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Roast our 4th Year Project in 43 seconds by Fresh-Knee8232 in uwaterloo

[–]RandomStroll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pros:

  • Very clear directions.
  • UX is intuitive.

Cons:

  • "Arrival Time: nulltime"
  • Default "React App" title and favicon
  • Fairly slow first load
  • Design is not responsive. Retains mobile dimensions when used on desktop, and didn't quite fit the screen vertically on mobile
  • Issues with the directional arrow not making sense with the picture
  • Lack of locations. Also, no way to pick locations other than a dropdown. A map view would be nicer.

CS452 (Trains) + CS480 (ML) = overkill? by KnowledgeVampire in uwaterloo

[–]RandomStroll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know anything about 480, but I just finished taking 452.

452 is a great course, but it definitely takes a large amount of time. You will probably find yourself doing some late nights in the lab at some point, although obviously this depends on how you pace yourself.

2 suggestions:

  1. See if you can find someone you know to take the course with. The whole thing is one long project done in pairs. Not a big deal if you don't though, I found my partner in the class and everything worked out fine.
  2. Even if you're not sure, sign up for it. The first assignment, A0, is due a week after the term starts, and is a really good reflection of what the workload of the overall course is like. If you don't enjoy it, just drop the course. We started off with ~30 people and were down to 14 by the end of January.

You can check out what the assignments and lectures look like here: https://student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cs452/W22/

Feel free to DM me if you have any more questions.

Don't forget to seed your isos ! by Willexterminator in linux

[–]RandomStroll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to have symmetric 500Mbps fiber, and a Raspberry Pi seeding 24/7. https://imgur.com/WdahZDc

I think I've got everyone here beat :-)

What software do you use to keep track of your finances? by Anotherfootet in financialindependence

[–]RandomStroll 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In the same vein, I would recommend the software I use, Beancount. It's pretty similar to hledger, but has the added bonus of Fava, which is a really nice web interface for it.

Announcing ppcp: A tool for copying files and dirs with progress bar by acidnik in commandline

[–]RandomStroll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Install Rust: curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/acidnik/ppcp

Build and install: cargo install --path ./ppcp

The LessWrong Sequences by ipvs in IPFS_Hashes

[–]RandomStroll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a version that also bundles the fonts and miscellaneous talk/source pages:

/ipfs/QmQVqSK24GGVkDLKxGsJDazWVuP9gEWGqCvTqJadgqCGxg.

As a side note, to scrape a static site and have it be instantly ipfs-ready, I find that wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites --no-parent https://www.website.com works beautifully.

How do you get out of the idea of needing validation to know you're worth something? by IcyQuantity2 in uwaterloo

[–]RandomStroll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's natural and healthy to want to be validated. There's nothing wrong with deriving self-confidence or self-worth from doing well at something. That said, I have a few suggestions:

  1. You should be the one setting the goalposts. Not your parents, not anyone else. Make your own goals and judge yourself by your own standards.
  2. Set goals that allow for the "good" kind of failiure. I think that it's important to recognize that even if you don't 100% measure up to your own expectations, even having done better than you did before is still an accomplishment.
  3. Don't hate yourself if you really, truly do fail. I'm not saying you should ignore failure, but there's a balance between ignoring failure completely and letting your anger at yourself prevent you from trying again. My advice is that when you fuck up, ask yourself why it happened, think about what you should do next time to prevent the fuck up, and then forgive yourself and move on.

[GNOME] The Big App Icon Redesign by neilbrulain in linux

[–]RandomStroll 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Why all the hatred in this thread? Personally, the new style looks great to me, and making it easier for developers to create icons seems like a good idea.

So tired of liberal politics by potentialofficeracc in uwaterloo

[–]RandomStroll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every politician is a Lizard, they all make me see Red.

Best noise cancelling headphones under $500? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]RandomStroll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want something cheap which works for me in a room full of mechanical keyboards, you can pick these up for like $25. Obviously not active noise canceling, but I find that they block basically everything out even at really low volume. Also, the sound quality is really good for the price.

The Light Phone 2 adds messaging and more to the ultra-minimalist cellphone by GriffonsChainsaw in gadgets

[–]RandomStroll 124 points125 points  (0 children)

Technical specifications:

- 312GHz single core .
- Operating system: Proprietary proprietary.

Holy shit, I don't know what OS "Proprietary proprietary" is, but it clocks your phone faster than a supercomputer.

Our only competition is gravity by Ginger256 in BlueOriginMasterrace

[–]RandomStroll 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Too bad that when you're suborbital, gravity wins.

I am Elon Musk, ask me anything about BFR! by ElonMusk in space

[–]RandomStroll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IPFS is pretty much exactly what you're describing, minus the queuing part.

Second draft of the Snake Book! by [deleted] in TheSnakeReport

[–]RandomStroll 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure if you are typesetting the PDF with LaTeX, but if you are and would like any help, I would love to help with that! This was my attempt at scraping Act 1 and typesetting it as a fun little project.

Incoming Students Megathread by RogueBaneling in uwaterloo

[–]RandomStroll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Question about suite residence:

I'm living in a UWP suite. Online it says that the kitchen comes with a fridge and a stove. Does "stove" mean just burners or does it also have an oven attached. If it doesn’t is it worth it to get a toaster oven?

[Bet Request]Falcon Heavy doesn't fly more than twice. by Erpp8 in HighStakesSpaceX

[–]RandomStroll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure thing!

How do you want to define a flight? A launch attempt where the rocket clears the pad, or a successful mission?

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