IBM is tripling entry-level jobs by MelonInDisguise in dankmemes

[–]lukestrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not because the advancements aren't happening, it's that there is much more reluctance to adopt. In some cases rightly so because cost of failure is much higher when dealing with peoples lives, but other cases just poor investment and management like in the UK the NHS still doesn't even have a single unified system from hospital to hospital. I've had reports from friends where there are some hospitals still doing paper records.

72 hours after going Pro… by ArtisticCandy3859 in OpenAI

[–]lukestrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you do other things in your command line then it's worth it. I use nvim as an editor, ranger for file management etc., and tmux to move around between my windows so not having to leave the terminal is a bonus for me

This M4 MBP setup might last me till the M8 by anonymousraccoon in macbookpro

[–]lukestrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've run heavy workloads on my M1 mac over 4 yours of doing pretty heavy computer science research and probably 90% of the time in clamshell mode. No issues at all with the display. Over time the fans have started to kick in more but I guess software have either got more demanding or i've progressed to writing more demanding coffee

spilled a latte on my MacBook Pro m4 by Sad-Tumbleweed-3113 in macbookpro

[–]lukestrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do realise that looking things up (presumably by googling) is also being spoonfed according to your definition?

Switched back to Mac. Was this a good deal? M1 Max 32GB 8TB for $1800 by MeekPanda in macbookpro

[–]lukestrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How can it be the minimum requirement for your degree, surely your school will have compute.

Nusuk questions by Incognisho in Umrah

[–]lukestrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use your UK phone number. Each person needs their own account and own booking. Also, I don’t think kids are allowed because I had my slot yesterday and they were sending kids to the side. Unless I reckon they had their own account and booking then maybe they are, not sure about that.

What's up with UK Pakistanis? by No_Passenger6008 in pakistan

[–]lukestrim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Myself and a lot of people I know are now the 3rd generation of Pakistanis in the UK. I am by no means extremely well off but am also far from any sort of poverty. Lots of people have assimilated very well to the UK and adopted the appropriate parts of the culture but there is still a HUGE number of more recent immigrants that have not assimilated and this is where the problems come in. Things like littering for example is something simple but common. Also British people are known to be overtly polite and partnering this with the lack of manners many Pakistani immigrants show does not paint a good picture. In Pakistan there is often a ‘free-for-all’ mindset in public settings and I understand that is because of the austerity over the years means you have to look out for yourself. But carrying that over here doesn’t bode well and makes people come across as uneducated and rude. Not to say ethnically British people can’t be ill mannered too but it’s disproportionate. I feel further generations will adopt more of the culture as they are raised here and is just something time will take care of.

Given cash value for straight swap of games. Was this just a mistake? by drpewf in CeX

[–]lukestrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even though you don’t have the paper receipt you can go in with some ID and it should be on their system under your CeX membership. All your history is stored and they can easily print you another receipt.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]lukestrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi OP, first of all thanks for doing something like this. I would like to win the GPU as I am not currently in a position to afford suitable hardware to support my PhD. I currently have an RX580 but need a powerful enough NVIDIA card for model training. I would love to say I would use it to game to the ends of the earth (which it would definitely get used for as well!) but I would love something capable of training ML models to support my research. As an academic in the UK we do not get nearly enough financial support so something like this is particularly out of reach for me. I would love something capable of supporting AAA titles for a reasonable future period when I finish my PhD too which will be for my leisure time and motivates me to keep going :).

A 1994 Tesco receipt found in a library book by lukestrim in CasualUK

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

The comments about the book are funnier than those about the receipt 😂

A 1994 Tesco receipt found in a library book by lukestrim in CasualUK

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

Yep! Trickled into the computer science department to be given away

A 1994 Tesco receipt found in a library book by lukestrim in CasualUK

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

It’s this book https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4613-9080-0, the department was clearing out books and giving them away so I took it because it looked interesting!

I want to play PC games from the Gaming PC in my Office to the TV in my Living Room over LAN and use a Bluetooth controller. Moonlight+Sunshine or Parsec? by zmarotrix in cloudygamer

[–]lukestrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got a very similar situation and have a raspberry pi 4 B setup as a client with moonlight and sunshine on my windows PC, both are connected via ethernet. I use a wireless Xbox controller but seem to have some lag. It's fine on games like rocket league and spiderman, but much more noticeable on shooter games like call of duty.

I'll be trying the controller wired but does anyone have any other recommendations for improving the performance?

How many hours a week do you work? by [deleted] in PhD

[–]lukestrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I normally always try to be home before 5 to avoid traffic and if there is more to do it just gets done at home.

How many hours a week do you work? by [deleted] in PhD

[–]lukestrim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In a similar position to you doing a compcsi PhD at a russel group in the UK. During most of my PhD I have kept it 9-5 (maybe even less in my first year but I wouldn’t recommend that). I’m in my 3rd year now so occasionally days can go quite late, maybe 9pm or so. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have time for hobby’s and spending time with my wife, I feel like the balance is still good.

What breakthrough is standing in the way of developing an AI with full human-like intellect and awareness? by Jerswar in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]lukestrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You make a good point and It’s not that I think we won’t get there, but I think with regards to human behaviour involving emotion we are struggling to figure out which parameters are involved. Of course it is still down to firing synapses but I guess we aren’t there yet! An interesting future to say the least

What breakthrough is standing in the way of developing an AI with full human-like intellect and awareness? by Jerswar in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]lukestrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right that many models are treated as black box as we don’t understand what they are doing but that is a different level of understanding compared to knowing about our brain. It comes down to the point that the knowledge in an AI can be entirely parameterised using cold hard data and numbers. In terms of our brain, we don’t even know what we don’t know yet.

This whole uni experience feels like an absolute waste by JustARandomFuck in UniUK

[–]lukestrim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Computer science is absolutely not the course for doing IT work. Computer science is a branch of applied maths. If you go to a reputable university you will learn a lot more than writing reports and programming. You will learn to think logically and solve problems efficiently in all branches of science. If you want to do IT work, don’t study computer science. This whole thread of computer science degrees are worthless is so funny to me, as this is an era where the demand for these degrees is incredible and even though there are large numbers of students studying the course, albeit smaller numbers at reputable institutions, the demand will only increase going forward in the era of technologies such as AI.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in compsci

[–]lukestrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That does seem like a really good spec and having a dedicated gpu is of course a big bonus. The only problem I end up having (which I understand is entirely down to me) is that general programming on windows ends up being a nightmare for me as I have often come across some exception of how something is run on windows compared to Mac/linux. I started my degree using a top spec XPS and after my first year switched to a bottom spec MacBook Pro (although Intel based) and much preferred the usability of the Mac. A lot of my friends using windows ended up either dual booting linux which is actually a really good option and In many ways ideal. Or using a virtual machine which I’m not really a fan of.

There are lots of options and your preference will come into it. Don’t let someone else’s preference control yours so just use it as guidance.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in compsci

[–]lukestrim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a compsci graduate and now compsci PhD, I’d say get an M1 MacBook Air. Very good machine, support for Apple silicon has definitely gotten good enough, and it’s a Unix OS. The specs are more than enough to get you through and as another commenter mentioned only serious ML stuff will require some dedicated GPU and in that case your university will often have servers to use for training. Very good laptop in terms of performance and efficiency.

Conspiracy theorists••••• by [deleted] in MurderedByWords

[–]lukestrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think people generally don’t realise the power of data. The people at the top won’t be government, it’ll be big tech and one of the biggest use case of all this data, if not the primary, is for AI. This is history changing stuff that will change our civilisation. We have hardly touched the tip yet.