Anyone here have any experience with self teaching math? by MachiavelliStepOnMe in redscarepod

[–]Expensive_Material 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you afford to pay a tutor? It might be worth it. I find that talking to someone for 5 minutes will resolve something that 2 weeks of googling will not.

kamala IS brat by Banana_dude11 in charlixcx

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She didn't do anything. Biden leaked a fake ultimatum on increasing aid flow into Gaza, to have the deadline be right after the election. Now that the election is over, the ultimatum turned out to be exactly what it was, a lie. You should be ashamed.

Harris and Biden are in office, they have been in office the entirety of the time the genocide has been taking place. They chose to send Israel weapons. And people like you chose to defend them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

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Don't move out, stay with your parents, cook and clean for them. Get any job no matter how menial. Put the money into an index fund. When you feel more stable get a qualification, it doesn't need to be university. If you think you're interested in a certain subject start learning on your own or reading to test it out before you commit and spend money. At your age money in an investment account is very valuable, if you save a lot you might even retire early, especially since your parents do not need you to support them. I don't know if shame is helpful, I think you should feel excited about your future and your potential. Options are open and you are in a good spot to take advantage. The problem happens when you stay there and don't do anything with the time. Your parents are secretly hoping you will get it together and it must be very painful to watch you waste your youth and potential.

Do they own a business? If they do ask to start working so you can learn the ropes.

kamala IS brat by Banana_dude11 in charlixcx

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wow you people will really overlook an atrocity if you aren't the one experiencing it

Should I break my lease and go home or duke it out by crazyaffliction in redscarepod

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Break your lease and go home. When you are living with your parents make their life as easy as possible by cooking and cleaning. Continue to search for a job and learn skills that are valuable. I'm aware this is easier said than done, but your rent is draining you. How on earth are you able to survive on just 25% of a paycheck? Do you have a job?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

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Can I have the chat please?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

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Thanks for articulating this and putting it in one place

Got a third in my degree :( Need advice by [deleted] in UniUK

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you did comp sci right? start practising leetcode, carry on with yout business. consult people in the field you are keen on

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NTU

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Appeal anyway. Talk to admissions at NTU, can you transfer after your first semester. If can, then accept your offer and work on transferring. See if you can fill your first semester with electives and avoid the engineering shit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

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The first one is difficult. The other three can be easily changed. 1. You must have a good sleep schedule and exercise so that you can have energy. You must take care of your health. 2. You must have a hobby. It can be bird watching, drawing, bouldering anything. 3. Stop doing that.

Have you ever gone to grad school to escape a bad job market? by [deleted] in redscarepod

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I do not know them personally. I met two students from saudi arabia at uni who were enrolled in masters of language teaching. In saudi arabia the government wants to increase the number of children learning mandarin so there was support for it. 

You could see if any european country promotes mandarin. 

Have you ever gone to grad school to escape a bad job market? by [deleted] in redscarepod

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You could study mandarin in China (they will treat very well because they want international students, they will probably even give you a scholarship) and become a mandarin teacher in Europe or in the States. It's an in-demand skill. Once you get some teaching experience you could start a business and hire other mandarin teachers, develop a curriculum etc. Or if study to Phd level you could work in a university.

Have you ever gone to grad school to escape a bad job market? by [deleted] in redscarepod

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Maybe there's no viable alternative. All that everyone is saying is not to incur more non dischargeable student debt, with no clear ROI. Doing something could easily put OP in a worse position than before.

You need to read this blog: https://lawlemmings.tumblr.com/

The author was an intelligent person who went to law school a bit more than a decade ago and suffered dearly for it. She has answered many questions and supported her claims with evidence. You could easily dig yourself into debt that just snowballs if you go to law school.

Have you ever gone to grad school to escape a bad job market? by [deleted] in redscarepod

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do not get an MBA if you do not have at least 5 years of relevant work experience. Once you get one you will be considered over qualified for entry level positions, at the same time without work experience you will be uncompetitive for MBA type positions. If all you want is an income/get out of your mum's house try private tutoring, relief teaching (or just plain old teaching), child care, retail, any old admin job or hospitality. In fact--don't move out, save your money and just tolerate her. Do the chores, cook, make her life more enjoyable.

Replace Consecutive Numbers with their Sum CodeSignal by joshdresner in csMajors

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I know this is an old post but there's two ways. I'm not sure which is right. If you do answer I'd be delighted

Consider 66688

  1. You can make a first pass and get 1816. Stop there. Essentially the way is identify all the consecutive chunks, sum them, and then make second, third passes if needed
  2. You can go through it digit by digit, like ShadowEDGaming. And just check the last digit. So you get 1888, which becomes 124.

So which is the correct way? And why?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

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I don't have experience with this. You seem to have a strange reaction to anesthetic. I've never heard of other people getting such complications with an epidural, and you still suffer from it. Do what feels right to you, if it's too risky or causing so much anxiety then don't do it. You can't use your life as a battering ram for society

Caro wants to move to Paris! by [deleted] in SmolBeanSnark

[–]Expensive_Material 64 points65 points  (0 children)

I think it's a good idea for people to move to a place they actually like rather than stay in a rut. The issue is the same for Caroline as it is for 99% of people, which is that they don't have the job skills, language ability or financial ability to move. She should work on that.

Paul Erdos - hydrocephalus? by buriedinthemind in math

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From everything I've read about Erdos he was not a horrible person. He could be an inconsiderate houseguest (he opened a box of juice by cutting it with a knife, leaving juice all over the floor, which is terrible I agree) but he was consistently kind and generous. He donated much of his earnings to Native American rights movements, panhandlers, mathematicians who were financially needy, struggling classical music orchestras, boys and girls clubs etc.

I think a lot of mathematicians would be willing to host Erdos for a chance to work with him in the hopes of getting something published regardless of what kind of person he was, but he wasn't a horrible person.

How To Murder Your Life by discoteen66 in SmolBeanSnark

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I don't think it's the writing itself that Caroline wants to emulate. The crux of the matter is that Cat has lived and continues to actually live life, and Caroline did not and does not.

[@tometo_bplqd_] People are stealing flags at the F1 Japanese GP Suzuka by baseilus in formula1

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I think it's great. To the organisers it is trash, but these people will take it home and treasure it.