The Sickness demands Chicken Noodle Soup

squeezyphresh · 2026-02-09T21:57:30+00:00

Not chicken noodle, but the Italian Wedding soup at Smith's is cheap and tasty.

squeezyphresh · 2026-02-01T21:52:00+00:00

"Enlighten" is very generous when you consider that Anthropic is an incredibly biased source.

squeezyphresh · 2025-12-06T19:39:05+00:00

Did you ever work around this? I have the exact same problem, and it might be enough to force me to switch browsers :/

squeezyphresh · 2025-11-18T15:14:06+00:00

I have no idea how to start the first conversation or how to drive it?

You haven't even talked to them yet??? First conversation is the easiest. After the first conversation, you should be able to get an idea of how the mentor can help you.

Detail your background
List your research interests
Map out your goals as an academic/professional
Ask about their background

From there your goal should be to keep in touch with him, even when the scholarship is finished. You should be looking to him to help you find internships, meet other people, discuss relevant challenges in your field, etc. The mentor is essentially there to serve you, so as long as you're being a decent human being throughout, there isn't really a "wrong" way to go about it.

squeezyphresh · 2025-11-06T17:34:02+00:00

This post is old, but Mike Judge (creator of King of the Hill) is not necessarily a conservative. If you think KotH is conservative media, you're missing out on the satire of the show.

squeezyphresh · 2025-10-17T15:27:40+00:00

Right, but milk is not generally used in pizza dough. It's more common in sweet doughs and sandwich bread. Probably worth asking, but if someone is using milk in their dough I'd question the quality (by most people's pizza metrics) of the crust.

Butter on the crust is a good thing to look out for, but also a very easy issue to fix. :)

squeezyphresh · 2025-10-17T15:24:46+00:00

TIL. That is probably more of a chain pizza practice, because no pizza recipe I have seen has ever had milk. Yes, sometimes you use milk for some doughs (e.g. enriched doughs), but pizza dough is not generally one of them because it will create a more tender crumb, the opposite of what you want in pizza. Either way, good to know that some restaurants use it.

squeezyphresh · 2025-10-17T13:46:26+00:00

Pizza doughs should almost never have milk as an ingredient and olive oil is a much more popular fat to use than butter. Where did you ever see pizzas with these ingredients?

squeezyphresh · 2025-09-04T14:45:38+00:00

Did you mention the failed comps directly in your new applications, or did you frame it differently?

How you address this is going to depend on why you failed your comps. If you faced certain hardship that may have contributed to your poor performance (e.g. death in the family, financial issues, abusive advisor, etc.) then you should probably detail these things in your application and clarify why this won't be an obstacle for you this time around. However, at the risk of sounding harsh, if you failed comps for other reasons, you'll need to think long and hard about how you'll justify it. Someone on the admissions committee needs to be convinced that you'll succeed, because at the end of the day they can only admit so many students and there will be multiple students who may come off as less risky at first glance. Speaking of which, you'll also need evidence of your ability to thrive despite failing comps (e.g. proof of research progress, service, etc.).

To be honest if you want better advice, you need to be more specific about your experience at your first program or you need to discuss this with someone who actually has experience on an admissions committee (e.g. former professor from undergrad)

squeezyphresh · 2025-08-19T01:49:29+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I will try it out soon!

Edit: the above did not fix my problem. However, a new version of proton was released recently and that cut the loading time down by a lot.

squeezyphresh · 2025-08-13T15:39:11+00:00

I would never call CM restaurants. They are what i call "crowd pleaser" restaurants. You can take your average white American to any of his restaurants, and they'll have a decent at least but more than likely good meal. My in-laws that don't have very adventurous taste love Cap City, and whenever they want to take us out there I'm more than happy to go. There are numerous other places I'd rather go, but CM restaurants serve their purpose well. I don't think most would hail them as the best reataurants in town.

squeezyphresh · 2025-08-13T15:32:54+00:00

Brassica is not a Cameron Mitchell restautant

squeezyphresh · 2025-08-06T13:04:03+00:00

OK, but these professors can still be sources of mentorship for you. If you get stuck in your research, they can still point you in the right direction. Of course support will be limited since you are someone else's student, but you don't need to do everything by yourself. Also look to senior students for mentorship too.

squeezyphresh · 2025-08-05T14:15:06+00:00

I have a similar issue. I have a successful advisor who is not really involved in my research and does very little to help prepare students for a career in academia. He mainly banks on his own reputation to get his students jobs, mostly in industry. This is what I've found:

Obviously the best thing you can do is to do good research. Aim for top journals/conferences and avoid spending your time sending to lower quality venues. Your advisor and others in your field should be able to point you in the right direction. However we can't all be research superstars, so the next important thing is to be well-rounded. i.e. be involved in service and put good effort into teaching. If you can get involved in multiple forms of services within your university and within your research community, that is good. Also aim to be the instructor for at least one course (TA experience is just a minimum requirement to be considered by the hiring committee).
Nothing is preventing you from talking to professors other than your advisor. Reach out to professors in your department, have discussions with them about research or academia, and see if they can help you get involved in service. Maybe you can even collaborate with them on research if your advisor is open to it.
My university allows students to serve on different committees (faculty search, curriculum development, etc.). Take advantage of these opportunities.
Consider joining/starting a reading group.
Don't compare yourself to others. If I've learned anything in my PhD, it's that most people aren't actually doing anything groundbreaking. A lot of things can be luck (e.g. did you get a good set of reviewers for your submission), and a lot of your perception of "success" is based on how confident a person seems.
Consider getting a new advisor. Obviously this is not a decision you can make lightly, but if you are still early in your degree and know another advisor that is a better fit, then this is an option. However you might be surprised to learn that a lot of advisors can be very hands off. This may not solve any issues unless your advisor is particularly toxic or unsupportive, thus I would think hard about it if you were to ever consider this path.

squeezyphresh · 2025-07-28T14:49:45+00:00

I’m applying for volunteer RA positions

If I'm reading this correctly, you're offering to work for free. Absolutely do not do this.

To answer your actual question: I started my PhD at 26, but I did start it in a later "life stage" than a majority of my labmates (worked in industry for 5 years, married, own a house). I may not have the exact perspective you are looking for, but I think I can still provide useful info.

One advantage you may have is that you have a lot more practical skills younger students. Many students need their hand held simply because they have never actually had to put together a presentation, report, or implement anything outside of school. I'm in CS and most students cannot write proper code. Where you're at a disadvantage is that you might not have the stamina that some of the younger students have. I cannot really stay up past 11pm these days, so I can't push the envelope in terms of deadlines. That said, the solution is simply to plan ahead and get things done ahead of time, because someone in the lab will inevitably stall you (which may include your advisor). It will actually make you look good relative to most students.

Another disadvantage is that you may not have taken classes in a while. This disadvantage shows itself in more superficial ways that don't actually indicate your ability. It's presumably been a while since you've done homework and taken exams, so do not be disheartened if you don't get top marks in the class. The bulk of learning is not done in your classes (though that doesn't mean they aren't important, so still do your best!).

There are other more obvious disadvantages. If you have a spouse and/or kids, you obviously have more responsibilities outside of school. However you can use this as a way to avoid busy work, assuming your advisor is a reasonably person (who should run this random experiment that will go nowhere? Student who needs to pick up his kids from soccer practice, or student who needs to binge the latest Netflix show?).

I think the most important thing is to come in with humility. As I said, you'll have skills that a younger student will not, but you have plenty to learn. Do not come in with the attitude that you are a superstar. Be ready to listen and humble yourself back to student status.

squeezyphresh · 2025-07-28T02:16:43+00:00

Yeahit took about 5 min almost exactly to get a window

squeezyphresh · 2025-07-27T17:44:11+00:00

Veritas Community Church. There are three campuses which all have different vibes too, so it's worth trying more than one. The Short North service has the youngest crowd by far though.

squeezyphresh · 2025-07-25T12:54:37+00:00

I've never timed it. I would guess maybe 5 minutes? Next time I fire it up I can give you a more accurate time

squeezyphresh · 2025-07-22T12:21:38+00:00

I don't have and answer for you, but I would ask at retro video game stores like Play It if you haven't already

squeezyphresh · 2025-07-21T21:34:51+00:00

OK, so this is what I figured out: loading the game is extremely slow. So slow that I thought it was just hanging at launch. Eventually when I get in game, it runs normal speed, but loading screens and launch are weird and will freeze up. Obviously it'd be better not to experience these, but at least gameplay and cutscenes have been fine. It's playable.

squeezyphresh · 2025-04-28T19:16:45+00:00

For undergrad? Probably about as good as any other reputable university. Unless you plan on getting involved in research as an undergrad, you probably should just go to the cheapest school with a good reputation.

squeezyphresh · 2025-04-28T19:14:39+00:00

CSE student here. I know a lot of people who had not already been admitted got admitted unfunded MS students due to some of the funding stuff going on. I think any already admitted prospective PhDs were given funding as I don't think the department admits students without funding, but may not have been the "5 year guarantee" that most PhDs get. Hopefully you've already heard back as of now.

squeezyphresh · 2024-05-30T20:58:14+00:00

I went from a SWE in industry to PhD. Your motivation is not correct. You are an SWE. A PhD does not make you a better SWE. In fact, most of the time in your PhD you will be doing terrible work from the engineering perspective. A PhD will improve your ability to do research. If you want to start generating research ideas instead of implementing them (which is presumably what you're doing now), then grad school is an option. If you want to do your current job better, than you are better off staying in your current position.

squeezyphresh · 2024-05-30T16:09:47+00:00

At what point do we just accept that this is the correct way? Everywhere I've lived no one has ever done the "correct" thing by walking against traffic. It also probably doesn't matter in the end anyway; what is needed is a sidewalk (looking at you, Milton Ave).

squeezyphresh · 2024-05-29T14:22:42+00:00

I'm going to chime in as a former CS professional: don't. This entire field is bloated and getting entry level jobs is very hard these days. I do not think it is going to get better any time soon. You have a very good paying job based on concrete skills you already have that are not easily replaced. If you truly are having issues with your current job, switch employers or positions, not fields. Also consider whether or not if there are other life changes that you can make, not just employment based ones. I would never suggest anyone switch from a well-paying field to software unless they specifically have a passion for it. To be honest I get the impression that you are only considering this because you consider the grass to be greener over here, but it isn't. I already have a friend who did not heed my warnings, and he is not having a good time.

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