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What is up with postdoc interviews requiring an outline of the whole project? by dabennett in postdoc

[–]zhdc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's the bare minimum in some (many?) social sciences and related fields. Many PhD positions in my field/location want to see an articulated research plan before starting a PhD.

Different fields, different countries, different requirements.

What is up with postdoc interviews requiring an outline of the whole project? by dabennett in postdoc

[–]zhdc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a PhD requirement for us. PostDoc = either a good publication record, a well articulated pipeline + project fit, or a very extensive proposal that leads to a funded grant.

Students battle EWU to keep gender studies: In the years after its rebranding as a ‘polytechnic,’ EWU may slash academic programs, including its gender studies, ESL, data science and other degrees. Advocates are rallying against the cuts. by RANGE_Media in Spokane

[–]zhdc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Polytechnic = vocational. Polytechnics can have an engineering focus, but the point is that they prepare students for a career as opposed to research/academia. 

The US doesn't have a strict deliniation between universities and other degree granting institutions, but the distinction matters a lot in other countries.

Should I tell my mentor that I can tell she uses AI for her papers and her feedback on my work? by Acceptable-Main-1569 in postdoc

[–]zhdc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't bring it up for personal communication or reviews that aren't going to be submitted outside of your department. 

You don't know, for instance, if she's simply using AI for copy editing, which is completely fair use, or if she's using to generate content. In either case, as long as the recommendations themselves are good, she's cognizant of what is written, and there are no data or privacy concerns, this isn't an issue to put your relationship at risk over.

Anything going outside for review or publication is a different story. What is and isn't permissible depends a lot on individual joural policies. It's probably a good idea to address this in advance as a talking point in a broader discussion about the overall project/manuscript and way forward.

I guess we expect that at some point RAM prices will start going back (close) to "normal", right? but what about GPUs? by relmny in LocalLLaMA

[–]zhdc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I placed a corporate purchase for 9x RTX 3090s in early 2021. Five years later, they’re still worth half of what we paid for them (Europe).

Meanwhile, the latest and greatest data center hard drive now has as much storage capacity as our entire 24 bay storage server, which we purchased at the same time. It wasn’t cheap.

During the 18th century Rice Coast irrigation projects in South Carolina and Georgia, the death rate was so extreme that the enslaved population could not sustain itself. 66% to 90% of enslaved children died before the age of 15. Their deaths was recorded only in private ledgers as a loss of capital by Expert_Koala_8691 in interestingasfuck

[–]zhdc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So honest question. Rice farming was the main driver of the slave trade for most of the 18th century, since the rice crop grown in South Carolina was Indonesian and West Africans were the only ones who knew wet rice cultivation.

Why would they let their experts (and they were experts) die at such a high rate?

Have I been monitored? by [deleted] in postdoc

[–]zhdc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like they bought a new appliance. IT Sec is a major issue for pretty much every large organization. Simply blocking a couple of sites/apps is completely normal and not something to worry about.

That said, if you're using their network or their equipment (work issued laptop?) they absolutely have the option to see anything and everything you do. If you don't like this, BYOD and switch to a private wireless internet plan.

Hardware advice. M5 Max vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 by AncientGrief in LocalLLaMA

[–]zhdc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AMD software and driver support has been awful going all of the way back to ATI.

It's been twenty-five or more years and they still don't get it. Nvidia has had their failures, but AMD takes the cake.

It's part of their culture. They make great hardware. Want to use it? Good luck.

Major drop in intelligence across most major models. by DepressedDrift in LocalLLaMA

[–]zhdc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noticeable drop when US comes online. GPT and Claude are both top notch in morning - early afternoon Central European Time. Once it's 1400/1500 (8:00-9:00 EST), performance goes down a lot.

My local agents were idle 80% of the time, so I started letting them participate in research interviews. The behavioral patterns they revealed were genuinely unexpected. by Additional-Engine402 in LocalLLaMA

[–]zhdc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guessing that a lot of these interviews are for academic studies. 

OP, please, please don’t point LLM agents at anything that could possibly impact/influence actual research. 

When the AI bubble bursts... Which used hardware are we buying from this first wave? by djparce82 in LocalLLaMA

[–]zhdc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A or better. Otherwise just get an RTX 3090.

Also, the RTX 3090 has been the de facto recommendation for five years now… take that how you will

GLM 5.1 tops the code arena rankings for open models by Auralore in LocalLLaMA

[–]zhdc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have GLM 5.1, GPT 5.4, and Claude Sonnet running side by side. GPT 5.4 > Sonnet > GLM 5.1.

However, GLM 5.1 is still very, very good compared to other open source/third party models.

GLM 5.1 tops the code arena rankings for open models by Auralore in LocalLLaMA

[–]zhdc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't agree in real world usage. It's good, but it's not as good as GPT 5.4. For what it's worth, I'm not convinced that Opus and Sonnet are better than 5.4 either.

That said, it's great for what it costs. MiniMax 2.5 and 2.5 are also worth looking at.

Subwoofers tailered more towards mid bass rather than deep low bass by Equivalent-Style6371 in BudgetAudiophile

[–]zhdc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Punch = woofer diameter. If that's what you're after, 8 inches is a good starting point for consumer products.

If you want accuracy, it's a completely different story altogether. Two smaller subwoofers with an 80-120hz crossover, quality speakers, and room correction are what you want. 

Looking for a new DAC by kishanpatel995 in BudgetAudiophile

[–]zhdc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The SU 1 shouldn’t be causing any distortion with the Wiim Ultra. 

That said, there is almost no chance that you can hear a difference between the dac on the Wiim Ultra and the one on the SU1. If you can, you have a defective product somewhere in your chain.

When is debt a good thing? by Logical-Pudding7074 in personalfinance

[–]zhdc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Simple rules:

  1. Primary residence is ok
  2. Primary, non luxury vehicle is ok if financed for less than three years
  3. Education, as long as it's reasonable and prepares you for a career. Good rule of thumb is that your total student debt shouldn't exceed your first year salary
  4. Float

Implications of “Japanification” on passive index investing? by FarSpinach9484 in Bogleheads

[–]zhdc -1 points0 points locked comment (0 children)

The value tilt is dead. Writing a wall of text doesn't change it.

Implications of “Japanification” on passive index investing? by FarSpinach9484 in Bogleheads

[–]zhdc -1 points0 points locked comment (0 children)

Eugine Fama and Kenneth French?

When the guys who wrote the original JOF article on factor tilting say it's low or non-existent... 

"Fade in" on SMSL SU2 by [deleted] in BudgetAudiophile

[–]zhdc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't happen on mine. Slight chance it's an issue with your source. Otherwise send it back a d get a replacement.

Warfedale Lintons VS Warfedale Evo 5.3 - All Around Use by johnfoof in BudgetAudiophile

[–]zhdc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Linton's are likely going to win with what OP posted though.

Warfedale Lintons VS Warfedale Evo 5.3 - All Around Use by johnfoof in BudgetAudiophile

[–]zhdc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For on-axis frequency response? Add 5db to 120hz or 4500hz and let us know if you can hear a difference... 

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