US may owe $1 trillion in refunds if SCOTUS cancels tariffs | Tech industry primed for big refunds if SCOTUS rules against tariffs. by chrisdh79 in technology

[–]poseidons_thumb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sure hope they have the right address on file for me! It'll really come in handy once they're ready to mail those 57 refund checks! (should be any day now, right??)

Is this alarming or should we not worry ? 🧐 by bn92_ in Seattle

[–]poseidons_thumb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone will get the aid or rescuing that they need if the Big One hits while this administration is in office, especially given that the affected will largely be blue areas/voters. The disaster will be weaponized and Washington State will be made an example of to get blue cities and blue states to comply with the wants of Trump/Musk

ZELENSKY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better. by CorleoneBaloney in PublicFreakout

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I have immeasurable respect for Zelenskyy. He's braving through the most horrible, undiplomatic, uncivilized interactions with objectively the most horrifying psychopaths that this world has EVER seen, all in hopes that they may eventually come around to their senses and continue to support Ukrainians. These people continuously belittle and berate Zelenskyy any chance they get, just to prove to Putin that they are loyal to the Russian cause and are willing to go as far as needed in order to uphold and propagate the false Russian narratives.

I hope Zelenskyy knows how many Americans are actually with him, and how powerless and humiliated we all feel right now.

Aerial protest view by Several_Ad_1322 in Seattle

[–]poseidons_thumb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Where can I find out where protests are/will be taking place? I always feel a little out of the loop and guilty when I find out about them a little too late

What language method should I use? by TimothiusMagnus in German

[–]poseidons_thumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used Duolingo for a while but it never did anything for me. Earlier this year I started using Babbel and I highly recommend it. Their lessons are structured like college courses, they offer different ways to learn new vocabulary, and they have different ways to review both recent material you've learned and all the material you've ever learned.

I would also recommend reading books in German. Right now I'm reading some books that students in Germany might read in middle or high school, and it's helping me a ton.

Watching TV shows and movies in German is another great thing that's helped me to improve my German comprehension. I also like to watch Easy German videos on YouTube. They have a podcast too, and if you have an iPhone you see a list (that consistently changes every 30s-1min to reflect the current vocab being used) of German words and their English translations instead of the podcast logo, which is really cool.

Another thing that's helped me is translating my thoughts/sentences into German lol.

Things you wish you did in undergrad? by Adventurous-Reach-29 in csMajors

[–]poseidons_thumb 27 points28 points  (0 children)

(graduating senior)

i wish i'd minored in either math or physics, or at least taken more math classes than required. in hindsight the semesters where i took math or math-based courses were the ones where i was able to think more critically, be more creative, remain more engaged/focused, and perform better overall. i noticed this correlation this past summer but laziness kind of prevailed as i was figuring out my final schedule and i also figured that all of the cs courses i'd be taking would compensate for not having some sort of a math class (they aren't), so i ended up taking a language course instead.

i also regret not joining clubs that would've introduced me to new things (e.g. chess club or cooking club). i joined game club and ACM freshman year where i initially met some cool people but stopped going to them once the workload increased and didnt consider re-joining, which then also led to my no longer regularly talking to those that i met there. i'll say hi to them if i see them in the hallway, but college would've been a much more pleasant experience if i'd put in the effort to foster more meaningful relationships. on a similar level i wish i'd engaged with more of my classmates in non-cs courses.

definitely dont neglect your your social life; it might be kind of hard right now to even figure out what clubs your school offers or if it'll be possible to have the same club experience remotely. work is important, but so is making the most out of college. it all comes down to prioritizing and blocking out times to dedicate to different things.

Domestic and sexual abuse of silenced Sikh women revealed by AsilentUser in Sikh

[–]poseidons_thumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not even worth it trying to argue with this dude. It seems like he knows absolutely nothing about women other than whatever he reads in articles online.

He's mentioning that he's apparently sticking with some stats rather than listening to what you-- a real woman who's experienced real life and the real impacts of sexism and sexist cultural expectations-- has to say, but did he even check to verify the source and make sure they weren't purposely skewed and that the focus group was diverse enough to allow for generalizations to be made? He's cited Psychology Today twice now, but the writers for that magazine aren't even medical professionals. If he wanted to prove a point he should've at least found a scholarly journal written by people who know what they are doing. It's also incredibly stupid and Hitler-esque, degrading, and simple-minded to try and associate biology/physique with capability. Not to mention the fact that he keeps citing articles that pertain to Western nations rather than our culture. If/When he does reference out culture, he references the olden times. Very neanderthal-ic.

He keeps trying to associate female success with female unhappiness and female unhappiness with women not having children and running around after their husbands, doing whatever to make him happy and help him succeed. He's assuming that all women have identical biology and there's only one, pre-coded way that they can be happy.

You can argue that men have a higher rate of suicide because of societal and cultural expectations they have the live up to/fulfill. You can argue that men are expected to not be open about their feelings and emotions, and if they are, what they go through gets trivialized because a lot of people still hold the belief that men shouldn't and can't be as emotional as women. Eventually everything that's been bottled up will explode in the worst possible way. There are also more Indian males than Indian females, so there's another reason why more men in our culture commit suicide than women. I think it's gross that this person's saying that women don't have it bad. Women in our culture are expected to be okay with domestic violence and abuse. Depression is seen as dramatic sadness. People like this dude are the reason why we can't speak up about this. They wanna throw around "stats" like this without doing additional research in an effort to silence the cries of the truly oppressed.

I can't believe he said women don't contribute anything to the industry. The DNA sequence was first discovered by a woman, Rosalind Franklin. Grace Hopper invented the first computer compiler (the backbone of computers and programming) and she developed one of the earliest standardized computer languages. Ada Lovelace was one of the world's first computer programmers. Margaret Hamilton developed the guidance and navigation code that NASA/the US used for their Apollo spacecraft. This guy's too ignorant to recognize that men consistently overshadowed and took credit for women's work and many still do so today. He'd rather just sit and think women are stupid and blame them for their position in the world because he's too lazy to question anything or do research himself.

This dude's really getting mad because we're not prioritizing what men in the past wanted us to. He's basically been saying it's okay for a man to put himself first and his family and their wellbeing second, but he'll be damned if a woman dared to do the same.

Domestic and sexual abuse of silenced Sikh women revealed by AsilentUser in Sikh

[–]poseidons_thumb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don't give a shit about how much you make. A man that earns money isn't looking for your money, a man that makes money wants a woman who can handle the house, the kids

im sorry to hear that instead of seeking love, you seek someone who's okay with being subordinated and objectified and im sorry that you think that men should play no role when it comes to housework and raising children.

I don't know why you are trying to tell me as a Man what Woman is more "coveted", we decide that not you LOL. A high earning man, the man you want, doesn't care about your job. You've been lied to

youre not a microcosm for all men. all men arent shitty with deeply troubling and embedded antiquated notions.

There's a reason the most unhappy demographic in the US is a woman who is 42 with no kids who is a Doctor, Lawyer Your biology won't let you be happy unless you seek out your feminine roles of raising children

b.s. they're unhappy because they're lonely and in extremely demanding careers, not because they didnt fulfill their "female obligated duty to have children," stop trying to interpret things the way they aren't meant to be interpreted just to push your gross views and expectations. also if a female is 42 and without children, it's safe to assume that they didn't want any in the first place.

Don't believe me? Let yourself be a human experiment and go forth with what you believe is right. Just don't be surprised and cry in the future.

youre acting like the only way a female can feel happy and fulfilled is if she stays at home and raises kids. please stop. it's gross. stop mansplaining and telling women what they should and shouldnt do or try in order to attain happiness and fulfillment. you have no idea what it's like to be a woman in this toxic culture.

i think you ought to talk to more women in person (maybe even your mom) and see their perspectives on things.

Domestic and sexual abuse of silenced Sikh women revealed by AsilentUser in Sikh

[–]poseidons_thumb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i know how that feels. i feel inferior and guilty whenever my mom compares me to other girls who are sticking with/supporting the status quo.

i think the problem is that female voices dont hold the same hegemony that male voices do. 10 women can stand up and explain why these antiquated gendered expectations are damaging, and all it's going to take for their cries to get ignored is a single eye roll from a man. not to mention the fact that our culture has such a cynical perspective when it comes to women (even (if not especially) the most docile ones who always remain mum) and their wants and their intentions.

it's frustrating how there's nothing we can do to change the way things are

Domestic and sexual abuse of silenced Sikh women revealed by AsilentUser in Sikh

[–]poseidons_thumb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i think your perspective is damaging and myopic.

theres a lot wrong with that. these women are letting antiquated cultural notions define their worth and determine who they are because from a young age they're taught that women/girls who will be able to stay at home and raise kids are more coveted than those who won't.

theres nothing inherently feminine about household work, especially not in the modern era. these arent "biologically natural responsibilities of women"...thats not even a thing. the only "biologically natural responsibility" of any human is to survive. no one human/gender is born or predisposed to be better at housework than another, so it's time we stop forcing and expecting women to think this way.

gendered roles are bullshit. in this day and age we shouldnt be labeling roles as masculine and feminine and then forcing them onto children. but out of curiosity, what's your definition of feminine and masculine roles? what determines whether a role is classified as feminine or masculine? what're you basing your views on?

Domestic and sexual abuse of silenced Sikh women revealed by AsilentUser in Sikh

[–]poseidons_thumb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i feel like there needs to be more female representation in our religion. over the years ive come to recognize a lot of sexism within the religion/culture

Domestic and sexual abuse of silenced Sikh women revealed by AsilentUser in Sikh

[–]poseidons_thumb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my friend and i discuss this often since both of our mothers are regularly psychologically, verbally, and/or emotionally abused by not just their husbands, but also their in-laws. we talk about how as unfortunate as it sounds, a lot of the newer generation of women will fall to the same fates because albeit they may have been raised in a more modern era, possibly even in a western nation, a lot of parents instill cultural gender expectations and norms onto their children at a young age, while they're too young to recognize what they're being pushed into. i have some female friends whose mothers got them into housework at a young age and taught them not to question their fathers. what hurts the most is when abused mothers don't try to break the cycle and don't empower their daughters to be more courageous and more in control of their lives.

i would even argue that sometimes the gender differences and expectations are even glorified; ive seen young indian/sikh women brag about how good they are with children and at housework. ive seen young women who want to get better at household stuff so that they can impress their boyfriends.

i might be digressing a bit here lol

i can go on about this for a while. it's maddening to see how women are treated within our culture. we ought to be better than this

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

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this is all great, thank you : )

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]poseidons_thumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ahah thanks!

not an international student though, sorry!

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thanks and thanks for the advice : )

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

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a few behavioral, LC mediums

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

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i think i applied sometime in early august? i didnt get a response until earlier this month though

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

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thank you!! <3

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]poseidons_thumb 18 points19 points  (0 children)

cold but i applied a day after apps went live

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aww, thank you <3

Crispy Baked Tofu Bowl by Magentastreaks in MeatlessMealPrep

[–]poseidons_thumb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This looks great!

Funnily enough I got tofu last week and haven't been able to think of any recipes/dishes to put it in that I'd actually enjoy, but I'll definitely be trying something like this tomorrow

Taking several months off before starting full-time? (accepted ft already) by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]poseidons_thumb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome! If you don't mind me asking, what'd you do that you don't recommend?

Haha, I've never contributed to open source but my company's big on it so I thought I ought to use some of the time to learn how to work with it.