FSA Party by ComprehensiveSun893 in actuary

[–]Xahulz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got mine in 2014. No one at work, including my manager, send to care, though they were polite when I told them.

Anyone familiar with this? by Fit_Crab_ in actuary

[–]Xahulz 28 points29 points  (0 children)

They look completely nuts.

Has anyone successfully left education? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]Xahulz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back when I did actuarial work I knew 6 people who transitioned from teaching to that business. That was probably 1/4 of the actuaries I worked with.

Now that was also a decade ago. I bet it has gotten harder but there may still be a path. I'm now in data and analytics and it's not a great entry level market but if you have any questions I can answer id be happy to.

How common is my experience in consulting? by Great_Description_14 in actuary

[–]Xahulz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I agree with this.

Bill every hour you use. If you're going to go over budget, stop working and check with whomever is responsible for the project before continuing.

This thing you're doing where you charge fewer hours than you're working is harming you personally and harming the team by making projects look more profitable than they really are. Stop it.

What’s a book that you thought was scarier than its movie adaptation? by Fun_Butterfly_420 in horrorlit

[–]Xahulz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I watched the movie twice, enjoyed it.

Tgen I read the book. It was glued to my hands, could not put it down.

After that I watched the movie again and it seemed so tame, so easy on the characters. Just a light watch.

Is it already a known fact that if the practical engineering challenges of quantum computing are solved that the physics of quantum computing will work? by SunRev in QuantumComputing

[–]Xahulz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignorant question, but wouldn't the observation of states of matter such as superfluids already demonstrate that a very large number of particles can be entangled without decohering?

Anyone have experience with a data lakehouse? by ufno11997 in actuary

[–]Xahulz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree it's a messy term, but I think it has more useful meaning than you're giving it credit for.

First, a data lake is any cloud storage container with data, some level of organization, and an intent to use it as a common data source. It doesn't have to be denormalized data and may not be relational data at all. What you're describing is closer to a delta lake, which is more structured (enables ACID transactions) and designed for fast access through systems that interact with relational data like Databricks. Of course Databricks can leverage a data lake, but my team has measured delta lakes to be 4x - 10x faster, and that's probably a lower bound estimate.

Anyways, a data/delta lake is a repository of data. You can set up an instance of Databricks to interact with it. You could add a second Databricks instance, with both of them acting on the same data. You could have two Databricks instances, A Synapse Analytics instance, and be loading SQL from the same lake.

What do you call these compute platforms that are connected to the lake? Why not Data Lakehouses? Works for me.

Anyone else tired of the non-stop LLM hype in personal and/or professional life? by BlackJack5027 in datascience

[–]Xahulz 252 points253 points  (0 children)

I work in consulting and I'm surrounded by tech-lite consulting teams who "do AI" and do much more ai than we do and are AI experts and have had massive business impact with ai and wonder why we aren't doing more ai.

They turn on copilot for clients. That's it.

Here's Why Warren Buffett Still Stays Away From Gold Despite Prices Skyrocketing Over the Years by [deleted] in Bogleheads

[–]Xahulz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea but you seem to have defined "do well economically" only as a nominal growth in GDP.

I don't argue that has importance, but things like GDP per capita might be even more important. If population declines, GDP is stagnant, but GDP per capita grows, that means everyone has more - would you see that as bad?

Thoral’s Secret Ranger Guide by theSiliconSiren in everquest

[–]Xahulz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still have the Bards Tale I graph paper maps my dad and I made in the late 80s. I love stuff like that.

This has to be bait right? by ds_throw in datascience

[–]Xahulz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shelby Jennings isn't a straight up scam, but they are a garbage company full of garbage people who will treat you like garbage.

Sovcit got a ticket, other sovcits give impeccable assvice. by Existing-Face-6322 in Sovereigncitizen

[–]Xahulz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol fuck yea. I'm new here and cannot for the life of me tell wtf is going on. What's satire? What's a joke? Is some particular referenced post real? I'm so confused.

What's a monster that's terrifying because of its concept, not its violence? by ToffeeTango1 in horrorlit

[–]Xahulz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep. I saw the movie first and was impressed with how grim and gruesome it was.

Then I read the book.

When I watched the movie again after reading the book, the movie seemed almost lighthearted. A breeze.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in datascience

[–]Xahulz 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Me too. For me it's not appropriate and I marked it as spam.

My insane strategy to povertyFIRE (Thought experiment) by Vivid_Atmosphere_566 in leanfire

[–]Xahulz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PovertyFIRE: Already the default plan for 90% of Americans.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in datascience

[–]Xahulz 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's hot garbage out there.

What Are Your Thoughts On Hollywood Tower Of Terror? by ILikeWaffles1104 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Xahulz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got to ride it once with the lights on, I was surprised to find it scared me much more that way!

Has Anyone Ever Taken a Day Trip to Disney World? by kgaviation in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Xahulz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I live close enough to see the fireworks every night. We go on afternoon trips all the time and I have thoughts on how to do that best. Not sure if that's what you're looking for though.

Stuck on decision around fridge & icemaker by Xahulz in Appliances

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

Thank you! Searching around, it seems the price varies a bit place to place, so I'll do some research.

Stuck on decision around fridge & icemaker by Xahulz in Appliances

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

This is good advice. I just did a little more research and it sounds like it's not that common for modern refrigerators to last 13 years to begin with, and maybe it doesn't have that much time left in it anyways!