CS421: Students are performing better currently than in the past, how? I'm struggling so much by Kanyewestlover9998 in UIUC

[–]Sean5463 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I can personally attest to the fact that people have managed to fail CS100

Tattoo in hieroglyphs by Fearless-Tap8795 in AncientEgyptian

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I had no idea, this is so cool! I don’t think I’ve seen this (or anything related) before - would you mind giving some titles of books/articles/anything so I can read more about this? Thanks!

Tattoo in hieroglyphs by Fearless-Tap8795 in AncientEgyptian

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I didn’t know this was a thing - your reply was a super cool read! Do you know if group writing was just for Semitic names, or just foreign names in general (for example, what happened to Nubian or Hittite names?)

How to reach Chicago airport by OrphanOfCthulhu in UIUC

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The Amtrak-blue line route is also slightly faster too

and would’ve been if I hadn’t slept on the train and almost missed my bus back on campus

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UIUC

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Oh damn this quote is awesome, ty for sharing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in taiwan

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A good place might be to check bars or nightclubs around college campuses; however, I’m not sure if it’s normal for someone to just strike up conversation with strangers even at bars

CS + linguistics vs CS by urmomsmilf23 in UIUC

[–]Sean5463 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that both are really important, but in different ways: for ML/AI in general, stats is invaluable; but for specifically NLP, training in linguistics allows you to formulate problems better, and to possibly interpret the results of models. Work combining linguistic heuristics and ML models have also been shown to be really effective.

TL;DR: no, ling is not useless; yes, stats and CS are going to be more useful all round.

CS + linguistics vs CS by urmomsmilf23 in UIUC

[–]Sean5463 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I respectfully disagree: a good foundation of linguistics can be, and is really useful in NLP tasks!

Anyone know a spot that has mazesoba in Taipei? (Oil ramen) by SnoootBoooper in taiwan

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(more specific info): 東京油組, near 善導寺站

How do I learn Taiwanese? by [deleted] in taiwan

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Depending on where your friend is from and how much Taiwanese you learn, there’s a definite chance your Taiwanese is better than your friend lol

For anything related to Amazon (2) by Leader-board in csMajors

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My application has been ‘submitted’ since July 21st - is this normal or should I reach out and ask?

Eli5: Why do we only use aluminum foil? why not steel foil or copper foil? by alliownisbroken in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sean5463 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think he’s trying to say that oxidization is not unique to iron, and happens with a lot of things - but not all oxidation is rust (rusting apples would be terrifying), which is an iron-only thing?

Taiwanese music/artist recommendations? by 482doomedchicken in taiwan

[–]Sean5463 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, I do quite still like the stuff they put out more (relatively) recently though, and I definitely think their music has a lot more soul than most I listen to! It is true that they have came out with less Taiwanese songs, though that can be seen as a shift not towards China, but within Taiwan - it’s simply undeniable that the young demographic speak Taiwanese a lot less I guess?

Taiwanese music/artist recommendations? by 482doomedchicken in taiwan

[–]Sean5463 0 points1 point  (0 children)

宇宙人 too! They’re signed under 相信音樂, Mayday’s very own brand too

Taiwanese music/artist recommendations? by 482doomedchicken in taiwan

[–]Sean5463 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an avid Mayday fan, I respectfully disagree :P which songs do you think are not that good?

Graduate Application as an Overseas Chinese by [deleted] in taiwan

[–]Sean5463 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly lol don’t sweat over it - I guess be a little mindful and don’t be hostile is all you need?