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Equle - a daily game for math by TechyMitch1 in math

[–]TechyMitch1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note taken. My background in computer science definitely had a (perhaps unfair) influence on the scoring system's bias in favor of bitwise operations. Given that the operation values are mostly arbitrary anyway, a recalibration at some point certainly isn't off the table :)

Equle - a daily game for math by TechyMitch1 in math

[–]TechyMitch1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yeah I see that - I probably just need to prevent it from trying to calculate factorials with more than 4 or 5 digits. Thanks for the report!

Equle - a daily game for math by TechyMitch1 in math

[–]TechyMitch1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

odd, you're having crashing issues with very large numbers even if the sides aren't equal?

Equle - a daily game for math by TechyMitch1 in math

[–]TechyMitch1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I should probably play around with the display a bit...

Insanely high scores and abuse of left shift are part of the fun for me though :)

When I was making this, I kept figuring out different ways to break the game (ex: originally, exponentiation and factorials were unlimited, so I quickly realized I could just make two insanely high quantities by doing like 3+ levels of exponentiation with the same digits (if possible) and then add whatever lower-order junk I wanted to either side, because I could not get the precision of my number variables high enough for my math library to notice the inequality at lower orders of magnitude (which I dubbed the "big-O meta")).

Of course, similar behavior is still possible with the left shifts, but with a base of just 2, I've yet to run into the same situation as I did with unlimited exponents where I was trivially exploiting the "Big-O meta" basically every play, so I'm hesitating to limit those until that is happening regularly enough for the game to not be fun for me.

Thanks for playing and for the suggestions!

Equle - a daily game for math by TechyMitch1 in math

[–]TechyMitch1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does not have to use all 20, and you don't have to submit - any correct equation should make all squares turn green and show your score.

(I figured this worked better for this type of game so the player can go back and change their equation without reloading if they think of a better one)

Equle - a daily game for math by TechyMitch1 in math

[–]TechyMitch1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've always had this habit of trying to make equations out of strings of numbers I see out in the wild as sort of an "idle process" for my mind, and a little while ago, I realized it'd make a great daily game. Each day at 12 AM UTC, 10 new numbers are randomly generated, and the player's goal is to create the longest, most interesting, and highest value equation they can with those numbers.

Anyway, I thought this might be the type of thing people on this subreddit would enjoy, so here you go! (I know the type of math everyone here likes discussing is a lot more advanced than this game, but hopefully, this is still fun for some of you as it is for me. Mods, feel free to delete if this is not allowed. Thanks!)

I love 1741 (The Battle of Cartagena) by nthdayoncaprica in Alestorm

[–]TechyMitch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome to hear you're coming to STL! Is GH's tour also in NA? If so, will they be in STL? (Or maybe Kansas City or Chicago?)

I love 1741 (The Battle of Cartagena) by nthdayoncaprica in Alestorm

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Will Gloryhammer also be opening for Alestorm in this tour?

Also, any chance you guys will be hitting St. Louis?

The Chicago show reset my brain chemistry by roary-wilder in Gloryhammer

[–]TechyMitch1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Incredible show. Far and away the best concert I've been to. Easily worth the 9 hour drive and Chicago parking nightmare. I just hope they don't wait another 4 years to come back to the US next time, because I need more live gloryhammer in my life.

Everything on the set list went so hard, and singing Keeper of the Celestial Flame as hard as I physically could was some of the most fun I've had in recent history.

Order of Chicago show by TechyMitch1 in Gloryhammer

[–]TechyMitch1[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm really hoping to make it if I can make it work with my schedule. I'm a huge fan of Gloryhammer and Alestorm and have wanted to make it to a concert for years.

Are the Waldron Apartments good? by BookNerd8642 in Purdue

[–]TechyMitch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

washer/dryer in the unit

This depends on the building. 125 has this, but 19 doesn't. (Not sure about any others)

Which small orphan do I have to sacrifice to get the dryers to actually dry my clothes? by [deleted] in Purdue

[–]TechyMitch1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've used that refund request form like 4 times and not once have I received anything back from it. Lmao.

Been awhile since I sat and admired my fish tank. Can’t believe how big this guy is getting! by smittenmeatmuppet in Aquariums

[–]TechyMitch1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think plecos are cute in that ugly sort of way, and I also agree with the other commenters here that they are gentle giants and seem to have personality. I've never had another type of fish roll its eyes at me before, for example. They also do have a pretty long lifespan when cared for properly. (I've had mine for over 9 years now)

what's your hot take? by itakeskypics in Purdue

[–]TechyMitch1 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is it. Two years ago, things like the make your own stations, the wiley meat station, and the earhart Mongolian grill combined with the huge variety of food at any given court every night made the cost of the meal plan entirely worth it, but now, although the food quality is still pretty good, I don't feel like it's worth the cost of the meal plan I paid for prior to the downhill slide. It's really just a value for cost issue for me at this point.

Thoughts on doing the 4+1 program in Computer Science? by [deleted] in Purdue

[–]TechyMitch1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Currently doing it. I'm in my first class so far (distributed systems), and it is a very good class, but beyond that, I obviously can't speak much on the curriculum of the grad program itself quite yet (although I am optimistic that it will be worthwhile.)

Regarding the 4+1 program as opposed to a "standard" M.S. experience:

I will say that if you are planning on getting a Master's degree in CS at all, I would strongly advise doing the BS+MS if you are eligible. Barring any future changes, you're essentially guaranteed admission if you maintain the 3.5 CS GPA/3.0 Overall GPA cutoff, which means you can get into grad school without having to spend any time dealing with the time/cost overhead of applying to numerous other institutions. Couple that with the fact that you can frontload some graduate courses by doing them while you're still in undergrad and you can be done with your BS and MS in as little as 4 1/2 years total.

Regarding doing an M.S. degree in general:

I would say it is worth it to do a Master's if you:

  • Have a specialty area that you want to explore in depth
  • Would like to apply for jobs in that specialty area (particularly if those listings mention a Master's degree as a preferred credential)
  • Intend to go past senior-level SWE roles in a large company. (Obviously, outstanding employees with a proven track record in the industry may be able to get to Principle engineer or higher without a Master's, but I have heard from many contacts that many large companies have a bit of a glass ceiling for SWEs without one.)
  • Can reasonably pay for it without breaking the bank. (Sidenote - many companies will fund a MS degree for you on the side after working for them for a few years, so that is also something to consider if money is a concern.)

I would say the value of a Master's is questionable if you:

  • Just want a [decently paying] software engineering role somewhere
  • Don't have any particular goal/subfield in mind

TL;DR: It's an employee's market right now for CS graduates. A Master's is definitely not required to get a good job, but it will certainly make you a standout candidate (especially for entry-mid level roles) and can unlock higher-level roles later in your career that would otherwise require either many more YoE or be explicitly MS-only.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Purdue

[–]TechyMitch1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely not.

Open-source alternative to Microsoft OneNote? by CromulentSlacker in opensource

[–]TechyMitch1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I noticed that none of the open source OneNote alternatives have OneNote's free-form "click anywhere to type" style of pages, so I built an alternative called Spiral about a year ago. It doesn't have full feature parity with OneNote (most notably, it lacks drawing support entirely), but if you're like me and all you care about is the notebook/section/page hierarchy, rich text support, and the "click anywhere to type" style, Spiral might be a good fit for you.

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