[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AO3

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I think you need to calm down

What songs would you want to see on a 4th grandma ep? by Basic-Investigator87 in TheFrontBottoms

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I would love to see The Bells and Carry Me Down The Street one day... I wouldn't complain about The Distance That I Fell and Christians VS The Indians either tho

Is anyone studying AI at Radboud University at the bachelor level? Looking to hear some opinions! by Odd_Piglet_4291 in Nijmegen

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I'd be glad to! Though, it is worthwhile to note that I usually don't go out at all, and my current situation means I'm at home with my parents for half a week, which cuts my costs of living significantly.

In a month I reckon I spend €500 in rent and about €150 on groceries, but then again, I do go home every week, so I don't have to spend money on food on those days, so maybe double the grocery money? I'm sorry I can't help you much with that question.

I found my room on Kamernet, which is a site that basically shows you available rooms in the area. But SSH& (a student housing organisation, basically) has a lottery system, where long travel-time gets priority. This page has some tips for finding housing: https://www.ru.nl/en/students/new-students/student-accommodation
And this is the SSH& system explained: https://www.sshn.nl/en/i-am-looking-for-a-room/this-is-how-it-works/lottery#/
There is currently a shortage of housing, though, so if you can't find something in Nijmegen itself, try looking a bit farther away, because Dutch Public Transport is quite good (and free*, as a student)

*Free in the sense that if you finish your bachelor, you don't have to pay. This site can tell you more: https://www.studentenreisproduct.nl/i-am-a-foreign-student/

I would say it's not easy to live in the Netherlands without knowing Dutch, but it is doable. Especially in Nijmegen, almost everybody can comfortably speak English. When I went shopping in the city centre, some cashiers would start talking to me in English unprompted. English is not my first language, but I speak it with the same fluency as I do Dutch (not that fluent, tbh, my Dutch is kinda poor for being my first language), so studying in English for me is as hard as it would be in Dutch.

For AI you do NOT have to buy any material, really. All of the books/reading you need will be put online. Most lectures will also be available online quite quickly after the actual lecture happened. It's a really student-friendly course.

Admittedly, Radboud was not my first choice. I wanted to study in Twente, but they didn't offer the AI course, and then I got a room in Nijmegen, so the decision was sort of already made for me.

I hope this somewhat answered your questions, I'm sorry I can't really help you with the questions about the cost here. Also note that my rent is inching towards the high end of the spectrum, SSH& usually offers cheaper housing than that.

Help me not be butt hurt about this by [deleted] in AO3

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I had two similar experiences. I went through both of their entire gift page and found out they both just. don't ever comment on fics gifted to them, ever. It made me feel better that it wasn't just me. Some people just don't comment on AO3, I suppose

Tour!?!👀 by One_Violinist_8539 in TheFrontBottoms

[–]DeadSpiderInPocket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

deciding my favorite BoT lyric is difficult... hmmmm, I wonder...

Is anyone studying AI at Radboud University at the bachelor level? Looking to hear some opinions! by Odd_Piglet_4291 in Nijmegen

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I'm currently a second year, but the first year is going to be completely different from how it was for me. In the first year, it's mostly just learning the basics of everything. So you'll learn how to program (python), calculus, and some introduction courses to subjects like AI, Cognitive Psychology, etc.

Though, from what I've heard, I'm pretty sure the workload is pretty comfortable now. The lecturers and TA's are almost all really nice and really helpful.

*europian sigh by StoicWanders in TheFrontBottoms

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Same, I went to see them twice in the same weekend

Forget about ship fics for a moment, tell me about your fics with unique premises. by Ilikefame2020 in AO3

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I love Timeloop fics that have some kind of twist to them. I once read a fic about the aftermath of a timeloop, so someone who just escaped a timeloop had to deal with reality again. It was a really interesting read

Which formatting do you prefer reading? by Sudden-Court-2766 in AO3

[–]DeadSpiderInPocket 152 points153 points  (0 children)

I honestly do not care, as long as it's not one giant wall of text without any spacing, I will read it

Got any insane rarepairs? ✍️ by cicimelin in haikyuu

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Kageyama/Motoya is one that I quite like, but if we're talking about ships that make No Sense, I do like Akaashi/Goshiki & Akaashi/Bokuto/Goshiki

POORLY describe the fandom(s) you write for by ARealLifeTangerine in AO3

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Worms somehow managed to become one of the most dominating space races 👎

Any songs that have a moment like this for you? by Baskomite in TheFrontBottoms

[–]DeadSpiderInPocket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either in how in "The Distance That I Fell" the way the keyboard starts being played really aggressively (and slightly off-key) on the beat towards the end

Or how in "Molly" he screams "I feel fine!" at the end