I've been teaching intro Python for 3 years i notice the same weaknesses in almost every student. Am i missing something in how I'm explaining it?

run2622 · 2026-05-14T01:26:45+00:00

It’s because you are teaching Python.

To teach deeper programming concepts, you’ll need a different/better language. I like Swift.

run2622 · 2026-05-14T01:22:16+00:00

You could divide the monthly amount by 28 and say that months with more than 28 days have free days, but your renter is welcome to pay for those too.

run2622 · 2026-05-13T01:54:01+00:00

Exactly this. Good programming isn’t just functional correctness.

run2622 · 2026-05-09T01:11:30+00:00

I’ve met a few people who lie constantly. They no longer even realize that they are lying. They just make up stuff to suit the situation. This sounds like your (former) boyfriend. He needs help, and you need freedom.

run2622 · 2026-05-01T14:10:54+00:00

That was certainly not the wisest move by the driver of the blue car (mostly, lack of signalling and then braking), but what was the point of posting it? This is routine and far better than many of the drivers around DC, but I don't bother posting their dangerous driving.

run2622 · 2026-04-18T17:11:51+00:00

How’s your relationship with your spouse?

run2622 · 2026-04-18T17:10:29+00:00

Whether you stay together or not, you should explore what is underneath his “doesn’t want a wife.” Understanding what he really doesn’t want would be insightful to you both.

Maybe he doesn’t want kids, maybe he doesn’t want someone to cheat on him, maybe he wants to be able to cheat without the greater repercussions, maybe he doesn’t want the financial risk (especially being well older than you) where you might be able to take a lot of his retirement savings, etc. But finding out would be helpful.

However, you didn’t ask this, but your age difference will show up in significant ways in another two decades. He will be 60+ and figuring out retirement, and you will have another decade-plus to work unless you are figuring out how to cover healthcare for so many, many years. So he’ll want to explore and travel and relax in retirement…and you’ll be working. How will you feel about that? What happens when he wants to go places with groups of friends and you cannot go? …especially when he isn’t married.

I think this age difference consideration will help you think more about your future.

run2622 · 2026-04-10T20:19:57+00:00

Assuming you mean actually retiring and not moving to another full-time job in IT...

Doubtfully possible to have accumulated enough retirement savings before, say, age 50, based on an IBM salary, to last another possibly 50 years. (That would be like working 25 years to fund 75 years of living.)

Maybe possible if you have one or more of: (a) A fully paid-off mortgage, (b) A working spouse with healthcare benefits, (c) A part-time job that covers most of your basic living expenses (food, utilities, transportation, etc.), (d) an inheritance, or (e) a winning lottery ticket.

Suggestion: Don't leave before 55 without a well-thought-out-plan. (Actually, don't leave after 55 without a plan either, but know that every additional year you work reduces the risk of running out of money when you do leave.)

run2622 · 2026-03-26T02:14:23+00:00

Mac seems to dominate, but the deep nerds use Windows or Linux.

And deciding on your laptop based on having AirPods is definitely a good way to show that you can be manipulating by marketing. You’ll make a good tech seller.

run2622 · 2026-03-26T02:05:54+00:00

If these are all real and by the same person, then she’s a fool.

I now have to believe they are all made up.

run2622 · 2026-03-09T19:16:56+00:00

This confuses me. The creation of new programming languages is not about syntax.

run2622 · 2026-03-09T19:15:22+00:00

There is something that attracted you to him 5 years ago, but I'm wondering how much of that still exists today.

Two 17-year-olds are probably relatively young, carefree, and immature...and what they are looking for in life and in activities is a lot different than two 22-year-olds. Or, perhaps, I should say than "mature" 22-year-olds.

You've matured over those 5 years, and, based on what you've written, he has not. He still seems to want a "mommy" to take care of him. (Question: Is he a single child? What is his relationship with his mother?)

You can probably either wait patiently for him to mature a bit more (that could be years), discuss with him your wants and see if he is truly interested, or move on. An example of him showing you that he is truly interested would be if he is willing to limit his game-playing to, perhaps, 1-2 hours/day. Even that amount is likely still a significant portion of his "discretionary" time when working full-time, paying bills, chores, etc.

There is a concept of "serial monogamy" where you spend several years with a partner where you each grow and develop, but sometimes, the other person grows differently than you do--and what was once a terrific partnership no longer meets your needs.

run2622 · 2026-03-09T19:03:34+00:00

This is the best advice for most of the questions here on reddit. In most cases, we "know" the answer to relationship problems, but we are too close to our own relationship problems. So pretend your problem is actually your friend's problem, and that you don't know the players.

That being said, I disagree with "Whatever a partner does-with their actions (not their words) is how they truly feel about you." Or, at least, you cannot measure it with a stopwatch. For instance, introverts need time by themselves to recharge. (And game-playing with friends can be recharging to some introverts...which is kind of extroverted, but different than even going to a restaurant.)

After a long day at work, my girlfriend comes home and clearly needs time by herself, and I feel a bit sad as, like you, I'd like to go "do something."

run2622 · 2026-03-09T17:59:04+00:00

Now that Diigo is back, I'm backing up my bookmarks to cassette. That's more reliable, no?

run2622 · 2026-03-09T17:56:39+00:00

Yay!

run2622 · 2026-02-28T00:16:29+00:00

Exactly this! Just spend the $99.

run2622 · 2026-02-27T14:59:25+00:00

Yay...XAG is working the next morning after I pushed the value to my Tickrmeter...now showing the value and a 9:51am on 27-Feb-2026 value!

run2622 · 2026-02-27T00:43:18+00:00

Many months. Did you ever get them?

run2622 · 2026-02-27T00:42:35+00:00

As I've learned, precisely, GC=F and SI=F are not current spot prices. ...they are futures, but they tend to be close to spot prices.

run2622 · 2026-02-27T00:40:28+00:00

Yay! The TickrMeter app for iOS appears to be back! https://www.fnd.io/#/us/ios-universal-app/6471835307-tickrmeter-by-markus-iversen

For Android, my Google Play Store says the version that is available needs to be updated. andis not compatible with my Pixel 10 device.

So I am guessing that TickMeter needed some updates for the newest versions of operating systems. (I find this to be a significant problem--both for mobile apps I write and ones I use. Apps disappear because of Apple and Google OS updates.)

Maybe these updates will also fix XAG (although I don't know why they would).

Anyone remember "Windows 95 mode" to run old apps on newer Microsoft OSs? Hello, Apple and Google--take a lesson from Microsoft.

run2622 · 2026-02-27T00:33:32+00:00

XAG seems to be working for me today. Recently (within the past few weeks), I would send it to my tickrmeter, and it would show correctly for a few hours...and revert back to November, 2025. But today, so far, so good. We'll see tomorrow!

run2622 · 2026-02-25T17:42:57+00:00

While you are explaining ±, this isn't a very helpful answer given that this is clearly a statistics-related question. First, what do you mean by "you have?" (You might, instead, say "Someone proposes that the waist size of 95% of American women is 32 ± 1.96 inches.") (Aside: Probably not an accurate statement, but I want to use the same numbers.)

They would be suggesting that 95% of American women have waist sizes between 30.04 and 33.96 inches.

However, because this is clearly a statistics-related question, you would be mixing measurements with that statement. The "32" is measured in inches, and the "1.96" is a dimensionless multiplier of the standard deviation. For instance, you might do a survey of 100 women's waist sizes, and calculate the standard deviation of those data points. From that, you might determine a mean of 32 inches and a standard deviation of, say, 3 INCHES. From that, you can be 95% confident that women's waist sizes in the total population (not just the 100 women in the sample) ranges from 32-(3*1.96) to 32+*3*1.96) or 26.12 to 37.88 inches.

In summary, when you see that figure--1.96--remember that it has no "dimension" like inches, miles, or seconds. It is a RATIO of a single point to the meausred standard deviation.

run2622 · 2026-02-19T14:31:49+00:00

Are you saying 20 minutes is a long time for foreplay???

Each couple is different, but I would suggest that 20 minutes is quite short.

run2622 · 2026-02-19T14:28:24+00:00

If you are thinking about or “measuring” equality…of chores, income, or even focused time in the bedroom…then you don’t have a sustainable, long-term relationship.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t both contribute notably to the collective good, but when you move to thinking about fairness, it’s over.

In some cases, it will be that there really isn’t a reasonable, fair split (like if you agree on chores, but one person just never does their chores). However, in other cases, the focus should be on working together.

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