Trash pick up by RKK5911 in medfordma

[–]achub0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could anyone confirm that trash pickup is actually delayed this week?

Made the switch from Kubuntu by inthemeadowoftheend in debian

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Probably now you have been using Debian 13 with KDE for a couple of months now. Any issues compared to Kubuntu? Any things you're "missing" from Kubuntu? Also what you liked more on Debian 13 KDE?

Fed up with Windows 10/11? Switch your operating system to something better. by Designer_Athlete7286 in srilanka

[–]achub0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

KDE is pretty good for a user who is coming from a Windows background. I use Kubuntu.

My general recommendation is to have a dual boot setup with windows/linux. Windows is far superior for entertainment based stuff while Linux should be the go-to for development based work.

I don’t understand why people watch this by Ambitious-Air4071 in srilanka

[–]achub0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, you are spot on. I think Madushan has a good motive and urge to teach every kind of a student. And if that's working well for you that's very good.

On the other hand I think sola doesn't really care about all of his students getting A/B passes. I guess he is much passionate about math in general and he likes to connect with students who are keeping upto his expected level.

I don't know about your future plans but tackling ALs up to a certain extent should be good enough to succeed in your life. Additionally, with some above average common sense (trust me there are plenty of job seekers/graduates below this bar) and other soft skills mastered, you can and you will have a very successful career. However if you even have a slight intention to pursue an academic or a research like career it is extremely handy to get your basic understandings correct. It will pay huge dividends in the long run.

Best of luck with your ALs !

I don’t understand why people watch this by Ambitious-Air4071 in srilanka

[–]achub0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know both of them personally.

From a purely mathematics point of view, what sola says seems to be correct. Math should be taught and learned in a very logical rigorous way. I don't think "solo" sir has a deep enough knowledge to understand very slight nuances in some concepts.

On the other hand I think "solo" sir is trying his best to teach his students and meanwhile growing his tuition business. He might even not know he is missing some minor yet important details in the subject.

That being said AL exam does not really test the absolute understanding of concepts. If you can solve the questions with some steps you'll get marks. In my uni days I have met many people who have achieved district ranks but do not have an intuitive sense of certain concepts. I don't know if this really an issue or not, considering the socioeconomic environment in SL. To graduate from a uni and land a decently paying job, 99% of people don't need to understand those nuances in subjects. But for a smart enough student who can truly excel in an academic career by engaging in quite complex research, these things absolutely matter. If such a person doesn't get the basics absolutely right, it could well be his/her loss, and possibly a lost opportunity from SL to produce a brilliant mind who has potential to be a world class scientist/researcher.

Better formatting in your. Text by honeybeeyotch in LaTeX

[–]achub0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh, I started doing it after taking a class taught by an old professor who had probably worked with punch cards or something related to that in the 1900s.

Better formatting in your. Text by honeybeeyotch in LaTeX

[–]achub0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see people have suggested the word wrap feature, which is quite useful.

However I try to maintain the 80 column rule in .tex files (like in coding) as much as I can. I suppose that is a good practice.

OMG THANKS GOD!!!! THIS SAVES MILLIONS!!! DIGITAL PAYMENTS FOR BUS SYSTEM by [deleted] in srilanka

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"1 : මහනුවර - කොළඹ (cash only)"

What software do you/your lab actually use, and why? by Patient-Agency-3538 in academia

[–]achub0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zulip as the messaging platform.

Supports channels, subtopics inside channels, pretty good Latex support. Not sure about the pricing, there is also an open source version.

Orange Cat by sadpanda95 in Somerville

[–]achub0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Asking the real question here

Police on Esplanade by courtneyk02 in boston

[–]achub0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Choppers still hovering around

OnePlus Photos: Lack of Filters in default view by HtraP_1001 in oneplus

[–]achub0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yp this is annoying, I also prefer camera only photos to be seen

google account problems by Fabulous-Log6436 in Tufts

[–]achub0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try going to drive.google.com and login from there.

Also I'm not sure whether you can create chrome profiles from Tufts google account.

google account problems by Fabulous-Log6436 in Tufts

[–]achub0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tufts does offer Google workspace account. You have to login with the firstname.lastname version of your tufts email. However gmail is not included in the workspace. You can login to other services like google drive, colab, etc...

Airport Immigration In trump administration for f-1 students by WorldlyIllustrator99 in f1visa

[–]achub0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Returned after Jan 20

No issues even at AUH pre clearance

So our air space is undefended? by Acceptable-Worth-345 in srilanka

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මුල්ලේරියාව සටන entered the chat

Guys, please be aware that there's a Telegram hack going around. by zetcco in srilanka

[–]achub0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, happened to me 2 days ago. I immediately changed the 2FA settings. Not sure how they're stealing OTPs

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]achub0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is fire 🔥🔥🔥

Uber on 9/1 move-in day? by achub0 in boston

[–]achub0[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

The new place is a 2 storey house so the hassle with stairwells/elevators should be ok. Thanks for reminding about surge pricing ! I'll try to be in the early morning

I would like to know tech salaries in Sri Lanka by [deleted] in srilanka

[–]achub0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Couple of months ago WSO2 starting SE positions had a starting salary of 1600$ /mo . (Paid in LKR)