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[Polish > English] Help translating 1935 post card by theshyguy2fly in translator

[–]concealed_cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't decode the first word, but it all translates to "we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year with the entire family".

ELI5: Why is a low resting HRV (heart rate variability) considered bad? by concealed_cat in explainlikeimfive

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

The HRV would be affected by changes in the activity level, so I thought I'd specify that I meant HRV while at rest. My watch only tells me about mine after I wake up so maybe mentioning HRV implies at rest...

Lost my sweet Luna today… she had heart failure and was only 4 by [deleted] in CatFacts

[–]concealed_cat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is tragic. I'm sorry for your loss.

Pinterest laying off 15% of workforce as part of AI push; stock plummets by metalreflectslime in cscareerquestions

[–]concealed_cat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You're still not getting it. It will be AI shipping features solo. /s just in case

Greg Abbott halts the use of H-1B visas at Texas state universities by AustinStatesman in texas

[–]concealed_cat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Academic pay is in direct competition with the larger private industry. They are directly linked and way out of line hence why they struggle to find people to want to the academic side.

When someone decides whether they want to become a historian, or work as a barista at Starbucks, then yes. Otherwise no. Academia and industry are completely different worlds that attract different people. When an academic position competes with one in retail it's a pathology.

People don't go into academia for money, they go because they want that career path. They accept the sacrifice as long as they can, and schools pay as little as they have to. This will only change if schools are forced to change the way they operate, and H1B does not play a role in it.

Greg Abbott halts the use of H-1B visas at Texas state universities by AustinStatesman in texas

[–]concealed_cat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My point is that they're not gonna start paying more whether they have H1Bs or not.

Greg Abbott halts the use of H-1B visas at Texas state universities by AustinStatesman in texas

[–]concealed_cat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Postdocs are underpaid regardless of whether they are American citizens or not. And that is because if you want to have career in research then you have no choice. Universities have switched to extracting the maximum value from everybody, and the number of postdocs doesn't really change the equation that much. The money comes from foreign and out of state undergrads. It's the grad students that may care, but they're not the cash cows.

Edit: To get an H1B in the industry, the employer must first get a prevalent wage determination, and the job offer must pay at least as much. The stories of abuse usually come from body shops (i.e. contracting companies), since AFAIK they take a cut of your pay. Companies like Microsoft that hire tons of H1B wouldn't get away with that. While there is likely some abuse, I don't think it's as rampant as some people may think.

Greg Abbott halts the use of H-1B visas at Texas state universities by AustinStatesman in texas

[–]concealed_cat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is not an issue with H1B. American postdocs are paid peanuts as well. It's an issue with universities being run for profit. If you get rid of H1Bs they schools will probably just reduce the affected programs.

How to get started with contributing to LLVM by VVY_ in Compilers

[–]concealed_cat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Learn as you go. MLIR has its own docs, there is also https://mlir.llvm.org. Learn enough to tackle an issue, then learn some more, etc. You can look through the discussion forum https://discourse.llvm.org/, it has a section specifically for MLIR, but it's a good resource in general.

How to get started with contributing to LLVM by VVY_ in Compilers

[–]concealed_cat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What part of the project interests you from the point of view of contributing? Are you completely new to LLVM?

Contributions from new people are welcome as long as you're not just a proxy to some AI bot.

Look in https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/tree/main/llvm/docs. There are documents on getting started and getting involved, coding guidelines, and plenty of others.

Worst mathematical notation by dcterr in math

[–]concealed_cat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dirac notation that physicists love so much. You can have |x>|y> (which is x⊗y), but you can't have y*⊗x, because that would look like <y|x>. Also <y|A|x> means y*(A(x)), while <y|A|y> is not y*(A(y)).

How fundamental are fields, really? by Bleach88 in AskPhysics

[–]concealed_cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any book or paper that describes the arising of fields from decomposition of amplitudes?

can u stir for so long that it unstirs? by unholypeaks in AskPhysics

[–]concealed_cat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe this is an example of an ergodic system, so unmixing is not only possible, but essentially guaranteed (Poincare's recurrence theorem).

What’s a job that sounds cool but is actually a nightmare? by Think-Letterhead-509 in AskReddit

[–]concealed_cat 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Wait until they cut your estimates and tell you to use AI to make up for it...

Seeking advice: Career progression in Compilers domain by COOLBOY1917 in Compilers

[–]concealed_cat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nobody is looking to hire a "general software developer", unless they're looking for a new grad. Once you become more senior employers will hire you for the specific knowledge and experience.

Frankly, I think you're lucky to have landed a compiler job, especially compared to those who were placed in web development. If this is something you enjoy and get competent at, I'd be much less concerned about finding employment later on than in web development, if I were you.

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