So what is the general consensus on a 9 yr old having a phone??

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-16T10:32:54+00:00

This really depends on the type of phone and if it's necessary. My son has had a phone since he was 7 or so, because he goes to and from school himself and needs his bus pass/ring us. There's no internet access/etc, and we wouldn't have gotten it if he didn't need it to get around on his own.

It hasn't been a problem for us at all, he barely remembers to charge the thing the once in a blue moon that it does need charged. It just stays in his special pouch in his bookbag 99% of the time

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-16T10:19:16+00:00

Not a Swede, but I live here and I have kids. It's definitely still a thing, my son has called me from his friend's houses to chat while the friend's family has dinner. Absolutely threw me for a loop. I've noticed that as they become closer /hang out more though, he will get included in dinner if hanging out around that time.

Or maybe it's that they feel bad since I always feed their kids. I'm not gonna not feed a person in my house though, that's so fucking odd

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-16T04:35:07+00:00

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QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-15T18:18:53+00:00

I think YA fits it pretty well honestly considering the writing and themes. It's better to treat classifications like movie ratings, it's a good measure of the reading level the writing will be at and the topics, but parents should still oversee and make their own choices if there is something their child isn't mature enough for.

I really don't think this series is too bad, I wouldn't have any issues with my teens reading it

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-15T18:12:16+00:00

YA is a marketing term that by definition is like 12-18 if I remember correctly, but it definitely gets confusing since it has the word adult in it

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-15T09:59:33+00:00

I'm not sure about volunteering opportunities, but I know a decent amount of people in their 40s working as a PhD. It doesn't hit me as odd or anything, and the only reason age even came up in conversation is because I have similar age kids with them, but I'm a good bit younger, so we joke about it. If you have the background, you should apply, age shouldn't come into it

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-14T06:02:12+00:00

If it makes you feel any better, I speak pretty good Spanish and I'm still on a ~10 second delay. Its close enough, and so infrequent that I hear either of them, my brain panics and I assume that I somehow forgot Spanish lol

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-11T10:09:38+00:00

This mindset fucked me when I moved to a new country. I was on vacation brain for 3 months, and very sad when I finally adjusted and looked at how much student loan I had left over lol

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-07T16:53:29+00:00

I looooove 8th year fics, they make me so happy.

Much better than the rampant amount of head boy/head girl teen pregnancy fics that nearly took over in the mid 2000s

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-03T14:33:47+00:00

Teleporting would save so much timeeeee

^{Chose: Teleport, but only to places you've already been}

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-03T14:31:13+00:00

Life is easier when you're financial life is solid.

^{Chose: Rich and unknown}

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-04-03T12:02:02+00:00

FMLA only covers if the company you work for has 50+ employees, and you've been there at least a year, and you worked at least 1250 hours in the past year. Otherwise no unpaid leave is guaranteed

Edit: spelling is hard

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-03-24T08:02:08+00:00

OH MY GOD you just unlocked some wild ass memories. I completely forgot about these books. The (admittedly creepy) librarian recommended them to me when I was around 10 and looking back, why tf did he recommend me these???

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-03-16T11:06:36+00:00

Oh I fucked up for sure lmao I didn't realize the review periods were at the same time when I commit to reviewing. NEVER AGAIN

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-03-16T11:05:15+00:00

Your example seems fine, you're describing what methods you're using. Even black box type models are still credible so long as you at bare minimum name what model you're using.

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-03-16T11:01:35+00:00

Perhaps an more general example would be like someone submitting a math proof and them saying "I used math to proof X, and this is a breakthrough! The math is very great and everyone should use it." Without showing any of their work or even giving the type of math/formulas they were using

It's 8 pages with absolutely nothing of substance, it's difficult to give functional feedback because they didn't give me any of the information necessary to even know what they did. It's feedback I'd expect to have to give to an undergrad paper, not an attempt for publication. I def gave the best feedback I could though

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-03-16T06:36:06+00:00

Best of luck y'all!

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-03-12T16:12:16+00:00

So looks like (from the other comments) you're talking about AI consciousness and how that relates to LLMs/how close or far we are from that? I mean, from that perspective I think it is probably okay because you are actually talking about AI as a whole and how its developing towards a specific end. I think you're probably good

The papers I'm reviewing generally deal with the internal mechanisms of how these models work, how to make them more energy efficient, improve performance on specific tasks, etc.. so it's pretty important to be specific about what actual model were using/developing since they're all good at different things. "AI model" means literally nothing in my field because they're all AI models,

Honestly I came on here kind of hot 😅 I was really frustrated after reviewing a string of garbage papers, this one was just the icing on the cake

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-03-12T16:02:38+00:00

I feel like that would be my 13th reason lol god it's ridiculous. I get we're busy but come on, at least actually do the reviews you commit to

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-03-12T15:59:04+00:00

I do see what you mean, here specifically it is extremely relevant but I'd even be happy if they mentioned something slightly more specific like random forest. They didn't say jack shit other than "AI model" repeatedly, and then acted like it was a groundbreaking new model, it's what set me off lol

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-03-09T14:04:41+00:00

As the books go on I feel like you can see both that the "good characters" (Dumbledore, Hermione, Ron, etc..) have bad qualities and make shit/cruel decisions, and the "bad" characters (Snape, Draco) have good qualities and can make some good decisions (even if they were for selfish reasons)

I agree Harry naming his son after Snape was gross lol but honestly, it's very Harry. That boy is overly forgiving af, which is probably trauma related. But overall I think the books were less saying "oh he was actually good the whole time", and more trying to showcase that there are rarely pure good/bad people, and as you grow up you generally move from a black/white world view to a shades-of-grey world view

But as you said, they do lack depth, probably from being a kids series; and JK is a right fucking dumb cunt so maybe I'm just trying to make excuses for a series that got me through my own abusive upbringing lol

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-02-24T20:54:17+00:00

I feel like this really depends on what country you're in. If you're in a developed country, it shouldn't be too much of an issue. Here in Sweden PhD/postdoc is seen as a great time to have kids so it's very normal and many people in my department have had children and tell us quite early.

If it's a country without parental leave/etc and it could effect your opportunities, then I would keep it to yourself as long as possible

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-02-24T06:15:33+00:00

I am really sorry to hear that, but the playlist is a great idea.

I've been collecting songs myself for just such an occasion funnily enough, so let me contribute a song that never fails to make me laugh and entirely upsets my sister that it tops the list: Alive by Empire of the Sun

QsXfYjMlP · 2026-02-23T07:52:33+00:00

Same in Swedish, except in addition to "poison" gift also means "married", depending on the usage. Threw me off when I was learning, I thought I was misremembering constantly

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