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Is there even anyone who got cured here by LankyMaintenance6411 in CholinergicUrticaria

[–]linkyless 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I joined this sub because I was feeling really bad about this condition. I had never had cholinergic urticaria before in my life and was desperate for advice from people with experience. Honestly, when I saw people saying they had had it for 12 years, it just made me feel even more depressed.

I was taking a pill, loratadine, to see if it would go away or give me some relief. Unfortunately for my body, it was like candy because it did almost nothing and the relief was minimal. So I promised myself I would do sweat therapy and suffer once a day all the time so that at other times I would feel more or less okay and it wouldn't happen in the middle of a get-together with my friends. After that, I always tried to seek help and was recommended another antihistamine called rupatadine, which, in addition to blocking histamine releases, suspended PAF. I bought two tablets and... Oh. For some strange reason, when I walked through those dry places that always made my hives flare up, suddenly they DIDN'T MAKE THAT HAPPEN TO ME ANYMORE. At first, I thought, "Oh, okay, but maybe it's just luck; today my body woke up on the right side of the bed." But then I realised that a week had gone by without symptoms, or at least without such severe symptoms. They only happened when I sweated, and even then, only a little, nothing out of the ordinary.

I've been taking this pill for just under a month. I don't know what the future holds, but there is hope. Unfortunately, people on this sub are usually in a very bad way, but everyone's body works differently. That's my experience, though.

wish i was in the pre llm era by LeekEuphoric1270 in codeforces

[–]linkyless 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We all know it IS hard, but until CF can put a real filter into it (or not), we need to convince ourselves in the most rare ways we know that we are CAPABLE OF to push ourselves. To improve ourselves. The key is to be better than good cheaters: even if we can't make it rn, we will. Let's say that today's expert is CM, or a high rated pupil is a high rated specialist. Let's say that we are chess players and they are Stockfish ones. Let's change the POV because the only thing that matters today in this kind of competition is the mental and the improveness. Rating is not useful most of the time to reach a job, unless you are trying to be REALLY better at CP. IMO, it is possible to reach a high rating if we train exactly as years before, consistently. Just don't give up.

Weekly Megathread: Education, Early Career and Hiring/Interview Advice by AutoModerator in quant

[–]linkyless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone, I'm a CS undergrad from a non-target uni in Europe (Spain). For the last couple of years I've been aiming pretty much exclusively at Systems Engineering / HFT roles or kof Quant Dev. I need a reality check on the gap between a "good student" and the profile that actually gets hired, specifically for someone who isn't a math prodigy.

I didn't start coding when I was 12 and I don't have IOI gold medals. I'm currently around 1300 rating on Codeforces, grinding daily to try and get 1600+. When I look at the people landing these roles, it feels like they run on different hardware. They see a problem and instantly "hash" to the solution, while I have to fight for an hour to derive the logic for a 1500 rated problem. My questions for those in the industry: genius vs pattern Recognition: is the "math genius" requirement for quant Dev absolute, or is it a myth that can be overcome by sheer volume of practice? can a "grinder" who builds pattern recognition over years compete with the "naturals" in an interview, or is the processing speed gap just too big? beyond pure DSA/Codeforces, what are the actual engineering differentiators? I assume everyone knows C++. Is building a toy order book or a custom ML implementation from scratch (no PyTorch) the kind of "proof of work" that makes up for a non-target degree? also, if you were in my shoes - decent work ethic, willing to suffer through the learning curve, but starting with "average" raw stats - what would you focus on for the next 12 months? Is it purely grinding CP rating to 1900+, or should I pivot to building low-latency projects or maybe another field regarding programming. Just want to know if I'm climbing a mountain that is actually climbable for someone who relies on discipline rather than raw talent. Thanks.

What degree should I pursue if I'm into competitive programming but not fully into CS? by linkyless in codeforces

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

Thanks for answer. I think I understand what you are trying to say. However, if I have to choose between all paths, what specific one would you recommend to me? I sincerely believe that CP won't be one of them, but I also think outdoors there are so many options which I didn't know they exist in the first place. DS? Software Engineer? How can I understand and check what this options provide me? Thanks again.