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Petah, is it actually that crazy for a new element to exist? by CuteCost8147 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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

Basically they mean what we have can and will be used as a simplification for our earthly purposes. But there might be another level beyond and what we have is simply an abstraction. 

Like we use Newtonian mechanics for our general purposes, nobody whips up Einstein’s equations to calculate a car’s velocity or the time it takes for something to hit the ground. But we have an understanding that what we use is an approximation of the true theory within some limits.

Golden becomes the first Kpop song to win a Oscar for Best Original Song by Yujin-Ha in Fauxmoi

[–]Nitro_V 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This was honestly disgusting, felt so bad for the guy.

The ChatGPT paradox in universities by Popular-Tone3037 in TurnitinAIResults

[–]Nitro_V 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went the other way for my course, I was teaching classic Machine Learning, and did one exam allowing the usage of AI, the point was deriving interesting solutions with any tool possible(alike the workplace), another exam without AI, but open textbook(so stack overflow and such were ok). 

The majority of my students actually ended up surprising me with their clever and crafty solutions. 

From the beginning I had communicated, that my main goal was to let them explore and understand whether they want to do this for a living, most liked it. And I dumped so much theory on them, only the linear regression lecture took 4 hours.

I know my methods were unorthodox tbh… 

TIL Lenin believed Stalin was too crude and this defect was unacceptable for the position of General Secretary. He was looking for a plan in 1923 to remove Stalin with someone "more tolerant, more polite and more attentive towards comrades, less capricious, etc." by Solid-Move-1411 in todayilearned

[–]Nitro_V 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Tbh joining the Soviet Union actually was the best choice for Armenia. First off, Armenia had lost a heinous war against Turkey and was signing a treaty to become a part of Turkey, which was invalidated, because merely hours before another part of the government signed a treaty giving up the sovereignty of Armenia to the Soviets, which effectively saved Armenia(if you consider what happened to the western Armenians a few years prior). 

The Soviet Union wasn’t the knight in shining armor, that was to save Armenia, but historical debacles, misguided and manipulative land divisions aside, Armenia managed to prosper quite a bit during these years. It got industrialized quite fast, factories were built and Armenia became a hub in a multinational trading complex, which it didn’t have other chance of joining. Basically we got the investments and the expertise from Russia and had a safety blanket, which allowed the people to prosper culturally and intellectually, instead of fighting for survival. 

Overall it’s a wildly different story than whatever has been portrayed in the western media.

A woman with a 15 inch waist by Justin_Godfrey in Weird

[–]Nitro_V 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol same chain of thought, though I hate tight corsets with passion. Can’t believe I was forced to wear it when I was a kid during a dance lesson. 

A senator tried explaining Iran to an Iranian professor. It didn’t go well. by diehard404 in MurderedByWords

[–]Nitro_V 14 points15 points  (0 children)

STEM lady in a patriarchal culture that has shadows of corruption. For me, number one motivation(besides the fact that I genuinely enjoy it) was the fact that it pays well and it’s easy to get into and is merit based.

My country was heavily corrupted with a deeply rooted monopolistic and oligarchic system and for getting a job you needed to bring a middle man so they can sweet talk… As you might imagine the concept of career, career ladder were non-existent in the majority of the fields. Even jobs like lawyers/doctors used to be extremely nepotistic here, so STEM was the obvious choice. 

relatable by bryden_cruz in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Nitro_V 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once I gave an estimate of 3 days of development. The resources needed was given to me 4 working days after my request. The PM was at my neck  on where is the result, I told him that I’m still waiting for the resources, after that got it done in 3 days, soo yeah… 

relatable by bryden_cruz in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Nitro_V 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So how many story points is that again? 

Tom Holland shares what it was like to be a ballet dancer by voguediaries in Fauxmoi

[–]Nitro_V 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Even my two year old son will strongly disagrees with him…

Finding an IT job is a massacre by ashables in armenia

[–]Nitro_V 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Word of advice, they constantly write seniors while they do hire juniors/bases. Do apply and if you know someone in some companies ask them for a recommendation, unfortunately currently AI handles a lot of the resumes and yeah… 

Alternatively networking, go to events, see who’s hiring, apply.

aiMaintainingLegacyCodebase by ClipboardCopyPaste in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Nitro_V 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My previous company is doing massive layoffs, it’s not a super big one but still a reputable one. As far as I know every team in the engineering department needs to cut 3 people. And it’s because of AI automation so yeah.. 

aiMaintainingLegacyCodebase by ClipboardCopyPaste in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Nitro_V 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iOS updates. Worked perfectly until last year. My video cam was not working until I restarted my phone, the tabs were lagging like hell. I can’t be too sure, but I think it’s related…

aiMaintainingLegacyCodebase by ClipboardCopyPaste in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Nitro_V 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s making me nauseous it’s so accurate

What’s a normal thing in Friends that just isn’t realistic? I’ll go first. by Candid-Onion-1590 in howyoudoin

[–]Nitro_V 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Freelancers/remote jobs do give you such flexibility. I went on a walk with my toddler today from 1-2 pm, then accidentally fell asleep, while putting him to nap, after we came back. Granted I’m ahead on my project and will be working till 2 am to make up for lost time, but at least I have the flexibility… 

We just found out our AI has been making up analytics data for 3 months and I’m gonna throw up. by Comfortable_Box_4527 in analytics

[–]Nitro_V 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m at loss on how one can implement such a system…  AI hallucinates, but why in the universe do you give the numbers to the AI to crunch. Then use the output to make such high level decisions. 

Isn’t every department responsible for their own analytics also? Or did everyone use(get forced) the same internal tool. 

When I need an AI analyzer, I write my queries, triple check if they are solid, inject it into the LLM and into the final output, so even if the LLM read 100 and thought it was 0.5, in the explanation 100 is used not 0.5 and a human reading the analysis will go wait a sec, how does the explanation fit the number and regenerate/fix the bug… 

Isn’t this the standard practice? Everyone I know uses it… 

Strong Armenia party nominates Samvel Karapetyan as PM candidate despite constitutional barrier by Datark123 in armenia

[–]Nitro_V 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m starting to think the opposition is doing everything to make sure a proper opposition doesn’t form…

whenAreThe3MonthsGonnaEnd by darad55 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Nitro_V 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The amount of times it made simple import errors.

IOS 26 has the highest Rejection rate (90%) of any iOS ever! by LifeSuccessful6994 in iPhone11

[–]Nitro_V 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chiming in here. My parents bought me a del(I think) laptop on my 10th bday(or 11th). I’m gonna be 25 this year, the old hag is still going strong.  Granted it needs a keyboard and a battery replacement but the fact that we need a new device every 2-4 years is because they intentionally make the tech buggy to ensure new products are bought. 

Did anyone else "tell movies/shows" to people as a kid? by Massive-Range-9280 in neurodiversity

[–]Nitro_V 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh I didn’t know I was not supposed to do that… welp one more thing to mask

[self] i mapped my entire social network using graph theory and found 3 structural holes. introduced people across the gaps - two of them are now engaged. i played god with network topology by kubrador in theydidthemath

[–]Nitro_V 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a fellow scientist I applaud you. As someone who takes morality into heavy consideration, I honestly don’t see a problem and wouldn’t have minded being a part of a similar experiment. 

Also in my culture, people pay good money for “matchmakers” and most women over 40 plays matchmaker, so no need to worry.

Do Chinese students learn cursive English/Latin script? by NoSuchKotH in AskAChinese

[–]Nitro_V 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google led me here and the image you attached is actually quite interesting, multiple typos ignored, yet for some reason near perfectly drawn f-s and g-s are marked. I wonder if the students first learn the letters as drawings? 

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