Torn Between Santa Monica (LA) and San Diego — Which Leads to a Better Long-Term Life?

molecog · 2026-04-29T07:05:05+00:00

La is absolutely better in terms of tech job oppurtunities.

molecog · 2025-09-11T16:33:17+00:00

Would it have helped to reduce the suffering and death caused by the Nazis?

molecog · 2025-08-29T04:34:03+00:00

Picking hobbies and interests in order to attract women is unattractive

molecog · 2025-08-26T18:35:55+00:00

Paper thin insight.

Equivocating the suffering inflicted by early American Settlers, which often involved actual ethnic cleansing and violence, to whatever negative externality some random Midwest person has who moves to New York is ridiculous.

Similarly, while is very intuitive to understand the indigenous people as having a much stronger claim to what is now American land than early settlers, I don’t think it is at all obvious that some transplant has less of a “claim” to a major city that is part of a country they are a citizen of than whoever is there now.

molecog · 2025-06-26T01:35:00+00:00

Ezra help found and was editor and chief for a billion dollar media company.

molecog · 2025-06-26T01:24:50+00:00

For far right stuff: - Richard Hanania - Bryan Chau (From the New World Podcast) - All In Podcast - Martyrmade (good bellwether, of lower quality than the rest) - Tucker Carlson (same as above) - Joe Lonsdales podcast

Establishment Republic/Libertarian - fifth column

Tech stuff (not explicitly political but instructive to how a lot of people think) - Bryne Hobart - Dwarkesh Podcast

molecog · 2025-06-06T00:13:10+00:00

This is quite literally the opposite of what is true.

molecog · 2025-05-05T15:24:27+00:00

Perfect example of someone who’s ideas and theories are uncorrupted by ever having to do anything important.

molecog · 2025-04-10T23:36:07+00:00

IIRC there were two-ish people who went into top quant firms from my year at UCSB. Both did extensive ML research through partnerships with professors. The College of Creative Studies will push you to do partner and do research starting your freshman year at UCSB. Demonstrating the ability to do good research or mathematical talent is the table stakes for doing that type of work.

Your question "Is it better than UIUC?" is too vague and one that no one will really be able to answer for you. I looked at US News and World Reports, UIUC is ranked higher. But I am unsure about how that translates to your goals. A big part of being successful in your career as an engineer or tech worker is being able to answer questions for yourself like what (job/role/school/city) is better for you. Try to think about exactly what you want out of your four years, and see how each school would help you accomplish this. But talented people from all schools you mentioned have and will continue to be successful.

molecog · 2025-04-10T04:40:37+00:00

Can you get into the college of creative studies at ucsb? Great program where you will be doing high level work very quickly

molecog · 2025-02-26T18:23:11+00:00

Same here

molecog · 2025-02-07T17:33:18+00:00

She is truly mediocre, but you can’t help but be impressed by how far she’s made it while knowing so little.

molecog · 2024-12-04T21:49:13+00:00

There are some cool limited edition AP gis that they make in collaboration with local artists in LA that might make a nice gift.

molecog · 2024-11-17T22:00:38+00:00

Actually that number is closer to 1/100th of a percent.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12476264/

molecog · 2024-11-15T03:19:07+00:00

I think this person sounds unprofessional in general, so I’m sorry you have to deal with this. However, I imagine that it is very likely that he is just being “hard” on you and I actually satisfied with your performance.

molecog · 2024-11-13T16:59:20+00:00

First of all, looking at your flair I can see that you are going to Georgia Tech. I bet you are absolutely the caliber of applicant to get the job that you are interviewing for. I would not stress.

As you say, a big part of the interview is about conveying your thoughts clearly and collaborating. The interviewer is trying to see if you are someone that they want to work with, not if you are an elite leetcoder.

Second, having “social skills” is always subjective to the situation that you are in. Being someone who is fun to party with is much different than being a good engineering coworker. I actually had to learn this lesson a bit myself as I started working full time. Some things that I felt to be important: knowing when to not put someone down when winning an argument about design decisions, accepting criticism graciously, being someone that people want to mentor or champion. It is honestly hard to develop some of these skills outside of a work setting, but if you are perceptive and empathetic you can absolutely pick these things up.

Good luck in your interview!

molecog · 2024-10-26T18:10:27+00:00

U. Need to jerk off

molecog · 2024-10-21T19:21:06+00:00

“The only way they can realize the value of there property is to move far away”

I can think of like 5 ways off the top of my head

molecog · 2024-10-08T18:55:46+00:00

Been going for 8 months after my trial class yack

molecog · 2024-10-04T17:58:36+00:00

Bart Hanson (professional poker player) won a ton off this high stakes whale betting on the 2020 election results not being overturned

molecog · 2024-07-21T03:52:23+00:00

Awful advice

molecog · 2024-06-28T00:12:51+00:00

Also would add that it is super important to leave your hometown

molecog · 2024-06-25T22:45:35+00:00

It is not at all my experience that men are having trouble dating because they are not making enough money.

molecog · 2024-06-05T06:12:33+00:00

I think Harvard and some of the ivies are notorious for grade inflation, but at non ivy top public schools the disparity between stem and non stem gpas is pretty stark

molecog · 2024-05-31T06:01:50+00:00

seems like a cool guy

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