The Sphinx's Lair

2:30 AM

I go over to SO and miss my inline tag edit button lol

Such a nifty little feature

Though I understand why it's restricted

Prevents people from abusing it

Hi @Slate! Any interesting thoughts to share?

Hi @bobble! The tea I'm drinking is as delicious as the book I'm reading. It's raining here, which is always a treat. A pretty nice evening.

How are you? How are y'all?

I think I failed my interview today :(

Oh nooo. Do you know why?

They wanted someone more into the biology lab-science side, I think. Seems like they only gave me an interview because my high school GPA is high, but I am bioinformatics and more interested in the computer side of things

Also I misidentified the lab PI on the first try

also I don't cook much and they were really interested in that for some reason???

2:40 AM

@bobble that happens from time to time; I remember an interview where I overthought a problem that was easily solved with modulus operations.

Any other prospects on your agenda?

There's another lab I will interview for on Thu. which is more relevant to my field of study, but that's an unpaid position

@Slate tired and still running through debugging on a large scale production issue :'( ready for bed lol

I could also apply to grade ochem exams, but that won't get me any nearer to research

@bobble Ah that makes sense, yeah. I mean, misIDs happen, but the mismatch in goals is real. Sucks a bunch, though. No idea why they'd be interested in cooking.

@bobble are you considered new to your field by chance? If so it could be good for the experience aspect of things. Apologies if that's a bit forward.

2:42 AM

And dining services is always hiring (because people keep quitting due to terrible conditions)

@Tacoタコス I am a first year student, so yes

@Tacoタコス Ooof, that's not good, sounds thorny. Hope it stops being quite as rough :(

One of my roomies is excited for his new job so I am happy for him (he will drive disabled students around campus)

Oh that's lovely. Important stuff

@bobble depending on your expectations (along with your personal situations) for the position, it might be worth considering lower pay for the trade-off of gaining field experience. My first position had me technically underpaid by 30k based on my experience at the time, but it was a 9-month contract for me to prove myself with, so I took it. Not saying your situation is the same, but maybe worth considering?

@Slate appreciate it lol it's been give and take for about 13 hours straight now

Oh yeesh that's a long-burning fire

2:50 AM

Annoyingly so 😭 but I'm finally getting the answers to the questions I've been asking for weeks, so I'm happy to put the time in so I can close this system out and move back to framework development lol

Oh god, weeks?? Yeah I've been there, that's not fun. But hey, if it's got a satisfying answer (and lets you go back to something you're enjoying), ya know...

They also quizzed me on the ochem chapter I read two days ago - I hadn't done the homework yet so I didn't retain the information well :(

Yeah, it's not fun, but someone has to do it :) good news is that it's almost over.

Anyways, gonna commit these changes for them to pick up in the morning and get some rest, Reese's Pieces everyone!

@Slate would you feel comfortable giving thoughts on a topicality meta discussion? (specifically, this one)

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3:10 AM

Does someone know that feeling when you know the answer to a puzzle, but have no time to write up an answer? It sucks :(

@bobble My honest opinion, not really a CM-informed opinion but more as an ex-mod/long-time user of the site, is that I'd be a bit sad if a question like this were to become off-topic. Based on my domain knowledge, this question seems to have several clear answers, including some mathematical ones, but most of which can be 'well-informed opinion.' It's a common question, too.

My main critique of the question is that it's likely to be understood in several distinct ways, and it might be beneficial to clarify which way that question is intended to be interpreted. For that reason it's almost too broad, but that's a matter of opinion, imo.

Sites have different tolerances for the degree to which opinion is acceptable in answers, and the level of substantiation that's required, though. Puzzling's has certainly changed in seven years and I'm not the most up to date on what the standard is nowadays.