Brian :cupofcoffee: :rss:

Chemistry & web programming teacher in Michigan, hobby web developer (#Flask, #HTMX), beekeeper, wannabe homesteader.

#homesteading
#beekeeping
#teaching
#chemistry

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Last Notes

2026-07-26 19:14:37 UTC

Why does camping in a state park have to be so expensive?

2026-07-25 00:33:27 UTC

Anyone with commercial refrigerator repair experience? We have a Continental 3R refrigerator on the farm that has stopped cooling. The compressor runs, but the high/low pressure cooling tubes are not hot or cold like they should be. I'm assuming the thermostat isn't to blame because the fridge is trying to cool, but cannot. I need some tips on more troubleshooting or options for a repair. This is a pretty critical piece of equipment.
#askfedi #diy

2026-07-18 23:40:13 UTC

We finished reading Prince Caspian to the kids this week, so we're watching the movie. The first third is okay, the second 2/3 isn't even close to the source.
I understand creative liberty and needing to make choices, but there's a whole sequence that isn't in the book at all.
Don't get me started on the whole Susan/Caspian love interest thing either.

2026-07-11 15:46:38 UTC

My longest solo ride so far. I'm really pleased with how I did.
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/396775002?privacy_code=INdTzkGdWeTXjVGtfrVEELrjQULFHGCW
#biketooter
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2026-07-06 17:25:14 UTC

Anyone have suggestions on apps/sites to plan multi-day bicycle tours? I'm exploring a ~4 day ride along Lake Michigan, but Google Maps just isn't cutting it.
I know about Ride With GPS and Bikemap, so I'm really looking for personal experience recommendations.
#askfedi #bikeTooter

2026-07-02 16:01:31 UTC

Of course the meat chickens show up during the hottest week of the year so far...
Got lots of water, shade, and fans set up to help them survive the next two days.

2026-07-01 01:55:36 UTC

The farm work this week is happening in early morning and evening to avoid the worst of the heat wave. The garden is producing and tonight our eldest daughter joined for some of the harvest.
#farm #summer #today
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2026-06-29 20:40:40 UTC

It's super, super hot so today was an early morning of work on the farm and then we moved to inside projects.
We pinched the next set of feature flowers (promotes more growth) this morning and got 15 bouquets delivered to a customer. Then I went to a friends house to remove some bathroom fixtures and a toilet.
When I got home, I swapped the toilets out and now I'm resting my tired, hot body.

2026-06-23 01:11:20 UTC

Well. It's after 9 PM and I am once again sitting outside waiting for a raccoon to show up so it can be dealt with.
At least it's nice out tonight.

2026-06-20 21:01:08 UTC

Is printer ink still a scam? Are there any companies selling DIY refills?

2026-06-10 22:51:47 UTC

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@nprofile…fhvz well it looks flipping awesome, so great work 🎉

2026-06-07 19:52:01 UTC

My youngest wants to go outside and play baseball, but it's like 90 F and that just sounds too hot.

2026-06-02 20:20:56 UTC

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Of course it worked perfectly at home.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/682/368/381/636/185/original/80f6a50cfe596a10.mp4

2026-06-02 20:03:28 UTC

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Continuing my barrel saga:
The stupid burner worked perfectly at home when I lit it up. No issue with flame intensity or getting enough heat out of it.
I'm crushing this barrel today no matter what.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/682/298/741/077/154/original/04e1ae7d4b717fb3.jpg

2026-06-02 18:52:53 UTC

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This damn barrel. No luck again this year.
I need to really work on the burner. THe first year I did this, I had a wicked hot flame and the barrel was scorching - a chimney of steam coming out the top like a locomotive. I just can't seem to get that kind of heat again.
I'm going to take it home and tinker with the burner tonight to try it with my kids at at least get a video.

2026-06-02 17:45:15 UTC

I really hate (and love) the barrel crush demo. It's so finicky for me.
This year, it's just taken forever to heat up. My turkey fryer decided to get a clog, so the flame was an anemic little wisp. I brought it inside to heat with bunsen burners instead, but it's just taking ages.
Blech. I wish I could get this one more consistent.

2026-06-02 01:34:55 UTC

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@nprofile…sx6h my SHB isn't too terrible up here...ants suck though. Always fighting ants.

2026-06-02 01:33:08 UTC

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@nprofile…sx6h yeah. Just a chunk of landscape fabric to help knock back weeds and keep ants/SHB a little more under control. I don't love it, but it's a new spot and a quick fix for now.

2026-06-01 20:34:56 UTC

The time is ripe for swarms. A second one showed up today and started cleaning out an empty box.
#beekeeping
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2026-05-29 11:21:20 UTC

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@nprofile…8ru3 Thanks, but I'm looking more of an online HTML/CSS environment.

2026-05-28 19:29:44 UTC

So, back in February, someone posted a self-hosted replacement for Glitch (glitch.com) when it shut down last year. It was a tease, saying the code would be ready for testers soon.
I really need something like that for next school year and I'm really, _really_ itching to see some kind of demo, but I don't want to be that guy who follows up at random about a project someone might be doing in their spare time.

2026-05-22 23:14:45 UTC

My wife and I celebrated our 17th anniversary today with our annual bike ride. This year was the lovely Pumpkinvine Trail in NW Indiana.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/620/762/701/885/681/original/8432b35568910eb3.jpg
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2026-05-13 11:21:06 UTC

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@nprofile…c2r0 Right now, I'm planning on staying grid-connected, so we'll have inverters to switch everything to AC power.

2026-05-12 23:22:35 UTC

Ok Fedi, I'm starting the process of researching solar panels for my barn. I'm a DIY person, so not looking for install recommendations, more interested in what I need to learn in order to do this wisely. Hardware, unexpected gotchas, other things DIY people need to know.
I can build and I am comfortable with electrical work.
#askfedi #solar

2026-05-11 16:10:56 UTC

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@nprofile…axq5 We don't have the mountains, but my wife and I are planning on doing a good chunk of this trail nearby next week. She doesn't love road riding anymore, so these bike trails are a nice option.
https://pumpkinvine.org/the-trail/

2026-05-11 16:00:15 UTC

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@nprofile…axq5 That looks beautiful.

2026-05-11 14:50:49 UTC

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@nprofile…cv4t I'm pretty sure I had that Plumb album growing up...

2026-05-08 20:54:15 UTC

I went to check the text file for the breached Instructure clients out of curiosity and the link is dead. Does anyone know if that was archived somewhere?

2026-04-30 14:33:12 UTC

Something is telling me these assignment results aren't valid.
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2026-04-29 12:26:53 UTC

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@nprofile…wq8a I just find all the equations boring. I think next year I'll work it into the context rather than doing it all at the end.

2026-04-29 10:18:00 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem will make their own pH scale. They'll convert between H+ molarity and pH for various substances and plot them on an 80 cm piece of receipt paper. They'll then add some color and artistic spice.
Second year is still slogging thermodynamics. I don't love this unit...I don't have great labs for it. We'll do my petri dish battery lab or calorimetry to break it up a little, but I need to update my procedures and analysis.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-04-26 13:42:39 UTC

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@nprofile…cckg my brother in law had a nice long handled set of vice grips. We were able to push toward the floor and get enough leverage yesterday.

2026-04-24 13:07:15 UTC

This is a little concerning - The Lancet published that school phone bans don't improve student digital addictions, it just offloads it to non-school hours.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(25)00003-1/fulltext
We have a ban coming next year in Michigan, which will be one thing. I'm already talking with students daily about their phone habits...I need to be more intentional.

2026-04-23 01:10:05 UTC

My daughter's bike needed new bearings. I have a cartridge replacement but the brackets fixed cup will not come off the bike. I feel like I've tried everything - wrenches, breaker bars, tapping, penetrating oil, and even heating with a torch. Any other tips?
#biketooter #bikerepair

2026-04-21 11:04:38 UTC

I also hadn't heard about bubbles.town and it turns out mine is there, too.
https://bubbles.town/source/ohheybrian.com
#smolweb #indieweb

2026-04-15 18:38:06 UTC

I told my TA today that I would do dishes because I need a mindless job to distract myself from all the crap that has happened this week.

2026-04-13 12:56:30 UTC

I'm entering a new age bracket today - 40 trips around the sun completed.
I've taken the day off school and we're taking the kids on the train to tool around Chicago. The plan is to eat lunch at the Millennium Park playground, visit the Art Institute, and grab dinner somewhere before heading home.

2026-04-11 22:15:14 UTC

@nprofile…wjdn ok I did it.
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2026-04-11 20:35:32 UTC

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@nprofile…wjdn No idea.

2026-04-11 20:32:24 UTC

Can't decide if I want to do a short bike ride or paint something...

2026-04-11 14:32:24 UTC

I'm getting into my own bicycle repair. I'll start with my daughter's, whose cranks are sticking. I'm planning on trying to get into the bottom bracket today to check the bearings. This video is fantastically helpful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXQA4kNmhPA
#biketooter

2026-04-10 11:59:19 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is going to some quantitative analysis of hard water levels by observing bubble formation. They'll sample three sources around the building and compare with distilled water.
Second year chem is coming off two days of state testing. We'll do some whiteboard work with conjugate acid/base pairs and writing out reactions. We'll also calculate concentrations/pH/K values for practice.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-04-09 12:34:41 UTC

The wonderful PhET team at UC Boulder has released a new sim for the model of the hydrogen atom. There is a ton packed into this...I need to take time to look through it for next year.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/models-of-the-hydrogen-atom/latest/models-of-the-hydrogen-atom_all.html
#chemistry #teaching

2026-04-08 16:47:38 UTC

I've always struggled with coming up with good interfaces for a feedback app I use with my class. I tried prompting Gemini for some ideas and I decided to write up the results.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/04/using-gemini-to-rethink-a-dashboard
In short, I think this is one of the first things an LLM has been helpful with for me. There are things I like and others I don't, but it's given me ideas on where to start.

2026-04-08 10:32:41 UTC

Today in the classroom:
It's SAT/PSAT day for us, so the first three hours of the day are devoted to the College Board and the Almighty Test.
The second half of the day is...well...I'm not really sure. I may just ask students what animal they want to learn about and find a documentary.
#teaching #chemistry :cupofcoffee:

2026-04-07 21:19:57 UTC

A student made an offhand comment about Albert Einstein being a great contributor to the scientific world today and I successfully incorporated the great dad joke, "Yeah, but his brother, Frank, was a real monster."
One student looked in my eyes and gave a knowing nod while the rest wondered who Frank Einstein was.
#teaching

2026-04-01 15:09:31 UTC

24 hours later, I have some more thoughts on human.json.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/04/more-thoughts-on-human-json
I'm keeping it published, but I think I'm still not really sold on the viability.

2026-03-30 13:02:40 UTC

I have to use a skid steer this morning to move a bunch of material.around the farm. What kind of music should I listen to?

2026-03-26 11:59:42 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 I saw your post earlier this week about the compact tractor and getting a new toy.
Driving to KY to pick up a farm-ish thing leads me to wonder if you went to Earth Tools outside of Owentown.
Because I have done that drive from Michigan for the same reason.

2026-03-26 11:08:05 UTC

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@nprofile…2756 This game is breaking my brain.

2026-03-25 20:14:31 UTC

Well, this is interesting. I just started switching projects from rye to uv and now I'm kind of wishing I hadn't.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/19/openai_aims_for_the_stars

2026-03-24 23:24:27 UTC

Well, I think my 15 year old Kindle 3 may have finally bit the dust. Amber light while plugged in, won't respond to a forced restart...if it does restart, it freezes after about 60 seconds.

2026-03-24 16:26:23 UTC

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@nprofile…6q4p The drip tape has emitters every 8", so it just dribbles next to the plant (all flowers).
I would look at small spray head emitters for trees. You can put them right next to the base and use poly pipe everywhere for the strength.
We buy from DuBois Agrinovation - https://duboisag.com/ca_en/.
They're Canadian and the website isn't great, but they are helpful over the phone.

2026-03-24 11:32:04 UTC

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@nprofile…6q4p It's a lot of math to work out. Last year, we used drip on one 50'x50' plot. It has 13 rows, 36" beds, and four drip lines per bed for a total of ~9 gallons per minute. Our well pump runs 10 GPM, so we could run the drip and still do laundry or use faucets inside.
I've got a 1" polyvinyl mainline from the spigot outside and that's connected to a 12GPM pressure valve so we don't blow out the drip tape.

2026-03-24 10:43:00 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem are making a brass alloy using pennies and zinc. We'll chemoplate the penny with powdered zinc in NaOH. Then, we heat the zinc coated penny to create a shiny "gold" penny. This is a good lab to show students that mixtures can be solids.
Second year will explore how pH changes with H+ ion concentration. They'll dilute some samples, collect pH, then compare their molarity with the calculated pH value.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-23 23:51:50 UTC

Just made the 2026 irrigation order. We're doubling the garden this year, so I'm also doubling our irrigation equipment. The dollars are flowing before the water can flow.

2026-03-20 12:02:45 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is watching a short video on how carbon intensive cement is and then reading an article and doing some stoichiometry on new carbon-capture technology. They'll also do some test corrections on yesterday's unit test.
Second year chem will also do some test corrections. Theirs was a little worse than last time, but not orders of magnitude. We'll keep working on incremental improvements.
#teaching #chemistry :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-16 14:49:22 UTC

The weather is not cooperating this week to do the barrel crush outside. Any #chemistry teachers do this indoors?
#askfedi #teaching

2026-03-16 10:55:29 UTC

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I should also mention that I'm exhausted and I'm still working on the energy needed to set up the lab.

2026-03-16 10:48:59 UTC

Today in the classroom:
We had a surprise three-day weekend because of a wide power outage last Friday. I already had the day off for travel, so I didn't need my sub plans.
Today, first year chem is doing gas collection over water. Their goal is to make a prescribed amount of CO2 for analysis.
Second year is writing their Ca(OH)2 Ksp lab report and prepping for their test later this week.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-14 23:53:20 UTC

I painted a thing. I normally do watercolor, but this is acrylic. It was a fun changeup.
#mastoart #acrylic #painting
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2026-03-11 19:25:27 UTC

Ok, I'm changing my lab plans for tomorrow. We'll pre-lab all the stoichiometry together as a class. I'm out on Friday, so that's a good opportunity for some individual practice. On Monday, we come in and actually produce the gas and collect the data.

2026-03-10 13:39:36 UTC

Hey @cogdog, the daily create site doesn't seem to want my contributions via fedi. Is that a me problem?

2026-03-10 12:27:13 UTC

I'm in a weird spot with my planning where I can't really get the next stuff ready because I need to see how we do on the current stuff...kind of a weird doldrums moment.

2026-03-10 11:43:40 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem will get the quiz back from yesterday and then do some work with pressure conversions and/or empirical gas laws (if they're behind).
Second year chem did well on the quiz yesterday, but it took longer than I expected. We'll start Ksp today for solubility equilibria and prep for a lab tomorrow.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-10 10:42:00 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 Yeah, they visited a farm up in the northeast and they really stressed finding ways to cut down labor to not burn out. Packing our own boxes each week was a _ton_ of work. That effort can be used for harvest and cleaning, which means we can grow more and bring more people to the farm rather than maxing out of packaging.

2026-03-10 09:26:51 UTC

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@nprofile…sfek that chicken is up to no good.
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#dailycreate #tdc5170

2026-03-09 16:53:05 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 Yeah, we did farm markets for a while, but we're trying to do everything through a CSA now. People purchase shares and come to the farm to pick out their groceries each week. Builds some community and helps support the farm overall.
https://www.upstreamfarm.com

2026-03-09 15:13:00 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 my family does cut flower bouquets and raw honey. My wife's brothers do organic vegetables/produce and meat.

2026-03-09 14:17:49 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 We looked for geographical references/indicators on the farm itself. We're at the head of a small creek in town, so the family collectively is Upstream Farm and we each contribute something to the overall production.

2026-03-09 12:21:29 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is taking a short quiz on the empirical gas laws. Identification and solving a couple problems. Then, we'll set up a notebook page on pressure unit conversions.
Second year chem is taking a quiz on equilibrium. They'll define three random terms/concepts and then solve for equilibrium concentrations of a system. Then we'll start solution equilibrium leading into a lab calculating Ksp for Ca(OH)2 this week.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-08 01:46:27 UTC

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@nprofile…a4lx there are some incredible interviews on that show.

2026-03-07 01:44:33 UTC

I've been struggling to blog, so here's a list of things that have gone well in my chem classes lately.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/03/things-that-have-worked-in-chemistry-lately
#teaching #chemistry

2026-03-07 01:23:19 UTC

Well now I'm not really sure what to do for the next hour...

2026-03-07 01:12:21 UTC

I guess I could push everything to a testing instance on my VPS...but that's pretty dumb...

2026-03-07 01:04:42 UTC

Welp, maybe not. I'm on a school-issued device this evening and the filtering agent blocks localhost 😭

2026-03-07 00:51:13 UTC

The kids are at a movie night, so I'm at a local cafe with loud music pumping through my headphones hoping to make some updates to my website.

2026-03-06 20:58:52 UTC

What. A. Week.
I'm pooped.

2026-03-05 16:00:56 UTC

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@nprofile…a4mc their size is always surprising me. So big.

2026-03-05 11:34:49 UTC

Today in the classroom:
So far, first year chem has done some "put this in, solve" type gas law problems. Today, we're turning those into story problems where they need to interpret, find variables, and then solve with the appropriate law. We'll also do a vocab quiz.
Second year chem has finished general equilibrium principles. We'll do some practice multiple choice questions and play The Mistake Game [1] today.
1. https://kellyoshea.blog/2011/04/03/the-mistake-game/
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-05 00:03:44 UTC

I normally do landscapes, so I tried a couple portraits tonight. One is of my son a couple years back. The other is a self portrait from last summer. My face isn't quite the correct color...
Lots to still learn 😅
#watercolor #mastoart
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2026-03-04 22:57:08 UTC

This made me laugh more than it should have.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ATBGE/comments/1rk97q3/beavis_i_choose_you/
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2026-03-04 12:13:53 UTC

It's been a rough couple of weeks, first because of some behaviors and now more because I'm not feeling great, but not so unwell that I need to stay home.
I wrote this 11 years ago today and I'm thinking about it a lot right now.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2015/03/the-solemn-duty-of-educating

2026-03-04 11:55:57 UTC

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@nprofile…6a27 Oh, this happens every year around now. We're in units that take a little longer for some to process, so I inevitably end up with a group who just do nothing because they get the ideas right away. I need more enrichment materials to push concepts rather than just letting them sit and do nothing on their phones during class.

2026-03-04 11:36:39 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is doing a large empirical gas law lab. No quantitative analysis (I'm still lacking gas pressure sensors) but lots of observation and modeling changes in behavior based on volume and temp.
Second year is wrapping up the basics of equilibrium. Some practice work today and then we'll start solubility equilibria.
Still not feeling great today. Onward.
#teaching #chemistry :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-04 01:08:17 UTC

I taught my two older girls how to play Settlers or Catan tonight.
The 12 year old was all about forging solid economic relationships.
The 10 year old was focused on building the largest sheep army on the island.
#games #ttgames

2026-03-03 14:43:05 UTC

I'm not giving enough work in my chemistry classes.

2026-03-03 12:59:07 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is doing some work with the empirical gas laws. We'll take notes today and then do some practice problems solving for a new pressure, volume, or temperature.
Second year chem did a small lab yesterday measuring absorption for difference concentrations of solution. We'll do some work today on gas equilibrium and then start moving toward solubility.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-03 11:23:43 UTC

Woke up at 4AM because of a stuffy nose from this lingering cold. Today's going to be fun.

2026-03-03 00:12:38 UTC

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@nprofile…sx6h They did, it's still just annoying to be notified 15 months after the fact. Plus now there's another account to pay attention to.

2026-03-02 22:52:36 UTC

I already have a credit freeze on Experian and EquiFax. TransUnion won't let me register for an account which isn't great.

2026-03-02 22:43:21 UTC

Cool. Got a letter today from a company I've never heard of who processes mail for _another_ company I've never heard of who works with my health insurance telling me my address and SSN were stolen in JANUARY 2025.

2026-03-02 13:17:31 UTC

This was extremely timely.

2026-03-02 13:16:44 UTC

I'm doing that teacher thing this morning where I just spin and wonder what I could have done differently to get better results with some classes.
I don't think there _is_ anything in particular, but my brain is refusing to accept that answer as sufficient.

2026-03-02 12:25:50 UTC

Today in the classroom:
I was out sick last Friday. Still not feeling wonderful. The good news is that first year chem's tests went pretty well! A few will need corrections, but I think we're ready to move on. They'll do a simulation today on empirical gas laws.
Second year chem will do a lab collecting absorption data for a sample of CuSO4. This is to get them to use spectrophotometers and doing some quantitative analysis leading into solution equilibrium.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-02 00:38:23 UTC

Blech...I took Friday off because I felt crappy and now it's Sunday night and I feel woooorse...

2026-03-02 00:02:45 UTC

It's March 1st, so here's the two books I read in February.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/03/february-2026-reading
#bookstodon #reading

2026-03-01 22:51:12 UTC

I started watching the Paramount+ Halo series and it made me want to play the game again. Alas, the Universal Binary doesn't work on Silicon macOS anymore because it's only 32 bit.
I need to research alternatives.

2026-03-01 01:14:09 UTC

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@nprofile…ajvy That's the `assignment_standards` association. When a Standard is attached to an Assignment, that table gets an entry so it can be referenced on an instance of the Assignment. The `alignments` property on the Assignment looks at the association table and gets the relevant objects based on the id ForeignKey.
A lot of those associations are from early days and I've been thinking about changing them up a little because it's a little spaghetti now.

2026-02-28 22:12:18 UTC

Calling this done now. This is the Split Rock Lighthouse near Two Harbors MN. We drove past this on our way home from the Boundary Water Canoe Area last summer.
#watercolor #landscape #mastoart
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/150/546/394/441/012/original/9a018ea3efb40496.jpg