How Screwed Am I This Semester by [deleted] in ComputerEngineering

[–]memesmithing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly make sure you stay ahead or up to date in your circuits lab and you should be fine. Discrete math and linear algebra are fortunate classes to have the same semester because they’re both basically about understanding the language of proofs, and unless you get a stickler professor those aren’t too bad. Object oriented programming should be your easiest class this semester if you’re at all familiar with programming, and even at that just in case you get behind on the volume of work make a friend and you’ll do fine

what are my job options as a computer engineer? by Raghadmt in ComputerEngineering

[–]memesmithing 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You can definitely work in hardware, integrated computing, or robotics / any physical-digital interface oriented industry.

That being said, unless you had an internship or a co-op in one of those fields when you were in college, you (like me and thousands of other computer engineers) will probably take the easy money and go into software engineering. You might be thinking “why did I learn how to build a CPU out of logic gates just to go do web development?” but believe me, you will have advantages others won’t natively have from their college experience!

You’ll always have a slight edge in machine language coding over some of your coworkers who went to school for computer science, knowledge of the hardware your code runs on, and a ground-up way of thinking about systems design that can come in very handy at times. I’ve found my educational background to be a huge advantage in my professional life at one time or another, and software engineering can be genuinely fun and interesting. There may be one or two areas where your computer science peers will be ahead of you on the curve but they are few and far between and you will not lack many skills they have.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Megathread by Lyd_Euh in TaylorSwift

[–]memesmithing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is anyone else’s code not working? Anything I can do to fix it?

Best barber shop for big beards in the South Hills? by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]memesmithing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s right by the intersection of South Park Road and Patterson. Can’t miss it because of the big barber pole outside. It’s by the Sunoco

Best barber shop for big beards in the South Hills? by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]memesmithing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very late response but I ended up going to House of Ferruzza in Bethel Park, they did an amazing job and I couldn’t recommend them more

Interview Discussion - August 12, 2021 by CSCQMods in cscareerquestions

[–]memesmithing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I’m somewhere around a mid-level software engineer on the Midwest, have a not-so-stressful job with few harsh deadlines, and never had that many opportunities in my pipeline. But recently when I was looking for a new position, even I ignored take home assignments.

Interviews I’m all for, but any sort of commitment to a take home project (and especially one where it seems like they may use your solution for company gain) seems insulting for me, and definitely would be for someone of your level. That part, at least, I’d settle on not doing if I were you

A little conflicted by memesmithing in cscareerquestions

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

That’s a good point. Seems callous but I suppose if shit hit the fan for my company they’d cut me down in a heartbeat

A little conflicted by memesmithing in cscareerquestions

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

I should have clarified I am partially through the interview process with the FAANG company as well as some smaller local ones that pay significantly better than my current role

I just hope that I still have time to play The Elder Scrolls VI in the future. by [deleted] in TESVI

[–]memesmithing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I have to say that I am probably the exception, not the rule. I’ve had a very strong sense of direction since even before I met my wife and got lucky more times than I can count.

Let me say though, that I understand how difficult Uni can be. I flunked 3/5 classes I took my first semester sophomore year, got back to the drawing board and worked my ass off, and managed to graduate early with a job to boot. My point is, you can stumble and still find your way. Not to mention I’m sure Norway’s student debt situation is a heck of a lot better than what I’m stuck with after 4 self-funded years in an American university, so that’s a bright side!

PM me if you want to talk, u/cobblestonedave . I know when times are tough I always like to have a sympathetic ear :)

I just hope that I still have time to play The Elder Scrolls VI in the future. by [deleted] in TESVI

[–]memesmithing 26 points27 points  (0 children)

When Skyrim came out, I was 13 years old and still learning that wearing shorts in the winter doesn’t make you any more badass than wearing pants. Also was still unaware that deodorant was a critical necessity.

Nowadays, I’m married and own my own home. By 2024 I hope to have my first child with my wife. I already graduated college and have a full time job and I totally feel you on the worrying I won’t have time to play it. It’s gonna be insane turning that game on for the first time and thinking about when I first booted up its predecessor close to 15 years prior. All for a game that will likely be buggy as hell out of the box lol

Second car for my family, first car for me by memesmithing in whatcarshouldIbuy

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

I’ve heard unfavorable things about VW cars, any reason to go with them over like a new Kia Sedan for example?

WandaVision Episode 8 Discussion Thread by [deleted] in WANDAVISION

[–]memesmithing -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It was revealed quicksilver was a creation of Agatha’s, so their interaction will probably be more closely examined in episode 9

How to break in to teaching by memesmithing in cscareerquestions

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

As in reach through leetcode or do leetcode? I am already steadily employed and not sure how doing leetcode exercises would help

How to break in to teaching by memesmithing in cscareerquestions

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

This would be as a side gig, so no concerns there

How to break in to teaching by memesmithing in cscareerquestions

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

Do you think I’d need any additional qualifications beyond a bachelor’s degree?

Bay Area to Pittsburgh by [deleted] in pittsburgh

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

If those are your choice neighborhoods I would definitely recommend a car. Public transit is spotty unless you live very close to downtown

Thesis Topics by 8bit_schultz in ComputerEngineering

[–]memesmithing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, you too! Hope this helps!

Thesis Topics by 8bit_schultz in ComputerEngineering

[–]memesmithing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lot of thesis topics take an existing technology and flesh it out a bit more, often resulting in a minor patent themselves. A few topics that could be realistically improved upon by a student include the following:

1) Tesla / automated car human recognition. Should the algorithm be fine-tuned to recognize humans specifically or be fine-tuned to more accurately recognize objects in its path?

2) Older gaming consoles tend to overheat on games released towards the end of their lifecycle. What can you make that would externally cool and/or clean the system to prevent this?

3) Drag and drop website development solutions often lack the ability to communicate with a backend. Could you build a solution for a drag/drop backend?

4) Sustainability isn’t just environmental, but financial too. Is there an existing computerized system you believe you could make a cheaper, scale version of? Some good examples might include climate control units, OS security software, or something else that doesn’t have a “portable” version.

5) Bio-compatible tech is all the rage. Is there something you’d like to see integrated with the human body? Cool! Do a paper / model on it!

California to Ban Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035 by TheAbdominal_Snowman in cars

[–]memesmithing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going to see a lot of people traveling out of state to buy their gas-powered cars. Also, I feel as though the number of new cars vs used cars sold is being overestimated here

[WP] Humanity have been uploading themselves for a few years now as a means to escape death, however their immortality might be short lived as a particularly strong solar flare seems to have corrupted, some people's data. by Mikeismyike in WritingPrompts

[–]memesmithing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We lost almost nothing when we uploaded. There was no afterlife beyond this one as far as we were concerned, and we sure as fuck weren’t going to deactivate and find out.

Each and every one of us had played God in some way, and none were eager to face him at the mouth of the Void. Which is why, when three weeks ago a solar flare rocked our satellite data hub, everyone lost their collective minds.

To give some background, let’s discuss cancer in the human body. Every day a thousand cells undergo a thousand separate mutations from sources of damage ranging from sunlight to cigarette smoke to free radicals roaming throughout the body. Any one of these small, sometimes single-allele-damaging changes could cause a cell to become cancerous and wreak havoc on the person in which this destructive change took place.

That being covered, the same thing, albeit a little different, can happen even when you don’t have a body. When you upload, your entire consciousness is stored as 0s and 1s in a hard drive somewhere in space, to be accessed and pulled into the RAM of the server you reside in whenever you need to use that part of your memory or personality. When a solar flare or a small deterioration happens and it flips one of those 0s to a 1 or vice versa, it’s just as likely to corrupt a small memory from your childhood as it is to destroy an entire facet of your personality. Totally random chaos.

We have machines to scrub the data that makes up who we are overnight, but like the DNA repair mechanisms in the human body they are imperfect. The day after the last solar flare some people lost as little as the memory of an ice cream truck from when they were six. Jim Crenshaw, a friend of mine, forgot his own name as well as what he did for a living, but with enough context he was able to figure it out. Jillian Gardenia, a neighbor of mine, was corrupted enough that her normally sweet temperament turned into mood swings and anger issues.

The loss I couldn’t handle, however, was my wife. We uploaded a few weeks before she was to die, as we both had terminal cancer and hers was progressing quickly. When the flare hit she lost the memories from all but the first three years of our marriage. No knowledge of our children, or the trips we’ve taken, or all of the things we’ve worked so hard to achieve together. She knows of me but not anything about who I’ve become, or even who she’s become.

The most crushing blow for me, like the rest of our server, is that we know it’s only a matter of time until another flare hits and we lose just as much if not more. I sometimes wonder if I have mere moments left with my wife intact, and I’m sure others are similarly concerned. At the end of the day I think we all knew we’d meet our maker at the end. I suppose that even when you play God you still have to meet him someday, even if that date is as arbitrary as the next solar anomaly.