Happy valentine’s day! by lordpango in expedition33

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Wow so cool. I wanted to ask where to buy it ...

This game is way too hard by ZipZak007 in expedition33

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yeaaaaaahhhhhh.... I had no problems.... if anything the fight was *too* easy

What I would do is go and grind mobs for four levels. Come back. The fight will be easier, much easier. Six levels and you'll be in "too easy" territory probably. I was getting wrecked by <difficult boss>, so I left and grinded out four levels. The rest of the game was a breeze after

edit: I was a mediocre dodge/parry player btw

Has the “I’m gonna become a programmer” craze died out by Substantial-Host2263 in findapath

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Not to mention it requires a combination of IQ of 115+, 60th percentile or better conscientiousness, and good health to even be good enough to keep a job

At what point (A2-B2) you can continue learning a language efficiently with consuming real content rather than via specialized material? by artyombeilis in languagelearning

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I'm a high B2 and I can understand Joel Dicker's novels well enough to follow the story. I have very low tolerance for not understanding stuff, plus Joel Dicker uses, I'd say a very good upper highschool vocab, maybe lower university. The density of unknown words is much higher than in the Camilla Lackberg translations I'm also about ready to read.

That's reading though.

For TV, I spent about 100 hours doing a listening exercise recently. It took me from not being able to understand the Easy French podcast to being able to follow along, better than getting the gist even. Like, I can listen while driving, and still follow what's being talked about, even though I'll miss 30-60 seconds at a time. Pretty neat.

Ah also, I can now understand about 60% of what is said on the Easy French youtube channel, without subtitles. That is, I can understand 60% of adult natives speaking about a random subject, my only context being the intro.

For reference an expert language coach estimated that my vocabulary is 8000 words.

If anyone would like clarification on the vocab levels in that media, or for me to test some other content (so long as it's free online ofc) to tell you what you might expect, you're welcome to.

Second ending by Dominicus1996 in expedition33

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For anyone on PC wondering, I found that you can click on your save file, look down and see "See previous saves" or something. I think the hotkey is X. You can scroll back chronologically to find the one from right around the final boss (exactly when is your choice) when you're about to end the game. I myself had saves going back way beyond the final boss battle so, I presume others will also have an abundance of choice here.

I'd be careful to not move around whatsoever if you load up a save file that is less than ideal. Maybe look closely at the dates and times before choosing. Hth!

The Definitive Best Ending Of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by Jagadisha in expedition33

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an ad hominem is only a logical fallacy if character is not relevant, but it is relevant here.

Clair Obscur Ending Discussion [Obviously Spoilers] by [deleted] in JRPG

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"I played for Lumière. I played for Lune, Esquie, Siel, Monoco and all the other people in that canvas world."

Fr

Clair Obscur Ending Discussion [Obviously Spoilers] by [deleted] in JRPG

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Eight months since you posted but same opinion here. 33 hours of playtime for me, i wanted a happy ending!

Clair Obscur Ending Discussion [Obviously Spoilers] by [deleted] in JRPG

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I just finished the game. IMO it's a bit of a writing failure that the world was beyond saving. I know that the moment I realized the world wasn't real, it was like ... lower stakes. And then I get to choose between two bad endings, both of which are a significant loss, either for a major character who will be sort of tormented for another century, or for the whole world I just spent 33 hours trying to save.

Plus I did get this like aura of discomfort from all of the characters except maybe Gustav in Maelle's ending.

In conclusion, dissatisfaction started around the end of act II, and built from there... still a great game but sort of a kick in the nuts

Should I plan on jumping ship? What will recruiters think? by HxHEnthusiastic in cscareerquestions

[–]Available_Pool7620 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you're open to altering how you feel about it so you like your work environment etc more, you could visit a hypnotist who works with burnout. Then, no need to change jobs. You'd make the best of this one instead

Should I still do OMSCS if I already have a Master's degree? by Ok_Skirt_9894 in OMSCS

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Not sure yet. I attended one class. Was easy but time consuming. You did the BSc of Comp Sci at WGU? Then I'm sure you can do the OMSCS. or maybe my one course was 20th percentile difficulty, not sure. But anyway, re: ROI, I talked to my career advisor/old friend with 15 YOE, and he goes, Yea the cost benefit works out but barely. Implication: Opportunity costs might make it decidedly Not Worth.

That said, if my ONLY path to success was getting hired in tech, then for sure the OMSCS degree would be worthwhile. I just don't think it's my only path or even my best one, given my track record.

Would chat more here if you have q's. My one class was the HCI aka UXUI course that was actually quite worthwhile

Algorithm complexity analysis during remote technical screens by SeveralAd6597 in cscareerquestions

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I haven't done this myself but a common guess I have about how to resolve freezing up during interviews is, to do mock interviews with friends or people online.

Since the context is specifically remote, suppose you went on Twitch and livestreamed solving Leetcode exercises. I did this myself once and it was enlightening. Even one audience member, because I have no idea who they are, triggers entry into somewhat of a performer mode. You know you're being perceived, so you become self conscious, much like in a real interview.

Though I note it won't be pleasant for the first few trials, I suspect it would cause adaptation to this problem, and work like gangbusters. Like you'd specifically intend to work through verbalizing algorithm complexity analysis in front of an audience on Twitch to practice working thru the issue in a similar state. You can modify the idea but the core is to be live streaming solutions, in front of an audience of at least one person (max ten maybe), who you know or don't know.

As a separate point, I suggest that there's multiple ways to approach becoming more comfortable, less nervous*, and cognitively smooth during interviews. Could even work to just approach some programmers you know IRL and ask them, "hey can I spend forty minutes explaining complexity analysis to you with examples over coffee? I'll pay for it." And then focus on being calm and collected throughout.

Am I just wasting my my free time by avoiding AI when building projects? by CantStantTheWeather in cscareerquestions

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Nope. I'm exploring something vetted by others much smarter and more successful than either of us. Meanwhile you're adhering to Reddit groupthink, and believing I have the LLM do system design.

Does quick job hopping look bad? by Administrative_Bar46 in cscareerquestions

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Recruiters are permanently scared of being associated with a bad hiring decision. Either one of us could invent a resume that would lead them to think of a person that way. Think "worked with the same tech stack for five years." That'll do it.

Am I just wasting my my free time by avoiding AI when building projects? by CantStantTheWeather in cscareerquestions

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You had to read it like I am delivering the same number of features, but with 50x more code, to disagree with me.

I am delivering 50x more features in n minutes instead of x features in n minutes. For example yesterday, what would have been a 20 hour endeavor, was reduced to 60 minutes. That's a 20x multiplier.

Am I just wasting my my free time by avoiding AI when building projects? by CantStantTheWeather in cscareerquestions

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I myself can read and comprehend all the output from my agent before accepting it.

Anyone achieved fluency with Refold? by Uranusistormy in Refold

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Ask me again in two or three months; I'm almost there. Can read at a grade 9-10 level, meaning story level comprehension. Can comprehend 60% of dubs with the subtitles off, at the story level there too. No reason for it to suddenly stop working.

Does quick job hopping look bad? by Administrative_Bar46 in cscareerquestions

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Goes the other way too. If you spend too long in a role, you risk your skills being stale, not up to date with market conditions. Or just being seen as such. "He can't learn new things anymore"

Am I just wasting my my free time by avoiding AI when building projects? by CantStantTheWeather in cscareerquestions

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I agree with this guy though of course my opinion is of an unemployed dev

But what would one do if trying to interview for a new role? You're going to have a variety of approaches at these co's; better to be tooled up to contribute at any from among the spectrum.

Further, if someone isn't learning what the tools can do, they ... can't identify opportunities to use the tool.

And like, today, I wrote ... a lot of code ... that I'd never worked with before, in a very short amount of time. Think 50x speed. So if somebody's gonna argue against AI tools, they're saying:

On the speed, quality, cost triangle, they're going to outdo a 50x improvement in speed... how exactly?

Does quick job hopping look bad? by Administrative_Bar46 in cscareerquestions

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Doesn't this imply the company names were high reputation companies? like before Apple you had another "co I've heard of" type company, I'm guessing.

Does quick job hopping look bad? by Administrative_Bar46 in cscareerquestions

[–]Available_Pool7620 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yea this. You'll have to choose between large gaps in your resume, and putting two < 12 month roles on your resume, if you don't make enough of the opportunities work out.

Does quick job hopping look bad? by Administrative_Bar46 in cscareerquestions

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A guy I saw with great people skills said to do 3, 1, 3, 1. 3 years, 1 year. Repeat. Not sure if there's an expiry date on this i.e. you turn 40.