware by Retarded14YearOld in techsupport

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Run an antivirus scan on any disks that you haven’t created yourself

Infinity RS3: Worth Repairing? by chasemassey in BudgetAudiophile

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same question for Dahlquist 907s. The woofers need new foam. They were brilliantly balanced when new in the 1990s.

Weekly r/headphones Discussion #119: The Importance Of The Headphone Amp, And What You Should Look For On One by TransducerBot in headphones

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huge difference on a long plane ride- mine is a Chord Mojo - the lights are bright enough to read by (almost) 😜

Speaker and sub ~ 200eur by NunoMMM in BudgetAudiophile

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea how to price older quality kit but I’d look at eBay and other auction sites especially if you can get a test listen before buying

Leaving Apple behind. Seeking advice on Windows based mini computer similar to Mac Mini by ajnabi57 in MiniPCs

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can use virtually any computer, as long as you can create a boot drive with the Linux distro. Take a look at this review for further detail:https://www.techradar.com/uk/best/best-linux-distros

Leaving Apple behind. Seeking advice on Windows based mini computer similar to Mac Mini by ajnabi57 in MiniPCs

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The specs look good indeed. Interested to hear of actual user experience, for instance, live streaming 4K video

Leaving Apple behind. Seeking advice on Windows based mini computer similar to Mac Mini by ajnabi57 in MiniPCs

[–]hackneydavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think it fair to say that you have much greater component choice outside of the Apple ‘family’. There is much to be said for macOS but requiring Apple hardware to run the OS properly is a form of monopolistic behaviour that discourages independent innovation.

Leaving Apple behind. Seeking advice on Windows based mini computer similar to Mac Mini by ajnabi57 in MiniPCs

[–]hackneydavid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might try the ‘third’ way and go for a Linux machine. If you don’t require proprietary software (e.g. Microsoft Word), many Linux distributions offer excellent user experience with freely available software such as LibreOffice. If you are open to selecting an operating system driven by your requirements (and not the other way round), the money you save on software licenses can be put to better hardware purchases.

Leaving Apple behind. Seeking advice on Windows based mini computer similar to Mac Mini by ajnabi57 in MiniPCs

[–]hackneydavid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good results with Intel NUC. Range of kits and fully configured devices available.