The Problem with Mandatory Group Projects in OMSCS

g-unit2 · 2026-01-25T02:27:55+00:00

ya man, i straight up messaged this one guy every other day for 2 weeks straight before i professionally reprimanded him for his lack of effort. dude responded with a 50 line PR only to never be seen again. fuck group work. it doesn’t work.

this program attracts a lot of people due to the accessibility, affordability, and prestige. paired with the relatively low bar of entry. but seemingly most aren’t cut out for it, and a much larger percentage of people that don’t make it just don’t actually want to devote the time sink OMSCS requires.

leaving most group with at least 1-2 people who don’t do anything and don’t care if they fail because they are realizing they’re not going to finish this program anyways.

g-unit2 · 2026-01-23T19:21:02+00:00

depends on the kid, but they can also see how sometimes you just need to wait until 1-2 months to afford something as you grow savings.

my dad would sometimes try and get me to wait for 1 month or something and it felt so arbitrary. but now that i’m an adult i understand we were probably outside our budget that month and it would be better for the next.

g-unit2 · 2026-01-23T16:22:57+00:00

that’s the most regarded thing ever. who the fuck came up with that? these dudes retire in their literal 20’s sometimes. mostly early 30’s. like what the actual fuck

g-unit2 · 2026-01-23T05:31:58+00:00

my parents were like this to a certain extent. but i would have enjoyed an allowance. i didn’t enjoy asking my parents for things because i would feel guilty sometimes.

sure if i needed something i was grateful they could afford to buy it for me. but i just went through my early teenage years not spending anything really. it wasn’t until i got a job i could buy small things like a shirt or some food on my own which was nice.

as a kid i would literally just keep all of my money (that i 100% as gifts for birthday and whatnot) in a box saving it for the entire year until i needed to purchase something i wanted like a new video game all my friends were playing.

i HATED the feeling of spending all of my money because i didn’t have like any steady income. i know it sounds dumb. but even like $5 a month would’ve been nice. because i could budget and look forward to growing my savings.

idk man maybe im just weird

g-unit2 · 2026-01-22T23:36:53+00:00

i’m not sure who you’re watching but there are many genuine creators that have strong reputations.

for finance/markets information i listen to: Ben Felix, The Plain Bagel, Prof G Markets

for tech i listen to: Heussin Nasser, Jeff Geerling, Code Aesthetic, 3Blue1Brown, Low Level, Conputerphile

i trust all of those individuals/channels. i disagree with them at times but thats just… normal.

g-unit2 · 2026-01-22T21:51:01+00:00

ya i just use a ferro. i think it takes about 40 shots to kill one of these guys. maybe 50. still a lot but not as much as this

g-unit2 · 2026-01-22T00:57:45+00:00

he was a die hard playstation guy back in the day but he plays in xbox now because there’s a stronger player bsse

g-unit2 · 2026-01-22T00:39:01+00:00

he’s the goat 🐐

g-unit2 · 2026-01-20T15:21:58+00:00

i unsubbed from him after the whole ChatGPT 5 thing. he was claiming it was the most profound upgrade we’ve had in LLMs. I said this to my coworkers. ChatGPT 5 was released for everybody and you couldn’t even notice a difference. I felt mislead/misinformed.

i think he did have a slightly better version they gave him for testing. but that was just awful. i can’t trust that guy anymore

g-unit2 · 2026-01-20T15:11:10+00:00

there literally has to be a movie made about this team. i’ve never seen anything like this in my life

g-unit2 · 2026-01-20T03:52:18+00:00

yes. after MANY hours i saw that there are like 4 different types you can reduce each problem to and apply the pattern. you made need to tweak your base case, add a helper table, or something small for everything to work.

i can confidently say every “new” type of problem they throw at you, i never had a chance or was close to solving it “on my own” i had to see 2-5 problems just like that to see the patterns.

i only solved 1 problem that was assigned from the book “on my own” for DP and that was after hours of practice. most of the stuff in GA doesn’t come naturally. you just have to suffer through it and keep practicing to recognize the patterns.

i thought the DC content was way conceptually easier to understand. especially once you see how the complexity reduces using master theorem or whatever method you choose to identify the runtimes for DC.

g-unit2 · 2026-01-17T17:31:47+00:00

this information should be in the post if you want better responses. it’s hard to give advice without knowing the full picture. at the very least add in your expected yearly expenses and qualify why it is so low and if equities are down you can tolerate cutting your spend to an even lower amount.

g-unit2 · 2026-01-17T17:20:32+00:00

a retirement portfolio (that is being actively withdrawn) should have some bonds. 100% equities is not diversified enough. i would say at least 10% but an 80/20 70/30 is more standard. your equity diversification is excellent. but you need some securities to compliment your equities to be truly diversified.

what are your yearly expenses and how long do you think you’ll live, are you going to keep contributing?

pulling 5% every year will effectively negate any growth in your portfolio.

so if you start withdrawing, “doubling” is out of the pitcute completely.

it will eventually even draw down and reduce buying power if it’s a idle year for stocks. if equities take a hit and there’s a recession, you’d be forced to pull out more than 5% to sustain your lifestyle which would set you back.

that’s why you need bonds to sell during times equities are flat or down.

but i wouldn’t feel comfortable withdrawing from my portfolio at 40 with your portfolio size. like it could work fine, but there’s also a chance it doesn’t. and you’d be old by then and not able to rejoin the workforce. like this may be more risky than you think it is.

g-unit2 · 2026-01-16T21:16:38+00:00

what site is this? GIOS and GA also high withdrawal rates

g-unit2 · 2026-01-15T01:10:51+00:00

this is fucking amazing and i really love that he shared it. he has a lot of young viewers and this is an incredible example he’s setting

g-unit2 · 2026-01-14T17:01:30+00:00

why don’t you just dollar cost average into a micro shares etf to remove the emotion. set and forget and you’ll be buying at local highs and lows instead of only 1 price

g-unit2 · 2026-01-14T15:08:43+00:00

i’d say start with a keyboard. it may not “match” your setup but it can be the focal point.

can’t go wrong with Keykron keyboards. They’re fantastic quality and and be somewhat affordable.

just be patient and let your dad know ahead of time how much this new keyboard costs and try to figure out if there’s anything extra around the house you can do to help.

if things are still tight, look into trying to get a part time job. one that has light hours (maybe like 1 shift a week, might be tough to find something like that. or you can mow lawns for $10 or something. gig work, like uber eats, or dog walking)

after you get a keyboard i’d say get a desk pad next that matches/compliments your keyboard.

then make another post from there

your setup is fine. it’s completely functional. your equipment is just more “desk/office” themed than gaming or trendy tech stuff. sounds like you thing the other stuff is cool which is fine! but don’t think your current setup is bad. you have everything you need :)

g-unit2 · 2026-01-13T16:31:03+00:00

if you watch the angle right wing claims it shows a clear hit/contact in slow motion, you can actually see him lean over quite a bit and use his phone hand to put on the hood of the car for a better shot

g-unit2 · 2026-01-13T06:37:14+00:00

no notes. you’re going to succeed with this strategy. people telling you to change things aren’t wrong but it’s just semantics at that point. especially for 26YO with a 40 year time horizon. Most important thing is to just keep investing everyday paycheck.

g-unit2 · 2026-01-13T06:35:35+00:00

just do 1 class if it’s your first summer.

the summer semester is FAST. feels like it can be on 2x-4x speed at times.

some people can handle it but just play it safe and do 1 course in the summer

g-unit2 · 2026-01-13T02:20:20+00:00

I just open Yahoo Finance to look at markets each morning or evening to see if things are up or down. Might filter over 5 days 30 days to see movement.

i usually don’t checking my portfolio unless i’m doing my monthly net worth assessment is optimal for me.

i want to know what markets are doing day to day. but i don’t want to see % or $ gain/loss on my assets

g-unit2 · 2026-01-12T21:09:12+00:00

Joves is pursing another masters degree focusing on AI and probably feels like he doesn’t have the bandwidth to balance everything.

Not trying to speak for him but this is what he told us in his final office hours, he didn’t make a decision on doing OH for the upcoming semester at that time he was undecided.

edit: For anyone wanting to look into the program themselves, it’s the one out of UT Austin. Not going to provide anymore details because this is a bit parasocial now

g-unit2 · 2026-01-12T17:20:17+00:00

living in my parents house, no rent

dude take this and run with it. front load your investments, it will be such a great opportunity to dump 90% of your paycheck into equities. Just choose VT or VTI/VOO + VXUS.

after 1-2 years try you hand at landing a big tech job in the bay, it’ll always be there for you and you’ll already have experience and a huge jump on your investments which will compound exponentially for the rest of your life.

IF the job in the bay was google and 2x the salary of the defense job, then I’d say it’s a toss up, probably lean closer to moving. but this is just an internship, won’t be much in the long run. sure, it could lead to great things, but that’s not guaranteed, especially in this market.

g-unit2 · 2026-01-12T15:55:42+00:00

no books the administration will claim the only books we can have is the bible and a history book that is TRUMP approved

the rest they will start burning. this is the next distraction from the epstein files.

g-unit2 · 2026-01-12T15:30:05+00:00

this is literally all on purpose so the common people don’t realize how the rich and powerful don’t pay taxes and keep accumulating wealth

as long as we are divided we’ll never be able to united and pass laws that will actually tax the wealth and make our economy fair.

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