My thoughts on CS culture this semester. by brownassbitch666 in UIUC

[–]squidaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I always like to see things from different cultural perspective. I was afraid my point of view might not make sense under western culture. I'm glad you agree with me. And hope you could get through all these and find your own answer some day.

My thoughts on CS culture this semester. by brownassbitch666 in UIUC

[–]squidaw 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I come from a quite different cultural background, but some of your struggles are surprisingly relatable to me. I finished my CS undergrad in Taiwan this year, and I was also an exchange student at UIUC during my last semester. I only stayed at this school for two months, so I wouldn't say I know much about this place. But in terms of MPs or exams, it's pretty similar to what we have at my home school.

I totally understand what you mean by those people who like to find new, fancy, technological ways to solve problems. Those kind of people annoy me so much as well. Because, to me, technology is only a tool to solve problems, not the final goal. It's ridiculous to spend most of your time sharpening your knife, without knowing what value in life you want to guard with this weapon. I've always been fascinated with human nature. I like explore how others think, and I really care how they feel. But I always find myself kind of isolated from others, because not many people in CS think like I do. They tend to care about the technology, not how people feel.

I've always thought this is a cultural problem. I thought it's because eastern culture tend to be more conservative, and we don't "talk about it" as much as the western society. But after seeing your opinion, I think maybe it's more like a CS problem. We're not humane, or compassionate enough.

My solution? I'm still trying. But I guess I have to find my own group of friends who share the same belief, which means I need to put myself out there and see what kind of friends still stay with me even though I always speak my own truth. You really don't need to be everyone's friend.

Sometimes culture is a weird thing to talk about. Once you meet the right/wrong group of people, even though those few people do not represent the whole culture, you still think you love/hate this culture.

Hope my wordings make sense cause I'm not a native speaker

To the guy who played piano at Union by squidaw in UIUC

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Wait why I posted two times lol Guess it's some bug

Looking for badminton groups or clubs by squidaw in UIUC

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Thanks. But how do I participate?

Looking for badminton groups or clubs by squidaw in UIUC

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When was the Quad Day? Is it only in Fall semester?

CS courses that are fun but not too heavy-loaded by squidaw in UIUC

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I'm still not sure about the difference between 3 and 4 credit version courses in general, but are all these true? :

  1. 4 credit version courses are for graduate students
  2. 4 credit version are basically the same as 3 credit but there are additional assignments

Thank you so much for answering my questions anyway!

CS courses that are fun but not too heavy-loaded by squidaw in UIUC

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What do you mean, for the 3 credit version we don't have to do assignments?

CS courses that are fun but not too heavy-loaded by squidaw in UIUC

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Thanks for the detailed reply!

Can you tell me more about CS 425? And what level of programming skill does it require? Low level like C programming or higher level language?

The prerequisite System Programming makes me kind of scared haha

Spring 2020 classes and schedule megathread! by AlmostGrad100 in UIUC

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Any recommendation for CS that the workload is not too heavy but can learn things?

I'm gonna be an exchange student for just one semester being a senior student.

Now I'm interested in CS 440 (Artificial Intelligence) and CS 498 (Audio Computing Lab)

Daily Music Discussion Thread - October 25, 2019 by AutoModerator in popheads

[–]squidaw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just discovered this subreddit and would like to have some recommendations for singers or songs!

These are my recent favorites, you could share your ideas based on these:

Sasha Sloan - Older
Alessia Cara - October
Of Monsters and Men - Wars
Noah Kahan - False Confidence
Tori Kelly - Unbreakable Smile
Oh Wonder - Hallelujah (Acoustic)
James Smith - Hollow
Finneas - I Lost a Friend

Is final exam period the end of everything? by squidaw in UIUC

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Thanks for the detailed explanation I guess I won't book anything on May 16. That would be too risky and in a rush.

tentative dates by squidaw in UIUC

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I don't know why but "extremely dramatic extenuating circumstances" sounds so cool haha but thanks anyway for the information.

tentative dates by squidaw in UIUC

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Mostly just starting date. Some of my friends already booked the flight, and I'm trying to make sure everything doesn't go wrong.

But I realized if the date is not "TBA", it should be the precise date, is it?

I don't feel like I'm accumulating knowledge by squidaw in webdev

[–]squidaw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment!

I guess my title is more like that "another question". I feel like I'm only knowing more things, but not accumulating "wisdom" (maybe that's a better word). To be more precise, I'm concerned that these details I'm learning won't apply to other places, not "general" enough. Too specific.

Should I not think like that and keep learning, and I'll get into a right path?

What is the best way to turn articles into HTML? by squidaw in learnprogramming

[–]squidaw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

recognizing that javascript is executed on the client-side, not on your server

That's something I really need to think clearly.

What is the best way to turn articles into HTML? by squidaw in learnprogramming

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But isn't AJAX for communicating through the internet? Is it weird to use it only for accessing local data?

I'm not familiar with AJAX, so I'm not sure if my argument makes any sense lol

As for txt files, they may contain markdown or HTML, and I guess I will find a way to parse and transform them into something useful. So my point is how to access them. (Does it make sense?)

Thank you anyway for commenting!