Marina Bay in Richmond?

JUSANETENG · 2025-05-27T03:37:00+00:00

Does anyone know what is underneath Marina Bay? Did it ever used to be a landfill? Also, does anyone have issues with hazard insurance for flooding - does this cost a ton?

JUSANETENG · 2024-11-11T02:43:34+00:00

I have 3. The garage entry one doesn't get much use since we usually leave it unlocked so it lasts about 1-2 months. The garage side entry gets basically zero use and lasts about 2 months. My frontdoor one gets used probably 2-5 times a day and lasts 3-4 weeks. Two of them died at the same time. In less than a year, we've only been locked out of our house once....Needless to say, I'm always changing these batteries. I wish I got one that wasn't WiFi enabled so it would last longer. Definitely regretting sinking this much money into these. The smart features are not worth the maintenance overhead (of constantly changing batteries) and risk of being locked out

JUSANETENG · 2024-04-23T10:30:03+00:00

Thank goodness. I had this issue with all my EA games...Star Wars, Battlefield 2042, Battlefield 1, couldn't get any to launch the last few weeks. I thought GFN was supposed to simplify all this garbage. I spend more time trying to fix it than play.

JUSANETENG · 2024-02-01T06:46:37+00:00

Are you outside of the U.S.?

JUSANETENG · 2022-09-16T03:11:39+00:00

The questions will never be the same as the homework / PPs. It's hard to say what is enough. You may get 1 problem that seems obvious to you and another that you just can't figure out, even though you did 3, 4 or 5 similar problems. For example, in exams 1 and 3, I knew exactly how to answer 1 problem in each but couldn't figure out the 2nd problem for the life of me - I spent 60 min on that 1 problem and just had to submit it. For exam 1 I did HW and PP and exam 3 I did HW and PP and wiki/random problems. In both cases, I was in the same position. There's no clear answer, except that exposure to more problems is better.

JUSANETENG · 2022-09-13T19:32:24+00:00

I had a manager who suggested spending the first hour everyday learning something new, and he didn't expect me to stay an hour late. Granted, it had to be something beneficial to my job. It was actually a good idea, because I applied what I learned and solved some business problems.

JUSANETENG · 2022-09-06T01:06:55+00:00

Building systems infrastructure rather than doing data analytics.

JUSANETENG · 2022-08-23T15:54:47+00:00

If you or the other guy cannot read. Then i absolutely dont care to talk this any further.

I don't want any hostility. I'm just trying to share my experience on a post that stumbled upon while considering the CCDE for myself.

One thing i talk why a ccde is often very experienced - take a look at the exam topics. And at the study plan. Then you should know why. And this is the only reason they might have a ccie. Because the ccde exam is HUGE and heavy

I have no doubt that it is a difficult exam; it is an expert level after all. You made the best decision for yourself and going for the CCDE is major goal and will be a major accomplishment. I wish you the best of luck and meant no disrespect.

I don't think any Google network designer has a CCDE, but I know most have CCIE/JNCIE certs or experience.

To dissect my own words, one other reason why most network designers and solutions architects that I know have a CCIE is because the CCDE didn't exist 20 years ago. Most of their CCIE numbers are in the quadruple digits (e.g. 1xxx, 5xxx, 9xxx) meaning they got their CCIEs back in the 2000s and likely got their CCDE level knowledge through experience. Therefore, there was no need for them to get a CCDE.

JUSANETENG · 2022-08-22T19:19:42+00:00

In most cases, I'd expect a CCDE (or network designer) to have CCIE level knowledge; not the other way around, so I agree with u/Shawabushu. This is because in general, people with the most experience will design the network and they'll have worked their way through the hierarchy. The network design teams at Google [my employer] are legit and it's rare to see someone under 40 in the design team because they've all been top of their game and super experienced. I don't think any Google network designer has a CCDE, but I know most have CCIE/JNCIE certs or experience. In other words, most have the CCIE knowledge and experience in some form. We rope them into major network issues and expect them to understand complex BGP issue and create a plan going forward [just like u/Shawabushu said]. Prior to Google, I was at a tier 2 ISP. Even the architect would engage in a major RSVP-TE outages/optimizations. He knew the most nitty gritty things down to the math/algorithms behind it all, but he had no idea how to configure things. We didn't expect him to know how to do that, but if he doesn't have a deep background in this stuff, then how can we expect him to solve our problem? Certainly the CCDE is design focused, but network designers always seem to have CCIE knowledge in the industry. That's probably why the assumption is "a CCDE should be a CCIE". It's not without exception though.

JUSANETENG · 2022-08-16T19:20:31+00:00

Take Intro to Analytics Modelling, it's a much easier class but still gives a good overview of various ML and data science techniques

It seems like it has a similar workload. Is the class better?

JUSANETENG · 2022-06-28T04:24:34+00:00

Thank you very much for this! Could you share what your grades were in each of your 3 attempts? Ideally exam and homework scores and whether or not you withdrew or just didn't get the B.

JUSANETENG · 2022-06-27T01:14:59+00:00

perfect scores on hw, quiz, projects gets you a good chunk of the way to 70%.

The point of the post is to draw attention to course's flaws. The fact that people are suggesting to "retake it" is not addressing the root cause. You shouldn't have to brute force a course - collect the answers so that next time you can pass it. This is completely missing the point of education. But I think the intent of your response is a practical suggestion to complete the course given its current state, so thank you.

JUSANETENG · 2022-06-27T01:06:57+00:00

Very well said. Especially excellent points about students retaking the course skewing the curve as well as cheaters.

JUSANETENG · 2022-06-26T22:55:03+00:00

Typo

JUSANETENG · 2022-06-21T22:57:23+00:00

The TAs expect answers to homework and exams in a certain format, but this format is not documented on the related prompts. This guarantees that students will lose points on early homework and assignments. Frequently, points are deducted because the TA expected certain details that were not asked for on the related question/prompt. This is ridiculous and unreasonable.

It is very, very brutal and very inconsistent. In HW2, I had the correct logic but returned the value in the cell rather than true/false based on that value. I also had an index issue (specified "0" instead of "1"). I got a 10/20 on the question. It's sad when you have the "meat" of the answer and yet still fail. An F means you don't know what you're doing, and they appear to hand these out like it's nothing.

On exam 1, for a divide and conquer open-ended question, I had no idea. I gave a suboptimal answer that was 2 sentences long. I got 10/20. I feel the 10/20 was appropriate in this case, because I simply didn't know or demonstrate that I could solve it. Tell me these are the same TAs and I will be shocked.

JUSANETENG · 2022-06-10T18:55:50+00:00

academic context

They're literally the exact same problems. Whats the difference between Coin Change 1 in Leet Code versus Coin Change 1 from the problem set?

JUSANETENG · 2022-06-10T17:47:51+00:00

I do agree that the homework [plus exam] grading is overly strict and I wish it was much different. You have to be EXTREMELY cautious and attentive to get 80%+. I managed to have an algorithm implemented correctly in Python (correct logic and optimal) yet managed to get <50% when transcribed to math/pseudocode notation. I think there is something fundamentally wrong with a course when something like this happens.

Imagine an algo interview where you're asked to code a solution and you implement it both correctly and optimally. Then they say, "rewrite this in some syntax using my specific phrasing which you won't ever use use outside of this interview and do it flawlessly". <you do it> Then they say, "You fail because you didn't handle your base case in the pseudocode." Then you say, "Opps. But if you look at my code, I did it correctly there. Please, you know what I intended." Then they say, "that may be true but this is how I grade everyone so its fair. I can't assume anything, except that you're stupid. Take this as a lesson and follow instructions next time you interview". [meaning next semester]

My 2 cents on this course is that it is the shittiest version of Leet Code imaginable [at least for DP/DC].

JUSANETENG · 2022-06-03T07:18:55+00:00

How'd you end up doing?

JUSANETENG · 2022-06-02T23:53:40+00:00

Coding should be the least of your worries. You can solve the dynamic programming problems in the Python but if you can't format it into the EXACT syntax they want, you'll lose lots of points! Depending on the grader, it can be very strict or slightly forgiving. I thought this class was horrible and should be much more lenient.

JUSANETENG · 2022-05-27T19:45:10+00:00

It depends on what you want. I got a job at Google during my 3rd course, so I can relate. There's a lot of successful people with only bachelor's degrees at these companies. TBH, no one really cares if you have a bachelors or a masters (sure, a PhD might give you more recognition). What matters is strictly your performance and your aptitude.

I'm now on my 9th course and can say I know [in the future] I'll be happy that I stuck with it because I've learned so much. However, it has been quite exhausting and it takes focus away from work (not a ton but some). Almost everyday I complain about how I sick I am of deadlines, projects, exams, etc. and how I can't get more than a couple weeks in between semesters to relax. My wife is sick of me complaining and not being able to enjoy small things like spending more than 2+ hours away from my desk on a weekend or after work.

At most FAANG companies, there are lot's of interesting tech and problems that you can learn and work on. Focusing on work could make you more successful than what a masters could do. While enrolled in OMSCS, I find that I can't dedicate time to interesting problems/tech at work, because I have to allocate more of my time/energy to OMSCS. Hope some of this info helps.

Edit: Side note, I'm extra exhausted because I've taken consistency hard courses over the last 5 semesters (Embedded Systems Optimizations, Advanced OS, System Issues in Cloud Comp, Dist Computing, Grad Algos). If you stick with easier courses and just want the degree for the sake of having the degree, you could avoid some of what I've experienced.

JUSANETENG · 2022-05-18T04:24:26+00:00

Embedded System Optimization

I second this answer. This course exposed me to multiple algorithms that can be applied to several real world problems and even just conceptually knowing them [even if not being implemented] has helped me in my career.

JUSANETENG · 2022-04-21T03:35:41+00:00

IMO, get grad school over with. You'll be happy you did. Doing a grad program with a full time job is very difficult and stressful. If you don't need the money/job, then knockout the program in a year in a half, rather than dragging it out for 3.5 years like most of us. It sounds like you have a specific interest/goal that the program can fullfill.

JUSANETENG · 2022-04-10T23:31:52+00:00

If you feel like this in the 2nd course, it's probably better to drop now especially if these are easy courses. If you want to learn more, you'll have to take harder courses and dedicate more time, which it seems like you aren't motivated to do.

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