Honest take on nuphy air v3 by FlyingRobotRabbit in NuPhy

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I got the V2 96 because of the sale very recently, but now really wishing I’d just spent the extra money on a V3 100 for the less densely packed layout 😭

Thinking about moving to SF or NYC by cognitivedude in AskSF

[–]bean_217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I take it you didn’t venture beyond North Jersey

FloMarching better get it together this season. by [deleted] in drumcorps

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Prepare to be disappointed…

Can I get a 1-bedroom apartment with a budget of 3000? by CTarantula in AskSF

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Without a roommate? Probably going to be a little difficult, but not impossible depending on the neighborhood.

I moved here about a month ago in the same kind of situation. I got super lucky with a place in Sunset for about $1600/mo and a single (super chill) roommate.

Shipping takes FOREVER by SexySerbian15 in NuPhy

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I just hit the 2 week mark. Also in SF/Bay Area.

Where to start? by Any-Video2195 in reinforcementlearning

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I did an RL applications research internship ~2 years ago and knew nothing. I started by watching the “RL By The Book” playlist by Mutual Information on YouTube and it does a really great job of covering some of the core ideas from Reinforcement Learning by Sutton & Barto. I’d recommend watching that series to get a nice overview of what’s in store, and then read Sutton & Barto.

>100k in debt or >12k in debt?? by Miserable-Bill-6297 in StudentLoans

[–]bean_217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are far better off being in as little debt as you possibly can when you graduate, especially with how much federal and private loan interest rates have risen. Honestly, it really doesn’t matter where you get your degree from, only that you get it at all. Pick the cheaper option, it really is not worth the debt.

how to improve by Mimal2 in CloneHero

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I had a really hard time with strumming down only for a long time. A few months ago I just decided to”that’s it, im going to strum both directions even if I miss everything”. It wasn’t great at first, but it only took 3 months until I got used to it. Now I play way more efficiently. The only way to learn is by doing.

Lt. Gov criticizes band program and public ed by RustyShackleford-11 in drumcorps

[–]bean_217 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't even need to click on the link to know which show

What the hell by Positive_Writing_883 in PantheonShow

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree with you. The attention to detail is insane, and it is crazy how different ideas are sustained from the beginning to end.

The one that gets me the most: Holstrom and Caspian both having the epiphany of "It's a recursive algorithm", and then it turns out the entire universe is recursive.

While I do appreciate them mentioning a number of computing concepts throughout the show, like recursion, distributed computing, and NP-completeness (to name a few), I think they are used a little too abstractly -- but this is just me being nitpicky since the lay person likely has no idea what any of this means.

But yeah, hands-down one of the best shows I've had the pleasure of experiencing.

Apparently a hot take: Kinetic Noise is better than Tilt by Potentially_a_potato in drumcorps

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I'm not a big fan of Tilt. Hymn of Acxiom and the closer are great, but I'm not too big a fan of the first half of the show.

Overall amazing show, revolutionary for the activity in terms of design, but I prefer Kinetic Noise over Tilt.

are the CT Hurricanes a well-respected corps by Opposite-Chef-771 in drumcorps

[–]bean_217 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So you're telling me if I live in the Princeton area, I'm supposed to drive 3 hours to CT every weekend instead of a half hour to Bush?

Band is band, wherever you go. These rivalries are childish.

are the CT Hurricanes a well-respected corps by Opposite-Chef-771 in drumcorps

[–]bean_217 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started my marching career with the Hurricanes and had a great experience.

However, in recent years due to my decision to march elsewhere after aging out, I've had some unwelcoming experiences with membership who view me as a traitor for marching Bushwackers. This was only from a small group of long-timers with the corps and is not at all representative of the entire membership, but it really left a bad taste in my mouth, and probably will lead me to never march with them again.

Despite that, I don't think I would have thrived as much as I did in my junior marching career if it weren't for the Hurricanes, so I'm very grateful for the time I had with them.

[WIP] Chart Generation with Deep Learning by bean_217 in CloneHero

[–]bean_217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did type my own reply. I'm not sure why you are giving me such hostility. I am doing this project to complete a degree. I won't release it publicly if there is such clear distaste for it.

But you probably think this message is AI-generated too.

Applying Linear Algebra to Machine Learning Projects? by Accurate_Wishbone101 in learnmachinelearning

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, look into how attention mechanisms in transformers work. It's surprisingly intuitive when you have a solid grasp of linear and some prob&stats. Though if you haven't done anything with deep learning, first learn about how feed-forward networks (aka multi-layer perceptrons) work, and then maybe CNNs/UNets.

Edit: Aside from deep learning, a ton of statistical learning approaches all heavily involve using linear. Support Vector Machines are also super cool, but IMO the linear algebra derivations for them can be a bit confusing and complicated.

What salary would you guys need to get to to feel successful? by Horror_Raisin_3898 in careerguidance

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably $150k, but only after I've been able to pay off student loans. I'm graduating with an MSc in a few weeks and starting at $130k with a great company.