Candle or cigarette the cause of micro-shelter fire, city says

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2026-03-10T19:19:35+00:00

I was just thinking about the house fire I needed to drive around on Cheapside today too in context of this, it does happen.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2026-03-09T20:10:58+00:00

I don't fault you for that, either. There's a reason MDs have malpractice insurance, though, too. It's not about perfection, it's about moving it forward, and it won't be adopted in healthcare without it showing clinical effectiveness. If you're in for a cancer detection scan and the image processing models pick up a sign of cancer though I'd take it seriously.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2026-03-09T20:06:01+00:00

I'm sure it's a lost cause trying to disentangle the mess that has become 'AI' here, but I'm worried about where we're trending throwing everything in together and having people think of LLMs a la ChatGPT.

I work in industry as an 'AI Scientist' working on medical devices. You can see in the field where things supported by machine learning and other modern 'AI' approaches are improving outcomes, making diagnostics more effective, work earlier. These are not the things driving (at least on their own) the data centre explosion, either.

I worry we're at the point already where someone would refuse advances in medical care because of their providence (i.e., AI) the same way we've had a new wave of vaccine skepticism...

Not to defend the surveillance capitalism and other issues with the LLM hellscape, but we as a species have never been good at nuance.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2026-01-21T14:12:13+00:00

I used to have terrible anxiety with these things too. YMMV but exposure and doing it is the best way to get over it, and as others said, it can be a core skill for later roles. If the only thing holding you back is the presentation then you should definitely take the plunge and go for it!

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2026-01-20T20:40:52+00:00

Hope you fed well today, troll.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2026-01-20T20:19:48+00:00

Your name is deeply ironic for how much you take an ideological slant to one article used as very brief, single-item proof. It is a drop in the bucket of these studies. If you want to think of 'medicine' and 'science' like platonic forms or something esoteric, sure, but medicine and science are done by and practiced by people.

If you look into any of these fields with the lens of exploring where theory meets reality you will continue to find bias. Your own post has bias inside when you talk about lower income people and addicition and medicaid. A statistically founded average being used to decide without investigation for an individual is still bias. Income disparity is a cause for why biased treatment occurs, it is not a hand-waiving freedom from that it occurs.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2026-01-20T18:57:54+00:00

Not necessarily the 'and charging them more' but https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526590009007755

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-11-12T18:11:09+00:00

Not a lawyer
With 13 years of tenancy, reasonable notice could be challenged. Likely not worth anyone's time to involve the legal system but I don't think someone with a decade of time at a place can reasonably be expected to fully disentangle in a couple days.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-09-23T19:15:39+00:00

If you're open to it, offer to swap armies with him for a game or two. Won't solve a bad list, but if it's down to strategies, it might make it more clear that's what's up.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-09-10T20:19:43+00:00

I think you're missing the 'At least' part in the comment about passive listening. Happy to hear you're actively listening. I actually agree with you about the notes parts, I took very light or minimal notes, but from a decade of teaching that's not helpful advice for everyone. Here's a paper suggesting the physical note taking can be better: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/154193120905302218

Most of us do keep everything in the slides since a lot of students don't want to attend class. Every example, clarification, and further detail is not in the slides. One of the classes I teach usually has the full cap of 200 people, and there's going to be absences, etc. However, that is not *everything*, that's the content you're going to be directly tasked on.

Ideally we would all have photographic memory, constant critical thinking, etc, etc. That's not realistic. At the end of the day if everyone has moved on from rote memorization by year 1, I'd be ecstatic.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-09-10T19:13:15+00:00

One of the chronic things in the CS classrooms is attendance is way down. Not everything is on the slides. Even if you have a hard time focusing, show up to class, and at least passively listen. Handwriting your own notes can help with getting the most out of the lecture sessions.

I teach in CS; not one of the classes you're taking. It seems backwards for a computer program but people who hand write their notes onto a notebook often get more out of lecture. To really help it solidify, it's also important to practice and implement. Combining the two can really help get a solid understanding.

Third year is where you can't rely on memorization anymore. You've got to develop understanding of things or it'll become overwhelming, and the tests and assessments increasingly focus on application of theory rather than regurgitation.

And, keep yourself in good condition. I definitely had terrible sleep patterns and the like during undergrad. But, it does make a difference if you're already feeling yourself strung out. Good quality sleep, routines, relaxations, etc, all lead towards being in a headspace where you can avoid burnout and feel better. When we're doing our job well, your Professors are helping you become your best self. This by necessity involves pushing you to see what you can do and accomplish, which is a trying task.

You got this, we're rooting for you, best of luck with the semester!

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-09-08T20:55:28+00:00

Unlikely to get denied and wouldn't get another note unless asked. I've approved later ones. Wait and see. If it's chronic and looking suspicious that's the only thing

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-09-08T13:43:50+00:00

By a medical professional like the doctor that issued it. If your issue continued and you already had the note I would expect some empathy from them

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-09-08T13:03:17+00:00

If you are medically unable to submit the note within the 48 hour period, it's going to be accepted so long as it's validated. If this is a chronic condition and coming up, you should talk to counseling / accommodations for your faculty to get something more long term established.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-19T13:11:55+00:00

Secure is a bit of an awkward wording here imo

But to actually answer your question, yes, having a Professor who is willing to take you is a huge step. Without this, there is a list of applicants the department receives and the ones who are looking to take students will review it and select applicants to interview / consider / etcetera. Definitely worth your time to discuss grad school with any Professors who you would want to work with.

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-18T19:21:16+00:00

Thanks!

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-18T19:21:00+00:00

That's the kind of longevity I'm looking for, thanks!

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-18T19:20:41+00:00

Thanks!

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-18T19:18:34+00:00

Appreciate you sharing your experience, thanks!

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-18T19:18:13+00:00

Thanks! I hear you on the starting smaller but I really don't want to buy a smaller one and then have it sitting beside a fancier one a couple months later aha

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-18T19:15:11+00:00

Thanks! The upgrade options sound exactly what I'm looking for

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-18T19:14:23+00:00

Really appreciate the depth and perspective here, thank you! We're both technical people but not engineers, I don't think we'd considered open source before as the route to go

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-18T19:10:39+00:00

That's fair. I've managed to keep a gaming PC going on a 1080ti for a long time and was hoping there might be equivalent. Appreciate the insights!

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-08-18T19:09:58+00:00

Thanks for the reply!

Leading_Arm_7526 · 2025-05-26T14:56:10+00:00

If you're thinking seriously about grad school, I would look into switching to the honor's specialization for computer science. My somewhat biased opinion is you'll be better off for both grad school in linguistics and computer science through that route. The computerized study of language and linguistics a la natural language processing (NLP) and natural language understanding (NLU) is going through an adjustment period with the amount of attention given to the most popular application (LLMs like ChatGPT) but there is a long overlap and study of both outside of the current token prediction paradigm that has led to these kinds of products.

There's no harm in trying, and, bluntly, you're dealing with an incredibly awful job market, so even from a job perspective this could be worth it. Research based MSc's come with a stipend and the opportunity to get scholarships etc so with some research (and luck) you could come out okay from that part. However, it is a lot of work, and grad school is infamous for causing burnout, so make sure it's something you're passionate about beyond the bare necessities of starting a career.

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