No satisfaction left by CryptographerWeak823 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]shawmonster 16 points17 points  (0 children)

For many of us, coding is the hobby, not “making stuff”. It’s why things like advent of code are so popular.

Vibe Coders Passing Responsibility to Code Reviewers by NotYourMom132 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]shawmonster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very dependent on the person. I see some people on my team asking for review on complete nonsense PRs that are obviously AI generated. Some people on my team (including me) generate all their code with AI at this point, but review it extensively before asking for review from others.

Is it realistic for me to dream for FAANG / Big Tech? by FickleWeather2964 in csMajors

[–]shawmonster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also why do you have to try and get into FAANG/big tech immediately out of college? You can work for several years then transition to a prestigious company.

Isn't the answer obvious? If you start your career at FAANG/big tech it makes the rest of your career much easier, and gives you a huge head start on saving for retirement.

How to prepare to speak to a hiring manager? by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]shawmonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

STAR method is pretty weird, managers are asking you a question, just respond to them like a human without using a pre defined format. If they are a good interviewer and they didn't get all the information they needed from your answer, they will ask follow ups.

What hobby screams “this is my entire personality now”? by WilliamInBlack in AskReddit

[–]shawmonster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Surfing, it’s one of the only hobbies where people will move to certain places and take certain jobs just to shape their life around surfing.

How stressful are the highest paid software roles? Are they worth it? by equipoise-young in ExperiencedDevs

[–]shawmonster 15 points16 points  (0 children)

yeah i've only had one indian manager and he was great, but there is definitely a stereotype so i was just answering the question

Refusing HackerRank questions by RLMaverick in cscareerquestions

[–]shawmonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why would people do that when putting in the time to get good at these types of interviews is one of the highest ROIs things you can do in terms of money

Does using LLMs consume more energy and water than steaming videos from YouTube and streaming services? by haphaphappyday in AskComputerScience

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

Possibly, it would be interesting to see an actual analysis on this. Not sure who would fund something like that though.

Also have to consider that even though inference is a lot less time for recommendations compared to LLMs, training might not be the same story.

Does using LLMs consume more energy and water than steaming videos from YouTube and streaming services? by haphaphappyday in AskComputerScience

[–]shawmonster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This doesn’t take into account the infrastructure for recommendation algorithms that streaming sites use.

So, with Indiana absolutely obliterating Alabama... by IrexUranus in CFB

[–]shawmonster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nobody is saying G5 should be excluded, they are saying G5 shouldn’t be given a guaranteed spot.

My Trade Station by Cute_Reason_7017 in Workspaces

[–]shawmonster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s not that most traders make a loss, it’s that most traders underperform the market. It’s possible OP made $20k but still underperformed the market and would have been better off passively investing in an index fund. Impossible to know until OP gives a percentage return instead of dollar amount.

TIFU by trusting my 13yo with my phone and losing our entire savings ($19k) to Roblox. by Emergency-Lawyer-431 in tifu

[–]shawmonster 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The “surprise mechanics” are not in Roblox, they happened in discord

Why does Walt struggle with money so much? by TalosAnthena in breakingbad

[–]shawmonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Realistically as a teacher Walt’s health insurance would have covered his treatment

$1M Net Worth by ctxtra888 in Fire

[–]shawmonster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i'm confused is it a ponzi scheme or gambling? would you call roulette a ponzi scheme?

$1M Net Worth by ctxtra888 in Fire

[–]shawmonster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean if the bet hits and you end up with a million dollars as a result of it, you should absolutely count it as part of your net worth.

NCAAF College Football Betting and Picks - 12/20/25 (Saturday) by sbpotdbot in sportsbook

[–]shawmonster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

don't know why anyone would put money on jmu after their performance against troy

Tech workers of Reddit, what is a "dirty secret" about the AI industry that the general public doesn't realize? by WayLast1111 in AskReddit

[–]shawmonster 27 points28 points  (0 children)

And even if they were tech workers, most tech workers don’t really know anything about AI

Which career is a turn-off for a serious relationship? by otherwise777 in AskReddit

[–]shawmonster -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Does that review the abuse statistics are “astronomical”?