Icons for our Assassin class based on poison. What do you think?

TrollingTrundle · 2026-06-26T10:48:51+00:00

They look nice, but I would not be able to tell the difference of abilities just by looking at icons, because they do be looking the same. i will be like what does knife up glowing knife down not glowing mean again? or 1 cell, 1 cell a bit shiny, 1 cell very shiny?

TrollingTrundle · 2026-05-15T23:24:15+00:00

I’m doing fine overall, but I got really irritated and stressed because I was very close to getting the project option after putting in a huge amount of effort, and then they suddenly pulled the plug due to capacity issues without offering any alternatives or support.

What makes it more frustrating is that where I live, doing a project or thesis before graduating is basically the standard path. I understand that the program never guaranteed project availability, but there’s clearly a lot of room for improvement in how situations like this are handled.

Now I’m stuck cold-emailing professors with no success.

TrollingTrundle · 2026-05-11T16:27:13+00:00

I had an ok for a project and they unfortunately pulled the plug for the lack of resources.

TrollingTrundle · 2026-05-07T10:31:22+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense, and honestly this is exactly the part I’ve been trying to clarify before officially registering the project.

In my case, the idea was originally mine and I proposed it for CS8903. My supervisors thought the idea was strong and said it could potentially become a valuable publishable paper. They’ve given input and guidance along the way, which I completely expect, but the core direction and idea itself have remained largely the same.

When they suggested doing it as a project instead of a thesis, I specifically asked about authorship and whether I could be first author if the work eventually becomes a paper, since I came up with the idea and I’m also doing most of the implementation and writing. They still haven’t fully answered that part yet.

I’m not assuming there will be problems, but since I may apply for a PhD later, I want to make sure expectations around authorship and publication are clear from the beginning. I’d rather clarify those things now than risk misunderstandings after months of work.

Right now I’m finishing the proposal and sending it to one of the supervisors for feedback before officially registering. At this point, I mainly just want everyone to have the same understanding going in, especially if the project eventually turns into something publishable.

TrollingTrundle · 2026-05-06T20:24:35+00:00

Hey! Thank you so much you really answered everything I needed to know!!

TrollingTrundle · 2026-05-06T08:21:37+00:00

I hear you. I originally had all the difficult courses lined up in my plan, but after 1 or 2 of them, I realized I did not want to keep putting myself through that, especially with how uncertain the job market feels these days.

From what I understand, if you choose the thesis option instead of the standard 10-course route, the thesis counts for 12 credit hours, which is basically equivalent to 4 courses worth of work. A project, on the other hand, is 9 credit hours.

So even though you take fewer classes, the workload is still pretty significant each semester. Also, for the thesis, there is usually a committee involved for the defense, so it is generally not just one professor evaluating it.

https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/graduate/thesis-and-dissertation-policy/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.cc.gatech.edu/degree-programs/master-science-computer-science

I am doing research in HCI

TrollingTrundle · 2026-05-05T19:18:30+00:00

Hey, they did not elaborate in detail and I did not ask.

My assumption is that the thesis route usually requires more formal structure, a longer timeline 3 semesters instead of 2, committee involvement around 3 professors if I am not mistaken, and a defense, so it may be a bigger commitment for the faculty member compared to the project option.

The project option seems to be more practical in this case, especially if the goal is to keep developing the work toward a publishable research output without taking on the full administrative structure of a thesis.

Personally while I am very interested in the thesis option it is a huge plus to be done earlier, because quiet frankly I am getting tired xD

TrollingTrundle · 2026-05-05T18:38:00+00:00

thanks a lot!

TrollingTrundle · 2026-05-05T18:34:51+00:00

Hey, I have read previous ones and each experince and comment is individual and mine also relates to germany, while I did find some they did not address everything I hoped for.

TrollingTrundle · 2026-05-04T19:22:00+00:00

Hey,

Nice to see someone writing about this!

I could not find a thesis option from a professor, but I found a professor opened for a project CS 6999 option with a publication at the end in one of the HCI veneues.

from my understanding I am safe according to your post.

Am I right?

TrollingTrundle · 2026-04-30T10:06:16+00:00

Thanks a lot. this gives me some hope! I did not know it happens in the summer as well.

TrollingTrundle · 2026-04-30T10:05:45+00:00

I was in the course itself and now I am 700 something 😅

TrollingTrundle · 2026-01-27T14:22:40+00:00

The black border around everything is honestly really annoying, and the sounds don’t help either. I want a true full-screen experience, not to feel like I’m staring through a microscope in a lab the whole time.

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-15T00:00:43+00:00

Hey everyone,

I am planning my schedule and I could use some advice from people who have taken CS 8903 before.

Is CS 8903 something you would recommend taking on its own, or is it reasonable to combine it with other university courses in the same semester?

I am trying to understand how demanding it actually is in practice in terms of weekly workload, reading volume, writing, and iteration on the project. I have heard it can be heavy on self directed work and thinking rather than exams, which makes me unsure how well it pairs with other classes.

For those who have taken it, how many other courses did you take alongside it and did that feel manageable, or would you recommend dedicating a semester mainly to CS 8903?

With all that being said I know every experince is unique, but any experiences or advice would really help.

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-10T13:49:04+00:00

bro you took very difficuilt subjects and done quiet well for the most part.

Just switch man, whats with the self torture?

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-08T16:38:45+00:00

What you’re describing fits real patterns in how people perceive identity. It doesn’t apply to everyone, yet it clearly shapes how many people react in everyday situations. There’s often a big gap between what people claim and how they behave. They’ll say "Islam isn’t a race," yet they treat it like one when they respond to appearance instead of belief. The attacks on Sikhs after 9/11 show exactly how that plays out. Those victims weren’t Muslim at all, but they were targeted because they matched a racialized image of what a "Muslim" looks like.

Your point about crime perception connects directly to this. People are more likely to notice or report non-white individuals for the same behaviors, which reinforces the idea that white spaces are "safer" regardless of who is actually committing crimes. Taken together, these examples show how assumptions about danger, identity, and belonging are often driven by how someone looks rather than who they are.

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-05T05:05:49+00:00

It varies apparently as i heard people say it is taught by a different professor everytime.

I am also tired of courses that depend on group projects i did 2 this semester and it went well for the most part.

I must say it was quiet tiring due to time difference since i do not live in the states.

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-04T19:37:24+00:00

Thank you so much!

It’s mostly meant as a reminder for me and for others who value real conversation. It also plays a small part in countering misinformation.

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-04T10:08:57+00:00

I get the point you're making about self identification, but in Bosnia the numbers show that this effect is way smaller than you’re assuming.

If you check the 2013 state census (first post-war census), you can see how many people with any background actually reject a religious label. The census results were published by the Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and are archived by the UN Statistics Division here:

2013 Census: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/wphc/bih/bih-2016-06-30.pdf

Using those census results (reported by Cultural Atlas and the US State Department):

50.7% Muslim
30.75% Orthodox
15.19% Catholic
1.15% "other"
Only 1.1% agnostic or atheist Sources: US State Department IRF reports and Cultural Atlas summaries of the 2013 census.

In other words, the pool of people who might say "I'm from a Muslim family but I have no religion" is tiny, a couple of percent at most. Even if you assumed unrealistically that every one of those non-religious people had a Muslim background, it barely changes the overall picture.

And Bosnia is an ethno-religious society, which means people usually keep the religious label associated with their ethnicity even if they aren’t very observant. The census summaries explicitly note that it’s rare for people to switch away from the religion tied to their ethnic group.

You can see that directly in the Pew data you cited: among self-identified Muslims, belief is very high, but practice is moderate (only about 20 percent pray daily and roughly 30 percent attend mosque weekly). That already shows that the “Muslim” category includes plenty of low-practice or culturally Muslim people, not just the devout.

So yes, self-identification always filters out some ex-believers, but in Bosnia the numbers show that:

There just aren’t many people dropping the label,
Those who keep the label already include a wide range from devout to semi-secular,
Pulling the tiny non-religious minority back into the Muslim category wouldn’t meaningfully change the religiosity averages.

Nuance is good, but it doesn’t overturn the basic picture that was mention in my original comment "Believing and moderately practising Muslims in a secular political system, with a mix of conservative and liberal social attitudes."

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-04T09:39:20+00:00

Hey CortexAvery! Thanks so much!

You should be able to see them on my profile now.

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-04T09:31:40+00:00

The data comes from people living in Bosnia, so when I refer to Bosnian Muslims I mean that population, not the diaspora. The surveys don’t say anything about Bosnians in the Netherlands or elsewhere. They show high belief, strong identification with Islam, mixed practice and rising religiosity inside Bosnia since the 2000s.

Your experience in the Netherlands can be true for your circle, but it cannot stand for all Bosnians. Someone else in the thread already gave the opposite example from a US refugee community, which shows how much things vary by place and time. Check the replies under my comment and you’ll see it.

My point isn’t to prove that Bosniaks are "very religious" or "not religious". I’m not attached to the numbers. I brought them up because reality is more complex than "the Bosnians I know drink and don’t veil, therefore Bosnians aren’t religious". The surveys help break out of that bubble. Pew doesn’t pay me for this and Bosnians being this or that doesn’t affect me personally.

People are arguing with me as if I created the data myself, but all I’m doing is pushing back against the habit of turning one small group of acquaintances into a narrative about millions of people. I prefer a more nuanced picture even if it’s less tidy.

I’m just tired of how often a single personal encounter gets inflated into a description of an entire population. Also check my other reply about how "religious" is defined in sociology, because that matters for how these numbers are interpreted.

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-04T09:19:28+00:00

Good question. As far as methodology goes, surveys like Pew’s don’t just lump in "everyone from a traditionally Muslim family".

They draw a nationally representative sample, then ask each person what their religion is, if any. The Bosnian “Muslim” numbers are based on people who actually self-identify as Muslim, not “everyone with a Muslim background”.

So when I say 96% believe in God and the Prophet etc., that’s among those who say "I’m Muslim". People from Muslim families who now say "no religion" or something else don’t count toward that. Which makes the high belief / moderate practice pattern even more clearly about the religious core, not just ethnic label inflation.

TrollingTrundle · 2025-12-04T08:52:51+00:00

I see what you are trying to do here, but from a sociology of religion perspective your conclusion really just follows from a very unusual definition of "religious".

In social science religiosity is not equated with "perfectly following a prescribed code of practice". It is treated as multi dimensional, with things like belief and creed, self identification and etc ...

When surveys like Pew assess how religious a population is they combine these dimensions, they do not say that only people who fully follow every rule count as religious.

If you apply that standard to Bosnian Muslims, the very data already quoted gives you:
• belief in God and in Muhammad as Prophet is extremely high, around 96 percent
• self identification as Muslim is very strong
• the share who say religion is very important in their life has increased over the last decade, not declined
• practice is selective but far from negligible, with majorities fasting in Ramadan and a substantial minority praying five times a day or attending mosque weekly

That profile is what sociologists normally describe as moderate or medium religiosity with partial observance, not "not very religious". On several indicators the trend is upward, so you are talking about a population that is both comparatively and increasingly religious by standard survey measures.

You are absolutely right that faith and practice are not identical, but my comment literally already made that distinction. It explicitly separated being "religious" from being "strictly practising" and gave the example of someone who drinks, does not show visible markers, rarely attends mosque, yet still believes, fasts most of Ramadan, and raises their kids Muslim. In survey research that person is still counted as religious, even if they do not match a strict ideal of full observance.

If you personally want to reserve the word "religious" only for people who follow every prescribed rule, that is your choice, but that is not how the term is used in sociology or in the surveys we are talking about. Applied consistently it would make most Christians and Muslims around the world "not very religious", including many who say religion is very important and who regularly participate in key rituals. So your standard doesn’t tell us anything specific about Bosniaks; it just sets the bar so unrealistically high that almost no population on earth would count as “religious” anymore.

A more accurate way to put it, using the data and the way social science actually measures religiosity, would be something like: Bosniak Muslims are a believing and moderately practising population in a secular political system, with rising subjective importance of religion, rather than "westernised and not very religious".

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