u/chemicalcain

I work full time from home on a voice call 8-10 hours a day. In the last 3 years I've gone through several headsets and the failure point is almost always a broken plastic piece in the band. Reinforcing these breaks is a temporary fix, as the added movement in the band usually causes a wire to fail a few weeks later, rendering the microphone or earcup useless. Most of these headsets can't even have the band removed without snipping wires, which makes repair jobs much more difficult.

I want something durable and/or designed with repairs in mind. It would be awesome if replacement parts are for sale, but all I really want is non-destructive disassembly.

My goal headset would also use Bluetooth to connect to my phone and have a quick mute function. I prefer over-ear but on-ear is fine. Can't stand in-ear. It doesn't need to look professional-- it just needs to survive.

Any recommendations?

Like many others I get discouraged about the Discussion Forum assignments. I'm just regurgitating the textbook same as everybody else, but it takes a lot of time and energy. This term I needed to write 500-750 words every single week in addition to a programming assignment every single week. It was more writing for my Java programming course than I've ever done for a course on writing. I get why people use AI; I could be doing twice as many classes if I didn't have to write these. I almost don't care if I lose points on them anymore. I just dread doing them. But I really don't want to use AI for this, for a variety of personal reasons.

Any tips on how to make the Discussion Forums feel like less of a burden? Tips on structuring posts, organizing citations, padding the word count, etc, just so I can get them done faster?

My goal is to work in either web development or cybersecurity. I'd like exposure to both of these specialties in a bachelor's program. My finances are very limited, and I have about 20-30 hours per week I can dedicate to studies. Currently I am a student at University of the People, which fits my budget nicely, but the course materials feel low-quality and I often find myself learning a subject through completely separate resources that don't link all that well to the course. I worry I'm not getting a very good education, despite putting in a tremendous amount of effort.

University of the People is $160-180 per course, or about $60 per credit. (They may be changing the fee structure.) Every other program I have found so far is at least $250 per credit, nearly 5x the cost of what I'm doing now, plus the cost of textbooks and fees.

Are there any truly low-cost computer science degrees out there, other than UoPeople?

My goal is to work in either web development or cybersecurity. I'd like exposure to both of these specialties in a bachelor's program. My finances are very limited, and I have about 20-30 hours per week I can dedicate to studies. Currently I am a student at University of the People, which fits my budget nicely, but the course materials feel low-quality and I often find myself learning a subject through completely separate resources that don't link all that well to the course. I worry I'm not getting a very good education, despite putting in a tremendous amount of effort.

University of the People is $160-180 per course, or about $60 per credit. (They may be changing the fee structure.) Every other program I have found so far is at least $250 per credit, nearly 5x the cost of what I'm doing now, plus the cost of textbooks and fees.

Are there any truly low-cost computer science degrees out there, other than UoPeople?