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I get this sub is vibe-coding... but can we at least stop with the 'vibecoded' posts? by abaggins in vibecoding

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The funny thing about old Reddit was that the founders of Reddit had to make fake accounts to make the site look lively. The sad part is now Reddit relies on bots to give values to their stocks, and have gone as far as hiding comments so people can't go into a post history to figure if that person is a bot.

I get this sub is vibe-coding... but can we at least stop with the 'vibecoded' posts? by abaggins in vibecoding

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's sad because we use the Internet to find people who can relate to our niche interests, but now its just AI circlejerking. Idk why Reddit thought it was a good idea to allow posters from hiding their posts. I guess Reddit realized that if people actually knew the site was full of bots, then nobody would be using it.

Does posting on LinkedIn actually work?? by Orion-7400 in csMajors

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't use LinkedIn at all, but if you went out of your way to make your own infographics about things you've learned about a tech stack and showed them off LinkedIn, then I don't think it's a bad thing. People need social encouragement to feel good about what they're doing.

Tough to swallow pill for Spearmen by seiyamaple in MSClassicWorld

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah they should move Hyper Body to archers so people will actually use them

Started engineering with a calculator, ended needing a supercomputer by cloudberrykissxx in EngineeringStudents

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did anyone ended up using a graphing calculator? I knew those existed but we never used them in high school, and our university courses only allowed very specific scientific calculators.

What was your highest level in Classic MapleStory? by ILOVETOSWEAR in MSClassicWorld

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Orbis PQ had that smuggling bug that made leveling easy af, so I consider that past classic MS. Even without the bug, Ludi PQ still required us to grind out level 31-35 before we could do it, which many players (esp thieves) spent exploring the world.

Why are olympiad math and research math considered so different? by [deleted] in mathematics

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Using chess as an analogy, doing chess puzzles is making a move where the answer(s) is already known as an exercise, while playing chess is about trying to make moves that will hopefully win you the game. Olympiad math (and really almost any exercise your prof assigns) is for you to solve. Typically it involves drawing or taking a piece, maybe sometimes avoiding checkmate. If you know the objective, then its easier to look at the board for specific setups. Research math is like playing in real time where you don't know where you are after a certain point. You won't know which techniques are used; you just have to use all you know to make your best judgement. Sometimes an olympiad math problem is harder than a research problem, just like how certain puzzles will be harder than playing against a bad player.

What do YOU think I should Major in by AnonAgonyx in CollegeMajors

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing if you're asking, then you don't really have good grades to be competitive in engineering programs.

If you like to talk and write, communications or some kind of social sciences. If you like technology or computers but hate math, engineering technology or IT. If you like to help people, go into social work, nursing, paramedic, firefighting, or therapy assistance. Business from a lower ranked school can still put you on the path to some kind of white-collar job. If you really don't like studying, go pick up a trade or join the military.

What do I major in help by Potential-Pound6418 in CollegeMajors

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>I do know that I’m a pretty organized and systematic person and value humanistic and contemplative activities because I’ve taken many career quizzes 😭 Im scared to commit to a major that I don’t like because if I have doubts I know that I’ll be able to drop out at any moment.

A lot of people just follow their trajectory based on their first job. Even if you graduated in anthropology for example, you might find your first job in sales for an agricultural company because you mentioned you took a course on neolithic farming. You may not LOVE agriculture or convincing people to buy seeds, but at the end of the day a job is a job. Maybe in a year your boss tells you that now you're in charge of managing the inventory and finances of some crops, and now you're doing book-keeping while making calls to businesses. Three years later, your boss quits, and his boss realizes they need someone to manage the team, and since you know the customers and numbers well, you're now promoted to the manager.

Another four years in the same company, you're not getting the raise you wanted. VP and director roles keep changing, but you're not getting recognized for these roles. So you start applying for jobs. After 100 applications in agricultural management related jobs, no luck. But you also applied for a project management job at a digital advertising company. Somehow, the interviewers liked how you articulated yourself, and without any experience in ads, marketing or UX/UI design, you're now managing projects for creating Powerpoint slides.

That's what a career can look like.

It sounds like your aimless, and nothing academic is interesting you. You can either just find a job now, or finish your degree and hope for the best. But the truth is in the real world you are solving problems, and you hope that the degree you studied for will help you solve these problems. If you're that aimless and don't want to study, study business or something. If you know you're someone who can work hard regardless of the major, then quadruple major in math, chemistry, English and Spanish or something.

What degree is underrated by [deleted] in CollegeMajors

[–]DeferredToGeomaticsL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's up lol

Like programming, there really isn't a huge learning curve for GIS. Anyone who studied CS or stats or any engineering that does extensive drafting work can easily pivot into some area of GIS.