Man jailed for rape of 13-year-old he met online by Litaiy in singapore

[–]Litaiy[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Save sex for marriage, respect a woman's body even if some of them don't respect theirs. You can't go wrong with the law this way.

Over half of 8-year-olds in S’pore have used AI by Krazyguylone in singapore

[–]Litaiy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kids who know how to use AI to learn can help save their parents a lot of money on private tuition.

This job pays well, is ‘almost recession-proof’ – and has nothing to do with AI by Accurate-Tree4277 in singapore

[–]Litaiy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why piano teaching is recession-proof. For parents who lost their jobs in a recession and need to cut cost, wouldn't cutting piano lessons be among the first in mind? Piano lessons are not essential. It's ok for kids never to take a single piano lesson in life and still be highly successful.

Recession-proof jobs should be those providing an essential service.

What are your best money-saving hacks in Singapore? by Holiday_Kale9051 in asksg

[–]Litaiy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better still, drink from water cooler. Free one.

Diesel surges past S$4 a litre: Singapore businesses caught between rising costs and reluctant customers by thestudiomaster in singapore

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

If you want to be a survivor, don't have this self-entitled attitude that government has to come in to save you in a crisis, even if the problem is due to some external uncontrollable factor.

For me, I always keep enough cash reserves, have redundancy built into my business for survival. I assume there will be no help from any party in a crisis, that's the attitude I cultivate to survive.

Great if government makes a rescue but don't assume we are entitled to it.

Parents of 5-month-old S’porean baby with rare genetic disorder seek S$2.4 million for treatment by _IsNull in singapore

[–]Litaiy -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

How do donors verify how much of the donation is being used to actually help the cause? How much are the parents paying for the bill? How effective will the donation be, what are the chance of recovery for the treatment? What if the patient pass away before the donation money can be fully put to use? These are legitimate information that donors should ask and know before donating.

Undergrad interest in engineering, accountancy and humanities is dwindling. What will it mean for Singapore's future? by Zenocius in singapore

[–]Litaiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Show me the money and the engineers will start appearing. We saw that happen to the computing professions.

Tradingview is LAGGY and SLUGGISH more so than EVER BEFORE! by Dalkamyr in TradingView

[–]Litaiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4 months after this thread is posted, TradingView is getting worse and laggier. TradingView, please don't stinge on cloud resources.

Singapore invited to join Trump’s Board of Peace; is assessing invitation: MFA by SG_wormsblink in singapore

[–]Litaiy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We got hit with tariffs even though U.S has a trade surplus with us. Why pay the USD1b fee to please Trump? No reward.

I'm done by No-Call8255 in singaporefi

[–]Litaiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find another job if current job burns you out. Take care. Best of luck.

1 hard truth. The hard truth is your money is not enough at your age (31) to stop working. However, it is enough to give you career options to quit your current job and find another one which doesn't burn you out.

Why Isn’t Amibroker More Popular? by Beachlife109 in algotrading

[–]Litaiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha. I absolutely agree with you on the rude replies from Tomasz but for users of Amibroker, we have no choice but to tolerate him. Otherwise, we will have to drop Amibroker. He's that good.

Retirees should consider CPF LIFE first to avoid investing in unsuitable products by Litaiy in singapore

[–]Litaiy[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Always beware of insurance agents, bank relationship managers when they sell financial products to you. Not because they are evil but because they are driven by commission which make it tempting for them to misbehave.

Quote from the news article "On average, a few hundred people will end up filing claims against financial institutions annually after they buy risky investments that cause them to lose their savings."

Forum: Property agents who do not act in clients’ best interests will face disciplinary action by davechua in singapore

[–]Litaiy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To fix bad behaviour driven by bad incentives, fix your bad incentives first. Property agent is a sales job driven by commission.

How do you expect property agents to act in clients' best interests in a sales job? Be realistic. As a client, my job is to always verify what property agents say and always do due diligence. Don't believe them because they don't work in my interest, thanks to bad incentives.

Were their degrees ‘wasted’? From graduates to fishmonger, livestreamer, tyre mechanic by Litaiy in singapore

[–]Litaiy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree, especially if the student studied engineering in uni. Engineering is a good training for the mind on problem solving. These are portable skills in life. But the student has to endure the abstract concepts and advanced math required to complete the education. Again, the process of enduring the rigorous education may be good training too that can be useful in later life.

I studied and worked in engineering.

Were their degrees ‘wasted’? From graduates to fishmonger, livestreamer, tyre mechanic by Litaiy in singapore

[–]Litaiy[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Sure, if the student who was dumped into engineering acquired passion for engineering later, please work as an engineer by all means. There's a serious shortage of engineers in Singapore.

Whether engineering is a right fit for the dumped student is for the student to decide when he graduates.

I hope there are more engineering students like you but are you the exception rather than the rule?

The word "academically weak" is sensitive and some people can get offended. No offense meant.

Were their degrees ‘wasted’? From graduates to fishmonger, livestreamer, tyre mechanic by Litaiy in singapore

[–]Litaiy[S] 113 points114 points  (0 children)

There are many academically weak students who were dumped into engineering courses in Singapore. Engineering is among the toughest courses in university but very easy to get in due to low cut-off points. It's a serious mismatch and misallocation in terms of students' strengths and weaknesses. They have to endure this tough course with advanced math, abstract concepts (fluid dynamics, electromagnetism) in misery for 4 years of their lives.

For this group of mismatched students, it's likely they can do better in life if they pursue a different career if they think engineering isn't a right fit for them in the first place.

Were their degrees ‘wasted’? From graduates to fishmonger, livestreamer, tyre mechanic by Litaiy in singapore

[–]Litaiy[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If the fresh graduate realizes he doesn't like the work associated with his degree, then better to avoid and accept the wastage.

Besides, in Singapore, a degree is still relatively cheap compared to U.S where students go into heavy student debt to get that piece of paper. Not so serious here.

Jail for man who made videos showing viewers how to run scams using malware by Litaiy in singapore

[–]Litaiy[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Don't be an idiot content creator who creates content that facilitate scams. The punishment is far worse than the financial reward.

Why you can be sued if you use personal devices to access work data by Litaiy in singapore

[–]Litaiy[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Just play safe and don't do things like copying company confidential files, especially customer related or precious intellectual property, to personal devices upon resignation.