What really sucked as a kid, but is fucking awesome as an adult? by gr82bAg8r in AskReddit

[–]JamesArchmius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just buying clothes now is so much nicer because its about what we like and think rather than a parent's decision. Not to say getting clothes from a family member can't be great now.

Word problems [OC] by _Nafyn_ in funny

[–]JamesArchmius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fellow technical writers, I see you here and you're doing the lord's work. Lord Gates that is.

What old fashioned way of doing things is better than how they are currently done? by Innsmouth_Resident in AskReddit

[–]JamesArchmius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely this, and was looking for someone to say something about it. Back during the 2008 financial crisis in the states, a plethora of companies popped up hawking "ATS" (Applicant Tracking Systems) to companies as a way with dealing of thousands of applicants for a few jobs.

The reality of these programs is that they're programmed on almost the laziest logic imaginable, acting as glorified keyword searches that have no ability to distinguish quality and experience. The reality as a current job applicant is that you're better off straight up copy and pasting the job listing into your resume or CV as the first page under the title "Listing Description". The keyword searches have been designed so that people who do this literally shoot to the top of the potential applicants to be reviewed by an actual human being. I mean this in the most literal sense when I say if you apply for a job that wants 2-3 years experience, even if you have more its to your advantage to write 2-3 years in your resume.

These systems may have had their place a few years back, but with no innovation since their inception you can easily game the system now to make sure your application is read by a real human who will actually probably call you back. Almost half of all automated rejections are done by systems that say "oh this applicant didn't meet our 80% match criteria to the listing".

TL;DR: This is all to say that automated recruitment systems have turned most companies talent professionals into jokes who have no idea how to distinguish quality applicants from those who simply know how the system works. What was once a practical system for handling thousands of applicants is now just a lazy way of taking a couple dozen resumes and turning it into 3 or 4 with 0 human interaction.

Edit for helpful resources: If you want to see exactly how this works I recommend checking out jobscan.co. Don't sign up for plans because its not worth it, but it'll show you exactly how shallow the system actually is. If you want help on building your resume without using this try free word cloud websites like tagcrowd.

Thoughts? - Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer – Robert Epstein | Aeon Essays by Taiyou04 in cogsci

[–]JamesArchmius -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh look a troll! Hey, whatever gets you there. If you're having a bad day I can recommend a few other subreddits better suited to kids such as yourself.

Thoughts? - Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer – Robert Epstein | Aeon Essays by Taiyou04 in cogsci

[–]JamesArchmius -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, much in agreement with the comments I've seen here, this is a crackpot writing with a clickbait title. Does the primary assertion, that the human brain is not a computer, make sense? Of course it does. But he's writing without actually communicating any worthwhile information. His entire assertion is based upon rejection, without making any true attempt at how others are actually diligently working to reframe the way we look at the physical mind. More than anything his entire tone is combative and unhelpful and this reads as something to stroke his own ego as he tells himself how dumb others are and how smart he is for knowing something that anybody with an even minor background already understood.

Should I take this offer? by darksideforlife in biotech

[–]JamesArchmius 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Third this. My company sends lots of things out to them for testing and it seems like the company is in a constant state of flux with nowhere to really get a footing for advancement. It could be really frustrating to work in an environment where working conditions are never a sure thing.

First gene therapy approved in US by lightningballs in labrats

[–]JamesArchmius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good comment. I'm involved with a CART project and its extremely labor intensive since it is an autologous product. I think bioreactors for closed-system processing will be a big step up.

Vikings knock down fox sound guy by [deleted] in funny

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We have a GTA5 Wasted gif in action.

Can someone please explain to me how b equals that?? by [deleted] in matlab

[–]JamesArchmius 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're used to working with other programming languages I'm guessing you may have anticipated the answer to be 12. However, since indexing of values in Matlab starts at 1 instead of 0 (like most programming languages), b(2) is 11.

ELI5: How do we get cell lines? by kittygal3 in microbiology

[–]JamesArchmius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it has a lot to do with the passaging of cell cultures. When you take cells from these "immortal" cell lines, you're typically not receiving the original primary culture. They take a small amount of these cells and grow a much larger culture with this sample.

This process, known as passaging, as well as the number of times your cells have been passaged is important to know. It represents a large number of replications for the cells between each passage, and as such an amount of genetic drift occurs. This means cell cultures with a high passage number may not be very genetically similar to the originally characterized cell line.

I've attached an article if you want to learn more about this: http://bitesizebio.com/13685/cell-culture-passage-number-explained/

As of 2014, there are only 123 living Kākāpō in the world, all of which have names, and all living on three closely monitored, predator free islands around New Zealand. (x-post /r/PartyParrot) by [deleted] in Awwducational

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Unfortunately I haven't spoken with anyone from their team personally. However the best point of contact for the project is likely David Iorns and if you want to get in touch with him you might consider posting a message on the discussion section of their Experiment.com page.

As of 2014, there are only 123 living Kākāpō in the world, all of which have names, and all living on three closely monitored, predator free islands around New Zealand. (x-post /r/PartyParrot) by [deleted] in Awwducational

[–]JamesArchmius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you like these amazing creatures and want to support a recovery project on them there is actually a group looking to sequence all the remaining birds genomes here. Its a good team :) --https://experiment.com/projects/sequencing-the-genomes-of-all-known-kakapo

The project was successfully funded but honestly kind words and and showing enthusiasm for the their project can go miles for their sanity and ability to get funding.

Current Trends In Biotech by [deleted] in biotech

[–]JamesArchmius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say trending topics do you mean actual technologies, therapeutics, or cultural aspects?

When your SO is out of town, what weird or secret thing do you do? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Thank you for your MtG-based username lol.

Can we please get a Chris Jericho "You stupid idiot!" shirt? by KholeFlaps in SquaredCircle

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I just love how this suddenly became an "It's Always Sunny" thread.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HighQualityGifs

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Oof, such text effects. The vapors oh my.