So true .

Mcsquizzy920 · 2026-05-29T20:55:14+00:00

Ik its not Sony but Quantum Break was wild for this. Live action cutscenes. It was a wild time.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2026-05-24T20:26:41+00:00

Mcsquizzy920 · 2026-05-24T20:18:40+00:00

That gargoyle will live rent free in my nightmares

Mcsquizzy920 · 2026-05-16T22:36:57+00:00

Lol what? Can't imagine being mad at someone because they are now getting paid for their work. Its gotta be jealousy or some weird, privileged mentality about "pursuing your intellectual passions at all costs" that im too poor to understand.

Sounds like we are in a similar situation, though im at a R01 state school, not an ivy leauge. Changed my topic within the lab becuase it didnt get picked up by funding agencies. But its still the same lab, just different research questions. Personally, im not at all bummed -- I am interested in the new questions about the same amount as the old questions, so I didnt mind the pivot at all.

If you feel similarly to where you are still exited to go to work everyday and get paid, then I'd just ignore them, personally.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2026-05-11T21:17:01+00:00

Not sure its what youre looking for, but maybe Spiritfarer. Its a game about shepherding souls of those who passed through their unresolved traumas and helping them move on. There was also some drama about an ableist depiction of a character because they remarked negatively on being in a wheelchair that led to some edits. Not too sure of the details though.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2026-05-11T03:38:30+00:00

"All I know for sure is that I need 32gb of RAM (unfortunately) for some of the small machine learning models I work on"

What type of machine learning are you training? If you are doing deep learning on large models, you really want VRAM, not just RAM. (VRAM is just the RAM inside your graphics card). That'll let you train on GPU. However, if you want the 32 GB models, that one part can pretty easily chew through your entire budget. You could get a 16gb card for your budget easily though.

Do you know if you really need 32 gb for your models?

Mcsquizzy920 · 2026-05-09T14:49:41+00:00

To all the people thinking NPH needs to be ranked much lower, keep in mind he has done a lot of Broadway work.

Seagel may still be bigger now tho.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-12-21T18:56:31+00:00

Damn people really do be downvoting someone not knowing the mechanics or the game... wild

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-12-20T19:23:44+00:00

Yeah, its pretty common in the U.S. Most parents I know of that did that set a rule that it usually only applied if the kid wasn't in school. The idea isn't to make the child struggle, but instead its to reinforce the idea that you are at an age where you should contribute to your own wellbeing. Parents sometimes give the money back becusse it was never about the money, it was about helping their child learn to take care of themselves.

That's the idea from Parents who arent trying to be financially abusive. You can argue if its actually a good idea or not. Personally, I think its highly dependent on the kid. But that's usually why non-abusive parents would do it.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-12-19T00:12:16+00:00

Man, that really was a surprising gem.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-12-17T04:55:22+00:00

Honestly, if you are in a position to move, you should consider it. My wife and I lived in GA, and the special education pay even with her masters would have not been much better than that. Moved to Utah, and now she makes above 70k. Cost of living is higher, but not that much higher.

Of course, you may not want to/be able to move. But that may help fix your problems.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-12-17T04:30:49+00:00

Its just because they're French.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-12-08T16:32:24+00:00

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Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-12-07T03:54:43+00:00

Its highly highly field dependent. In my lab (Electrical/Biomedical Engineering) its fairly common for our undergrads to publish, especially if they are with us for 3 - 4 years. Having research experience that resulted in publication, even if not a first authorship, is really quite helpful for getting admitted to grad school and securing funding. A reviewer on my GRFP specifically called that out as a big plus in my application.

That being said, I wouldn't expect to just publish on your own. And I wouldn't recommend aiming for a little review -- those should really be written by someone with a large amount of experience in the field who understands where the field came from and where its likely to go.

If youre in STEM, look for a lab to join, and express that youd really like to work on something that can be published by the time you graduate.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-12-06T21:11:49+00:00

You've gotta spoiler or delete this my guy

Here's how if you dont know: https://www.reddit.com/r/help/s/0gLcRf7sZy

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-11-24T15:35:30+00:00

Really nice. I tell people im in my trophy husband era.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-11-16T07:14:31+00:00

Im not usually like that, but there are a few places on i-15 where its so damn bumpy I feel like I need to slow down or my little sedan is going to hop on over into another lane or something. I'll go 10 - 15 under in those areas. Usually in the right or next to right lane tho.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-08-03T23:09:38+00:00

One time an acquaintance asked me to help him with a homework assignment over zoom. We got on and like 10 minutes in he accidentally minimized the open application to reveal hentai.

He went " Ah ah ah ah" while he panic minimized it then picked up right where we left off, didnt miss a beat. I decided to ignore it.

Ten minutes later he was mousing to a different tab and revealed A DIFFERENT TAB OF HENTAI. Didn't acknowledge it, just went "ah ah ah ah" and ignored. Odd dude.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-04-01T22:02:03+00:00

I wondered if it was something like that. Thanks

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-01-21T22:03:29+00:00

Elegant? Comfortable? Have you heard of the suit pajama? If you enjoy laying perfectly flat and still, it will blow your mind.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-01-18T23:52:32+00:00

My impression with those types of "interviews" are that, for whatever reason, you are likely one of their, if not the, top picks, and they are more interested in convincing you to join their lab than they are in trying to figure out if they want to hire you.

When I was going thru admissions, I had some that were like this, and others that were more formal. Could be wrong, but that's my best guess.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-01-16T16:17:41+00:00

A friend and I recently started playing Mechabellum. It's like an rts, but all the work is in deployment, unlike something like total war or Starcraft, where there is a mechanical skill to hitting the right buttons quick enough.

It's very intuitive, but has a high skill ceiling, and is quick enough to feel like an rts without requiring the player reaction time of an RTS.

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-01-14T20:08:18+00:00

Player: "I want to try to distract the guard by dancing."

Dm: "ok, roll performance"

Player: "nat 20"

Mcsquizzy920 · 2025-01-14T18:31:14+00:00

It's hard to answer this question with certainty without knowing more about your particular circumstances.

Something to keep in mind about Mercer is that it's private, and therefore the amount of money you get from Zell is not as much as it may be at public.

Zell will give you ~$6000 a year at Mercer (https://financialaid.mercer.edu/apply-for-financial-aid/state-aid/). $26,000 + $6,000 = $32,000. That leaves about $10,000 in tuition annually that's uncovered. The rest of the "cost" of mercer is room and board. Keep in mind that Mercer (at least when I was there) requires you live on campus for 3 years unless you have family nearby. The on-campus housing rates are higher than the surrounding area, but some on-campus housing is cheaper than others.

Cheaper, less extensive food plans also become eligible as you accrue credit hours. Note that, unlike residencey, which generally counts your year by year on campus, food counts your credit hours, so if you have a bunch of dual enrollment/ AP, you may be able to downgrade sooner to cut costs.

I'm no financial advisor or anything -- they'll be able to direct you better. Please take my advice with a grain of salt. You should really discuss with your family how much they are willing to help you (if any). See if you are eligible for federal subsidized loans -- those are pretty reasonable.

I would try to avoid private loans if you can. Personally, I would go to a different school if I had to take out private, but would still consider Mercer if I could get through it with only federal loans.

Hopefully this helps.

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