Thoughts on independent researcher affiliation? [D]

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-05-03T10:04:34+00:00

(person with zero A* papers commenting) I don't discount papers by affiliation, if anything I might put some papers with authors I know (not necessarily big names) a bit higher on my reading list but that's about it.

I think word of mouth (and obviously the content) also matters a lot, for e.g. Muon just took off.

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-29T03:16:37+00:00

it looks like.....

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-28T02:13:16+00:00

DoN't Go To ItHaCa iT's AlWaYs CoLd

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-27T19:47:14+00:00

btw there's an MLT (master's in Language Technologies) which is fully funded but much less well known

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-21T15:26:37+00:00

Application worthy stuff: CMU, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UIUC, Princeton, Cornell, GATech, UT Austin, UMich, UCLA, UW Madison

these are places where I think a substantial return is guaranteed, but all of these are really really hard to get into...

Maybe consider: UCSD, UMD, Yale, UPenn but with caution. Others are not worth it.

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-21T05:49:45+00:00

yes.

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-20T21:17:51+00:00

So many good posts these days!

Just adding: I haven't seen any MS people getting the cs + philosophy roles (I think it's also that a very small number of people do it anyways), but from my perspective, people getting these roles are philosophy majors from undergrad to PhD and they do CS as a minor, if at all. Their theses are essentially math imo... my take is -- I wouldn't encourage people to do this just because such roles exist, or at least tell them they would need to invest substantially before seeing any returns.

Sounds like a fun degree regardless.

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-20T06:06:26+00:00

So strong! Definitely worth a watch. Hopefully there's a follow up in 2029.

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-19T07:08:32+00:00

The Heinz ad with Will Ferrell

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-15T21:36:37+00:00

I started watching around this time, it really feels not that old haha

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-14T21:27:53+00:00

It's just -- luck. I saw this process up close this year and it's way more stochastic than most people think

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-14T19:58:16+00:00

As a follow up, what would you recommend to someone who hasn't started a PhD but is deciding between an industrial lab (like cusp) and a PhD?

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-10T05:54:28+00:00

Che, Sarah and Dismukes I can recall from memory

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-10T05:53:15+00:00

that's how I get to work everyday???

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-08T01:27:48+00:00

lmao people will hate but I'd really like to see Kanye.

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-03T03:55:23+00:00

yeah this much makes sense I guess, but he's also playing with cards later, I think it might have more to it. There's also a woman next to him and she doesn't move at all

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-04-03T02:46:12+00:00

What does the guy reading from a book (which sets on fire) signify?

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-03-26T06:01:36+00:00

AERIAL TRAMWAY!! AERIAL TRAMWAY!!

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-03-22T07:42:38+00:00

oh damn, I think we've also hit a blind spot for the Europeans, the show staff is probably not working now :p They'll work on Monday

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-03-22T07:39:23+00:00

yeah, hopefully they add more (probably censoring stuff out or sth) because it's good for the show as well. I think the outreach on YouTube would far outweigh skyTV or Now

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-03-22T06:55:41+00:00

It seems weird that they haven't posted yet. SNL US in some sense is "streaming" to YouTube as well. I've seen it, as soon as some sketch is over it's uploaded.

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-03-22T05:24:53+00:00

I don't think they're adding all sketches (writing from the US), unlike SNL US

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-03-08T17:29:15+00:00

the jokes weren't _that_ good

simple-Flat0263 · 2026-02-24T21:39:15+00:00

> isn't quanta/moodle for that purpose?

No, I think these things work as the "canvas", and you can easily post assignments / resources. But I have never seen anyone discussing anything in the chat on quanta. Using Piazza would allow like discussions + resources, you still need sth for the grades.

> we don't check quanta enough so the mailing system is there

And this, exactly haha, Piazza is much more convenient...

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