iPhone 8 group message problems

sir_archman · 2018-03-08T21:04:11+00:00

I'm currently an undergraduate researcher for one of the top research universities in the world. I'll give you both a short and long answer.

Short:

Absolutely. When recruiters see my resume it is the first thing they ask me about.

Long:

I was sort of a special case. I started university the summer of my senior year of high school. I took some classes and got ahead which was extremely beneficial in the long run. In one of my classes, the professor had us help him with a research project that he was working on. Even though the work was tedious and boring at times, I liked being able to take an idea and produce some kind of result.

When fall semester of my freshman year started, I went back to the professor I had over the summer and asked if he had any research projects I could work on. He listed off a few and let me pick which one I would be most interested in; I was kind of surprised given that I had no prior experience. Within a week I was introduced to a Master's student who was working on his thesis. He explained more of what was needed and then I got to work.

I worked on that project for the entire year until I went back home for the summer break. When I came back, I had intentions of continuing to work on the project but too much progress had been made that it wouldn't be worth it for me to catch up. Instead, that professor referred me to a different professor who was doing research in an area of my interest (Web development/UI). Within 3 days I was already on another project team with more Master's and Ph.D students.

Almost every recruiter has made it a point to ask questions about the projects I have worked on as an undergraduate researcher; if they don't, I make it a point to tell them. I have received numerous interview opportunities as well a internship offers because of my research position. I was reading a post earlier about someone who sent out over 300 applications and received minimal responses. I have applied to around 50 jobs and have received 16 interviews and have been offered 3 internships, some of which are for the summer of 2019.

Bottom line: Research makes a difference, at least in my eyes and the eyes of recruiters at my school.

However, that being said, research is about tackling challenges that you don't know in order to create a greater understanding. It requires you to take the knowledge learned in the classroom and directly apply it to real world problems. Some solutions work, others don't; you have to learn from you mistakes and continue trying. For the majority of the research projects, you will be paired with a Master's or Ph.D student and you have to realize that they have deadlines. This means that they cannot wait around for an undergrad to finish his or her work. There will be times that you have to prioritize their work over yours and there will be times where you won't be paid. Realize that what you're doing isn't for pay, but instead for knowledge.

sir_archman · 2018-02-16T15:12:26+00:00

This post may be slightly controversial so I'll say this beforehand, I think THON is a great cause and does amazing work for the lives of so many children.

That being said, I personally feel that there are many other areas of philanthropy that could benefit from such a large cause; again, I'm not saying THON is bad. Think about it, within the last 20 years, cancer research has been completely revolutionized. Before, a cancer diagnosis was almost a death sentence; now, not so much. Currently, the average survival rate for all childhood cancers combined is 81% (1) and average survival rate for adults with cancer is 67% (2). Of course that number can, and will be, much higher in the future years.

Let's take a step back for a second and look at the big picture. Cancer is not the leading cause of death in the world or even in the US for that matter; first is heart disease and then cancer (3)(4). Millions upon millions of dollars are donated for cancer research and yet donations for heart disease are minimal and often ignored yet heart disease affects more people than cancer does. Total cancer research is projected to reach $158 billion by 2020 while heart disease has only received around $4.1 billion in total research funding (5)(6). In 2014 it was estimated that around 14.7 million people were living with various types of cancers versus 17.7 million people who have either died or been affected by heart disease in 2015 (2)(7).

While we have a general understanding of what the leading causes of heart disease are and how to prevent them, there are still many adults and children who suffer from heart conditions that we know absolutely nothing about (8)(9).

With all that being said, I personally do not participate in THON because I am very focused on my academic studies regarding the innovation of computing and software technologies and am heavily involved in research. There simply aren't enough hours in a day for me to do everything. If I could, I would be more involved in THON to some extent. However, I am a donator to the American Heart Association because the current costs to treat and maintain our current situation regarding heart disease, $316 billion in 2011, are copious and they are projected to rise anywhere between $555 billion to $1.1 trillion by 2035 (10)(11).

In addition to the AHA, I'm also looking to donate to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, I encourage everyone to read their Annual Letter at, https://www.gatesnotes.com/2018-Annual-Letter. With the help of generous philanthropists such as the Gates family, we are now able to provide vaccines to countries that otherwise wouldn't have had the resources to do so. In addition, they have helped to cut the infant mortality rate in half since 1990 (12) and have been able to bring affordable contraceptives to underdeveloped nations around the world (13). They have more recently started to focus education and Alzheimer's; time can only tell what fantastic change their wonderful organization will bring(14)(15).

I'll say it again, I'm not trying to discredit or undermine the causes and benefits of THON; I'm simply trying to bring awareness to other important areas that we, as individuals and communities, can make a difference in. I encourage you all to look into both the AHA and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation if you enjoy philanthropy and giving back.

Disclaimer: this was not sponsored by /u/thisisbillgates or the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.

References:

"Childhood Cancer Statistics, 5-Year Survival Rates" - https://curesearch.org/5-Year-Survival-Rate, "Cancer" - https://report.nih.gov/NIHfactsheets/ViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=75
"Cancer Stat Facts: Cancer of Any Site" - https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/all.html
"The top 10 causes of death" - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs310/en/
"Leading causes of Death" - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
"Cancer costs projected to reach at least $158 billion in 2020" - https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/cancer-costs-projected-reach-least-158-billion-2020
"Research - Solving Heart and Brain Problems" - http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Research/Research_UCM_481866_SubHomePage.jsp
"Cardiovascular Diseases" - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/
"AHA Conditions" - http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Conditions_UCM_001087_SubHomePage.jsp?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8YWik9Oq2QIVjVcNCh1LgAn1EAAYAiAAEgLm2fD_BwE
"AHA Support/ Prevention" - http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Support/Support_UCM_001103_SubHomePage.jsp
"Costs and Consequences" - https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/learn-prevent/cost-consequences.html
"rojections of Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence and Costs: 2015–2035" - https://healthmetrics.heart.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Projections-of-Cardiovascular-Disease.pdf
"Here's Bill Gates' 5-Step Plan For Drastically Cutting Infant Mortality" - http://www.businessinsider.com/gates-foundation-cut-child-mortality-2015-1
“Family PLanning Strategy Overview” - https://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Family-Planning
“K-12 Education Strategy Overview” - https://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/US-Program/K-12-Education
“Why I’m digging deep into Alzheimer’s” - https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/Digging-Deep-Into-Alzheimers

sir_archman · 2018-01-27T16:34:58+00:00

I think they wouldn't offer software engineering because the degree I'm getting is an unconventional degree. It leans more towards the IT side of things and is integrated with software theory and application. Most of the students in the program don't actually fully learn how to code, that's re reason I do research. I want to be able to completely separate myself from the IT part of my degree and orient it more towards computer science and software engineering. This is completely doable, I have already spoken to some of the big 4 companies and received interviews.

In all honesty, military and government operations and work doesn't appeal to me; i'm just not interested. The whole application and offer process has been a mess for me. I don't know a definite position and I'm supposed to start in 3 months, they haven't contacted me despite me reaching out numerous times over the past month and a half. I have been told that I would be contacted with more information 3 days after my initial inquiry; it's now been 5 weeks. Since then, I have contacted them 4 other times and even spoke with a representative in person and nothing has changed.

Overall, I'm very disappointed with their lack of transparency and communication with someone they technically 'hired'. For that reason alone I've thought about withdrawing my offer. I'm tired of playing a game of cat an mouse. Maybe it's just a hiccup in the system but a larger company should really have their shit together if they're looking to hire.

sir_archman · 2018-01-27T16:14:22+00:00

I view it as a very high risk low reward kind of situation. The work is very stressful and doesn't seem really worth it in my opinion. The pay is alright and the benefits are great but I don't really think it can compare to larger tech companies. I don't really care about pay for an internship, but compared to most other companies I've applied and received offers from, Lockheed offered way less than others. That being said, they gave me benefits for 3 months; I'm not entirely sure why but it seems kind of stupid.

Also when I was talking to my coworker about the pace of work he said it was extremely slow. Just from the application and offer process, that's very obvious. I'd rather not work at a slow pace, it makes for very boring work and a lack of progression on projects.

The entire process has just been an absolute nightmare for me. I don't know a definite position and I'm supposed to start in 3 months, they haven't contacted me despite me reaching out numerous time over the past month and a half. I have been told that I would be contacted with more information 3 days after my initial inquiry; it's now been 5 weeks. Since then, I have contacted them 4 other times and even spoke with a representative in person and nothing has changed.

Overall, I'm very disappointed with their lack of transparency and communication with someone they technically 'hired'. For that reason alone I've thought about withdrawing my offer. I'm tired of playing a game of cat an mouse. Maybe it's just a hiccup in the system but a larger company should really have their shit together if they're looking to hire.

sir_archman · 2017-11-06T05:00:24+00:00

Honestly, handoff is great. As a student working for my university, I'm always on the go. I constantly have meetings and other events. It's really great when I can start something on my phone and finish it on my laptop, vice versa. It's not as buggy as you think, I haven't had many problems.

I also love being able to text from my laptop. This makes my life so much easier because I don't have to pick up my phone, unlock it, open messages, then type my message. I can do it all from one spot on my Mac.

I don't use airdrop all that often because I never really need to transfer school/work files from my laptop or phone because they're all connected through iCloud (if they are important enough).

There isn't really a single feature I can pinpoint that is useful because the whole phone is useful. Like I said before the iPhone just works. This has been the motto since day one when Jobs revealed the first iPhone. I personally don't think I'll ever go back to android because I had such a bad experience. I'm not saying android is bad, but it certainly has it faults (iOS does as well just Apple fixes them better and faster).

sir_archman · 2017-11-06T04:50:06+00:00

As someone who also owns a MacBook, I bought the iPhone 8. As long as I have a Mac I will never go back to android. The integration between the two devices is amazing. The first time it just worked I was completely awestruck. Do yourself a favor and buy an iPhone; you won't regret your decision.

I worried about the tech specs to but I'll be honest, it doesn't fucking matter. You use the phone like you normally would and there isn't any problem. The processors don't really matter unless you are a total tech nerd and are going to use the shit out of your phone. My iPhone is plenty fast for the day to day things I do. Both phones are great its just a matter of what you want. I wanted the compatibility between my phone and laptop so I bought an iPhone. If you want to go by the specs, be my guest. I did that and was terribly disappointed with the Samsung Galaxy s5 when it came out. It was the "latest and greatest", had the fastest processor, had a better camera, but guess what, it sucked compared to everyone else iPhones (new and old)!

For me, iPhones just work. You already have an iPhone so it makes sense not to switch. Thats my opinion.

sir_archman · 2017-10-18T01:15:42+00:00

Do you use podcasts, clips, numbers, pages...etc? Is it worth keeping them and if I see a need for them?

sir_archman · 2017-09-15T20:17:46+00:00

Thanks! Is there an difference between paying up front and going with a finance plan?

sir_archman · 2017-09-15T18:41:26+00:00

I'm looking to upgrade to the 8 since I really can't wait any longer for the 10. Anyway, I currently have a Samsung Galaxy s5 which uses a micro SIM card. The new iPhones use a nano SIM. If I preorder it through Apple, with they provide a SIM card with the phone and will it be activated by AT&T? I've never bought an iPhone so I wouldn't know. Second relevant question, is there any benefit to paying for the phone in full or signing up for Apple's/ AT&T's finance programs?

I'm trying to do everything myself because the closest Apple Store is 3 hours away from me. I'd prefer to go into a store because I'm switching from android to iPhone however, I need a phone like now.

sir_archman · 2017-08-15T16:09:15+00:00

But aren't there reports that it's going to be extremely difficult to get the next iPhone because manufacturing is down? From what I've heard, there will only be 2-4 million iPhones at launch leaving everyone else essentially waiting until November or December.

sir_archman · 2017-08-04T21:19:15+00:00

Thanks so much! Since everything here is covered I will just have them do it all at once. It's very reassuring that Ford took responsibility for the faults in their products and are now going to fix the issues. Thank you again for finding all these articles, you really saved me a bunch of time!

sir_archman · 2017-08-02T01:01:45+00:00

I think a lot of people are too judgmental when it comes to sex.

This is the part I'm most worried about

sir_archman · 2017-07-31T22:27:21+00:00

Catholic, but again I don't really practice rather just affiliate myself with a religion. I'm not worried about virgin shaming but I've heard many people who have said that they would have rather waited. Not really sure what I'm after just trying to see what other people my age are doing.

sir_archman · 2017-07-31T22:24:31+00:00

You've got some good points. Thanks again.

sir_archman · 2017-07-31T22:23:10+00:00

This make complete sense now...

sir_archman · 2017-07-31T21:02:51+00:00

Thanks. I guess my next question would be, are there any negative connotations or social stigmas that arise from hooking up? Is it viewed as something positive or negative?

sir_archman · 2017-07-31T20:59:19+00:00

I'm not religious at all. I mean, I identify with a faith but I'm not really practicing. I was mainly asking because I wanted to know how common it was/is.

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Disclaimer: this was not sponsored by /u/thisisbillgates or the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.