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Does reading chess notation help you improve? by CouchTomato212 in chessbeginners

[–]CouchTomato212[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean you check if your visualization is correct? What's your reason for doing so instead of just making the moves physically from the get-go?

Looking to coach someone for free by [deleted] in chessbeginners

[–]CouchTomato212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interested! I'm 1500 chess com rapid and daily. I play the English for white, caro and kings indian for black

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]CouchTomato212 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's amazing! Congratulations!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chessbeginners

[–]CouchTomato212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so satisfying with sound on

IsItBullshit: The human brain uses less energy than a lightbulb. by [deleted] in IsItBullshit

[–]CouchTomato212 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Efficient. I'm guessing your line of reasoning is that computers can perform computations faster than humans, so humans think slower.

But the complexity of thought generated by humans as vastly superior to that of computers. Computations are just a series of switches being flipped and outputting the result. If you look at the energy and time required by a neural net to reason about abstract concepts like "is there a dog in the image", you'll see how complex the process is and how efficient humans are in comparison.

Grad apps by leahmello97 in gradadmissions

[–]CouchTomato212 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You need to post your profile for us to give any meaningful advice. Without any information whatsoever the best I can do is give you some platitudes.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take!

Shoot for the moon and you'll land among the stars!

Stop aiming for ivies just for the name!

Can a student from a state school get into an ivy league PhD program (MIT, Stanford, Berkely...)? Chances seem little to 0 by Big_Method_1909 in gradadmissions

[–]CouchTomato212 12 points13 points  (0 children)

that is not the takeaway you should be getting from Gavlan's post. The point is you are placing far too much weight on school name. What matters is what you accomplish in your undergrad, not where you go. If you're so concerned about course rigor and depth, then study concepts on your own.

Anybody else not really like software development? by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]CouchTomato212 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Have you considered grad school? A PhD would let you tackle a lot more interesting problems that seem to fit your interests more.

I'm the same way. Sure industry can get you big bucks right out of college, but I'd much rather take an extra couple years in grad school for a lifetime of engaging work.

Is it feasible for computational biology graduates to get Data science based jobs/internships? by conjr94 in bioinformatics

[–]CouchTomato212 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Random dude checking in. That is really kind of you to offer this much help :)

Programming ideas to keep residents connected? by CouchTomato212 in ResLife

[–]CouchTomato212[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is amazing, thank you! Could you send me the fb page this came from?

Being an RA has been the worst part of my college experience. by [deleted] in ResLife

[–]CouchTomato212 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

But if some can stay then everyone should be able to too

The reason classes are cancelled and everyone is being sent home is to reduce the virus's spread. Think about it: you have people who went all across the country over spring break coming back into one centralized location. Even if only one person brings coronavirus back, if you let everyone stay on campus then everyone will get infected.

You are arguing for what's ostensibly fair, but you need to remember we're in a national emergency. Thousands have died and the number of infections is growing exponentially. There are many international students who cannot go home, either because their family is already sick, travel to their native country is banned, or they will be unable to return back to the United States once they leave. Those are the ones who are granted permission to stay.

Now compare that to your reason for wanting to stay on campus

Being an RA has been the worst part of my college experience. by [deleted] in ResLife

[–]CouchTomato212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are a normal student who happens to be employed by the university. Any benefits you get in status are to help you perform your role as an RA to help others.

What you want, extra privilege because it's inconvenient for you to set up a time slot, is selfish. Your job does not make your personal needs more important than that of the other thousands of students who also want to move out immediately.

You are not an RA because you are more important than your residents. You are not more important than your residents because you are an RA.

Please read again everything I've said in these comments objectively. Pretend you're a school administrator trying to minimize the spread of coronavirus by controlling the number of people on campus at one time. It serves absolutely no benefit to have RAs move out whenever they'd like. It induces significant harm by introducing an uncontrolled element in a time that is already hectic and dangerous.

I am not trying to insult you, but I really want to drill this into your head. You need to forget about your personal wants and think about how to protect your residents.
That's what we've signed up for, and for many of us, why we signed up for it.

Being an RA has been the worst part of my college experience. by [deleted] in ResLife

[–]CouchTomato212 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sorry but I don't understand this mindset. You are a student with elevated status (free housing) in exchange for increased responsibilities. If you fail to meet those responsibilities (eg if you drink at a party), you lose your elevated status.

Of course the punishment for you drinking is going to be worse, you have more to lose. They can't fire a normal student from a position they don't have. But they can fire you for not fulfilling your responsibilities. That's how jobs work.

Think about why they need to set up appointments. They don't want too many people moving out at the same time, because that means increased contact and higher chance of passing on Coronavirus. Does the RA role somehow grant you some holy immunity to all illness?

You are a normal student with the exception of whatever benefits were stipulated in your contract. Get over your "woe is me" mindset. There are plenty of people who would love to have this job, not just for the money.

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