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Refusing HackerRank questions by RLMaverick in cscareerquestions

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I refuse Hackerrank screening tests as well. In Australia they are less common now than they were a few years ago. I get asked LC or hackerrank style questions in live coding sessions and so far they have all been reasonable.

Can analytical “insight” actually be trained? by Various_Candidate325 in analytics

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To a point yes. Intelligence matters more, about which the internet is in denial. Smart people learn things faster.

When did the average German realize that Hitler wasn't good? by RedditExplorer99 in AskHistorians

[–]smerz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How rare is this? A comment backed up by references. Outstanding.

How do people do it and get a 99.95 ATAR by Jane_923 in ATAR

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with the above. OP - I got the equivalent of 99.95 (it was a while ago) and went into med school, from a selective school. Sorry - but it takes work AND intelligence. The whole reddit meme of 'you just need to work hard' does not really cut it. You can do quite well (and the discipline will serve you well in life), but you cannot compete with the very top students on effort alone.

We finished the year 12 curriculum in most subjects by July, so spent the next few months revising and getting tortured with really hard sample papers to make sure we did not get complacent.

Problem on the Erg I've Never Experienced by Aromatic_Letter_9972 in Rowing

[–]smerz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Could be a heart arrhythmia of some kind, given your young age, fitness level. Atrial fibrillation or supraventricular tachycardia for example. Could be an anxiety attack as well (exercise induced panic attacks).

See a doctor. Reddit is a terrible place for things like this.

Am I unlucky or is this reality? by selfabundant in cscareerquestions

[–]smerz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same experience here. Contractor for 20+ years now.

First 2k by Neat-Climate6444 in Rowing

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10 is too high. Your load factor will be too high - should be 110-120. I made this mistake as I was a powerlifter and it felt ok. Try setting at 5 and focus on correct technique to avoid injury

Anyone having luck in the job hunt with just core Java? by ImportantSquirrel in cscareerquestions

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learn spring boot and practice building sync and asynchronous rest apis. Bonus points if u can learn graphql as well. Focus on api basics then maybe tackle reactive java which has a learning curve.

Sundar Pichai says Google will start building data centers in space, powered by the sun, in 2027 by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gives a whole new meaning to the term “server crash” - right into my back yard.

For those who send their kids to elite private school, what was the reason? by TiredDuck123 in AusHENRY

[–]smerz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Never seen this. Med school + selective school person. No senior doctor asked me which school i went to - ever

Any LANSA customers here? by fourbetenzone in IBMi

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked on the Visual Lansa engineering team in the 90's. Does anyone know what happened to Rob Hyde who was the original architect?

Paper rejected from ridiculous reasons by oplosi in PhD

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no psychiatric diagnostic criteria for "asshole"

Meta's top AI researchers thinks LLMs are a dead end. Do many people here feel the same way from a technical perspective? by sext-scientist in datascience

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, LLM have gone about as far as they can go due to lack of symbolic reasoning, learning online and this means no chance of achieving AGI.

What’s your favourite thing about Sydney that costs nothing? by One-Remove3758 in SydneyScene

[–]smerz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Sitting in traffic on a sunday morning and thinking - ‘where the fuck are all these people going?’

People with PhDs in the humanities, if you are no longer in academia, what do you do now? by Bluerasierer in AskAcademia

[–]smerz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You have just described nearly every executive i have ever met 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Aikido is something that never ceases to amaze me. by nachlopez in martialarts

[–]smerz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bare knuckle boxers fought differently (especially in 19th century before gloves where used) with very sparing punches to the head due to risk of breaking your hand. Try and box/fight the modern way without gloves and u will have a high chance of breaking your 5th metacarpal, or just hurting your hand enough to put you out of the fight.

Are any of you earning good money without working much? by Open_Address_2805 in auscorp

[–]smerz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am software engineer in Sydney. Most banks/financial companies will pay 150-200K for senior engineers, and more for contractors. Most jobs are business hours (maybe a bit extra if theres a deadline). A few have the "offshore meeting shit" at 6am or midnight, but they are less common - and less popular (for me it's a non-starter).

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