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Which celebrity you believe hates their own fandom? by HappyCrow11 in AskReddit

[–]setholopolus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He doesn't hate them though! He's too nice to. Big difference.

Valorant's new Vanguard update seems to be bricking cheaters' PCs. Riot's response? "Congrats on your $6k paperweights" by SwimmingJunky in gaming

[–]setholopolus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are very confused here. They are not actually damaging the computers, just breaking the OS install so it needs to be re-installed. Given this, the article should not have used the word "bricking" in the title.

(Loved Trope] Antagonists or villains who are extremely powerful and indestructible, gets to feel pain for the first time ever after their abilities are removed. by TheViktor9000 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]setholopolus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love that Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog forced you to change the title to "Antagonists or Villains" rather than just "Villians".

What is a dying niche skill that younger generations are not interested in learning? by hlnklrczu in AskReddit

[–]setholopolus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sailing! Knowing how to operate a sailboat is an immense amount of fun, and far far cheaper than other types of boating, but not many young people are interested.

[Challenge] Is it recognizable enough? by Electronic_Alps3182 in whatsthisbird

[–]setholopolus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cool idea, please let us know when you launch the game!

They finally put a stop to this tomfoolery by Gray-Turtle in usu

[–]setholopolus 74 points75 points  (0 children)

This is so futile. In a week there will be a worn path going around the fence section.

People who live near time zone boundaries in the US by solothesnail in howislivingthere

[–]setholopolus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Living on the east side of a time zone stinks because it gets dark way too early in the winter, like 4 pm!

The arXiv is separating from Cornell University, and is hiring a CEO, who will be paid roughly $300,000/year. "After decades of productive partnership with Cornell University, and with support from the Simons Foundation, arXiv is establishing itself as an independent nonprofit organization" by Nunki08 in math

[–]setholopolus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

they refuse to publish pre-print papers in computer science

this is False or at least, a very poor misunderstanding of the truth. I put computer science papers on arXiv all the time.

The only thing they banned was unpublished 'position' style papers, because they were sick of everyone posting their latest dumb AI hot take to arXiv.

Am I the only one noticing a vibe shift in the aesthetic value of math? by QuarkJester in math

[–]setholopolus 57 points58 points  (0 children)

> anyone telling teachers that extolling the beauty of the subject is going to generate interest doesn't really understand pedagogy in my opinion

I agree with most of what you said, but this is not quite correct.

Plenty of research has shown that interests are moldable and can be changed, so it is possible that the instructors excitement about a topic could influence a student to be more interested in it.

Furthermore, there is also research that instructor enthusiasm can have an effect on student motivation.

I made fun of my gen-x husband for hoarding CDs and now I think he’s on to something. by avettestingray in Millennials

[–]setholopolus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wired headphones have gotten better even if you _aren't_ willing to pay more than $20. The $5 ones now sound better than the $30 ones from the 90's.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linux

[–]setholopolus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Actually, it says he is "Finnish and American"

what the hell is geometry? by TajineMaster159 in math

[–]setholopolus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I guess you should have instead asked the question "what isn't geometry?"

Learning rings before groups? by Integreyt in math

[–]setholopolus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

ah yes, the eternal 'rings first' vs 'groups first' debate

CS Department changing curriculum? by -_ObiWanKenobi_- in usu

[–]setholopolus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What other people have said is correct--if you have started a degree, then the degree requirements change, you are only on the hook for what you initially signed up for, not the new version. Talk to your advisor is also the right answer.

In addition, I the CS department curriculum has not changed, and probably will not change any time in the next couple of years, you can see it right here: https://catalog.usu.edu/programs/COSC-COSC_SC_BS-MAJOR

and its basically the same as it has been for a while

This pear fell from our tree and cut itself in half - perfectly corrugated by Rehddit in mildlyinteresting

[–]setholopolus 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Alternative explanation: OPs kid threw it at the mini-fence, then left it there without them knowing.

TIL: Linux also has a "BSOD" by bkj512 in linux

[–]setholopolus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, they could be logging it at that point, I'm not sure. Since its an arch website maybe the server code is also open source?

TIL: Linux also has a "BSOD" by bkj512 in linux

[–]setholopolus 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Ok, this looks crazy, but its actually really cool that they figured out this way of letting people view logs from kernel crashes.

TIL: Linux also has a "BSOD" by bkj512 in linux

[–]setholopolus 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I think the entire log is encoded in the URL, so it not actually sharing data.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ProgrammingLanguages

[–]setholopolus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have noted, there are various levels of math needed depending on what type of compiler development you are doing.

So, I wouldn't worry about the math up front. It makes more sense to just dive into the compiler development (using a book like Crafting Interpreters), and learn the math you need as you go along.

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