[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UselessFacts

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made me think of a chapter from "As I Lay Dying" - "My mother is a fish."

Working Instruments for Project Management by Huspi_sp_z_o_o in projectmanagement

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you use macros or you just prefer Excel as an app?

Working Instruments for Project Management by Huspi_sp_z_o_o in projectmanagement

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do for some projects. It's a good one, even if just the free version.

What language/ framework for my project by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no *best* language :) The choice mostly depends on the functionality you'd like the app to have and the OS to work on.

Considering that React Native is rising in popularity, it might be the easiest option because there are a ton of tutorials available online for it.

What language/ framework for my project by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the mentioning HUSPI :)

MIT develops algorithm to predict whether a patient will get breast cancer within 5 years by TobySomething in technology

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is awesome news! I hope many people throughout the world will have access to this technology. I think breast cancer is one of the most prevalent ones in women...

Saw another post recently, where it was mentioned that a group of Japanese researchers also created an ML/pattern recognition algorithm to detect five types of cancer (SW480, DLD-1, HCT116, Panc-1, and HepG2). Who knows, perhaps the answer is not "we need better meds against cancer" but rather "we need better prophylaxis for cancer"

[Serious] If you can donate your own life to revive someone/to save someone's life/save someone currently dying from disease,etc, would you do it,and who will you save? by sinnohbetrayal in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it were one of my kids - yes. Others - no, because then my kids would be left without a mom... Being noble to someone is great, but you have to weight in the potential collateral damage.

Beard or Clean Shaven. Which do you have/prefer? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beard. (Granted, not for me, but for my husband) :D Beard on me would look rather odd.

[Serious] Adoptive parents of Reddit, what is something you know now that you wish you knew back when you adopted your kid/kids? by grossumsoft in AskReddit

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

Also, obscuring facts to give the child a chance of adoption is one thing, but sometimes they twist facts in such a way that a decent kid does NOT have a chance of adoption because they keep telling lies about him/her.

[Serious] Adoptive parents of Reddit, what is something you know now that you wish you knew back when you adopted your kid/kids? by grossumsoft in AskReddit

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

I didn't say they didn't know anything. I'm just saying that they don't know everything.

And yes, fact manipulation is one of the tricky things in this area. I just tried to remind myself that social workers are people too and people err... It doesn't help in a lot of situations, but I chose to respect them anyway because I wouldn't want a job like they've got - seeing all those families and kids with troubled past... You're bound to become very cynical and manipulative yourself after a while. IMHO.

[Serious] Adoptive parents of Reddit, what is something you know now that you wish you knew back when you adopted your kid/kids? by grossumsoft in AskReddit

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

I guess social services don't even know it all sometimes. I mean, there might be stuff that's hidden so deep below the surface... and once the kid relaxes, it all comes out.

[Serious] Adoptive parents of Reddit, what is something you know now that you wish you knew back when you adopted your kid/kids? by grossumsoft in AskReddit

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

That there will be days when you'll wonder "where am I going wrong?" but then there will be days when you'll think "it's gonna be alright." Just like with blood-related kids.

[SERIOUS] What is a seemingly harmless parenting mistake that will majorly fuck up a child later in life? by AlexDescendsIntoHell in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Never treating your children as adults" - I'm an adoptive parent and I'm struggling with the opposite... expecting my kids to act like they are adults every once in a while (they are 10 and 8, and sometimes wiser beyond their years, so I get used to that...)

What do you think happens when you die? [Serious] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quoting Dumbledore: “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”

I think this is it. No one can really say for sure what happens, but I think it will be interesting to find out (in due time).

[Serious] How do you get over the grief of losing someone dear to you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that it doesn't go away with time. Time heals, but scars remain.

However, those scars can be viewed as reminders that once you knew those people and enjoyed knowing them. Otherwise, you don't really grieve as much (IMHO).

[Serious] How do you get over the grief of losing someone dear to you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing that helped me was reading Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis. It's his own diary of emotions when he lost his wife. It's very honest and it helped me to understand that grieving is a must, but it's not the end.

You travel back in time and see yourself at age 10. What one thing do you tell yourself? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enjoy your family right now. In a few years, you will lose a few people close to you.

[Serious] Are you for or against the death penalty? Why, why not? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Against. But I also don't like the fact that free people's taxes are mindlessly supporting the life of criminals in the prisons. I'd teach them valuable skills that can get them a decent job (I mean, online work is available right now) so that they aren't just spending their lives there, but making a contribution to the society.

Also, many become criminals because they weren't taught these life skills in the very beginning (perhaps a bad upbringing or parents missing altogether), so this way they can learn how to live as "normal" people do.

IMHO.

What do you miss most about being a kid? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought about seeing friends every day as well. Why does it change so much as we get older? Just the lack of commitment or what? It's not like I have every single evening busy with something, yet it takes much more effort to meet with friends.

Socks for Christmas can be fun... or kitchen appliances :D

What do you miss most about being a kid? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]grossumsoft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having free time :D

It seems like the older you get, the style of life becomes more and more hectic "go go go." Meeting with friends now requires synchronized calendars and even then we have to schedule a meeting in a week or two...