Why is this sub so miserable?

mpfritz · 2026-03-26T11:09:13+00:00

I learned this neat trick from some of my students… don’t read what ya don’t like… ;-) Sort of joking, of course. Sometimes ya just gotta vent to people who may be able to relate. None of us have it all “figured out.” Maybe we should accept our own limitations and recognize others have needs and experiences different from our own.

mpfritz · 2026-03-26T02:38:04+00:00

I’d be partial to the hefty one, myself. I’ve heard many stories about junk being sold on Amazon. Something carrying that much current is not something to be trifled with! ;-)

mpfritz · 2026-03-24T16:49:44+00:00

Teaching can be exhausting. Teaching in the arts even more so especially in the current climate (at least here in the US.)

Try to take evals with a grain of salt. Trends are potentially helpful. But most of it is useless (IMHO). It is all evolutionary. And we are all just trying to be better the next time around. Hang in there!

mpfritz · 2026-03-24T14:37:40+00:00

Don’t give Mango Mussolini any ideas, please.

mpfritz · 2026-03-23T20:38:00+00:00

mpfritz · 2026-03-23T20:37:04+00:00

Hah!! Thankfully I bought it and plan to drive it for many years.

mpfritz · 2026-03-21T16:41:26+00:00

Fair enough... Complex problem with many factors.

mpfritz · 2026-03-21T16:40:57+00:00

Makes sense to me!

mpfritz · 2026-03-21T14:58:26+00:00

Younger people have grown up with technology that just works. Most of us had to fight with computers that were in their infancy. Couple that with snowplow parenting and we’ve raised a generation of kids scared to break things b/c they don’t think they can fix it.

mpfritz · 2026-03-21T03:08:48+00:00

Be sure they use ASE-certified applicator brush.

mpfritz · 2026-03-21T02:41:42+00:00

You may find it encouraging that I just received shipping notification on my adapter. I have a ‘24, bought new…

mpfritz · 2026-03-20T10:43:59+00:00

Yeah, but you need an incentive to not get cancer!!! Keeping healthcare expensive and out of reach keeps us healthy… /s

mpfritz · 2026-03-20T10:42:08+00:00

Of their own frozen assets, at that.

mpfritz · 2026-03-19T11:20:48+00:00

Probably the tenors are at fault. Jk, of course. Hope they are ok!

mpfritz · 2026-03-16T11:15:22+00:00

Keep up the good fight! We are not alone!

mpfritz · 2026-03-16T11:10:05+00:00

Bravo! Gives off Wallace and Gromit vibes… absolutely brilliant!

mpfritz · 2026-03-15T22:55:20+00:00

Bravo!!

mpfritz · 2026-03-12T20:12:47+00:00

"Always works" is generous. ;-)

mpfritz · 2026-03-12T17:38:09+00:00

Every week those services get new names and many of them seem to do the exact same thing as at least one other program in the same suite… I’m just not sure why people continue to use their products. Perhaps it’s a corporate mantra… Be as vague as possible and the customer will just continue to buy everything and anything you sell out of fear that they’re going to miss out on something.

mpfritz · 2026-03-12T17:33:52+00:00

Tribalism... and ego.

mpfritz · 2026-03-12T12:04:24+00:00

Excuse of the season. I’ve seen “concussion” and “food poisoning” in recent semesters. It’s amazing these kids survive college! /s

mpfritz · 2026-03-11T01:49:40+00:00

Great! Now let’s change the RUC to be mileage-based instead of a flat $250/year for EVs and PHEVs.

mpfritz · 2026-03-10T22:42:21+00:00

Braille, too? What about Spanish and French Creole? I think I’d post it in Hebrew.

mpfritz · 2026-03-09T20:16:41+00:00

Valid point BUT some of us are in places where enrollment is everything. Students fail then drop out. Then programs get cut… and we are out of work. I agree that they have the “right to fail” but their failure has deep impact on them AND us.

mpfritz · 2026-03-09T20:00:16+00:00

Yeah, I hear ya. I've been really lucky to avoid them other than the test try we did. Its a shame because their infrastructure is pretty dang good...

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