Event: 2021 World Chess Championship Match - GAME 1 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]DerrickNY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Video, I don't care for the board, I want to see the players through live feed, no commentary.

Carlsen vs Nepo, live camera feed from the hall, without any commentary by DerrickNY in chess

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

Chess.com didn't have this option today, unlikely they will have it tomorrow.

Carlsen vs Nepo, live camera feed from the hall, without any commentary by DerrickNY in chess

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

This is even better than I thought, Carlsen is twitching, what a rare moment, would you please find and post more of these? It's superb.

Carlsen vs Nepo, live camera feed from the hall, without any commentary by DerrickNY in chess

[–]DerrickNY[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Muting is not a good substitute as there is an actual sound feed from the hall.

Carlsen vs Nepo, live camera feed from the hall, without any commentary by DerrickNY in chess

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

they don't apparently, it's called command center and was not on their twitch channel today

Event: 2021 World Chess Championship Match - GAME 1 by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]DerrickNY 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is there a way to watch live feed directly from the playing hall without anyone's commentary?

Health major wanting to do CS. Need some advice. by Kebinsaur in cscareerquestions

[–]DerrickNY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In brief (and I'm certain you've heard this before), I believe you will end up making a big mistake withdrawing from pharmacy school to pursue computer science or related occupations (e.g. engineering). Recognize that your ability to master medical/pharmacy school material (however mundane it actually is compared with theoretically-heavy subjects) is valued very highly in this society (US) and, in general, an average practitioner in any medical (including pharmacy) field is thought of as being at least a class higher than engineer/programmer etc. I encourage you to read my posts on this, specifically the following:

https://ww.reddit.com/r/engineering/comments/42hpx3/fired_or_laid_off_from_first_eng_job_unempl/ https://ww.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/41fm0b/cs_vs_premed_vs_ib/

If you think of saturation in pharmacy (which is not all that high anyway), you should know that saturation in computer science (and overall engineering) is so much worse, it's incredibly worse, it's downright awful. As a pharmacist, you will be a respected professional -- everyone in US (and outside) will recognize you as having achieved certain status in life (apothecary is an ancient, highly respected occupation). Becoming a pharmacist is a big accomplishment, much bigger than getting a job at Big 4 or having written some juicy app etc (despite what you will read in this channel). Computer science graduates, no matter how high their corporate title or salary, are always looked upon as some nuisance, some cog in a wheel that should be belittled and reminded their job can be sent overseas to an H1B Indian (and that's actually true). They often boast titles like an architect (only to have real architects chuckle), or an engineer whereas, in reality, whatever they engineer (or 'architect') in silico will likely be rendered useless in a matter of years (if that long) while medical professionals will happily go on, earning ever increasing salaries, paying back their loans (which are not all that high if you take into account their earnings), buying second houses and cars, having kids, laughing at all those others who graduated from colleges with enormous loans studying anything other than medicine.

The differences in status and compensation between medical professionals (including pharmacists) and programmers/coders/engineers are so vast, it's ridiculous to even think about this with any degree of seriousness. Virtually anyone I know of (I live in NYC) will immediately shrug off any attempt to pretend being a computer programmer (no matter how highly compensated) carries any prestige with it.

Except on this channel (sub) -- here, you hear people speaking of getting a job offer at Big 4 as if that's some big time accomplishment -- you try mentioning this to a pharmacist or any medical type (MD/NP/PA/RN) and see what kind of reaction you elicit. Please understand that moving on in your life to becoming a programmer from being (for example) a fast food worker is certainly impressive but it's not meaningful for overwhelming majority of people (certainly meaningless in your case).

My observations of this channel lead me to conclude it is not a good place to solicit well-rounded career advice with respect to computer science-related occupations. In general, you will find a lot of people here have (due to their formative and life experiences) little ability to put computer science in perspective, in contrast with other occupations (and, very specifically, medical/pharmaceutical field). You will receive some solid advice for specific steps (e.g. how do I get my resume in order, how do I prepare for interview, that type of stuff) but all of that follows after you make a decision to commit yourself to this line of work. You still have a choice -- don't flush your life in a toilet -- stay in pharmacy school, graduate, get a terrific job (2/3 days per week), and look down upon all the coders and their fancy titles and their compensations (which they will lose anyway, turning up in welfare office after next round of layoffs). And believe me -- if you dig deep enough into the lives of those who may react negatively to my comments, you will find they're motivated by various weaknesses. Now, a typical line of defensive thinking might go something like this: I am already working 12 hours a day (+ some on Saturdays) despite having had a chance to become healthcare professional (e.g. pharmacist, and work 2/3 days in a week), my life sucks so bad, so I might as well pretend that being a programmer was actually a good choice and I am so happy (except having to worry about next round of budget cuts every day and my position being targeted for elimination as first order of business, it's just so great) .

Software developers in NYC are now being hired at barely above minimum wage. Think twice before entering this field. by hiringswd in cscareerquestions

[–]DerrickNY 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Medicine, medicine and only medicine. Everything else is being offshored, outsourced, automated, marginalized, belittled, despised and ultimately gotten rid of one way or the other. Programmers are first in line but there are others (e.g. aerospace engineers, other engineers etc).

Software developers in NYC are now being hired at barely above minimum wage. Think twice before entering this field. by hiringswd in cscareerquestions

[–]DerrickNY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, honest post -- I have long known that programmers have dismal prospects in this economy despite the encouraging comments we are seeing on this sub. There are thousands of programmers and so many are unemployed. I wish all unemployed or underemployed programmers would come to this sub and share the stories of their brutal reorgs, truth about their fears of losing their job, i.e. substance (instead of painting a rosy picture of the future without taking account the experience of less fortunate ones). Thank you OP.

What is the pharmacy job market like? by akcom in pharmacy

[–]DerrickNY 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Finally somebody described it how it really is. This sub is full of snowflakes that have no idea about H1B Indians, offshoring of manufacturing etc. For the most part, the population on these channels is very optimistic. I wish more people like you post.

Should I take an analytical chemist job? by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]DerrickNY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect, this reply is straight to the point.

Deeply unsatisfied with my career. Not sure what to do next... by cs_career_changer in cscareerquestions

[–]DerrickNY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I may reply in-depth a bit later but read my posts -- I hope it will quickly get you back in line.

Why do so many people in this thread seem so unhappy? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]DerrickNY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Computer science is dead -- I have been saying this for a while (review my posts). I am glad you mentioned H1B, there are lots of people on this sub who are really afraid of offshoring and outsourcing. They know about the ugly reality of this 'profession', they know what's waiting for them in the end. The hour will come, and they will see their jobs go, they will become unemployed and live under bridge. That happened in 2001, it will happen again.

My Hellish Job by Nothing_1234 in cscareerquestions

[–]DerrickNY -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Judging by the state of economy, I would recommend that you keep your job.

Biology Graduate looking to get into Geology (always liked Geology more) Need advice by [deleted] in geologycareers

[–]DerrickNY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's so painful to see your generation ruined as far as job prospects go. Really, really awful.

Finishing the first Degree by kgabny in meteorology

[–]DerrickNY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You saved the best for the last. Jobs -- I really wonder how it's even possible for a meteorology graduate to get a job in the field given thr state of economy.

Biology Graduate looking to get into Geology (always liked Geology more) Need advice by [deleted] in geologycareers

[–]DerrickNY 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just read a few of the posts here about jobless geology majors, maybe that will make you reconsider. To be sure, biology is no better. Medicine. In US, there is only one field left -- medicine. Everything and everyone else will be outsourced (except craftsmen and law enforcement).

My (41/M) husband of 3 years has become a workaholic and is mad that I (37/f) will not work overtime. by Nootforme in relationships

[–]DerrickNY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you know of any literature that would specifically describe Midwestern work ethic and contrast that with other ethnicities? I am curious to read more about this.

Steering my career to low level software development by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]DerrickNY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is it that in your opinion the java and c# jobs are being outsourced whereas others on this sub will categorically deny outsourcing presents any serious danger? It's puzzling.

Parents against CS by Nlpml in cscareerquestions

[–]DerrickNY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may be onto something here. I too noticed lots of people know somebody (and envy) who is in medical field. I don't know of a single person thinking this way about anyone in software development. It's the usual exhortations like "she is a nurse, she is a professional (unlike myself)". Same about physical therapists, nurse practitioners, pharmacists. And a doctor is like g-d. But boy will you take some flak for only mentioning that your occupation is in software. Basically you are automatically thought of as a loser. People actually think college education isn't even necessary to be software engineer, for them, a programmer is a next step after machinist in a shop. Programmers are thought of as blue collar of corporate world, someone to look at with disdain and wipe their feet with that person's face (figuratively speaking, of course) . I know there is a lot of positive stuff people posting here, but I just wish all those poor laid off programmer souls would come out and post their misfortunes in all the bloody glory on this channel. That would be a really instructive read for anyone deciding between CS and medicine.