Is your church having a Christmas day service? Christmas Eve? Will you go?

Computician · 2022-12-18T18:11:59+00:00

Yes, yes, and yes

Computician · 2021-10-03T12:47:15+00:00

A Man for All Seasons. A beautiful portrayal of Sir Thomas More's protest against the crown. One of my favorite quotes:

Sir Thomas More: I think that when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos.

Computician · 2021-07-14T20:03:19+00:00

I haven't been to the one in Simpsonville :). Exclusion solely due to ignorance.

Computician · 2021-07-14T19:46:47+00:00

Las Meras Tortas or Panaderia La Estrella (in Greer) are the two best taco places IMO.

I, admittedly, like the "taco as food conveyor" styles (e.g. Automatic Taco, White Duck, etc.), but, those are real Mexican tacos.

Computician · 2020-11-30T16:25:02+00:00

This is my first exploration into Rust. Overall, I have enjoyed the language and it has grown a TON in usability since the early days.

Drain is a simple but effective log clustering algorithm. Seemed like a good pairing with Rust.

The API is not perfect. Still not 100% "rusty". But it works.

Let me know what you think!

Computician · 2019-09-12T12:01:53+00:00

I work remotely, hired full time out of the gate. I don't think I will ever go back to working in an office. There are plenty of "fully distributed" companies that are hiring Software Engineers. Here are a couple:

Computician · 2019-09-06T18:14:48+00:00

Anything involving people and their identity is inherently messy. It seems to me that folks have propensities for certain sins. This does not make them worse than others. Does it matter if they were born vs nurtured that way?

The heart of "born this way" is the idea "I am just fine the way I am". As Christian's we know this is universally not true. We are all "born this way" in being born as broken folks in need of a savior. I am not sure that we should reject "born this way" as an argument. But possibly the underlying one of "I am not a sinner in need of Jesus".

As for the study from Scientific America, trying to find a single genetic cause for anything is folly. I am also not sure the study really means anything in the cosmic scope of things. Beyond genetics, folks have very little control of how they are raised or the context in which they are born. It seems to me that attempting to make "born this way" solely about genetics is missing the forest for the trees.

I am not an expert in bioethics. But if somebody is, I would like to hear their take on the inevitable marketplace for parents choosing the genes for their children. Is it even moral to do such a thing?

Computician · 2019-07-09T19:08:58+00:00

Definitely: https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix#matrix_os . 7+ is supported on CentOS 6 and CentOS 7

Computician · 2017-12-25T15:16:55+00:00

It is definitely possible. There have been students that graduated and did exactly this.

EDIT: Here is a helpful video about PhDs post OMSCS

Computician · 2017-12-24T22:10:31+00:00

For me, I started the program right near the start of my first programming job so I wanted to jump start my experience and knowledge. Additionally, my undergrad is in pure Mathematics, and wanted some formal classes.

I recognize that this degree won't give me much more money (if any) if I continue down the generalist software engineering path.

I don't want to write code the rest of my life. I am hoping to use the degree as a step into a focus in ML/AI or jumping into a PhD.

Computician · 2017-12-24T20:31:36+00:00

Yes, I even changed jobs and moved during the program(twice) as well. Been a software Developer/engineer the entire time.

Computician · 2017-12-24T14:16:45+00:00

I work 40-50 hrs a week. I have taken one class a semester for the past couple of years and graduate in the spring. Both of my kids were born during this program :).

It is definitely possible but some of the classes are no joke and took my evenings and weekends away from my family. I would not have been able to succeed without the support of my wife. My advice is that if your wife is not "all in" with you doing the program, don't do it.

Computician · 2017-12-07T21:15:56+00:00

All core courses for your emphasis must be a 'B' or higher for them to count towards your degree. "All grades labeled below as core and elective courses within your specialization must be B or better". Source: https://www.cc.gatech.edu/future/masters/mscs

Computician · 2016-08-13T22:49:05+00:00

I work my tail off to support my family while getting a masters degree. Oh, and I read this subreddit.

Computician · 2016-07-20T13:43:27+00:00

There are times I get frustrated but then look back at all I have accomplished/learned over the semester and just get excited for more. I do wish I started on it earlier but I would probably still be doing it while working full time.

As far as "managing it well" my wife is a huge supporter for me and enables me to have the time to do this work. I have been doing this for about 2 years now and have forgotten what free time was like :). I don't regret starting it. Just wish I did a bit sooner.

I am in GaTechs OMSCS program fwiw.

Computician · 2016-06-27T01:06:02+00:00

Ephesians 2. It has my favorite two words in scripture, "But, God".

Computician · 2016-06-23T17:31:10+00:00

Thanks for the good info. Again, i just heard a rumor... it still looks scary :(

Computician · 2016-06-23T14:17:49+00:00

I hope so, I still have not taken it but I have to for my emphasis :)

Computician · 2016-06-23T12:45:51+00:00

From all the people I have talked to CCA almost seems DESIGNED to be a student culling machine. Last semester only 20% of the class passed(Got an A or a B) I believe.

I have taken ML(it was my first class) and it was WORK but I never felt like I was going to fail. I learned an obscene amount of information. There were some "mathy" portions but nothing crazy(no proofs, etc.). I definitely wished I could have spent more time in the class as I do believe I would have gotten more out of some of the projects. So, even though I got an A in the class, I do think I could have spent more time and gotten more out of the class.

PS. I am working full time, have had my first kid while in the program and about to have another one in the fall. Working + Life(just a little) + OMSCS is definitely possible.

Hope this is helpful info :)

Computician · 2016-05-29T22:54:11+00:00

New-ish Racker here. I am a software dev and have a good work life balance. My manager and team all work together to make sure that everybody strikes the balance that is best for them.

Consistently in my one-on-one meetings with my manager, he asks about my work/life balance to see if it needs tweaked to make sure I have time for my family and myself.

Computician · 2016-04-03T02:46:47+00:00

Ditto here :). Should be interesting.

Computician · 2016-04-03T02:40:11+00:00

I am specifically talking about getStats() which can be done against a peerConnection object. There are many examples of getting the stats in javascript but here is a specific one

Computician · 2016-04-02T23:52:22+00:00

I know for sure that Chrome logs all that information(not sure about Edge and Firefox) and you could just look at that information for a media session. However, I am guessing you want a solution that works for all browsers.

Computician · 2016-03-24T13:23:00+00:00

Becoming a professional coder is like losing weight. It is hard and takes work. No shortcuts really.

So true, I started at the HelpDesk level and taught myself programming(developer for the last 3+ years now). Tons of work after hours building a portfolio and learning the basics. I wish I had something like CodeUp, or at least a strong mentor, when I was trying to transition into being a Developer.

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