Septimaeus

@Septimaeus@infosec.pub

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I dunno⁩ ⁨⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I know. I was clowning on the dude mad about the arrows by offering one of numerous other meanings outside Boolean Algebra that sounded even more absurd in that context.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨French Anatomy⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If I know the video, it is mildly disturbing mostly due to the sudden death. The stallion stiffens and collapses after the mare brains him and the person filming happened to capture a lot of detail of the dying CNS including the stallion’s face.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨French Anatomy⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What, your lab doesn’t make jerky out of organs before weighing them?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You guys had a peak?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If you mean grades, I’d encourage you to disentangle your own retrospective self-evaluation. The point is learning, which is ultimately a personal journey. Grades are just an institutional proxy for learning outcomes, and when some students can afford private tutors when others have to work third shift to remain enrolled, the currency isn’t fungible. That is, grades are buttons and bottle caps. Learning, curiosity, discovery, and knowledge, for its own sake, is the only true currency in education.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You guys had a peak?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Never let school get in the way of your education.

  Caveat: I’ve said this brashly to several deans, when it seemed appropriately inappropriate, and while a few are now good friends, the others acted troubled and now seem to avoid me. That is, YMMV. Some lifer academics may not understand when you disregard the only rubrics they know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨*confused flatfish noises*⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This joke only works in Spanish.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I dunno⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Implications or assignment? They didn’t specify notation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨forbidden dots⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh look, ti proseccos

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do i get my nails to stop stinking faster⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  UV cure gel polish FTW!

  If it’s been a while, check out the cool new magnetic (ferrous) polish.

  Also, cheap fun hack: save money by just mixing mica powders into base polish colors. Endless varieties of iridescent colors, dimensional effects, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do i get my nails to stop stinking faster⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol yeah hmm, not countersunk, //shrug maybe strong arm, new to firs, happens

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm too stupid for this⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  ![Cropped image of a textbook page with an anecdote which reads “One day Shizuo Kakutani (1911- ) was teaching a class at Yale. He wrote down a lemma on the blackboard and announced that the proof was obvi-ous. One student timidly raised his hand and said that it wasn’t obvious to him. Could Kakutani explain? After several moments’ thought, Kakutani realized that he could not himself prove the lemma. He apologized, and said that he would report back at their next class meeting.

  After class, Kakutani went straight to his office. He labored for quite a time and found that he could not prove the pesky lemma. He skipped lunch and went to the library to track down the lemma. After much work, he finally found the original paper. The lemma was stated clearly and suc-cinctly. For the proof, the author had written, ‘Exercise for the reader.’ The author of this 1941 paper was Kakutani.”](infosec.pub/…/002ff7df-2a30-4b8c-9a2d-7fd2206a442…)

  Classic anecdote of the missing proof for Shizuo Kakutani’s lemma.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do so many boomers and even some gen x believe so peristently that if you dressup and show up in person anywhere you will get whatever you went there for?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  “Naughty corporations” made me chuckle, but “I don’t know what the solution is” definitely rang true.

  Most boomers actually don’t know where to begin, even though many of the solutions would be a 6-year-old’s first guess, and are actually proven to work, simply because they grew up being told that every single one of those obvious, proven solutions were “socialist” and that socialism was anti-American.

  That indoctrination was so thorough that these solutions can be put right in front of them, gift-wrapped, with a neon arrow pointing at an easy button labeled “fix that shit,” and they’ll still shrug and say “we’re all out of ideas, maybe ask a billionaire what to do, surely they know how to fix the system.”

  And the sad part is that they do and, in fact, already did.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨tiny tot engineering⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well yeah, and winning’s great if it’s theirs. Sorry I’m bad at explaining. It was my first attempt.

  I meant that, given my disposition (competitive bitch, often lucky, won more than my share) I would’ve fought the kid’s battles too often, compounded my winnings into theirs, and failed to let them learn to fight for themselves, for others. I’d have created the privileged rivals of my youth instead of helping other’s children succeed. I think.

  They’d be no more than primary school age today, so maybe I’d have gotten my shit together in time to fix my mistakes. So, “probably” for the best lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨tiny tot engineering⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Haha exactly! That would’ve been my mistake. Helping them trounce other kids would’ve felt natural, much easier than helping them become a better person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨tiny tot engineering⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah you’re right. I’m too used to worst-possible-case being min req but you’re right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨tiny tot engineering⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol nice. I wonder if he used tungsten carbide blanks. Probably densest cheap metal if lead isn’t an option. Would need diamond cutting discs/bits to fit it tho.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cuddly gerbils⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Welcome to Gerbil Orgy. We just begin cuddle puddle. You will join?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do boycotts work?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe yeah, I’m just talking about poor folks in rural areas who can’t boycott the only walmart or whatever.

  Maybe a better example is Amazon. I have a rough idea how much it costs me to avoid that company and I know it might not be an easy option for someone on tighter margins.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do boycotts work?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It works, albeit imperfectly. In particular, it’s sometimes a difficult prospect for would-be participants who don’t have the luxury of choice. Also attention/bandwidth can limit participation since no one can sustain an endless game of whack-a-mole. Ultimately, it’s just one of many tools, but it has often been effective.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I was right, it is⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Gradient descent?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Know your place⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the only reason I opened this post; i.e., it may be “engagement bait,” a recent online trend.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Common opinion among millennial graduates with ed debt whose careers were thwarted by various recessions.

  The more nuanced perspective is that not everyone’s long term goals will be greatly furthered by higher education. It does have value on its own, and to some extent broadens the outer limits of the perspectives you might achieve in life, but it doesn’t teach you anything you can’t teach yourself with a library card. The argument for going into trades instead is a strong one, especially from a financial angle, but also job stability, work-life balance, mental health, etc.

  All the same, I not-for-profit higher ed generally offers too much good in an individual to discount it as a scam. For many, it’s where the curtains are thrown open on their world. It just shouldn’t be considered the only viable path as perhaps it once was.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you recognize this PC case?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love how loudly media-centric those keyboards were, even the silver domed buttons center top the size a hood ornament lol, that 00s media PC era definitely had a vibe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you recognize this PC case?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It looks a lot like the eMachine cases you’d find all over cyber cafes and business centers in Europe in that era.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨embrace ediacaran extinguish⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The water level from the original mario bros?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Use this science wisely.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But not too much. It can get overstimulated if you lift the hood and lick directly. When in doubt, you can hand her the reigns so she can find the sweet spot. For example, if you apply a wide and flat tongue and reduce movement, she can work her hips until she finds the angles she needs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is the enemy?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  especially other web devs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Eye Bleach⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn, big raspberry too lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If there's a sort of "apocalyptic" event but there are still surviving communities, will people be able to make eyeglasses again, or are people with vision issues gonna be fucked?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I dunno, reading through common ADHD traits sometimes sounds like a description of the perfect post-apoc survivor lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So Long to Tech's Dream Job: It’s the shut up and grind era, tech workers said, as Apple, Google, Meta and other giants age into large bureaucracies.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Eventually few if any good engineers will be willing to work for these companies because of the black mark it places on their resume and their name.

  Already, many hiring managers outside a few giant corps will never be willing to hire an engineer who worked at Facebook for any length of time after 2016, for instance, simply because it’s irrefutably strong evidence against either their character or the trustworthiness of their judgement.

  I expect that trend will deepen as society becomes more aware of the countless ways these engineers betrayed them just for a few more dollars and an on-campus chef.