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Mack's Ultra Soft Foam Earplugs, 50 Pair - 32dB Highest NRR, Comfortable Ear Plugs for Sleeping, Snoring, Travel, Concerts, Studying, Loud Noise, Work https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051U7W32/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_wp90DbVRFDFRW

For fun, I made an Android app a few months ago inspired by Yik Yak; I was experimenting with the Socket.io library. It has exactly 1 download (lol..), but maybe....mayyyyyybe...you guys might like it.

AMA if you have any questions about it.

-edit-

Someone brought to my attention a bug with the Facebook login functionality. Facebook changed stuff that broke it. All fixed now and the app has been updated!

A Norman door is a poorly designed door that confuses or fails to give you an idea whether to push or pull. It was named after Don Norman, the author of The Design of Everyday Things, and Head of the Design Lab at UCSD.

Also, quick-start guide to getting your own website (so you can host as many cat pictures as you want :p):

Method 1: Free, but basic. Probably the best option for you right now.

1. Visit a free website builder, like Google Sites, Wix, Weebly, or Squarespace.

2. Add cat picture.

Method 2: Paid. More control over your content.

1. Get a domain name (fairly cheap, my own is $1/month from Google Domains). This is your web address, like google.com or piazza.com.

2. Get a website host -- this is the server space for your website. Do some research to find out which host is best for you. There's a free one called Viewen that I used for awhile, but their main server is in India so the loading speed isn't that great. Hosts that you pay for will have closer/better servers, generally speaking (or at least they should!). There are a few free ones online, but have more advertising and stuff.

3. Upload your HTML/CSS/JS files to your website host. Visit your domain name. See cat.

Method 3: Free, but requires a little more technical skill.

1. Get a Github account.

2. Follow this tutorial.

Trust me, you have one of the better professors out there so don't take that for granted. And as eBreaks said, definitely definitely go to the Calc lab, these TAs are there to help with the 20 series and that definitely saved my butt on countless occasions.

Talk to your professor/TAs and see what you can do to help your grade, Eggers is a great guy that cares about his students. The class is probably like 200 students, and I bet only 5-10 students actually talk to him.

Also have you considered OASIS? (I know sign ups are probably over, but consider it for your next class, it's just more tutoring, in a more intimate setting.

Finally, if all else fails, go to http://www.khanacademy.org/math/calculus, that site has definitely taught me more in any subject than UCSD professors.

And math is really a repetition subject, things are hard at first but that's why there's so much homework. You'll eventually get the hang of things. And if you're trying as hard as you say you're trying, you're definitely going to do better than 90% of your classmates in the long run.

Highly recommend downloading the Transit app. It will show you realtime arrivals for the MTS and NCTD buses around San Diego and other cities too! It also has a useful trip planner and GO feature so you wouldn't get lost!

Google Play (Android)

Apple App Store (iOS)

> High-grade fevers range from about 103 F-104 F. Dangerous temperatures are high-grade fevers that range from over 104 F-107 F or higher

> Consequently, regarding the question of "when to worry" or better, "when to act" about a fever, it is usually considered to be in the case of intermediate- and high-grade fevers.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20352759

https://www.emedicinehealth.com/fever_in_adults/article_em.htm#what_temperature_is_a_high_fever

Hospitals suck, but you should really seek medical attention to prevent it from getting even worse. Best of luck to you

Use Rate My Professors and CAPE results. Also speaking from experience, many professors have very thick accents, which may or may not be a problem for you.

Gonna use this as a shameless plug: You should check out the online Data Structures textbook I wrote! Alvarado, Cao, and Debashis used it in their CSE 100 courses.

The textbook was geared towards CSE 100, so lots of the stuff are out-of-scope for CSE 12, but the following parts are relevant to CSE 12:

• All of Chapter 1
• All of Chapter 2 (I think CSE 12 doesn't do circular array anymore, but they're all useful to know)
• In Chapter 3, only 3.1-3.3 (the rest is for CSE 100)
• For Chapter 4, I'm not sure if CSE 12 does anything with graphs anymore, but if you're interested, 4.1-4.4 are useful to know (the rest is for CSE 100)
• All of Chapter 5 if the professor does hash stuff

It might be useful for you to check out in preparation for CSE 12!

For me it's not also working. But I submit this troubleshooting form https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=L6ra6hcdK0iLl4OeyOlzYXNh-UhQzf9ChpuCpUhic3lUN0UwUjZSOEE1M1BYNlpWMVhLUTJVQTA1QS4u

The extension saves your data directly to your browser's storage - the data is not passed through any 3rd party at any point.

(If you're that concerned, you can inspect the JS scripts that handle the storage using a debug tool)

Because of the way Chrome stores your passwords (the ones it asks to 'remember'), if anyone got a hold of your computer they could view your saved passwords in Chrome. Google's logic against more secure storage goes along the lines of 'if someone got a hold of your computer (and logged in), they could do much worse things regardless'.

Here's some more on the topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6166731

You need to subscribe to a VPN. It's really easy. Look into Private Internet Access. Your web traffic is encrypted right at your machine before the data is sent out. UCSD can't snoop in on your traffic, and you'll be hidden behind your VPN when downloading. I torrented my ass off at UCSD for two years, no issues at all.

a cable is like 4-8 bucks off amazon

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https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F3U133b10-Hi-Speed-Cable-Type-B/dp/B00004Z5M1

Barbecue regulations

So it sounds like you can run a propane BBQ (e.g. I've had good luck with this one) on any open grassy space.

Not sure what that's got to do with the other stuff. But I have always wondered why I don't see more random grilling going on.

Google maps also routes public transportation, taking into account transit schedules

Well if someone decides to downvote you it's not me. But watch the video, don't always pick sides before you see the evidence, that's just foolish.

I understand the police have a job to do but there's limits and lines they don't cross, and excessive force here is unacceptable. The UCD police lied to the public's face about being surrounded by protesters to justify their use of excessive force but you can't hide from the cameras anymore.

Willoughby is literally the worst professor I've come across in my 4 years at UCSD. Spends most of the time talking about himself. Doesn't actually teach. Be prepared to leave lecture every time confused as hell.

Check it out http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=170144

+1 to this, you can do all of your programming SSH'd into the ieng6.ucsd.edu servers anyways, so the OS of your actual machine doesn't really matter

For side projects, you might find Mac OS X convenient because you can have a pretty legitimate Unix environment (I installed the GNU versions of the core utilities via Homebrew because there are some minor differences between some tools as they're packaged in Mac OS X), but you can always get a Windows machine and just dual-boot your favorite Linux distro, so that doesn't really matter much either

TL;DR: Get whichever you personally prefer (either will work just fine)

> Your traffic will be encrypted and resnet and anyone else won't be able to see what you're doing.

Not completely true. VPNs only add a layer of indirection, tunneling your traffic through your VPN provider's servers. UCSD can't see what you're doing, but your provider (eg. CryptoStorm) can, and other people can see that one of the provider's customers is, say, torrenting Game of Thrones. And it's not UCSD that monitors these torrents, it's the production companies. If they cared enough they could take a court order to your VPN provider and try to make them cough up your identity. Many providers claim that they don't keep traffic logs, but there's really no way of verifying that as a customer. The FBI has even set up VPN services as honeypots—secretly logging all traffic—in the past (see the Max Vision case).

Google it. The Supreme Court is a real thing.

Suggestions of things to Google: "public forum doctrine" Any court case cited in the Koala's motion for a preliminary injunction: https://www.scribd.com/doc/314433258/The-Koala-s-motion-for-preliminary-injunction-against-UCSD

The preliminary injunction motion lays it all out. Read it. It's not too complicated.

You need CSE 12, and either CSE 21 or Math 15B. CSE 21 and Math 15B satisfy the same requirement. Also, this document is helpful for CS prerequisites. https://www.scribd.com/doc/241666310/CS-Flow Though I can't recall where I got it or who made it, and it might not be up to date.

You can read my free online textbook (which is usually used in CSE 100), ideally through the edX course we put it in (to get my enrollment numbers up lol)

For CSE 12, you can read/solve the relevant chapters of my Data Structures textbook (currently being used in CSE 100, but the beginning chapters are relevant to CSE 12) to learn the theory and solve smaller relevant code challenges in C++

What part of CSE 11 are you having trouble? Concepts? Syntax?

If you feel like it's too fast, maybe CSE 8a and CSE 8b would be a better combination than CSE 11.

If it's syntax then there's not much that a tutor can help. That's something you have to learn on your own. If it's conceptual, and you don't have access to tutors, I would recommend taking a coursera course as well. https://www.coursera.org/course/programming1 Coursera provides videos that are short enough for your attention span and reviews core concepts really well. You can just enroll in the class and watch the videos of concepts that you need help on.

In the end, most likely you'll need to make friends and work through how something works together. (no, not sharing code, but more about sharing how to solve a problem) Tutors are there for small edge cases and can provide a hint but most classes in the future won't ever have a tutor that can sit down and actually lead you through problems.

Just to boost that last part: If you go a long time without feeling any joy in things or feeling like you have nothing in life to look forward to, please reach out to talk to someone. Mental health is a real-ass thing that can also be effectively treated, with or without medication. CAPs exists for exactly those kinds of situations, especially you've been feeling that way for a while.

If you're not interested in talking to someone, I really love this book: Feeling Good by David D. Burns. It provides evidence-based, practical tools for managing mood and challenging negative thoughts, and I use methods from it on a weekly basis. It's only $15 on amazon, but if you can't afford it, DM me and I'll get you a pdf copy.

I would also recommend downloading the Transit app. It will show you realtime arrivals for the MTS and NCTD buses around San Diego. It also has a useful trip planner so you wouldn't get lost lol.

Google Play (Android)

Apple App Store (iOS)

Why VPN? Security, privacy, freedom, access.

It encrypts your connection, especially at airports where encryption isn't used. VPN prevents your data packets from being intercepted and read. Remember, any open wireless network including the UCSD-Guest network is unsecured, so you might want to think twice about putting any personal information or logging in in those cases. The alternative advertised software called Hotspot Shield in my opinion is adware, download and use that at your own risk.

If you are in a nation like China with the "Great Firewall" blocking access to US news sites and whatnot, this is a great way to get around it. If your employer has blocked Reddit ;) or any job-pertinent sites this is a way around the web filter (Note that while you may keep your employer from logging your activity there are logs on the UCSD side for DMCA copyright violations, just don't use the Java VPN client and torrent).

If you need database access that requires a subscription there's a fair chance UCSD's got you covered, just copy and paste your URL into the web vpn browser, and the site that wanted 29.99 for access suddenly opens up with a link to the downloadable PDF.

I recommend Grokking Algorithms and The Algorithm Design Manual.

So I've been meaning to do this for a while, and jonboywalton's [post](/r/UCSD/comments/lpa09/hey_ucsd_redditors_who_are_you/) reminded me to make a survey. So I did!

Take the survey, and then you will be able to see a summary of the responses here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewanalytics?formkey=dDZlZlBoZkF0SFpzWkNDdEo4YjBRemc6MQ

So, hopefully you find something out about your fellow /r/UCSD members! :)

I just thought of random questions to ask. If you want to know anything else, I figure we can do another survey eventually. Let me know of any other questions you'd like on the next one.

Edit: I made the actual spreadsheet public too: [-snip-]

Edit 2: Bye bye spreadsheet. I guess it was too much info to be public.

I would agree with you, if it weren't for the unanimous support she's received here in the comments.

Also, this post should motivate students to post positive reviews for Diba on RateMyProfessor if they thought she was a good professor but never got around to rating her.

I feel like this is something the professors are forced to do given the extremely high number of students willing to work so hard. They can't give questions straight from the book which anyone would be able to solve after reading the book, thus they have to give challenging questions. And given the finite amount of such questions they can ask related to the course material, things like EconTutor and question banks cover most of the stuff the profs can come up with.

There is an alternative way to approach exams, where the exams questions are abstract and require critical thinking on the part of the students to solve, but a majority of students don't appreciate having to do things this way. The only professor in UCSD that I had who took this approach is Alex Orailogou, and people hate him with a passion for making the class too hard.

Looks like the next coding class you would have to take is CSE100. If you’re worried, here is the textbook that was used when I took it: https://stepik.org/course/579/. Mainly brush up on basic data structures, pointers, and C++. You should be fine with just some review, don’t retake a bunch of unnecessary classes.

<insert lecture about the importance of going to class in the first two weeks>

Okay now that we got that out of the way, you're correct that you need to be a paid researcher or something in science/engineering to get a license for your personal computer. I know because I just went through the process. It involves setting up your IP as a "workstation" and having physical access to an ethernet jack on the engineering subnet. Read: you need an actual office to be able to install and verify the license. So you're out of luck, but it may be worth the money to buy a license yourself. I believe you can get a discount if you get it through the bookstore, my guess is ~$80. Another alternative is to take a look at scilab, it is free/open source and has been explained to me as basically a wannabe MATLAB. I haven't tried it so I can't speak to that but it's worth looking in to. A third option is to check with the library if it's possible to VPN remote access to a school computer that has a licensed copy of MATLAB installed. I just started here so I have no idea if they can accommodate that but it was possible at my undergraduate school.

Edit: in the time it took me to type this someone commented with a link to remote access. OP go with that

I managed to torrent stuff for 2 years without any trouble. I used Transmission on Ubuntu, disabled DHT and PeerExchange, and forced encryption. Also install Moblock (basically PeerGuardian for Linux), and load up the strictest set of blocklists that still let you download. I recommend the Bluetack lists, which can be found at iBlocklist. Once you've got all this up and running, route your on-campus connection through the UCSD VPN. It may seem redundant but I somehow consistently got much faster speeds. YMMV Also, if you want to pay for it, iPredator or some other VPN is a good idea. Just remember to disable IPv6, since a bug exposes your real IPv4 address over VPN.

I think that means they want all lectures to be delivered via Zoom (teleconferencing software):

https://zoom.us

So like there will be a Zoom link in canvas to click open during the normal lecture times. The instructor can save a recording of their session and post it.

I have tried it, I think it is just not compatible. Like doubleUTF said, just download it. Personally, I like to download the pdf's to my computer then put them into my dropbox so I can open it on my phone or tablet with the dropbox app

Edit: link formatting

LeetCode is the big one people use for practicing Algorithm/DS interview questions. CodeForces is also good but is tailored more towards competitive programming and has more exotic topics to stretch you brain.

Highly recommend downloading the Transit app! Especially if this is your first time taking public transportation. It will show you realtime arrivals for the MTS and NCTD buses around San Diego. It also has a useful trip planner and GO (Step-by-step navigation) feature so you wouldn't get lost!

Google Play (Android)

Apple App Store (iOS)

I wrote the textbook for CSE 100, but I set it to the lowest price Amazon would let me and I make it accessible to everybody online for free :-) take my class pls

I created a shuttle tracker Android app that pulls data from UCSDbus.com; the website is difficult to use on mobile and takes forever to load! So if you're on Android, you can find it here if you want to use it.

This is only our third year, so we've made 2 games so far. In 2014, we made a mobile game called Unfold, which was a multiplayer maze exploration game. You can see some screenshots here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.ucsd.gdsl&amp;hl=en Currently its only on Android now, since our App Store license expired. Last year, we made a puzzle platformer called Dr. Eric's Psychedelic Wonderland. You can play a demo of it on our club's website. http://gamedevstudio.org/

I'd recommend a residential area near school... UTC has some random side streets that are good for parking and leaving your car. I lived on Easter Way and there was plenty of street parking. Also past Ralphs is good street parking around the townhouses... I was on Caminito Eastbluff. Some places are sketchier... places around Costa Verde are supposed to have security issues. Parking at Ralph's is hit or miss, since they ticket somewhat randomly.

I don’t too much about wix but it seems like its a way to build websites. React is a javascript web framework used to build interactive elements on websites. Im a Computer Science major so this is all from a CS web development perspective. I really don’t know what “website building knowledge” you would need for a Cog Sci internship. https://reactjs.org/docs/getting-started.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/React_(web_framework)

You may find this page helpful. They require that you have an antivirus program, and recommend using Microsoft Security Essentials, not Norton or McAfee or any other commercial program. They also recommend using Malwarebytes to scan for spyware and other malicious programs. I personally recommend them both; MSE uses very little resources and runs in the background, and is free, unlike the commercial programs, and Malwarebytes is also a good program.

*pretty sure

Nothing is guaranteed, but this professor was openly a dick, very cocky, and lied a few times in class.

An example being that he said that he would give extra credit to the first person that could point out a mistake in his code through the quarter (b/c his ego led him to believe that he would never make one).

So a few days in, a student corrects him on a mistake and he ends up berating the student, defending his mistake and did not admit it the entire class.

Events like this led to a sour mood in the class, with both the students and TAs hating him, leading to him having the lowest ratemyproffesor score at UCSD.

Simple intuition was that he way just continuing his childish behavior and trying to "outsmart" his students once again.

EDIT: just read some of these reviews http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=147651#

Also the one good review is made by him (clearly - who the fuck else would say he is a good grandfather), because he mention his rating was unfair in the class and his inflated ego can't let him get over it.

The only way I know to do this is running my otter.ai with the video playing, so this is my referral link for it, it gives you a free month of the pro (and gives me a free month too) https://otter.ai/referrals/L5K64Z03 but you can also just get a free account and download it for iphone/android or use it on a computer if you don’t want to use the link. I use it for everything personally

Not sure what you're on about "easily sshing". SSH clients are hardly a reason to choose a laptop over. If you're on Windows just use PuTTY or WSL(W10).

I think it depends on the class (some professors take them down immediately) and you can view them I think for 90 days after the class ends?

As for how to download it... there is not a good built in way to do so from Kaltura (the service used for Media Gallery videos). Here is a method to do it, but it is a little tedious (if someone less lazy than I am wants to make a browser plugin for this... please do)

First make sure you have the VLC media player installed: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

1. Go to the Media Gallery page. Don't go on the video you want to download yet.
2. Get to the developer tools panel of your browser (press F12 on Windows, or however you get to Inspect Element tool in Mac). Then go to the Network tab.
3. Now, click on the video you want to download. Press play, have it play for just a split second, then pause the video.
4. In the network tab you opened in step 2 you will notice a bunch of data. You want to find the one that starts with index.m3u8?Policy=. Right click this, then go to Copy > Copy Link Address.
5. Now, in VLC media player, go to Media > Open Network Stream (Ctrl + N in Windows). Paste the URL you copied from step 4 in the box. Then at the bottom click the dropdown button next to Play, then then click on Convert (Alt+O in Windows).
6. Now, in the Convert box, under settings choose "Convert", uncheck both of the boxes, and for profile you can just choose "Video - H.264 + MP3 (MP4)". Under Destination click Browse to choose where you want to download the video to. Then click Start, and wait for it to download.

The minutes of the meeting, if you feel like reading that much text.

Thank you!! It’s kind of a funny story. When my son was much younger, we were setting up his online username for his PlayStation. I wouldn’t allow him to use his real name, so I suggested something from a favorite song or movie. At the time, we were listening to a lot of Jack Johnson’s music, so we settled on Banana Pancake believing that he could change it in the future. Well, it’s been almost ten years now and his online name is still the same. So, when I was signing up for Reddit, I felt it was only fair that I return the favor. Since he’s my Banana Pancake and I made him, BananaPancakeMaker seemed most appropriate. As a side note, I do make a lot of pancakes (the gigantic ones) and he loves it when I put bananas in them.

Thank you for your suggestions. We have a hanging shoe rack and a lap desk already. I’m glad to hear the Command Strips work on the walls (some of the videos I’ve watched from students at other schools said they didn’t work on their walls). I also bought him this thing to help better organize his closet. Do you think it will fit? Whitmor 2 Shelf 2 Rod Closet System - Adjustable Closet Maximizer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CF3UBLS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_6PFCZFQXDYG5NA8QKXHN

You need to purchase the code to access the E-book and do the assignments (no physical book). Since the bookstore's closed Sunday (and Monday?) you can buy the code off Amazon for the same price (link).

You can also review the slides to get a general overview of things before/after reading found on the course website.

quick summary of what you need to do: buy code, do book assignments and reading, bring laptop to every lecture, look at slides, do PA0 (due 1/19).

GL man. Want to meet up next lecture? idk anyone in there and need a mate

You can buy one of these on amazon so that your hair doesnt get all over the floor when you cut it: https://www.amazon.com/Xbes-professional-Cutting-Umbrella-Hairdressing/dp/B06XD7T64J/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=umbrella+cape+for+hair+cutting+adult&amp;qid=1598504458&amp;sprefix=umbrella+cape+&amp;sr=8-3

But id imagine it might be difficult to cut your hair with that around your head so maybe just bring a small broom and dustpan? But another problem with that is if the floor is wet, it might be hard to clean. Some of my suitemates were messy af so the floor was always wet. Just something to keep in mind if you decide to do this

I personally use Private Internet Access as my VPN. It increases my ping by about 10ms to 22-23ms (connected to US California). Don't really see any ping spikes. It's also great for pretty much everything not gaming. I don't usually notice it on more casual games, but when I play something like CSGO it's definitely noticable.

I didn't really participate in a whole lot of projects. The only thing I really participated in was a telematic performance for MUS176 (which was a seminar class on music and technology). There's plenty of opportunities out there, but I, being one of high inertia, didn't really go and make the most of my undergrad.

Interface design can definitely address both hardware and software (Donald Norman's The Design of Everyday Things goes into a lot of the design of hardware, but some of the things he coveres are utilized through software interfaces nowadays; Norman was actually formerly a professor at UCSD's CogSci department), but, with the devices we interact with increasingly becoming a big screen in a barely-bigger housing, software UI is becoming increasingly dominant over hardware, I'd say. In ICAM, we pretty much only dealt with software interface design.

Both CogSci and ICAM require a basic Java class: CogSci has one of their own, while ICAM piggybacks off of your choice of CSE8A/B or CSE11.

I just used a CAT124 (prefab'd project) for practicum, although it was somewhat related. The professor running my project ("interactive television programming") was a professor from one of my prior ICAM classes.

I've been using WiFiman (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.usurvey), and my device is a Samsung Galaxy S9. I've also tried this app on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 tablet and it also results in getting the tablet booted off the wifi for 3-5 minutes.

I usually take the Blue Line to Old Town and transfer to the Green Line and get off at Fenton Parkway Station.

There is a closer Costco to campus, but there's no public transit 😔

I would also highly recommend downloading Transit app to guide ya on your trip. It's similar to Google Maps but it has this step-by-step navigation where it lets u know when to get off.

iOS

Android

the best $300 electric scooter is not something u can buy new ngl

to my knowledge, this was the cheapest e-scooter i could find that literally wasnt made for children: Segway Ninebot ES1L at $322.93 after tax, but right now it looks like its $400 so even this POS is out of your price range. i will say however that it has been 4 months it hasnt died yet, so it benig slow and only in km's is not something that's that bad.

genuinely, would recommend spending a little bit more if you can. segway ninebot max is the best bang for your buck escooter, but generally anyhing that isnt a complete piece of junk will likely be more than $300

I bought my son a “used” Segway-Ninebot Max (the older version) on Amazon, but he said it was brand new when it arrived. He loves it. Here’s the link.

Segway Ninebot MAX Electric Kick... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WYXXL4V?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

This is the scooter I have.

It's listed as $599 on Amazon. But usually if you have prime they have discount coupons, as of now, there's a coupon of $70 you can use. It runs at 17mph max. It's very steady. One downside may be that it's a little too heavy (40lbs) so it may not be very convenient to carry around.

https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Malcolm-Told-Alex-Haley/dp/0345350685?msclkid=12392b3bc00e11ec882241d041ac796c

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Read a book

I got this screen protector from Amazon. It’s pretty basic I like it. OMOTON [2 Pack] Screen Protector for iPad Air 5th Generation / 4th Generation, Compatible with iPad Air 5 / 4 10.9 Inch (2022 & 2020 Released) [Precise Cutout for Camera] [Work with Apple Pencil] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JCTLRRG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_D5ZGPWESQZ9S6H7KV81F?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

I would recommended an Apple Pencil (or something equal to it). As far a case goes for the apple I like the “folder style” where it like opens like a book. One thing I hate though is the inside cover is usually made of fabric and everything tends to stick to it. And eventually it starts to get dirty after setting it down on random tables. Also if you do get an Apple Pencil I would say try to find a case that has a spot for the pencil on the volume side. It feels much more natural in my opinion. I got this case. It does the job but again not a huge fan of the fabric but almost every single case is like that. Fintie Hybrid Slim Case for iPad... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZS57R32?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I like the paper like screen protector because it makes writing easier. Idk what size/model you have but look up paper like screen protector on amazon and you should find a wide selection.

This is the case I have, I like it because i’m worried about losing the pencil and this has a compartment for it so it’s not just hanging magnetically. But again idk what size or model you have. Ztotop Case for New iPad Air 4... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L6CYQ97?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Black Cap and Gown Amazon

Save your coin, you can get a black cap and gown from Amazon for $25 😊

Just get a membership.

Posted this in another thread, so posting it here:

https://www.groupon.com/deals/costco-membership-2019

$60 for membership + coupons + $20 cash card. Pretty good deal IMHO.

https://www.groupon.com/deals/costco-membership-2019

Groupon deal for Costco.

$60 for membership plus coupons + $20 cash card.

(Costco’s student discount is the same, minus the coupons, so this is a pretty good deal).

One of the freshman commuters! I thought you guys were like unicorns! (I just happen to know that the commuter clubs think you are magical... I don't know how to not be weird anymore - it's probably a good thing I left my commuter clubs in good hands. But seriously, I do know that ACCB loves getting freshmen commuters involved or even just feeding them.)

Create a filter in Gmail. Search for the subject line, then click the options button in the search bar. Click "create a filter" at the bottom, then "mark as read" and "skip inbox."

https://clean.email/how-to-filter-emails/filter-emails-in-gmail

I assume no responsibility for your actions whatsoever, not encouraging bad behavior.

I agree, it is very unethical to download free textbooks...

But fuck that shit homie I ain't paying $300 for a textbook that I'll almost never use.

Anyway, pro tip: Use a VPN when downloading textbooks on the school's Wifi. Betternet, HideMyAss, NordVPN etc are all great options.

School wifi is SHIT, but trust me, those RESNET shitheads will be after you if you download textbooks or movies for free, (a friend's friend got in trouble iirc). They can't fix their GODDAMN WIFI, but they sure as hell LOVE catching kids downloading stuff.

Fucking resnet...

I use my phone's data hotspot. You can download whatever the fuck you want, no questions asked. NOTHING ILLEGAL THO!

glhf!

Mt. Fortuna is in mission trails, same as Cowles, but it's deeper in, and you take a different entrance into the park, here's the trail info: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/fortuna-mountain-trail

Three sisters Falls is I think out in cleveland national forest, so it's a bit of a drive to get to, but it's a very rewarding hike. It is difficult but certainly worth it. Just make sure if it is a hot day you pack plenty of water : https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/three-sisters-waterfalls-trail

https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning--ud730 not sure about the quality

I heard about this one too https://www.kadenze.com/courses/creative-applications-of-deep-learning-with-tensorflow/info

Really? I'm enrolled in COGS 120 and was hoping to code and do projects. That's a bummer. How did it change?

As for alternatives, I think The Odin Project is one of the best resources to be a front end dev. The purpose of this project is to take you from 0 to employable and it's completely free.

Yeah I had a bag of the Paqui ghost pepper chips once, and I really enjoyed them but they were pretty hot for a bag of normal-looking chips! I was def sweating by the end as well

My thinking as well. It appears the one I linked to is gone now. Maybe OP got it, I don't know. If not, OP, there's another here still under $10 shipped.

I hated taking the class with crowell. He constantly went off topic as well. Linked to his reviews on ratemyprof if you need a better idea.

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=140154

I'm assuming Christopher is known as one of the better professors to take BICD 100 with? I see what you might mean, but even looking at the CAPEs directly, that's where he stands... RateMyProfessors paints a similar picture.

As a rule of thumb, as long as you keep around 16 units (and it's not all super time-consuming courses) you should be fine. The time of each class is up to you (as in how early you can wake up and how long you want to stay on campus), just make sure you have time for lunch and don't have to walk across campus in 10 minutes. Also be sure to take into account extra sections you have to select after the quarter begins (for example, the 21 discussions). Yours seems fine from my point of view.

As for the professors, you can use resources like CAPEs and RateMyProfessors to find out what people think about them.

Some personal notes about the professors:

• I had Alvarado for CSE 100, and she's a really good professor. Lectures are interesting, exams are fair, etc. So you're good there.

• I also had 15L with that same professor, and no issues with her class either. Lectures are a little boring, but I don't blame her since the material just isn't all that exciting (it's very important and useful though). Just put a decent effort into it and you're fine.

• Had another professor for 21, but I've heard good things about Jones.

OBS: Don't take ECE 15. You'll learn a lot of repeated things.

When in doubt, sign out and remove the accounts. Another trick I use is that for Google sites, somewhere in the URL, you'll see /u/ followed by a number, for example, https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0. Each signed-in Google account is associated with a number, so you can try changing it.

Just based off CAPEs, I'd advise to wait unless you need to take 141 now.

That being said, his RMP reviews seem favorable, though they mention it's still a lot of work for 141 alone. The RMP reviews also seem to suggest there's a 141 project (an assembler) that is incorporated or otherwise important to his 141L (from what I can gather), so if you're only taking 141 it may be best to wait.

• CSE 15L: Any professor is fine. Most lectures are kinda useless but the labs are more engaging and useful. You don't need to do much to prepare for this course, but if you really want to, you can look up various common/basic commands for Linux Command Line. There's a ton of resources, just google them and pick what fits you best.

• CSE 100 : This class is very important since you will be learning about advanced data structures and algorithms. These are core CS concepts. Any professor is fine from what I've heard. I personally took this with Christine Alvarado and it was fine. We used an online resource called Stepik as the interactive-textbook (https://stepik.org/course/579). It was also created by UCSD grad students iirc and lets you use C++ and Python.

• CSE 185: Never took this so I have no clue personally.

If you're worried at all about cse 12, alot of the content in Gary's 12 is also in the 100 class - it's controversial because it's difficult, but incredibly meaningful in terms of real life application

https://stepik.org/course/579/syllabus covers it all

/u/hiyahiya123, focus on problem solving aspect so you can solve variations of the problems and develop problem solving strategies.

See https://www.topcoder.com/community/data-science/data-science-tutorials/how-to-find-a-solution/

See http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~stevenha/myteaching/competitive_programming/cp1.pdf (used this as a resource to help me qualify for usaco gold but it should extend to interview types of questions)

Here is an article with different types of workflows. I think at least knowing the feature branch one is a good start since it's pretty straightforward. A lot of times student developers will only do everything on one repo, so I think going over other git workflows could be valuable.

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Budget-conscious Triton mom here. I really like these. I’ve had them for about six months now and they’re great. At only $30, you won’t cry when you lose them.

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get an alarm clock like this: I am a super heavy sleeper and this thing is loud enough to wake me up, however it also wakes up roommates but fortunately it has a vibrating thing that is silent but basically shakes you awake. Normally you're supposed to put the vibrating thing under the mattress but I put it under my pillow sometimes. Try it out and see if it works for you

one like this one

I had one like this one and they were still able to break it and steal my bike

I have had great luck with these traps. Also they don't kill the mouse instantly so you can free them into the wild by pouring oil on them. https://www.amazon.com/Tomcat-Mouse-Glue-Trap-Eugenol/dp/B012VJLZOM

I live off campus where there’s a lot of gardening work with lawnmowers and weed eaters and these worked wonders for me. I recommend em to anyone with noise issues. Flents Ear Plugs, 50 Pair, Ear Plugs for Sleeping, Snoring, Loud Noise, Traveling, Concerts, Construction, & Studying, Contour to Ear, NRR 33 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZCHYH2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_W7KS3CJJ2EYNJM2C1DXK?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

I would also recommend reading So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport. Here is an introduction to his ideas: Cal Newport: &quot;Follow Your Passion&quot; Is Bad Advice [video].

Hi! The VPN service is Private Internet Access. I was connected to the Silicon Valley server. Unfortunately I'm not sure what IP address I was using last night, but the one it shows now that I just connected is 199.116.118.177. I was able to get to the applicant portal just now under that IP, and I was able to access the main page as well as the housing page last night while connected to the VPN.

By the way, I think it's totally awesome that you're reading this sub - that's super cool!

These work great. They are available all over and make a big difference, especially when it comes to keeping the gap from allowing drafts to come up under the blankets in winter.

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These work great. They are available all over and make a big difference, especially when it comes to keeping the gap from allowing drafts to come up under the blankets in winter.

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This Asus PCIe WiFi Card is what I picked up a few years ago. I’ve never had a single issue with the card since I plugged it in.

You’ll notice that this card, and the other versions that Asus has, haven’t changed for several years, which means they’ve been pretty good at future proofing. But with the launch of WiFi 6, they may build out some new cards soon.

Use mouth tape, prevents mouth breathing and snoring.

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To help with your Danish vocabulary, I suggest you also try out the Beginner Danish app and the StartFromZero_Danish app to learn new words and grow your Danish vocabulary.

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Or

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The pass just barely fits into the sleeve but it works. Used it for 2 years now with no issue.

You don’t quite need the undergrad econ besides basic game theory and maybe bit of operations research if your gonna go the computational Econ route. Even so, you should be able to pick up algorithmic game theory and mechanism design with just with algorithms and probability theory background. You prob can pick up optimization theory in the side as well. So my recommendation is to take math cs and pick up game theory and OR courses for electives .

These are pretty fascinating books and some interesting applications of computational economics if you’re ever interested:

https://www.amazon.com/Geospatial-Abduction-Principles-Paulo-Shakarian/dp/1461417937

https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Computational-Approaches-Counterterrorism-Subrahmanian/dp/1461453100

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This, it has pen support for the screen so it's like an ipad for taking notes. It's been solid and I get about 6 hours on power saving mode.

Cheers man! I'll start looking into a couple of options.

In the meantime, I'm experimenting with private VPN services (which has been great for downloading) but still haven't found the right one for gaming. For anyone out there, PureVPN is okay. Latency spikes every minute or so, but streaming, torrenting, and browsing is pretty fantastic while connected to LA. But I'm still trying to find a more consistent server.