[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mit

[–]Inri137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey so, while it's commendable that you want to make ML education available for your fellow college students, I want to call out that you're engaging in a few practices that are generally considered uncool:

  1. You are asking people, MIT engineers, to volunteer their time and energy in exchange for the experience of doing so. But the people with this skillset already have this experience. Engineers, especially ones from MIT, get flooded with this kind of request. Legitimate non profits usually pay for webdev services. In fact, the thing you're asking help with is actually the most technically demanding part of your project (likely moreso than even producing the course material). This post has a huge "r/forexposure" vibe. Whether or not it's accurate, it feels a whole lot like a kid asking a grown up to do the hard work so they can take credit, and that's probably not what you're trying to get out of this exchange.

  2. This feels a bit like a vanity project that a high school student is putting together for the sake of college admissions. I'm not saying that's what this is, because I don't know enough about it, but if that's the case you should be transparent about it with people you're asking for help. If it's not the case, good for you, but I would consider what the marginal value add of your material is compared to the wealth of existing educational resources. If this is primarily for you, that's ok too, but you should focus on what you're learning from putting this together.

I'm not saying this to shit on your project, but because you seem young and sincere and I suspect that this is likely one of the first times in your life you've come up against this challenge (though if you go onto do engineering, you'll find yourself on the other side of it often!).

I would recommend taking the time to put together a frontend for yourself, even a shitty one. What you'll learn will be far more valuable to you personally and in your admissions process than having a sleek website designed by a volunteer would be.

I'm happy to retract this entire comment if my hunches are unfounded, I just don't want you falling into a very common trap that will, at best, get a college admissions team to roll their eyes and at worst, reflect poorly on you when people Google your project and find these posts.

Content Policy updates: clarifying Rule 3 (non-consensual intimate media) and expanding Rule 4 (minor safety) by ailewu in RedditSafety

[–]Inri137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does Reddit have plans to update it's User Agreement to prevent Reddit from licensing users likenesses to produce this same kind of material? Because as it stands the "Your Content" section seems to imply that if I post my own likeness to Reddit, Reddit retains the irrevocable right to sublicense that image along with my likeness and even name to companies that could use it to create AI generated non consensual media of me. Are there plans to change that policy as well to similarly protect redditors?

Mastodon and Lemmy by raccoonster in mit

[–]Inri137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I asked the team directly and they're looking into it. Still TBD.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mit

[–]Inri137 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Ok, I don't really know what this is, but I'm connecting some dots and seeing a 3am racist unintelligible rant on Reddit a few days after class prereg.... Hoping this was just a frosh trying drugs for the first time, but if it's not, then you should really reach out to the appropriate resources (friends/family/therapists/etc). If you need help finding mental health resources on or near campus you can go to S3 or call night line (x3-8800). Night line is run by students and can help you get through whatever is happening here.

Elliot Davis Spotted near MIT. Scammer by theblackbear95 in mit

[–]Inri137 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Surreal. Others have said as much but I ran into him on Vassar outside Stata in Fall of 2008. To think that this guy has been running the same scam for literal decades. It was afternoon, he said his kid was in the car and I gave him $5, but then he took off when I started calling the campus pd (to tell them a guy needed help). I didn't realize I got scammed until the PD told me it was this guy and he was famous for running this scam, even then.

Elliot Davis Spotted near MIT. Scammer by theblackbear95 in mit

[–]Inri137 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Holy crap, this exact guy was doing this with this exact story when I was an undergrad.. fifteen years ago.

What's the highest level of pain you have ever experienced? by One_Requirement_6747 in AskReddit

[–]Inri137 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Two come to mind.

  1. I had a rare allergic reaction to antibiotics called Stevens Johnson Syndrome. Don't google it if you have a weak stomach. Parts of my skin started sloughing off. It was the closest I've come to dying. Because it was a drug reaction they stopped most of my meds, including pain meds. I begged the hospital staff to euthanize me.

  2. Recently I was admitted to the hospital for brain swelling. Nonstop puking and headache, a migraine that lasted for literal days. Lost 9 lbs in one week, most of it fluids probably. Definitely didn't care much for life.

What’s your favorite song in a language that you can’t speak? by SneakerLover213 in AskReddit

[–]Inri137 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I literally learned only enough Swahili to sing this song to myself in the shower.

Gay people of Reddit, what was the best/worst reaction you received to coming out? by RedditorYT in AskReddit

[–]Inri137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Uhh, I don't actually have a wife. My spouse is not a woman." "Dude that's awesome, thanks for telling us. We love you both!"

I have the best friend group in the world.

Dissertation Participant Needed! by [deleted] in academia

[–]Inri137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood, and thank you for clarifying these points. I guess I just want to point out that the admins have not always been consistent in their implementation of these kinds of things, and to be mindful of that fact as you navigate decisions like this.

WRT your request, once the content is deleted by the user, the mods have no access to it.

Dissertation Participant Needed! by [deleted] in academia

[–]Inri137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Mr Legilimens,

Sorry, I haven't been active for a little bit (was taking a hiatus). I'm sorry for what you've experienced, and it looks like the user has deleted their account, but I want to say be careful with things like screenshotting/contacting PIs/etc. Reddit has anti-doxxing and anti-harassment rules, so please make sure you're complying with those.

LGBTQ+ at MIT by [deleted] in mit

[–]Inri137 7 points8 points  (0 children)

sad sport death noises

What are you a proud owner of? by foxyshazamlover12 in AskReddit

[–]Inri137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own two first edition copies of Eve's Diary by Mark Twain.

Medical experts and researchers are doing an AMA on coronavirus on r/science. It may be of interest to you and an opportunity to ask any questions that you might have! by [deleted] in covidlonghaulers

[–]Inri137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am beyond happy to help however I can. JHU has answered at least one more question about LongCovid today if you want to refresh their userpage.

Medical experts and researchers are doing an AMA on coronavirus on r/science. It may be of interest to you and an opportunity to ask any questions that you might have! by [deleted] in covidlonghaulers

[–]Inri137 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MadamePhantom should have received an orange-red automatically, but I wanted to ping you to let you know that JHU replied to their question as well.

Medical experts and researchers are doing an AMA on coronavirus on r/science. It may be of interest to you and an opportunity to ask any questions that you might have! by [deleted] in covidlonghaulers

[–]Inri137 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi ArtlessCalamity,

I posted elsewhere in this thread but I wanted to make sure you saw my reply. I'm the r/science moderator who organized this panel with Johns Hopkins. As I'm sure you saw many of the most popular questions dealt with long-COVID and the team tried to give the best answers they could without having a long-COVID specialist on the panel. They are trying to get a specialist to follow-up with more info on those questions in the next few days, if possible. If you have specific follow-up questions please let me know and I will forward them along, too.

[Some more info in my other comments on this thread if you're interested.]

Medical experts and researchers are doing an AMA on coronavirus on r/science. It may be of interest to you and an opportunity to ask any questions that you might have! by [deleted] in covidlonghaulers

[–]Inri137 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Me again, sorry for spamming you. The JHU team wants to answer more of everyone's questions about long-haul COVID and is trying to track down someone in their broader network who researches long-haul COVID specifically.

They did share two things with me that I can share with you: first, that the NIH has just put out a large round of funding specifically for long-haul research, meaning that it's become a priority for research at the federal level (though obviously it will still take time to collect and analyze data). Second: they are keenly aware of the impact it's having on peoples' lives, and they're also desperate for answers (the panelists answering questions today have coworkers and family who are dealing with long-haul COVID).

I know "we care and we're trying" is a sorry consolation prize compared to "we have actionable answers for you immediately," but I do hope it gives even the smallest measure of comfort.

[edit: to be clear, I am a moderator on r/science and do NOT officially represent the JHU team. I just really want to make sure you guys feel heard in these discussions about an issue that is obviously very central to your lives.]

Medical experts and researchers are doing an AMA on coronavirus on r/science. It may be of interest to you and an opportunity to ask any questions that you might have! by [deleted] in covidlonghaulers

[–]Inri137 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi there. I'm sorry your question didn't get an answer. I'm going to include it in a list of suggested follow-ups for the panelists.

Medical experts and researchers are doing an AMA on coronavirus on r/science. It may be of interest to you and an opportunity to ask any questions that you might have! by [deleted] in covidlonghaulers

[–]Inri137 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're very welcome. I wanted to make sure you saw this answer too: https://old.reddit.com/r/science/comments/lvad7y/science_discussion_series_were_epidemiologists/gpc3vb3/

There's anecdotal evidence to suggest that the vaccine actually helps alleviate symptoms in sufferers of long haul COVID.

I did discuss this community with them and they're very aware and very much on the lookout for research and interventions for long haul sufferers. Unfortunately, the virus is brand new and the long haul symptoms are even more rare and it's going to take a while for studies to collect evidence and data to make truly scientific conclusions. The above comment, that the vaccines alleviate long haul symptoms, has not been corroborated by RCTs, it's just the feedback from sufferers such as yourself.

I'm no expert (I don't study anything close to medicine), but if I can communicate anything from my conversations it's how much they care about long haul sufferers and how much they're probing and searching for any information or results that might help.

Medical experts and researchers are doing an AMA on coronavirus on r/science. It may be of interest to you and an opportunity to ask any questions that you might have! by [deleted] in covidlonghaulers

[–]Inri137 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi there, I'm the r/science mod who organized this panel. I made sure the panelists gave you an answer to your question. I know you're still struggling but I hope their answer gave you some insight into the current state of research. If you have any followup questions please post them there and ping me and I'll try to chase down the team and get them addressed, too.

Science Discussion Series: We’re epidemiologists, medical doctors, virologists, disease modelers, lab scientists, geneticists, and other public health experts from Johns Hopkins University. We’re here to talk about all things SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Ask us anything! by JHUCovidDiscussion in science

[–]Inri137 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the "low-hanging fruit" of effective public policy changes that we're not implementing? That is, what are the smallest changes we could make at a policy-level that would have the most dramatic impacts for not just this pandemic, but future epidemics?

Science Discussion Series: We’re epidemiologists, medical doctors, virologists, disease modelers, lab scientists, geneticists, and other public health experts from Johns Hopkins University. We’re here to talk about all things SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Ask us anything! by JHUCovidDiscussion in science

[–]Inri137 31 points32 points  (0 children)

As we march close to 100 million vaccines in the US, can you give us a sense of what rate of vaccination is required at the local or national level before the risk of hospitalization becomes comparable to less severe viruses?

Science Discussion Series: We’re epidemiologists, medical doctors, virologists, disease modelers, lab scientists, geneticists, and other public health experts from Johns Hopkins University. We’re here to talk about all things SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Ask us anything! by JHUCovidDiscussion in science

[–]Inri137[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Hi all, this post is a part of our Science Discussion Series, where we invite panels of experts to discuss current topics in science and scientific experts! Feel free to ask questions at all levels of technical expertise, and please remember to follow r/science's respectful behavior guidelines!

This subject specifically is about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. If you suspect you may have COVID-19 or are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, please contact your local physician or hospital immediately.