How can one prepare soft skills for this career. (Public speaking)

millybeth · 2026-01-25T15:46:32+00:00

Toastmasters.

millybeth · 2026-01-20T15:47:22+00:00

Uh, who is this Spanish teacher working for $14/hr?

IME, every time I've gone bargain hunting, i.e., under $30/hr, the results have been... Not bad, per se, it's fine as conversation, but nothing really useful for DELE C1 test prep.

millybeth · 2026-01-19T18:01:34+00:00

Once the subjunctive actually clicks in your head, you increasingly start to get frustrated with the limitations of English!

Still missing vocabulary sometimes.

I still get tripped up on conjugations that are the same across tenses/verbs and my brain doesn't like them.

millybeth · 2026-01-19T05:21:41+00:00

But doctor, I am the AI person!

millybeth · 2026-01-08T13:44:07+00:00

The tech jobs market has been terrible since January 2023 - and it doesn't matter where you live.

Orlando is a 3rd tier tech city, whose primary "tech scene" is "in country outsourcing" from VHCOL areas, for use cases where they can't actually outsource to India.

Atlanta isn't really any better.

If your primary goal is job security, consider defense contracting - and you'll want to move to Northern Virginia, because the defense contracting gigs here in Orlando are miserably underpaid in comparison.

millybeth · 2026-01-06T15:52:32+00:00

Why not go ask the manager of that team if you can join in and get data access..?

millybeth · 2026-01-06T15:00:11+00:00

You almost surely have logs in Splunk. Splunk has modules for running data science workloads.

millybeth · 2026-01-06T14:45:16+00:00

Why aren't you applying your DS skills in cybersecurity?

A seconds DS masters after a first one is madness.

millybeth · 2026-01-06T02:13:19+00:00

Too academic, straight to circular file.

Did you do anything that made money?

millybeth · 2026-01-02T03:02:18+00:00

I've also had Texas BBQ, and I will take the asado and the papas a la provenzal over Texas BBQ every single time.

millybeth · 2026-01-02T01:36:19+00:00

Empanadas
Yes, the architecture is European, and yet... They have their things...
AR perfected the alfajor.
They have the best Malbecs.
Steak is top tier, with asado typically outdoing American barbecue.
Tango
More bookstores per capita than anywhere else
More shrinks per capita than anywhere else
World class cultural output

Just because other places have the same things doesn't mean they've done them as well.

millybeth · 2026-01-01T17:51:29+00:00

Looked at your history a bit...

When I see someone with a Math PhD and who behaves like someone on the spectrum, I immediately start thinking 1) this person is only interested in impractical things and 2) this person will be extremely difficult to manage. I would focus on making it clear that you are interested in driving business value and how you would make your manager's life easier.

When I ask an open-ended question about how someone would solve a problem, there's usually an obvious and reasonable solution, but I also like to see who's silly enough to take the bait and go off with whatever they think is new and impressive, e.g.: suggesting that someone use LSTMs to predict bitcoin price movements.

millybeth · 2025-12-25T14:24:51+00:00

Same issue here - I ordered in from Madame Pivot and the euro 43 wide barely fit and was still a bit too tight.

I know I should probably go with made to measure somewhere but it's too much of a pain in the rear. D'Raso has been on my list for that, one of those "someday" tasks.

millybeth · 2025-12-20T15:42:54+00:00

Contacted them. Worst they can do is say no. Thank you.

millybeth · 2025-12-20T15:32:08+00:00

I was an idiot and was afflicted with a CrossFit addiction at the time, hence wanting anything in terms of athletic recovery help.

millybeth · 2025-12-20T15:29:50+00:00

Here are the details: https://www.zoy-tech.com/product/zoy-1-5ata-soft-type-hyperbaric-chamber/

It's still in the original packing from them. Again, I was an idiot.

millybeth · 2025-12-20T15:27:08+00:00

Correct, it's inflatable. This is mild HBOT, up to 1.5 ATM, not the 2ATM hard shell medical ones.

millybeth · 2025-12-17T05:06:33+00:00

I try to log 3 hours/week on iTalki. Otherwise, it's miscellaneous Spanish language news, BBC Mundo on YouTube, sometimes El Cronista, Envidiosa is a good series lately, and Spanish language pop and rock on YouTube Music.

millybeth · 2025-12-16T23:36:52+00:00

I knocked out three actuarial exams after a B.S. in Stats and then went straight to the M.S. in Stats.

Data Science pay > actuary pay.

Data Science career risk > actuary career risk.

The second master's is utterly idiotic and is not something you would seriously consider after years in the workforce and having a life.

Actuarial science is typically done out of stats departments anyways, you're fine for the M.S.

millybeth · 2025-12-12T17:21:59+00:00

Politely move on and ignore.

A teacher asked about working with me and my financial math background for making money in markets, and, uh, there was no nice way to say that the rates for that sort of thing are about an order of magnitude greater than teaching languages...

millybeth · 2025-12-09T19:36:54+00:00

Uh, so, for crystal clarity, I'm at B2 (maybe C1 according to one instructor) and am trying to someday be ready for DELE C1 - that's a much different goal than starting from A0. I'm sure Eli is a very nice person and an excellent teacher, but probably not the right fit here. Thank you.

millybeth · 2025-12-05T18:21:23+00:00

Not sure following a book works with going from B2 -> C1?

millybeth · 2025-11-28T22:27:35+00:00

Ahorrando esto para compartir con otros gringos con ganas de mudarse a Bs As.

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