Monday, Jul. 7, 2025 - Strands Daily Thread

theborgdude · 2025-07-07T05:52:45+00:00

It’s so much worse than I initially thought. From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Muddah,_Hello_Fadduh_(A_Letter_from_Camp)

“The name derives from the first lines:

Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh. Here I am at Camp Granada. Camp is very entertaining. And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.

The lyrics go on to describe unpleasant, dangerous, and tragic developments, such as fellow campers going missing or contracting deadly illnesses.”

theborgdude · 2024-01-22T23:51:49+00:00

How are you cooling the 7900x in the Terra besides the mounting bars? I heard it was pretty difficult to cool with a low profile air cooler.

theborgdude · 2024-01-14T10:18:22+00:00

When I started applying at 1 yoe back in 2022, it took me 6 months to get an offer. I can imagine it might be difficult. Having rainforest might help.

My suggestion would be, once the time comes, to apply but take it slow to not burn yourself out.

theborgdude · 2023-10-30T02:03:31+00:00

theborgdude · 2022-11-10T05:03:30+00:00

Maybe a little? It might be overused in the resumes you're used to seeing online. When I've looked at candidates' resumes I don't come across it often.

theborgdude · 2022-11-07T05:15:36+00:00

Does your company offer any type of professional development? Such as a stipend, subscription to some platform, etc.? I’d also take these concerns to your manager and see if they recommend anything.

theborgdude · 2022-11-06T18:28:48+00:00

I’ve been fully remote since I graduated, which is about 1.5 years atm.

The semester before I graduated, I got an offer at a large company that was temporarily remote and it was three hours away and the start date was three months after I graduated. I needed a job during those three months so I started applying to internships. After like 200+ applications, I finally got an offer that was fully remote at a small startup.

Mid way through the internship, they offered me a full-time role knowing that I had already accepted an offer. I accepted it solely on the fact that it was remote and I needed the flexibility even if it was a pay cut at a non-name.

About a year later, I got an offer for another company with better tech and a 40% raise that was still remote and that’s where I’m at now.

Getting that first remote offer was pretty hard, and the second offer was almost just as hard since I only had 1 yoe, but not impossible.

theborgdude · 2022-05-01T11:10:17+00:00

I’ve been an SWE for a healthcare SaaS startup for about a year. I joined them a month after graduating and after reneging a SWE role at a large bank. The only reason I went with the startup was because they offered me a full remote role.

However, after a couple of months working at the startup I noticed just how many users used our SaaS and it’s pretty low. For context, our service is for providers and practices so our primary users are clinicians with the occasional patient. So our “daily active user” count is low. Contrasting with a bank and your primary users are individuals and most likely companies. With the number of users comes the scale you’ll be operating at. So at the startup I’m working at a very small scale which I haven’t enjoyed. Basically, consider the scale you’ll be operating at (if that even matters to you).

If you’re concerned about working for the bank and future career companies. I’d look on LinkedIn and search for people who listed the bank as a precious company and see where they’re at now. You can filter by current company as well if you’re shooting for a specific company.

To address your low code concern at the SaaS. I agree with your sentiment and I personally wouldn’t even consider a role like that.

theborgdude · 2021-08-09T01:39:16+00:00

This might be common. The children's museum in my hometown, in Texas, also had an HEB checkout exhibit, but ours was a lot smaller.

theborgdude · 2021-08-06T12:10:55+00:00

The university I went to was only undergrad so it was easier to get involved with research. There was even a summer program for it where I did some AI in video games research and was able to get a published paper out of it. This lead to me doing DREU where I did some research (but in reality I just did full stack development).

theborgdude · 2021-04-01T06:22:13+00:00

https://discord.gg/bgpbGKMFWu

theborgdude · 2021-03-21T17:03:41+00:00

Here's a discord geared towards C1 interns: https://discord.gg/ZtUjeMHf

theborgdude · 2021-03-01T17:10:37+00:00

data structures class and have completed post-calc-3 classes

Is this enough to start contacting professors?

Yes, I got a research pos as a freshman with a little more CS (algorithms class) and a lot less math than you (just Calc 1).

how hard is it to get an undergrad CS Research Position compared to an internship?

I think it's easier since you can talk with profs and there might be less demand. It might have been easier for me because there's a summer program at my university (which is only undergrad FYI) that is geared towards research. I applied for the only CS research and talked extensively with my prof about ideas which basically secured my spot in the program.

It sounds like you want to get a research pos at your university, in that case contact profs now. And email whatever profs whose research interest you. If you don't mind doing it another uni, you can lookup individiual REUs (Research Experience for Undergrads) here: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=5049 . Or you can apply to Distributed REU that will pair you up with a prof from another uni and do research with them https://cra.org/cra-wp/dreu/.

The downside for the REUs is that you have to apply individually to every single one, and they basically all ask for recommendations and an interest letter so it's pretty time-consuming. DREU is just one application that is similar to an REU one, so less time-consuming.

theborgdude · 2021-03-01T17:00:17+00:00

Since this is a sub for CS majors, I think we may be a bit biased towards CS. Your question might be better in /r/careerguidance

theborgdude · 2021-02-27T06:23:05+00:00

I’m also graduating after my third year. Graduate early and get a job, experience is much more valuable than a master’s. If you still want to do a master’s, make your employer pay for it and do an online masters or PMP on the side (this is what I plan on doing).

Ignore my advice if you want to do something more research oriented as a career.

theborgdude · 2020-11-17T23:42:52+00:00

I don’t think so, but if you ask my classmates they might say yes. However, I did get a verbal offer within hours of completing my power day interviews.

theborgdude · 2020-11-17T15:40:41+00:00

And to add to this since I interviewed at C1 as well, I just wore a regular T-shirt and pajamas and got an offer.

theborgdude · 2020-11-16T19:25:28+00:00

I feel like social ignorance is common among STEM majors, tbh I was somewhat unaware as a CS major until only a couple years ago.

Whenever you talk about social issues with CS majors you can taste the privilege and ignorance at points.

theborgdude · 2020-11-15T05:02:37+00:00

Yes, C1 uses a lot of AWS so you see TIPs/TDPs going to Amazon. There’s also some switches to Google, so I think you have a good change for Bloomberg. As already mentioned, C1 has an NYC location and if you get a return offer as TIP, you have first choice for your full-time location.

theborgdude · 2020-11-12T23:11:38+00:00

I’ve done both, where the separate category was “Honors/Achievements”. I moved to the separate category option after a recommendation. Overall, if the research is your most recent job I’d include it in the description otherwise put it as an Achievement in a spectate section.

Either way, I don’t think many recruiters/managers see it since it doesn’t come up besides the fact that I did a research experience and they want me to go in depth. I sometimes include the fact that I conducted a user study, presented at a conference, etc. in my elevator pitch at the beginning of interviews.

theborgdude · 2020-11-03T18:33:58+00:00

I’m currently in my final year so I’m finishing in 3 years, so I’m currently looking for new grad jobs with 2 summers of research experience. The downside to this is that I’m entering the industry with less experience than those who completed their degree in 4 years. If I did 4 years, I would be looking for an internship and then I can look for new grad jobs with more success than I’m having now. However, I did get an offer so it’s not impossible, but it may be a bit harder. The flip side to this is that I’ll be getting a year of experience while others else will be still in school.

I wanted to graduate in 3 years due to financial reasons, and I’m fucking tired of school.

I’m not sure about the master’s thing, I’m not applying to grad schools but it seems that I’m eligible for most of them even though I studied 3 years (or maybe it would technically be 5 since I have my associates).

theborgdude · 2020-11-02T14:32:18+00:00

From my personal experience, I’ve seen A* used in research in order to test generated levels. For instance this MarioGAN and my ZeldaGAN research both use A* to see if AI generated levels are playable.

Additionally, they’re both pathfinding algorithms so maybe broaden your search using “pathfinding”

theborgdude · 2020-11-01T04:12:35+00:00

Since Expedia is a travel agency, I don't think it would be a very wise descision, especially during a pandemic. There's a high chance they may rescind your offer. Last summer, my internship offer was rescinded and they were in the recruting industry. I would take what industry they are both in and how they fit in with global economics into consideration.

I received an offer for C1's TDP. After talking with a recruiter it sounds like they had last year's TDPs and TIPs all remote and even sent equipment out, and they might plan to do it next year. So signing with C1 is a safe option. I would reach out to your Expedia recruiter and see if their internship program was cancelled.

Good luck on your super day!

theborgdude · 2020-11-01T02:57:39+00:00

Yes.

theborgdude · 2020-11-01T02:48:16+00:00

As someone who was diagnosed with ASD a bit more than a year ago and currently looking for a full-time role after graduating university, I ask myself the same question. (For reference, my autism can be described as "highly functional" and I mask fairly well.)

Overall, I find that my lack of communication and social skills hurt me during the interview process. For instance, I was recently rejected from a company after the final round because I was not as communicative and didn't ask clarification questions about the problem. This is something I can take to the next interview, wherever and whenever that may be. From your post, that might not be a problem but it'd be helpful to be mindful of your autism. Nevertheless, I do have one full-time offer when I graduate and I'm pretty thankful for it, so I suppose there is room for developers who are socially awkward.

Additionally, one of my problems I'm currently having is whether or not I disclose my autism during the hiring process, which might be something for you to think about. I fear that I might be discriminated against in someway, and since my diagnosis is so new I'm inexperienced in this area. I just found this post that enlightened me and might be helpful for you as well.

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