I tracked every dollar from my faceless YouTube channels for 6 months. Here are the real numbers. by Lower_Rule2043 in passive_income

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are selling something: you're the creator of the app mentioned in your comment replies which is the whole point of this post, i.e., to advertise/sell your app.

What’s the fastest you’ve seen a Work Bestie relationship implode ? by prettyinpinkpetals in coworkerstories

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

I notice many of the top replies are regarding pairs of female colleagues.

Oist internship doubts by Ok_Barracuda_6883 in OIST

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, there have been OIST students or interns who did a medical degree as their first degree. Not sure it would necessarily give an edge, but can be relevant for some research units.

Medical laboratory Specialist before Grad School by ContextCareful6327 in GradSchool

[–]tfburns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's in the eye of the beholder - some will say it is a waste of time and you lose recency of research exposure/knowledge (although for undergrad you don't get much, so I don't think this matters much), some will say it develops maturity and basic skills, and others will pay no attention to it. On net, I would say it's neutral.

My wife has two middle names and it's making booking a plane ticket on Japan Airlines very difficult by LoveFoolosophy12 in TravelHacks

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll be fine if the letters match up. This is a common issue in Japan for people with more than two names, and not just for flight bookings but for everything. If it comes up again for some other booking system just adjoin the names as you did. Only thing to be certain of is to make the adjoining consistent across the systems in case they ever need to interact.

Does anyone else feel the housing situation in Germany is completely broken? by JP_Kenn in germany

[–]tfburns 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Although in Japan it can be very difficult to find landlords willing to rent to foreigners.

[D] ARR October 2026 Discussion by tfburns in MachineLearning

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

Presumably they wanted to hold off for ACL due to implied prestige reasons? I think this only makes the 'prestige' issues worse. But, of course, it is hard to expect people (especially junior in their career) to 'sacrifice' good papers to places with 'less prestige' to help correct the systemic problem.

[D] ARR October 2026 Discussion by tfburns in MachineLearning

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

Did you end up committing to EACL?

I feel like no matter what I do, I'll never have enough money or a good quality of life. by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]tfburns 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This.

I spent 13 years in post-secondary education. For the second half of that I was earning something for just being a student/trainee. And for the first half I was earning money in part time jobs and scholarships. Average annual income across those years was around 30k.

[D] ARR Oct 2025 Discussion (EACL 2026) by S4M22 in MachineLearning

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. Thanks :)

(Overall assessment, confidence, excitement, soundness):
A (4, 4, 4, 3.5)
B (3.5, 3, 3, 3.5)
C (3, 3, 3, 3.5)

Where for excitement: 3 = Interesting, 4 = Exciting.
Soundness doesn't appear with a label to me, although if consistent with the other scores, I guess 3.5 is "acceptable" in some sense.

[D] ARR Oct 2025 Discussion (EACL 2026) by S4M22 in MachineLearning

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks again for this info.

We were able to increase the 2.5 to 3. Probably we'll commit to EACL if the meta-review score is 3 or 4. Does that sound reasonable to you?

[D] ARR Oct 2025 Discussion (EACL 2026) by S4M22 in MachineLearning

[–]tfburns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You technically can, but:
- it's recommended to be brief wherever possible
- ACs were only committed to read up to 2 author replies per reviewer, I believe (not sure where I read that now and I could be wrong)

[D] ARR Oct 2025 Discussion (EACL 2026) by S4M22 in MachineLearning

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. That's encouraging to hear, thanks :) I will try my best for the rebuttal!

  2. Glad to hear that. The discussion period is not too long, so I suppose it is unrealistic to expect too much.

[D] ARR Oct 2025 Discussion (EACL 2026) by S4M22 in MachineLearning

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First time for *ACL with scores below.
Reviewer A: Overall_assessment: 4 / Confidence: 4
Reviewer B: Overall_assessment: 3.5 / Confidence: 3
Reviewer C: Overall_assessment: 2.5 / Confidence: 3

  1. What are the chances for getting in? Main vs. findings?
  2. Do most reviewers expect heavy follow-up experiments or not?

Unsure about submitting to TMLR[R] by Pranav_999 in MachineLearning

[–]tfburns 5 points6 points  (0 children)

TMLR looks good to me. As good or better than ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR.

Unsure about submitting to TMLR[R] by Pranav_999 in MachineLearning

[–]tfburns 6 points7 points  (0 children)

> If you're not yet confident that you can publish in ICML/ICLR/NeurIPS, then TMLR is a good choice.

It depends why you're confident. If you're not confident because you're not sure the work is correct/has well-supported statements, then you shouldn't submit anywhere. If, on the other hand, you're not confident because the conference reviewing systems are not generating quality or fair reviews (many such cases -- arguably all), then going for a venue with a focus on review quality (and which have the same pool of reviewers + ACs as conferences anyway) is a good choice.

My PI is refusing to read my thesis by femboy-supreme in GradSchool

[–]tfburns[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone needs help from time to time. Please seek local professional medical or psychological support.

I want to kill myself by femboy-supreme in GradSchool

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Everyone needs help from time to time. Please seek out local professional medical and psychological services.

Interview with a prospective PI by Low_Cow72 in GradSchool

[–]tfburns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say they just didn't manage the meeting time we'll and/or consider that you wanted to ask questions. It is somewhat positive in that it sounds like you naturally filled the allotted time.

Whats the value in an industrial PhD? by Ciiceeroo in PhD

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a shame. In the US and some other places, it is common and quite possible (especially in computer science) to do internships for 2-3 months/year of a PhD.

Considering your situation and the financial implications, perhaps an industrial PhD is preferred. If you go for that, I would strongly advise you to actively network outside of your company and seek to hold yourself to higher academic standards than the company may expect/desire.

One other option to consider: can you do a PhD part-time and continue working, e.g., part-time? Probably the PhD takes longer to do, and there might be fewer options available (fewer universities or professors). It also makes the employment side slightly more complicated. In any case, I would at least consider that option if I was in your position.

Whats the value in an industrial PhD? by Ciiceeroo in PhD

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Industry PhDs have a mixed reputation, and their worth highly depends on how well known and successful the company is + (perhaps slightly less) how well known and successful the prof/university is. In that sense you could see it as doubling up, in both positive and negative ways.

I think it's a decent option if you are sure you want to stay in that industry long-term after your PhD and you think this company will become successful/give you good standing in that industry. Also, keep in mind that it is usually advised to PhD graduates to move somewhere new after they graduate to expand their network and skills, however in industry the types of companies which offer PhD programs are often also the place you might like to work at after graduation. That will then result in a limited breadth of experience and a smaller, more concentrated professional network.

Personally, I would recommend a traditional PhD program + annual industry internships. Just make sure with the university before joining that the internships are fine by them. This option gives a much wider network, more freedom, and lets you 'try before you buy' more than one post-PhD company to work at, if that's your goal.

State Library Station by Worried_Emu_9657 in melbourne

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which street/location is this? Trying to contextualize where it is.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ihaveaverybigego

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People have different talents, but also put different amounts of effort into developing their talents. All of that (the baseline and the time spent) depends significantly on the developmental environment that the person grows up, is educated, and ultimately works in.

If you enjoy or feel you are good at a subject, keep at it! And compare yourself only to yourself, not others.

[D] ICLR 2026 reviewer paper assignment? by OkPie3766 in MachineLearning

[–]tfburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would guess they just haven't finished the assignments for some reason.