2026-08-17T11:22:12Z https://nostr.now Brian :cupofcoffee: :rss: https://nostr.now/npub1rkr8tvf8udyuu5qwnrynpmfuw84gnydptrtgczywjfuu7kya3aesucfcdy https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/108/563/756/443/615/745/original/6ac6ee7401a141a8.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/108/563/756/443/615/745/original/6ac6ee7401a141a8.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqgl5prrvlr3lgh2wwvxrssctgpp58vaf85sa2hz6y30ygt0x0zwszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxmf35hz I&#39;m the person in the department who makes coffee just because I&#39;m here first in the morning. I found out today that a colleague has been bragging about how good our coffee is to the office, so they wanted to know what I do differently. Is it beans? Is it a press?<br/><br/>We use pre-ground, huge bin Folgers in a regular automatic pot. My secret?<br/><br/>I put an extra scoop of grounds in. When I started, they had some weak coffee. When I took over, I secretly made it stronger. 2026-10-30T12:33:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfq08wxl4ey9aapn093gd9ftc7aq2n0gzqqdknx79q0460app2vaszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxgf5pj0 I&#39;m going to celebrate all hallow&#39;s eve by buying some new paint brushes. 2026-10-30T11:31:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrlh7avz5ucc75qnvuve2w2a30qpudwvle7ns5ygdh5v4hffp504szyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx75fwle Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is doing some notes summarizing the periodic properties we investigated this week.<br/><br/>Web dev will keep playing with CSS transitions and wrap up work from this week.<br/><br/>AP chem is working more on electron configuration and layering quantum numbers on to their models to describe electron position in the atom.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-30T10:55:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspmpdadvwxqqqnvtvzr3ff06rxhaedpfkcykjt02wefwy9p04gyzgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxy6ukgr We were doing electron configuration today in AP Chem and one student finished and gave a deep sigh and said, &#34;This is the best thing I have ever learned.&#34;<br/><br/>💯 agree. I could write configs all day. 2026-10-29T18:41:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszrgq2jdyetzgfly5m4gug4r2vsckenzfqlkfucztrgec95fyfd9gzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxhpujc2 This is so, so good and so much more than a durability test. <br/><br/>Trump Phone Durability Test - Its worse than we thought...<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O-vCJW1b8g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O-vCJW1b8g</a> 2026-10-29T15:57:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs80hjg5n07nlgfhzgartuce9k77prxvddce8mr9vmpgw4l7d9dutczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxsr7arw Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>I&#39;m feeling off this morning. Not sure why.<br/><br/>First year chem is finishing their periodic trends investigations and wrapping up other work from this week. Tomorrow, we&#39;ll summarize those trends and do some skill practice.<br/><br/>Web dev is starting CSS transitions and animations. Should be fun.<br/><br/>AP Chem is doing modern atomic theory with electron configurations. We&#39;ll do some notes and practice with whiteboards.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-29T10:20:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf39a0uuq5f7p2j745n2anxjkqmpjjxy3mfsa3zdpapucgqu8k7yczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxthej63 The house across the street had some cool sun this evening. <br/><br/>I still feel clumsy and I know I can improve shadows in particular. But I&#39;m happier with this painting than I&#39;ve been with others lately. <br/><br/>#watercolor #painting #mastoart<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/521/189/438/447/939/original/9d2179777f8b6b22.jpg"> 2026-10-28T23:45:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr326jz0ws3g94dxy64vl9fnzkkpekf82azxtnraary4hgdvg0phgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx6ujpqs I still have that &#34;authorized AI assistant&#34; comment in my blog inbox, waiting for some kind of fate.<br/><br/>I think it was <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqajtxsfxstat04uvugr77u60lmaagtjncszqptcnnvjzhurxl2epsc56q4p" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqajtxsfxstat04uvugr77u60lmaagtjncszqptcnnvjzhurxl2epsc56q4p</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…6q4p</span>)</a></span> who re-wrote the comment, disparaging the author and keeping the link to their account active? I may do that. 2026-10-28T21:09:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs90hcxzyhd7wh93akqjfk2dg2gzdzzy3gr8n22l75ce72722x4zqczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx9jl2ph My web dev students decided they want to do animations and transitions tomorrow, so I made a _really_ stupid example we&#39;ll make together.<br/><br/>This combines transition state pseudo selectors (hover, etc) along with arbitrary animations done with keyframes. I&#39;ll provide them the source CSS for the smile and then we&#39;ll write keyframes together to make the animation.<br/><br/>#teaching<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/520/450/797/031/871/original/9912770db34d8240.mp4"></video> 2026-10-28T20:38:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszm6qk47uhcj4zflfv0hdjemhxkavt96dlx8fx9s4xvsl284grqrqzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx30cy4z Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is going to sketch a model of the atom to use as a particle reference. I&#39;m thinking next year, we need to do atoms before the periodic table. Live and learn. Then they&#39;ll look at ionization energy trends.<br/><br/>Web dev is finishing their book/movie covers (<a href="https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/code-book-cover">https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/code-book-cover</a>) and voting on typography or animations next. <br/><br/>AP Chem is taking notes on electron configuration and maybe some on wave/particle behavior.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-28T10:46:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0jdzn3nc5uk2n3q7a8mhewhxuvk46ay9s78qw5ec8hxm42v2t9gzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxgcdwkp Every time we get to the time where I can do some stuff I want to do I&#39;m really, really tired from doing the things I have to do just to get to that time. 2026-10-27T23:34:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgj3zyskd68m5e96ucsz72prd3yh3exhhchx87kr68xskpseexa7qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxj8cw7a Trying a new method tonight. I&#39;ve been watching James Gurney gouache videos and he usually has a warm underpainting. This is just a warm watercolor wash on top of a sketch of the new house. I&#39;m going to do gouache tonight and try to make it more dynamic by building up light rather than trying to preserve it with watercolor. We&#39;ll see how it goes.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/514/958/637/667/099/original/2035b3f4e4f6d6c7.jpg"> 2026-10-27T21:19:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq8vspupude9gnd07wz2lfpmch705ws3mjah7y8fl0ncyhtcssj3qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxq5dce6 My students are making book covers out of HTML and CSS to work on positioning elements. I took some time to do the same assignment myself to make sure that I still could.<br/><br/><a href="https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/code-book-cover">https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/code-book-cover</a><br/><br/>#blog #webdev 2026-10-27T19:12:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrpuw8sejtt7l32y4t7glrdum20t90gn69zwc82nfk8cwd4keqaszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxjfrndf My blog got a comment from &#34;I&#39;m an AI Agent authorized by ___ ____&#34;<br/><br/>🤮 2026-10-27T16:31:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8eltgccvdcw7r7ry3u6pktsft09snc7q2ekgm70vapufj2mxkztczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxdj3xg0 Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>I&#39;m still feeling quite tired. Not sure what&#39;s going on.<br/><br/>First year chem is doing some modeling of atomic radius and electronegativity to identify patterns on the periodic table.<br/><br/>Web dev is working on their book/movie poster in HTML and CSS to practice box model positioning.<br/><br/>AP Chem is doing flame test labs today to connect what they see to the Bohr model of the atom empirically.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-27T10:18:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhclu8afltsdlkyxdy2v0hkeyh88jgav2zalq6jy2pasqw2nmyqgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx4tu8jy I took some time to work on a small creative coding task I gave my students today. It&#39;s been a while since I&#39;ve done any creative work with code.<br/><br/>Not quite finished yet, but I&#39;m happy with my little animation effect.<br/><br/>#code #webdev<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/508/947/891/545/712/original/de72f4e8c8975dd3.mp4"></video> 2026-10-26T19:52:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswyj5ucysg65vru5esa7vmz8q08kveg8v2yycmq9xmga5vs2wpkwgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxe50eh2 One thing I&#39;m struggling with this year is my decision to teach an actual College Board AP © Chemistry class. I used to teach this class and spend time on complex topics because they&#39;re _cool_. This year, I feel the pressure of the test in May.<br/><br/>My class is also very different from last year. They&#39;re not really go-getters to dig into content, so I think I have to back off on some things and focus on the test material this year to get them through it. 2026-10-26T18:51:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxm0ta570u9cgx4ycdvx755cykhcsmcf9v44utc2a0gmxm85ukudszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxjn3cpd I don&#39;t know if my brain is cut out for teaching three different classes in the same year anymore. 2026-10-26T18:47:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx8sd0j7gdk592kx2ylzyjkuvg8yrg909mkdzmts0hey5rps7wh5gzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxzamx72 Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is getting some intro notes on the structure of the periodic table. They&#39;ll color code and label their copy up.<br/><br/>Web dev is doing a code-along where we position elements on the page with all the different position properties as an interactive example.<br/><br/>AP Chem is starting atomic structure with empirical data. We&#39;ll do some notes and prep a lab.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-26T10:58:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszqgl0u0r55t945qvcmz4mejsj4s4qsau4ypts9g9pqu93t4s30cgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx4h93g6 This painting has too much green. A green house on a green background doesn&#39;t have enough contrast. I think I need to make the background trees much more yellow and then use shadow on the house to make it look not just flat. <br/><br/>I also have my light direction wrong, which is throwing it off. <br/><br/>#painting #watercolor<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/503/457/301/584/168/original/25e7cc4c9f464d8d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/503/457/946/546/876/original/098f557c7009b3af.jpg"> 2026-10-25T20:35:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2grpxpxzzznfcw5vjcap3ly7htjvqzejs5qgh86gdx3c4xkly6czyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxpna0p2 I remember reading The Giver in 7th grade. My second daughter is now reading it for school, so I decided to pick it up again.<br/><br/>Damn, this book is _dark_. 2026-10-24T12:59:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vs3tfe5g58yj6phhgua3a0j7gwm6d47qnv3e4lhjchdxwvj785czyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxuh76e5 Some first passes at the house painting. My colors and values felt off with the first thumbnails, so I went for a simple black value study and I think it&#39;s closer to what I need. <br/><br/>#watercolor #sketch<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/491/616/746/588/562/original/fcce8e8df5bb050f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/491/617/778/844/721/original/81a2b62536477044.jpg"> 2026-10-23T18:23:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq0ns0rlduy7hzktdthn2k2uu8tvvjqwj794wpvq9qvp4pkv7va8czyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxhgnvkp Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>11 hours later, we&#39;re already back for another day. No first year chemistry today because of the half day.<br/><br/>Web dev are doing a little quiz. They get a simple HTML template and then have to accumulate 10 points worth of CSS additions. Changes range from simple background or text color changes to applying some box model principles to elements.<br/><br/>AP Chem is finishing test corrections on their last test.<br/><br/>#teaching #webdev #chemistry :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-23T11:29:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9w87fuzujnuyxgxhwftdtypm5j6gxaw5y2n33fvt5ydx0fg6jpfqzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxz0pses Gaahahh I just remembered I need to write a quiz for the web dev class tomorrow... 2026-10-22T22:35:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszzjg6wtpuyjlgrvex2ajdghufjqgem7wp33q89gt607fgk2yhepgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxnjvxmg My mother in law has asked me to paint a picture of their new house so she can use it for her Christmas card print this year. The house is so big, I&#39;m trying to decide how to approach it from the angle she asked for.<br/><br/>#sketch<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/486/887/757/344/558/original/7a9c3e117b1a348e.jpg"> 2026-10-22T22:20:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw7vtrgw9tula0ncgm6czgvgf9gm5kuzy6qfgrkzt6t3fd8ct8a5szyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxf74c2h So my spreadsheet yesterday is getting thinner as I add scripts to wrangle data manipulation rather than functions.<br/><br/>I am now writing a stats object to do correlations. Send help. 2026-10-22T17:03:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgwuwmckpupg7af2hzpvp0vdmcrme94v3uj3qwuwm00ns82mwy6tczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxp5l20h Pass the training course assessment with 100%, still need to watch 30 minutes of video. 2026-10-22T16:15:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxk4xa2wlhk2w4ywh2aam5wvszn9az5z4x7g3khmwj63neqwfakgszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx4ysutj Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>We have a half day today to allow for another round of conferences from 11:30 - 7:30 this afternoon/evening, so it&#39;s only chemistry this morning.<br/><br/>First year chem is starting to explore the periodic table as a structure. They&#39;ll use some guided questions to work through www.ptable.com and start identifying things like element families, metal/metalloid/nonmetals, and some electron structure big ideas.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-22T10:28:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx0532vwn2cux6cvs6csfz5y56jcrskk85k0yec45se4a5j2khutszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxvdp9a0 TONS of families tonight. I don&#39;t normally hit double digits, but tonight I did pretty quickly. Everything was positive. Some talk of how to bounce back from a failed test (the first for that student _ever_). <br/><br/>I got some work done - copies for the next month are submitted and I&#39;m getting materials prepped for the AP chem atomic structure unit.<br/><br/>Early bedtime tonight to do it all again tomorrow. 2026-10-21T22:58:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9v7mx0gpyk7mgl2qqmysewlxdnxktvg542yp7rmcl4zjcqnsxlpszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxu7zqjg I have an old CSS Tricks article I&#39;m planning on having #webdev students read on typography next week. Any other good sites/resources or articles on choosing and pairing typefaces for projects?<br/><br/>#askfedi 2026-10-21T20:06:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp40plvh02kujynl7emy6f5hpau27vtjpvz2ta5575r8s6q208elczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx3avr5y I have an old Mozilla account...I&#39;m trying to decide if I want to sign into it. I use Vivaldi everywhere else, so I don&#39;t think signing in brings me any benefit. 2026-10-21T19:56:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhy0hpc8c6uqm2gqjkt0dx47qztxd76njlekptqp5rafzxj5ctfgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxhqnhuk Turns out Firefox still supports old MacOS versions. So, I&#39;m spending some time setting the browser up this afternoon while I wait for parents to come to conferences. 2026-10-21T19:53:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0catuy558wdtmwa9n6l20qkc2hgsxeee40umj9ntpjqjqsvtgs2qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx7hhm83 I did that thing where you start a simple spreadsheet to analyze some data and it turns into a cursed collection of complicated nested if() formulas and functions.<br/><br/>I might quit while I&#39;m ahead and write a script to do the analysis all at once and dump results into a sheet. 2026-10-21T13:22:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0dgr6xp3zhh3xh30zhjqk4a0c53c6wxpaxt996zzsz6pt4h4sn3qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx6hh5vt I only have one PHP thing running and it&#39;s behind the firewall at school, so I&#39;m planning on patching it later this afternoon/evening in between conferences with parents. <br/><br/>I don&#39;t envy out IT director today though because our school&#39;s public site is WordPress. 2026-10-21T11:20:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrejvk82ja3jf25qkxdd4t4e4w8zjpy3jl5l26xzatusv6qejlmzgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxh602mz Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>We&#39;re giving the SAT this morning, so no first year chemistry today.<br/><br/>Web dev students are still working on the box model and manipulating content box sizes with box-sizing, padding, and margin properties.<br/><br/>AP chem took their test yesterday, so we&#39;ll go over that.<br/><br/>We also start two days of parent-teacher conferences. They&#39;re always good, but these are loooong days.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-21T10:38:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9km5g7cd887c03pnhn27ehmpmfjvfpfr2m4pw42m9alw9kt62dagzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxw5k6qs I&#39;m in 5 paragraph writing hell right now. My fifth grader and a well formed complete paragraph that was marked down because it wasn&#39;t 5 sentences. <br/><br/>This is why kids hate writing.<br/><br/>This is the dark side of being a teacher. 2026-10-21T00:06:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrfaazm86tuyf2s35w2pq2a4a2ywfq09fhr2g37aaynsr4apxemyszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxuzufyd Is there an ethical Duolingo? My daughter is taking French and my memory of French from 7th to 11yh grade is rusty. 2026-10-20T23:23:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6xarrlymwq6gm8y46cd6yt53q034m0cszm3r5kvg7q45r9ftrqczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxuzd6dn After a very busy morning, my brain has kind of deadlocked itself and I&#39;m not sure what I need to do next. 2026-10-20T15:25:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszn3ae7deqc6gd4ams85tfeaamlxqa5fvswkfqfeawwevcmeyvmkczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx2sy2fk My goal today is to figure out why I can&#39;t change the speed of a video element in a training module platform for work. I used to be able to through the JS console, but it&#39;s not working anymore.<br/><br/>My guess is that there&#39;s an event listener reverting any change, so I&#39;ll do some debugging to see if that works. Other than that, I may need to do some searching. The time spent figuring this out will still be less than the time it takes to listen to videos and answer questions. 2026-10-20T11:33:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0j4stnq49pxrwh5xx294ux3h9w8tqryxl7pvxqcfu87qw4zv3shszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxhvazt4 Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chemistry&#39;s test went quite well yesterday - students will be pleased at progress from unit 1. We&#39;ll do a little periodic table investigation today to lead into the new unit using ptable.com<br/><br/>Web dev are working with more box model tasks. I provide incomplete code and they modify to fit a brief.<br/><br/>AP chem are taking their first test. It will probably be rough on many who haven&#39;t quite taken the class seriously yet.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-20T10:39:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrs9c3h4090edszvvgw75vtlpv9pdjysha4vjtdzptqu08rl6jwygzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxz8hlja &#34;I&#39;m pretty sure it&#39;s real, it&#39;s just stupid.&#34;<br/><br/>Video analysis and modeling Tesla&#39;s latest dumb video by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqmhqhw365p2r4dwl6wcs9k2hdsyed6lv7jp7gl0zltnehcv4hgzlq25skf8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqmhqhw365p2r4dwl6wcs9k2hdsyed6lv7jp7gl0zltnehcv4hgzlq25skf8</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…skf8</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>I Did a Video Analysis of the Tesla Roadster&#39;s Kickflip - and so can you<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KkjV0uV_Qo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KkjV0uV_Qo</a> 2026-10-20T01:25:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgjzxvxmgc7ypm68vye4rpr0nh9zpzxraunr3eyllfcx0ezmuuy5qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxd2jann I found a small display bug in my student skills dashboard and was able to fix it by sorting a little smarter. That felt good to knock out quickly tonight. 2026-10-19T23:45:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkhmrsxzt6pklk4j0ja552qw3jhn7l8764f2fuylaedda0z2rn7gzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx3msjav Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is taking their test on chemical reactions with some stoichiometry thrown in for good measure.<br/><br/>Web dev are working with simple box model manipulations. This is proving to be the first real challenging task for many in the class.<br/><br/>AP Chem are reviewing for their test on stoichiometry and reactions tomorrow.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-19T10:40:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx3mfvzgr0edzyurmqpma45nac8uvkxt8xsgqcqhgnar99gnms84czyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxcfcn3r Anyone have tips on how much water to use with gouache? I was happy with my first painting yesterday, but I can&#39;t find much on water-paint ratio in this medium.<br/><br/>#askfedi #gouache #painting #mastoart 2026-10-18T21:12:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstg9j06ks0uj226e9fgkfd3qlc9wlwnpf3vky6ce9j3g5wcdhyseqzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxuyjtqa I tried gouache for the first time tonight. This is a scene from our trip to Zion.<br/><br/>#painting #gouache #mastoart #sketch<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/459/004/662/945/059/original/90ec53509333bffe.jpg"> 2026-10-18T00:10:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgrakkq290gf9e43cvrtfxkan29c3mvrmkkue7l7vwrdsq7mmcs0qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxfpe32k About once each year, my wife and I really want to watch a football game. We don&#39;t have an UHF antenna for over-the-air broadcasts, so I&#39;m going to do a 10 day free trial of YouTube TV to make it happen tonight. 2026-10-17T22:01:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxv9yv2gr4lgvmtpxy740a269hl4v5h3582sgl7yzs84aaqm4gymszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxcv4gfj Peak insanity is going to Costco on a Saturday morning for just two things. 2026-10-17T16:41:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhhhxdke0fpeqsxqgr6qst6ajnqvf0jfntwsuk2nmu2gk3nyhq4czyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxrmmzm4 Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is reviewing for their reactions test on Monday.<br/><br/>Web dev is doing some box model exercises. I need to come up with some ways to get them to put more skills into practice. I think these assignments are a little too small.<br/><br/>AP Chem is finishing titration analysis and prepping for a test next week.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-16T10:55:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswjzmhz2a3lpdwqh8rh6rw3lgv9h2ck4t0vul5k5d8gygkgxm7l5czyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxpzq87p We have a huge weather shift happening today, so I&#39;m blaming that. 2026-10-16T09:11:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr0snzmj4rnw94s5tfye0nwcjys788clfqfdj6qxjjqkj4yzm9g8szyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxwg9hkj Went to bed early last night with a headache. Woke up early this morning with the same headache. <br/><br/>Today should be fun. 2026-10-16T09:10:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9lp98mtdsxkj7nf7zqnkp2whd9fh2nlwv0en4wrqnf5dg5knrzlqzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx7fg9yn Also me looking at my lab this afternoon.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/446/468/239/928/769/original/a3c368e54c981fa0.png"> 2026-10-15T19:02:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxtr35kwankzspe8qkf5auvh8xt3a2p8s28a8hny4us0p9secgjrqzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxzmfu66 My brain is tired. 2026-10-15T18:46:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszttzy2rk0yv0xsasql7tlsk5j22g4vhgrhch4tlzp39j353ua5mgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxteywtd I forgot to brush my teeth this morning and everything is terrible.<br/><br/>I need to keep spare stuff in my classroom for this exact situation. 2026-10-15T12:22:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqawltmqxnj7r4haeljkzk7zfw0zxd3vwsq4pn0axzk54xhtn6kdczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxs6r20u Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem are finishing their chemical reactions unit with a mini lab and some individual review. They&#39;ll test early next week.<br/><br/>Web dev are working on CSS selectors and when to use which type. I need to do better here to push them along through the slog. Lots of sloppy work right now.<br/><br/>AP Chem are struggling with intrinsic motivation. We&#39;re balancing redox, hopefully a lab tomorrow.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-15T11:08:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0kkcgu94war75u8tc64jh488hegdsq6946xq20jc084e0zmu345gzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxahexcw I really like writing these travel diaries. Here&#39;s a long post - with pictures - of our trip to Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.<br/><br/><a href="https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/colorado-arizona-and-utah">https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/colorado-arizona-and-utah</a><br/><br/>#blog #travel 2026-10-14T23:43:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdad2hnar9lydhww27skq2u4q6qlqu8suxxd95l3mpvzg85hlltsgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxmxrfdg Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is looking at single and double replacement reactions in simple mini labs. We&#39;re also specifying indicators of chemical change.<br/><br/>Web dev will start the box model and the difference between block and inline styles.<br/><br/>AP Chem is learning how to balance redox reactions in acid and prepping for a titration tomorrow.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-14T13:40:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszcp0zgeq023h9t0tycgfrzhuz5qsy9pvqnq4v53egjw98gfukj7szyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx9hzk3z I wanted to paint tonight, but I&#39;m not really thrilled with either. I&#39;m chalking it up to being really, really tired. <br/><br/>#watercolor #sketch #mastoart<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/436/420/215/477/535/original/97209693c58c1a43.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/436/420/420/562/869/original/16f96fb134c95158.jpg"> 2026-10-14T00:27:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstvkctma6qasge4npxj9thstn6p6au308mv2j65kwrru3wa7u8lngzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx5ugrz2 AP Chemistry wasn&#39;t so great. I need to hone in and finish reactions and then go back and do some atomic structure basics with them.<br/><br/>We&#39;re doing redox this week with a titration and then we&#39;ll move into some other material. I&#39;m tired of stoichiometry for now. 2026-10-13T15:44:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8u3p2lfguptcsnyhza8nusg7spj90yslnjrpd3ftfqn9dncjl0kszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx48mjdg All of my first year chemistry classes made good progress last week while I was out, which is a big relief. <br/><br/>Web dev struggled, so we&#39;re going to do a code-along today to model different kinds of CSS selectors (descendants, siblings, etc) so they have good examples in their hands. I&#39;ll push the box model to next week.<br/><br/>The hard thing about the class so far is reading technical writing. I have full examples w/ narrative, but they struggle with sustained technical reading. 2026-10-13T15:43:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0tk438y5d4amczes40xnpvpcuphcxyeuw7tx4mhzek6vhp7d5yeszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxcpgjn9 Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>I&#39;m back from the trip out west. I&#39;ll check in with each class and decide where to hop in to fill gaps from while I was out.<br/><br/>Chem is working on identifying reactions. I&#39;ll do the whoosh bottle to demo combustion. They&#39;ll finish up a simple compound research project they started yesterday.<br/><br/>Web dev is working on CSS selectors and trying to understand the box model.<br/><br/>AP Chem is finishing up stoichiometry and moving into redox.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-13T11:10:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrgeed82jg86f0p3sw4k6sdccgpmcjfv4fuzsu82zprvkwxe9fykszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxqjrce2 25 hours and 7 minutes after we left the Grand Canyon, we have made it home. 1,723 miles. 2026-10-12T20:33:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqwlkx348hjc0crukpvsk4s46cfx25kcs9terp8ddwlkjnn045lxszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxdhy64r Grab and go lunch in Davenport, IA. About 4 hours to home. 2026-10-12T16:27:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstptmgy56c7q0de85s3tmfualefjfpg0n36ud8ydw507kk58mahcczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxrlkjee Goodness I&#39;m tired of driving. <br/><br/>Less than 9 hours to go assuming Chicago isn&#39;t a nightmare. 2026-10-12T11:03:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstpt6v8hy23vrvt3k208ej8wym5yu6s7atp9uweg7gpul9mta5m5qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxdk275z After a 14 hour day, we have about 9 hours left tomorrow to get home from the Grand Canyon. <br/><br/>This country is huge. 2026-10-12T02:52:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9926v2wylcdca4mjgpfeu5lw69gv6427cgu5hkxfyt46tvh7fesczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx849swl Today, we leave Utah and head to the Grand Canyon for the wedding. We&#39;ll hang out for a while and then probably drive a few hours tonight before a long day of driving tomorrow. 2026-10-10T17:47:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq5jd70mdcvk7zfhc0g02xd58xktqcyksxrmz2xrty5jkr2c0g52czyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxn308fq A small painting from Zion National Park yesterday.<br/><br/>#watercolor #sketch #mastoart<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/413/436/064/477/157/original/ed6894b1e08a75da.jpg"> 2026-10-09T23:01:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdkqyn2f08dv5fh2fvjkx3cuz8r6x8jnqld4378ganrlhkjk7gkszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx5c058j We went to Zion National Park today. It was overwhelming.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/408/690/525/149/793/original/71a332c80dbc8089.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/408/691/183/314/549/original/ccedd755e21f6443.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/408/692/467/666/641/original/c23aa7b1fb3f7614.jpg"> 2026-10-09T02:55:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszslwqwjuqs2etrpm7gu5muftr22szad0l2kzu0fcu2023rhmhpyszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxfjmnnn Thanks for all the boosts. I confirmed with a local that this road is nicely paved. We&#39;re in luck.<br/><br/><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@brianb/117402390082105602">https://fosstodon.org/@brianb/117402390082105602</a> 2026-10-08T01:55:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspprp0kvxpu444z93xyelxs4cszw3mcasjwtr05says3wm3xqpe3gzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx93y9rz Anyone Utah/Arizona native that can help me figure out a drive?<br/><br/>It looks like state rd 1850 can cut a bunch of a drive off, but is it accessible with a minivan? Or is it pretty rustic?<br/><br/>We&#39;re going from Orderville to Springdale, but 9 is closed at Zion because of a rock slide. <br/><br/>#askfedi<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/402/388/833/150/364/original/3e4a873e3f73804c.png"> 2026-10-08T00:11:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszkx0m6dfvk7c9jmjguu938jyaeep8qe67tvsdj7gs3yax90c5elszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx5hhzta We&#39;re planning on biking into Zion tomorrow, but a rockfall has closed the east entrance indefinitely. What would have been a 30 minute drive to get the bikes is now almost 2 hours because we have to go all the way around and there is no easy route. 2026-10-07T23:16:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2n643xw55fgrkfgehfwmxtv8lh5se2a0ajwxzgs6jwsew08gsa6gzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx0dya70 My pictures do not do the scenery any sort of justice. 2026-10-07T22:37:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhwzvvc6e85kpgv9z9uj7krmjan77lwzeddueh2ecm69pxt42ueszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxlu4fyl We made it from Keystone, CO to Orderville, UT for the next few days. The drive through Utah was spectacular with way more variation in landscape than I anticipated.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/402/013/068/879/769/original/535bbc095780a89d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/402/013/381/514/833/original/6c4ba29b7b290273.jpg"> 2026-10-07T22:36:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9u2cw4uv4fawz3r0qk8shxhpuqw0mmcru53f2447j8xxlst93wzczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxjp0npv And this country is flippin huge. 2026-10-07T15:59:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrkeurk5zcl5t2m32dsfnxhw4vgx5gl75telfvh0zv40kmd3cxctszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx7dgtyv We left Keystone, CO this morning and are cruising west toward Utah. The geology of western Colorado is fascinating. 2026-10-07T15:57:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs296fgqdksahtfwnn9gw590w0urmf277as5xk6n4j5yskpfa8zwjgzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxewncxt We&#39;re heading off this morning to see if we can spot a moose. We caught a fleeting glimpse of one as it ran across the road yesterday, so we&#39;re hoping to have a better look during the sunrise. 2026-10-06T12:32:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxzny33py8qm8ma9lylwnn9w3r06yxsr6fugka9vhg98ycfxzkdcszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxaqetrx Five days late, here&#39;s my September reading.<br/><br/><a href="https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/september-2026-reading">https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/september-2026-reading</a><br/><br/>#bookstodon #reading #blog 2026-10-05T18:03:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyvrlfyp3nskdy0vqhhp6m0m07r9skpy9n3tmlqm80het3j3y3heczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx5kyw60 We left Fort Morgan this morning and spent the early afternoon in Estes Park. Then we drove south through some spectacular mountain scenery and landed in Keystone for the next few days. <br/><br/>St. Catherine&#39;s Chapel on the Rock was one of the coolest places I&#39;ve ever been.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/385/864/438/947/191/original/4c8282549ee46957.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/385/865/035/198/370/original/c5574a5f736e4e06.jpg"> 2026-10-05T02:10:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ngmw0mssg4uc956q8tl4defu75qhmw2xnvsfpwpkh0wy84hff7szyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxdtatmk We ended up stopping in Fort Morgan because 14.5 hours seemed like enough. Tomorrow we&#39;ll head into Estes Park to explore and then drive south to Keystone for a couple of days. 2026-10-04T00:13:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszrnjxx6u398sn00fpqsucr8gvz258qr5m8fxfkxn77frcyua0chszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxg27dsv We are now in Kearney, Nebraska. We are shooting for Fort Collins, Colorado which is another 4 hours. We&#39;re fueling up and getting the kids settled with a second movie so I can take a nap. 2026-10-03T19:34:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8drdxhwd6y9gzee586e46f6catew73jr5ch4pl8sxvslc6v6nnszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxxlzzql We pulled out of home at 4:45AM AND have made it to iowa city, IA before needing a bathroom break.<br/><br/>ETA to our first stop for the night is 11 more hours. <br/><br/>This country is huge. 2026-10-03T12:58:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswphqmyar6fh7nkyyex3n7hvkudvk3mk0ycwlla4gajcfq38d45agzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxvr9neh #TodayInTheClassroom <br/><br/>It&#39;s the last day before my trip next week, so it&#39;ll be full of cleaning and prepping for the sub.<br/><br/>First year chem is doing some work with indicators of chemical change and then getting some time to just wrap stuff up.<br/><br/>Web dev is working with class and id selectors in CSS to style targeted elements.<br/><br/>AP chem is finishing their precipitation lab and then doing some practice multiple choice questions.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-02T10:31:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfe6q9g7c660fchwmpzp89nnu0z5nnr2es5qylrw6mxfdm8cnyc6qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx9rqrl3 I am continuing to struggle to install a VPN security certificate on an older Mac (Intel, Big Sur). It&#39;s a .p12 file with no encryption password (confirmed by my IT admin yet the Mac is denying importing the cert into keychain access because it won&#39;t accept an empty password. Not sure what to do from here.<br/><br/>#macos 2026-10-01T21:33:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstqurmgy70275dtr700j7fjwsx98yvjc7eeq2pu4ss9wc3du3ds4czyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxhmd6gd <br/><br/>First: Jars of Clay<br/>Best: mewithoutYou<br/>Last: mewithoutYou 2026-10-01T12:40:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswlygd5z08qegxn6zwf0qf06g8snvepnsd78war502jxlk9g0h03gzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxnedm2y #TodayInTheClassroom <br/><br/>Still feeling off today. Powering through.<br/><br/>First year chem is working on balancing reactions. We&#39;ll lots with partners today to help ease the burden in these early days.<br/><br/>Web dev did some simple CSS yesterday with HTML element selectors. Today we add class and id attribute selectors.<br/><br/>AP Chem is finishing their precipitation matrix and will write net ionic equations.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-01T10:53:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqgwygawq0v29hwp6kuf9rsd8tpnhhw33tlrhtx5m38873apx2gcczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxxvl4n7 Anyone have experience with VPN certificates on macOS? My IT director is adamant he did not add a password to the certificate but my machine is asking for a password when I try to import the .p12 file into Keychain Access. I can&#39;t figure this out.<br/><br/>#askfedi 2026-10-01T00:55:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg6p50y64lnrv2r7qddmgka9704w0ladj2euvv4s2z8ek7mtmj3vczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxruk20m #TodayInTheClassroom <br/><br/>I had a bad night&#39;s sleep, so I&#39;m feeling pretty beat this morning.<br/><br/>First year chem is taking some notes on balancing equations and strategies for solving. They&#39;ll do some practice after that.<br/><br/>Web dev is into CSS - we&#39;re working with element selectors today.<br/><br/>AP Chem is doing a precipitate reaction matrix with seven reagents to predict and observe product formation.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-09-30T10:23:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsze7x84uegrr9cg6njt5v8l8gfwdhcd5kk488kee2lf5lamc4ymqszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxnqnyyc It&#39;s midnight and I&#39;m wide awake. <br/><br/>This is not a good sign for how tomorrow is going to go. 2026-09-30T04:00:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw26snaydsrf9yel7a70fjn8pfy3fr40xnqlma9ayf5k27yv2etcczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx5jvtmp My brain has softlocked and I can&#39;t really figure out what to make progress on right now.<br/><br/>I think chemistry is pretty well set for next week while I&#39;m out. Web dev is nearly there and AP chem needs a lot of work still. 2026-09-29T16:47:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy4xtjwwrqy84xwyk7v7kwwu9zmvmrvj9g3a67hd56250qmhsgg6qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxlqz73z #TodayInTheClassroom <br/><br/>First year chem are using a simulation from PhET (UC Boulder) to play with balancing chemical reactions.<br/><br/>Web dev are starting CSS today! They&#39;re tired of no styles on their HTML. We&#39;ll start with HTML element selectors and a handful of properties.<br/><br/>AP Chem are preparing a precipitation reaction matrix, predicting products of a pair of compounds and determining solubility of the products.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-09-29T10:31:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0pldwp0kjgr3ds77mq8wxjz35lrfkswg4nqaeh6087c9yjewz68gzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx6x5zt5 I suppose it&#39;s time to get ready for school. 2026-09-29T09:49:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfk05u23dwzujuz3sx3p5uzw42l4c0ztp2tdcks8wpg7gqu6qp5pszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx9n38ex Does anyone have a virtual titration they like to use with students? I&#39;m out for over a week coming up and I need my AP chem class to do one virtually for now so they don&#39;t stall out.<br/><br/>#askfedi #chemistry #chemsky 2026-09-28T20:50:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxcacgfglxwwnvr0wjuxhpz39pcs4wvjlvc885p9l9hy8hcdhav8qzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx36j8ly #TodayInTheClassroom <br/><br/>First year chem is taking a day to work on unit vocab and read an article on why we cry when onions are cut. The idea is to pull scientific information from text to answer questions. It&#39;s a good lead-in to chemical reactions.<br/><br/>Web dev is finishing their HTML project before we start CSS this week.<br/><br/>AP Chem is predicting reaction products and writing net ionic equations. We&#39;ll do a solubility matrix this week.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-09-28T12:05:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstv4k0vp8dp3gs8z39x2z98vjrh8gfe39phchd8xc4tqw8wl0ud6szyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxjlyz58 Here&#39;s my rough first draft. I&#39;d be thankful for any feedback on the flow or the analysis questions at the end. This is for first-year high school chemistry students.<br/><br/><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16iaizyRxdL6urBqxI0evZEdKrPzayzxMJHhNjvUWevk/edit?tab=t.0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/16iaizyRxdL6urBqxI0evZEdKrPzayzxMJHhNjvUWevk/edit?tab=t.0</a><br/><br/>#chemistry #teaching #climate 2026-09-28T00:17:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz73d5lg4snax3vuz3s27pke7nk53kr6mddta5gk3d7sg8wx3dszczyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxl2glv0 <br/><br/>Now I&#39;m trying to write up a sequence to get them to calculate the mass of CO2 produced in one day in the US alone and it&#39;s super, super depressing.<br/><br/>I&#39;m trying to connect our own actions to climate change, but we&#39;re rural. We depend on vehicles and machines. Many of the kids farm. Is this exercise helpful for them? Or just depressing?<br/><br/>Maybe a better comparison is one tank of gas to a billionaire&#39;s jet. 2026-09-27T23:58:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst34307y0n9pntuuwp7746l450tn0c575p5drxjan0cp57fvdvfdszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxwhhpk6 I&#39;m working on a lab where students burn a candle and get mass change using an analytical scale to calculate CO2 released. We then look at ocean acidification as a result of more CO2 entering the water. <br/><br/>If a paraffin candle loses 0.5g of mass, that means ~3g of CO2 is produced which, incidentally is the amount of CO2 released per minute from normal breathing at rest for a human.<br/><br/>They&#39;ll blow into a BTB solution for a minute to watch it acidify. Should work out well.<br/><br/>#chemistry #teaching 2026-09-27T23:36:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrtl8a9y3gfqsnh4ut4rs9qj38gjx5vvc5xpv2nzt5fuknjnnn6rszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx5tdhy2 It&#39;s also Sunday night, so I might just agree and turn everything off. 2026-09-27T23:03:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyg8dcj6vz0tfvk0s32gzsp3p2dj9r7j490kpf57d3r643up64qdqzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx7hl4hz I&#39;m trying to get my brain in the mood to prepare some stuff for class this week, but it&#39;s not really wanting to comply. 2026-09-27T23:03:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp7y8l6hevf8e7rz7sfpg3en9xvsqf0shvpvn6n82vnzkht3pfnlqzyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxezjz04 Bad headache this morning. I can&#39;t sleep anymore, so I&#39;m taking it slow and drinking extra coffee before heading back to work today. 2026-09-27T11:21:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszfhtmz05cfejf8yutp45ulxzzmdq44v0kcd82au0yn0q3ctj45vszyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hx6kmue7 Today is the annual chicken harvest. We met at 6:30 to begin and we&#39;re near the end of the messy work now. We&#39;ll bag whole chickens this afternoon and come back tomorrow morning to cut quarters. <br/><br/>This year we have about 200 chickens to share between three families. It&#39;ll be our cheapest protein this year. While they&#39;re raised, they&#39;re in pasture putting nutrients back into the ground. <br/><br/>Attached image is not graphic.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/338/262/626/446/152/original/820e08168fbace42.jpg"> 2026-09-26T16:24:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfpmqku57gjuus8tnd0u979cqx6nuyh24pjnvv5rm0dtgk738ql6szyqwcvad3yl35nnjsp6vvjv8d83c74zv359vddrqg36f8nn6cnk8hxqn3pu0 #TodayInTheClassroom <br/><br/>First year chem are doing corrections on their stoichiometry test (if needed). Just a work day: chemical reaction vocab and an article to read/analyze.<br/><br/>Web dev are working on their HTML unit project.<br/><br/>AP Chem had good gravimetric results, so we&#39;ll do some practice multiple choice questions today and start looking at titrations.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-09-25T10:22:51Z