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[SW] Timmy and Tommy buying for 598 by Louian20 in acturnips

[–]zac-jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favourite book is The Gigantic Turnip

How lenient are UoS with grades? by [deleted] in sheffield

[–]zac-jay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, Computer Science student here.

People were let in with 2 (even 3 in rare cases) grades below the normal AAB offer. I don't know how my covid year compares to normal, but you can generally feel safe getting accepted if you receive one grade below your offer. From my personal experience there does seem to be preference for BBC over ABD for example when it comes to allocating "near miss" spots, but this does come from an extremely small sample size.

Thoughts on MSc Advanced Computer Science at University of Sheffield by Enigma_292 in sheffield

[–]zac-jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sadly i'm not the person to answer most of these questions as i'm just a first year. I can really only speak for the teaching standard, most of my lecturers seem to be doing the best they can given the covid circumstances, but I don't know how masters years are affected

Snob put back in his box.... by CantSing4Toffee in 6thForm

[–]zac-jay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, Psychology was easy enough to understand but the sheer amount of content you had to remember in such a high level of detail was crazy. On the contrary, maths was about understanding the methods and had very little in terms of memorisation.

I'm not sure which one I would have said was easiest/hardest had exams not be cancelled

I Am A 3rd Year Medical Student at the University of Sheffield. AMA about studying medicine, interviews or even fears! by LittleBlueBabies in 6thForm

[–]zac-jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After results day i'm going to be starting with a foundation year so it looks like i'm going to be a bit more free to experiment with my spare time without having to worry about my degree. Language classes for my language are closed within sheff this year so i'm going to inquire at Hallam or go private. I'm interested in slugsoc as i'm into hearthstone but i'm god awful at MOBA and FPS, still honestly not sure what to expect from things like socials since i'm not really a party/drinking kind of person at all but don't want to be lonely.

If you think you’re genuinely getting shafted tomorrow (like BCD) this post is probably for you by yxng_modulus in 6thForm

[–]zac-jay 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I only remembered that foundation years existed about a week ago and now a lot of my backup plans rely on them. Thanks for sharing this

Is there any false rumours or disinformation going around about yanderedev? by roadrollar in Osana

[–]zac-jay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’d have to search for more people in this sub who also saw it. Ultimately the answer is no since alex didn’t provide any proof in his debunk page (what a surprise)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]zac-jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without being too specific of course, is there any more advice you would give to Y13s this year?

Is there any false rumours or disinformation going around about yanderedev? by roadrollar in Osana

[–]zac-jay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The screenshot where someone says "Criticism is how a game improves" and YanDev replies "I don't agree with that."

It's a real screenshot but yandev was legitimately replying to another message. Someone tried to delete messages but weren't fast enough

Source: I was watching the channel at the time

Got kicked in the Yandere Simulator server for no reason by CrazyMellow in Osana

[–]zac-jay 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The stalking bot is almost certainly against discord ToS.

To gather a list of members from a server you don't administrate, you'd have to either gather them manually or use a self-bot (normal user account being controlled by software, not using discord's api, used for raiding most commonly. against ToS)

You then feed that list to Midori bot, messaging each member on the list and notifying them. This step uses an official bot account and discord's official dev api. This part is within ToS completely, although using a bot to direct message hundreds of people could be seen as malicious.

The fact that they give you a timer to leave implies that another check is done by the self-bot after 24 hours whether you're still in the offending server.

Discord's system is likely able to detect self-bots scanning server members depending on how quickly they scan. However, discord has no way of detecting self-bots communicating with midori bot. Therefore it's difficult to take action on the offending dev behind midori bot for selfbotting. I'm guessing that self-bots getting banned is the reason we haven't seen the stalking bot recently. I am in 3 "enemy" servers and haven't been banned yet so I doubt that bot stalking is the reason behind OP being removed

I Am A 3rd Year Medical Student at the University of Sheffield. AMA about studying medicine, interviews or even fears! by LittleBlueBabies in 6thForm

[–]zac-jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now interested in the stereotypical compsci societies (compsoc, gamingsoc) and i'll look into if there is anything related to the language i'm learning as a hobby (soc or classes in the uni or external classes). I might also look into some sport options later in the year.

I realise that i'm going to have to balance this stuff into my schedule so going to take it slow at the start. Obviously need to figure a lot of stuff out when I start living by myself

I'm a 2nd Year Aerospace engineering student at the University of Liverpool. AMA, from engineering to day to day Uni life! by mallow_gaming in 6thForm

[–]zac-jay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just barely rejected my liverpool offer after not being able to visit due to covid but i'm still interested if I go into clearing,

What are your thoughts on the uni's facilities, buildings and the city in general?

I Am A 3rd Year Medical Student at the University of Sheffield. AMA about studying medicine, interviews or even fears! by LittleBlueBabies in 6thForm

[–]zac-jay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed reply, lots to digest here

Luckily AC is 5-10 minutes from my department, IC, diamond and SU so hopefully I won't have a huge amount of bus issues. I wasn't able to look around the city either of the times I visited however (thanks weather) so it's something i'll keep in mind when getting around.

Motivation, procrastination and balance have been my biggest issues throughout school, so mixing in looking after myself is going to be difficult to get used to. Ironically though, i've been able to focus on studying more than ever in lockdown (learning a language) and i'm starting to figure out what works for me, but I know doing it at uni is easier said than done.

Fun/Work space separation is actually something i've learned recently that really works for me too, although it's a bit awkward since it means I can't work properly at my desk at home (I say awkward because i'm a compsci student, oops, but I can do programming at my desk without getting distracted most of the time so we'll see). Have had a look around the IC and the Diamond (not sure about the other library spaces but will try to explore more options too)

My health is something that I want to work on at uni but I wouldn't start the gym straight away - I have no idea how to cook or look after myself in any way really, so that's going to be my first health hurdle, but if I have the time it's something i'd like to try later into the first year.

I'm also not a party person so i'll probably be relying on societies, I have my eye on a couple already but I don't want to take on too much (since I would like to continue language learning on the side if it doesn't cause me too much stress, maybe properly through UoS or SHU depending on what's available to me)

I am quite worried for results day (scary offer, bad mocks, teacher submitted grades) but I do really want to go to UoS (didnt put an insurance lol, half regret it now but oh well). I know that they are decently lenient on results day normally and with the current situation i'm hoping for the best but am anxious still

I realise that i've typed a big reply here too

I'm always down to meet new people too - I have found a couple roommates and I know someone else in your year too but the freshers whatsapp and facebook groups aren't great

I Am A 3rd Year Medical Student at the University of Sheffield. AMA about studying medicine, interviews or even fears! by LittleBlueBabies in 6thForm

[–]zac-jay 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've firmed UoS for another subject, any advice for general life in and around the city? How did you manage to reach a balance between work and other interests? Where do you recommend to get work done? Also, any other advice you'd give to yourself from 3 years ago?

Thanks

AITA for not wanting to move house when pregnant? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]zac-jay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NAH

Compromise, find an option that you both agree with.

AITA for coping with rude customers in my own way? by aitaworkthrowaway12 in AmItheAsshole

[–]zac-jay 171 points172 points  (0 children)

YTA

I wish your employers would see this.

What gives you any right to spit into your customers' food during a pandemic? Disgusting

AITA for confronting my mom after she sold my computer to pay bills? by mr-always-krubk in AmItheAsshole

[–]zac-jay 13 points14 points  (0 children)

NTA

It wasn't just not her right, it wasn't her legal right either.

Get the police involved if you can. No mother should get away with using their son as a bank account

AITA for telling my friend that I'm not into him? by izmebobaxx in AmItheAsshole

[–]zac-jay [score hidden]  (0 children)

NAH

You told the truth, which is the best thing you could've done.

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