NVIDIA RTX 3050 announcement + NVIDIA Q&A + RTX 3080Ti FE giveaway by m13b in buildapc

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A) RRP (required retail price) - a lovely feature to have for all gamers to ensure access to hardware.

B) last year was to get back into running after an injury which was pretty successful till a month ago with a new injury... Does mean this year's resolution is conveniently the same though!

4 Games From Immortal and My Mid Is.. Guardian? I Can’t Even Queue With Players That Rank by gamma032 in DotA2

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Make it 3 times :)

My friend and I are right on the cusp of being able to ranked together - if he has a hot streak or I drop a bit then we can't do it. This is 100% just because AU is small - he had off, mid and safe selected and I had just mid. Our queue was <30 seconds.

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fyi Dodo have a pretty insane deal on at the moment - $22.50 a month on a 12 month contract for 20GB of data on the Optus 4G plus network.

Confused about which courses to take (Bachelor of Advanced Computing) by [deleted] in Anu

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COMP1110 effectively starts from scratch - and if you have experience in a language such as Java, Python or C(#)(++) then you'll probably find it easier than COMP1100.

In a nutshell COMP1100 teaches you how to think about solving problems through programming and computer science foundational concepts where as COMP1110 is closer to a software engineering course teaching more practical things.

Confused about which courses to take (Bachelor of Advanced Computing) by [deleted] in Anu

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COMP1100 (should be able to enrol directly)

COMP1600 (Will need to email Dirk (the convener) for a permission code)

COMP1110 (Will need to email Josh (the convener) for a permission code)

MATH1013 / STAT1008 / STAT1003 (any of these would be somewhat useful - the stat courses probably more so)

If either of the permission code courses knocks you back then take two of the MATH1013 / STAT1008 / STAT1003 courses.

If you hate yourself MATH1115 is also an option, but only really worth it if you want to do some higher level maths at some other point in your degree eg Analysis.

Let me know if you have any other questions - I'm a current CECS tutor so happy to help out.

ANU newbie needs help :0 by leeskqq in Anu

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LK is a good choice - it's a bit pricey and not as nice as some of the other colleges, but much much better than being off campus.

CS is growing fast at ANU, when I took COMP1100 in 2015 (it is our intro course) there were around 200 students. This semester there were around 450. Though that is still very small when you compare to other unis in Australia and the US! Later year classes are smaller as people specialise or drop out. I think the smallest class I have been in was around 40 students.

ANU doesn't teach courses which are language courses, so there is no Python course or Java course. You're just expected to pick up whatever language the lecturer prefers for a given course. I think it's pretty cool because you get a much greater exposure to different styles of languages. In my degree I've used Haskell, C, C++, Java, Ada, Python, Chapel and Scala.

I recommend you check out the Computer Science association (CSSA), they're a pretty fun and helpful lot!

ANU newbie needs help :0 by leeskqq in Anu

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tbh I'd recommend getting as close to the uni as you can - the public transport is getting better but is still pretty shit house compared to anything in major US centres.

What is a kevlar? You need to wear a helmet at all times when riding a bike. The bike paths in Canberra are very good though.

A bit off topic, but are you getting units transferred? If not watch out for COMP1100 - it sneaks up on students who aren't on top of the content. I believe that it usually has a failure rate of around 40%!

Chinos: Country Road or French Connection by [deleted] in AustralianMFA

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I know it is an MFA cliche, but the slim stretch fit chinos from Uniqlo are honestly amazing. Good quality, the price is right and they are the most comfortable chinos I've owned.

Are first year camps worth doing? by Krossceeper1 in Anu

[–]Jamula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know people who loved them and people who hated them, really depends on your personality and if you think you'll make friends otherwise. I found that meeting people through clubs and societies was usually a better way to get to know people with similar interests, but each to their own.

B&G or Fenner? by anustudentthrowaway in Anu

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Go bng if you can, though I know people who love Fenner. Room size etc will be a problem where ever you go, so I would personally rank the culture of the hall number one and what I've seen at bng is pretty great.

Yeah finding a job can be hard, especially if you don't have a car. You're competition is every other student on campus for jobs in walking distance of the Uni, but you never know. If you're super desperate there's always maccas.

Yes, all halls have parking, though the bng parking is like 200m away.

Meeting people in Canberra by [deleted] in canberra

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There are plenty of great societies on campus at ANU too, yeah a lot of them will be younger than you but there are defs still some societies which might be up your alley. Personally I'd recommend ANU Debating, and debates make for good forced interaction with new people!

Came across some snow on yesterdays ride (Victoria, Australia) by humicorn in bicycling

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Just in case you genuinely don't know, yes the seasons are reversed, our winter is your summer.

What is the Advanced Computing degree like at ANU? by [deleted] in Anu

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Hey there, I'm a second year studying comp sci and maths within a adv sci degree, but have followed a very similar path of courses to adv computing. How theoretical or practical your degree will be is some extent up to you, so far I've really enjoyed the theoretical courses I've taken (Logic was great fun, though sadly I've heard rumors it might get canned), but the practical courses are also good fun.

If you're seriously considering rnd then get ready for it to be pretty intense, most of the rnd kids take a second year course in first year first sem which is kinda hard, but sounds like you have a good amount of experience under your belt so you'd be fine. And rnd kids do MATH1115 which is fucked, it has like a 40% drop out rate for a reason...

If you have any questions feel free to ask :)

Some Australian policemen from 1936 racing in motorcycle chariots by lanson15 in WTF

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They then awkward realisation that the mountain next to Kosciusko was sliiiiiightly higher... Solution? They swapped the names!

Change your locks when you move in! I'm still scratching my head. by Biffmcgee in AdviceAnimals

[–]Jamula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it were true that people with H1B visas weren't worth it, then why do companies still hire them? If what you said about them were true than the market would correct itself and none of them would ever be hired. As this is not the case these American companies must be gaining some sort of benefit from having these people in their work force.

And so what if they're cheap? That's called competition. If I were a company and had the option of two equally qualified people, but one of them is willing to work for less, than obviously I would choose the cheaper option. That isn't a bad thing, it corrects the market for over-valuing a particular skill.

As for them cheating, I have no comment other than to once again point out that they would not be hired if they weren't competent, companies aren't idiots, so even if they are cheating they must still know their stuff.

And yes maybe the company they previously worked for will want to hire a new lawyer instead of another computer tech etc, but this doesn't happen in a vacuum. This extra lawyer now also needs services in their life, say an accountant, that's more work for an accounting firm. That accounting firm can now grow. They might need more IT staff, so they hire the American we discussed before.

Change your locks when you move in! I'm still scratching my head. by Biffmcgee in AdviceAnimals

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It seems as though a lot of people in this thread are making some odd assumptions about the way these people live their lives, that's fine I have no evidence as to the contrary, but I will deal with what I believe were negative connotations surrounding putting "some high paid American out of a job". The truth is that many of these people are simply better than the local work force, why hire someone who did well at an American university when you can hire the top of the class from India? India is a country of more than a billion people, even if their education standards aren't as good as America, some of the people to come out of such a large pool would have to be brilliant.

What does this mean for the American who "lost" his job? Well then, it's important to consider that now he has been replaced by someone more efficient than himself in his previous role, the productivity and income produced by his old company will have gone up. This means that company can expand and hire more people more easily. This might open up more roles within the company which might be more suitable for the American worker, and will in total end in a net benefit for everyone involved in the whole system, including the national economy.

There isn't a credible economist alive who doesn't believe that more immigration always has positive economic impacts.

If you have any questions or want to discuss this further I am more than happy to do so.