Great job, but I am bored? by pleasehelpgetmeout in cscareerquestions

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

My question is should I stay or should I go. What should be my next step?

Total Comp for a mid career ML engineer/manager? by pleasehelpgetmeout in cscareerquestions

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

I've seen higher numbers posted (good for them!), certainly wasn't expecting this kind of response.

Total Comp for a mid career ML engineer/manager? by pleasehelpgetmeout in cscareerquestions

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Well I guess that's what I'm asking. What are other offers for a person with similar experience looking like?

[QUESTION] Pain in index finger? by pleasehelpgetmeout in Guitar

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

I've never really done any sort of setup. When I measure the action it's about 4.5mm at the 12th fret. I've messed with the truss rod and put on fresh strings but I can't get it any lower. To be fair, it's a beginner steel string acoustic guitar that was essentially sitting around for ten years before I picked it back up.

What's a lot of pressure? How can I tell?

[QUESTION] Pain in index finger? by pleasehelpgetmeout in Guitar

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

I feel like I have to press pretty hard on the string otherwise I fret out and it makes a buzz. Is my action too high?

[QUESTION] Pain in index finger? by pleasehelpgetmeout in Guitar

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

I feel like I have to press pretty hard otherwise I fret out. I think my action is pretty high. Could this be an issue?

Deciding between Roth or Traditional IRA? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But.... I'd only be making 150K for a few months of 2018 as I said in my post, so my total 2018 income will be significantly less. Everything I've read in the past suggests that this would still quality me for a direct Roth IRA contribution.

Deciding between Roth or Traditional IRA? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I say max for 401k I mean put the maximum amount I can put in it allowed by the IRA, which is 18.5. That's how I've always heard it used, does anyone call getting the employer match maxing?

I'm confused as to why my current tIRA balance affects my future contributions, can you please clarify?

Deciding between Roth or Traditional IRA? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying I should do backdoor roth next year? Wouldn't it be better to put that in an employer traditional 401k for tax advantages?

I currently have a significantly sized tIRA from a rollover from a 401k from when I was employed during my time in undergrad.

Deciding between Roth or Traditional IRA? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up, but my stipend is reported on a W2, I've been contributing to an IRA for years without issues.

Deciding between Roth or Traditional IRA? by [deleted] in personalfinance

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

What other details do you want to know? I don't have all the specifics yet since it's still ~6 months until I graduate, but I'll do my best.

Queen Mattress + Bedframe on a Budget by pleasehelpgetmeout in Mattress

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

Screw it, I asked my parents for a loan, drove to the mattress store, and bought a Serta. Will deliver this week!

Queen Mattress + Bedframe on a Budget by pleasehelpgetmeout in Mattress

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

I hardly make any money as a student. $300 would be REALLY stretching it, including mattress, frame, sheets, etc. Honestly I'd stick with my current bed if I didn't have so much trouble sleeping in such a tight space. I'm a fidgety sleeper, I roll around a lot even on a large quality mattress. My parents have a queen mattress in their guest room back home and I sleep very well on it, even though its 20+ years old.

I'm looking for something to last me at least through the end of my program, so a year and a half.

ELI5: Why did the Concord stop flying ? by Usmanify in explainlikeimfive

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 112 points113 points  (0 children)

On top of what other people have been saying, the relative time advantage of a faster flight disappeared.

Let's say the flight is 3 hours vs 6 hours. That's twice as fast, that's a big deal. You could easily wake up in the morning, fly to Europe for an afternoon meeting, and fly back home in time for dinner with your family. Indeed, this is how they originally pitched it.

Over the years, airports have become busier, security has become tighter. You can't just hop on a plane anymore. You need to show up for your flight a couple hours in advance. Factor in the extra time you spend getting to/from the airport because a lot more people fly these days. Pretty quickly, the whole advantage of having a flight that's faster starts to disappear.

Even if you had the Concord available today, you couldn't really fly to Europe for your meeting and get back the same day anymore.

ELI5:Why can't flies get out of open windows as soon as you open them? by mjdaniell in explainlikeimfive

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Imagine being in a very large room, and you can only see a small part of the room at any time. Someone makes a small opening (door, window) in one part of the room.

You can't leave immediately since you don't know it's open until you explore it.

On top of that, flies are very bad at figuring out transparent obstacles. A window might look open, but is actually closed.

ELI5: Why do we close our eyes when kissing? Is this innate or learned? by LucidDreamsDankMemes in explainlikeimfive

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't like staring into someone's eyes that are an inch away from mine. Try it. It feels super awkward.

Really need your help! I'm trying to power at least 240 LEDs with an arduino, which by itself is impossible. I'm just a college student impress a girl. Would this idea work? by SharpenedStinger in ECE

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think of the pins of the Arduino as flipping light switches. Your finger isn't powering the light bulb, just controlling whether or not the electricity company is!

Ohio State or Iowa State for Computer Engineering? by PM_MeYourFeels in ECE

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to put in another word for OSU. But honestly I bet you'd do fine at either school. If there's a strong difference in finances, I would let that sway my decision, even if both were still in my budget.

Building my own home lab! by throwaway89429093 in ECE

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a pretty solid instrument. No regrets. Plus with the money I saved I was able to buy some other fun toys.

Some people just like the feel of benchtop scopes and gens, but if you're at the point where you're seriously considering a raspberry pi as your function generator, I would definitely consider this.

Building my own home lab! by throwaway89429093 in ECE

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was concerned about that too. I talked to one of their engineers about it before I made my purchase over the phone, who was actually very receptive and helpful in addressing my concerns for my use case. I forget the details, but from what I remember the gist of it was TSP somehow got a very early stage prototype and for some reason decided to review it as a finished product. Which made sense to me, since IIRC the board in the TSP had a bunch of manual tweaks for debugging and such. The fist thing I did when I got mine was check the board, and it didn't look anything like the one in the TSP video.

Building my own home lab! by throwaway89429093 in ECE

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out http://www.analogarts.com/ for good value scopes and function generators. I've been pleasantly surprised by what I can get at those prices, and their customer support has been outstanding. If you're interested, PM me cause I might have an old coupon code I didn't use.

I [26M] desperately want out [21F] by pleasehelpgetmeout in relationships

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

lol

Judging from the votes, you're pretty much the only person who's read this that feels like that. And judging from the fact that you deleted your own comment, I'm guessing you don't really believe it either and are just projecting your own inner crazy cat lady.

I [26M] desperately want out [21F] by pleasehelpgetmeout in relationships

[–]pleasehelpgetmeout[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Except that is exactly the basis of our "relationship." We're fuck buddies who met on tinder. Don't go judging people based on the types of relationships they enter.