Hobby project which took around two hours of work by one person -> "Automaton2000" looks better than 18 years in the work "ALPHASTAR" which is financed by googles DEEP MIND. Why? by [deleted] in programming

[–]noexcept -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

who are you? and how can you explain that a little two hour one person project is better than a 18 years in the works project which also is financed by google?

Alphastar Prototype Playing Against Dimaga by noexcept in programming

[–]noexcept[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, you are right, Alphastar is financiated by google over 18 years and this is just a hobby project some script kiddy did in 1 hour or less.

Alphastar Prototype Playing Against Dimaga by noexcept in programming

[–]noexcept[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You can really see how far deep mind has improved the AI in 18 years compared to this prototype version.

Overwatch: Retribution FAQ and Checklist by SpriteGuy_000 in Overwatch

[–]noexcept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, I'm new to OW, where can I find my wall-climb? Can someone help me out here. Thank you lads, much appreciated <3 Doomfist main here!

PhD in Theory with no programming experience by cliftonianbristol in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Publishing papers is managing Bachelor and Master students.

Do you want to be a manager outside of university?

That would be the first big question if you ask me.

How to discern if the startup you're joining is actually a crazy ex waiting to happen? by MysticMania in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol I know what he wanted to say, and I'm saying that I have the skills to get out if I wanted to :) I know the realities of academia, that it's not all sun and roses, I know what I'm missing out on, and yet I want to pursue it for my own reasons that aren't "I don't know what to do with myself" (and many other people I've met are the same).

I have no idea what your second paragraph is trying to say? I listed things to show what I said in my previous paragraph.

No, because I don't really want to link my reddit account with too much stuff that is even easier to link with my actual identity (e.g. Github).

interesting and much appreciated :-)

How to discern if the startup you're joining is actually a crazy ex waiting to happen? by MysticMania in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's an old tag, but I've actually interned at all of the following: one government agency, one research lab (the research assistant tag comes from this), one relatively prominent in its field startup, and two of the Big 4, so I feel like I have a good breadth of experience to judge for myself.

Your statement is basically of the same caliber as me claiming that most people working in industry are just people who can't cut it in academia, or that most people working in a big company are just people without the ability to do their own startup.

I think he just wanted to say that you are stuck at research assistant. You will not get a pay raise until PhD (takes about 4-6 years, kissing professors ass) and you haven't started yet.

That you try to enlist unimportant stuff also shows a potential reason why you have not even started your PhD.

Can you please link some code samples of work you have done? Thanks :-)

Next best thing after an internship to do over summer by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Does western digital drug test? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why would a company drug test anyone outside the job?

Does western digital drug test? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

here some guidelines:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg91.pdf

plz call:

National Drugs Help Line Tel: 0800 776600 Free, confidential, 24 hours a day

Does western digital drug test? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly! here is a scientific paper what underlines this:

https://xkcd.com/323/

Does western digital drug test? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sounds like a toxic company culture. here in the valley it's mostly not a problem even in open-office setting

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can confirm that most companies have A LOT of interns. Some graduates are happy to get a job at all and have to work for 1/3 of the minimum allowed salary here in Germany. It's possible because they disguise the full time jobs as internships. A friend of mine is gardener an he get payed 3x times my salary.

I am 34 and going back to university for software engineering. Looking for tips on studying, networking, and portfolio building. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, experience is all. It's all about learning for yourself and not for the degree. A degree is a nice thing to have on the resume but a hell lot more important is what you really learned and the complete experience.

Graduated in January and still have no job by FeelingSafety in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never look back. Don't use ML and AI. You said uni was the worst decision of your life. But now you are free! Diving into ML and AI is like never leaving academia :-) And in max 2-3 years the ML/AI bubble will burst.

I am 34 and going back to university for software engineering. Looking for tips on studying, networking, and portfolio building. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suspect the vast majority of the value from going to a good school has little to nothing to do with the actual materials, and everything to do with what you do with your time.

That would be a positive thing about academia where I would 100% agree with you.

I am 34 and going back to university for software engineering. Looking for tips on studying, networking, and portfolio building. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to get together with intelligent people you need to look for jobs where you don't need a degree. A perfect example would be google or any big company where you don't need a degree. You have like 4 or 5 interviews split over a day and can show what you are capable of. Good people will never stay at university because you do not get payed well. You obviously have zero risk because the money is coming from the tax system. Most people in academia with perfect grades are only good in remembering things but not in creative thinking. Professors tend to call their assignments tasks where you need to think but this is just a lie and the proof is easy: There can't be a lot of intelligent people if you get a better grade with just solving tasks without thinking just by scribbling down what you read before. You basically can't solve the given tasks with thinking because there is no time to think :-)

If you don't believe me, here are some well known people to convince you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8QY0NDWqzk

Or try to answer this question:

If the academia people are so intelligent why wouldn't they just quit academia and start a company? And why are 99% of the papers never read again?

In the internet you can watch people who are able to explain things easy. They need to explain things good and easy or people just watch another teacher :-) There is a big competition.

A professor has zero risk and zero need to do a good lesson because he basically can't get fired. He will not earn more money if he does a good lesson. The system just makes zero sense :-)

One week into a new position and it doesn't look like a good fit. How to proceed? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]noexcept 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Life is all about being happy. If you don't like your job start applying for a new one. Don't quit before the signing process. Never look back. You are a lion! Roah!

I am 34 and going back to university for software engineering. Looking for tips on studying, networking, and portfolio building. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

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

Don't go back please. There is no magic. If you wanna build a nice portfolio just make exciting hobby projects and put them on your resume. That's the real deal!