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[#HBC | ѕoup]

If all goes well today I'll be enrolling for dorm life at college. Thinking I'm gonna major in computer sciences. If any college people or those have experienced college have any advice for me that'd be swell.

Overswarm ? @#HBC | Dancer? #HBC | Laundry ?

 

[~ Gheb ~]

Learn cooking.

 

[Overswarm]

how do i leverage my skill set (computer programming including low-level min/maxing with assembly, video and audio editing, visual art including digital painting and pixel art, artisanal pickling and vinegar-brewing, dramatic fanfiction reading, bagels) to get a job in the adult entertainment industry

This is farce

but

Since you say "in the industry" this means you aren't going solo, so use "video and audio editing" skillset, apply for jobs. If you had computer programming experience, learn VR. Wait for reddit AMAs by some business in the industry, then post early and spam people to upvote your post to game the system, and when they reply "that's so cool!", you respond with "I'd love to work for (name of company), could I send you my resume? It'd be my dream job!" and they will publicly say yes, which gives you a less than 0% chance.

 

[Overswarm]

If all goes well today I'll be enrolling for dorm life at college. Thinking I'm gonna major in computer sciences. If any college people or those have experienced college have any advice for me that'd be swell.

Overswarm ? @#HBC | Dancer? #HBC | Laundry ?

If you're into it, learn database administration. It's an "unsexy" field that has a lower chance of being automated than most.

Certifications are useless in the IT world because you can cram, pass, get cert, then forget, but businesses use them to hire people. Firing people is slow. So cram, pass, get cert, then forget and use the bad system to your advantage.

The two single biggest factors that determine your financial future at this point is:

A) Do you have a kid

B) Do you finish college

College is worthless unless you graduate. That means if you pass every course and get an F in Spanish 102 your last semester, college is worthless until you get that credit.

This means that knowledge is not useful. It's the piece of paper. That's the useful thing. Many suspect that all the learning they do in college is a super useful thing, but it doesn't actually do much for you in terms of getting a job. Most people can barely make money on the side, let alone start their own enterprise. So... pass. Or the debt is worth nothing to you.

Also don't get anyone pregnant, it is a financial death sentence in the early years. Will set you back financially around 5 to 7 years if you have a kid at 20. That means if you'd normally get a house or car or whatever at 27, the earliest you'd expect is 32.

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"Knowing people" and "connections" is about as useful in real life as it is in mafia. That is to say, completely worthless unless you know how to actually use them. Most of the connections you are going to make need to be with people who have parents that are in the right positions.

"Hi, I'm studying computer science. My name is soup."

'Hi soup, I'm studying computer science too! My dad is really pushing me, he works for (computer science company)'

"Hello BEST FRIEND."

Of all the friends I made in college exactly 0 are useful in any way because I made friends based off of who I like to spend time with. I love them to death and I still see many of them, but they are ultimately useless to me in any financial sense. That's not why I wanted them as friends! But it is an advantage I could have pushed if I was more forward thinking at the time.


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Focus on schoolwork first. Second, get a job or learn a skillset with a large amount of your spare time.


Like, say you want to learn computer science stuff. But you REALLY want to learn computer science stuff because you want to make apps or make video games or do VR stuff.

It'd be really stupid to "go to school for games". You'd learn computer science stuff to do things the corporate world tells you to do because that is what pays money. Making games or apps or whatever is a shot in the dark -- maybe it works, maybe it doesn't.


So what do you do?


"No more zero days"



Think of the time you have in college. 4, 5 years. There's what, 355 usable days in a year at minimum? Maybe 365 if you aren't big on holidays and whatnot.

Do ONE THING every day towards your goal. If it's "making an app", "making a game", whatever it is. Even if it isn't computer science related, maybe you actually want to open up a cleaning business or something random.

One thing a day.

If you do 1,825 meaningful things towards something, you will have something completed by the time you finish college. That experience will be worth quite a bit. You can maybe finish many things.

Make it a habit. Everyone else is going to just coast through college thinking "wow, this is easy" and they'll graduate and everyone's life skills and resume will be the same, give or take. Make yours stand out in some way. Making a habit of improving yourself in the direction you want to go is a good way to do that.

 

[giraffelasergun]

If all goes well today I'll be enrolling for dorm life at college. Thinking I'm gonna major in computer sciences. If any college people or those have experienced college have any advice for me that'd be swell.

Overswarm ? @#HBC | Dancer? #HBC | Laundry ?

I went into college thinking I would do comp sci. In may I will graduate with a degree not in computer science. I guess my two pieces of advice for you are: 1. You gotta love comp sci to actually do it. If you don't love it now, learn to love it. It's going to suck trying to do anything for it if your sole motivator is just getting a job afterwards.

2. In my program, we often had 1-2 weeks between when assignments were due. Work on those assignments every day, don't just wait til the end of it. I mean you don't have to necessarily do the assignment itself everyday, but you gotta spend at least some time a day coding.

 

[#HBC | Nabe]

This is farce

but

Since you say "in the industry" this means you aren't going solo, so use "video and audio editing" skillset, apply for jobs. If you had computer programming experience, learn VR. Wait for reddit AMAs by some business in the industry, then post early and spam people to upvote your post to game the system, and when they reply "that's so cool!", you respond with "I'd love to work for (name of company), could I send you my resume? It'd be my dream job!" and they will publicly say yes, which gives you a less than 0% chance.

so what you're saying by not saying is that there's no room for sour pickles in pornography

 

[Maven89]

The problem with that isn't actually that he's Jewish, dual covenant theology is very popular with evangelicals. The problem would be that he's a liberal Jew, which contradicts most of their beliefs about Jews.

Edit: whoops, I didn't refresh the page. This was to Gheb

 

[#HBC | Laundry]

If all goes well today I'll be enrolling for dorm life at college. Thinking I'm gonna major in computer sciences. If any college people or those have experienced college have any advice for me that'd be swell.

Overswarm ? @#HBC | Dancer? #HBC | Laundry ?

Oh boy.

First things first, do not be a recluse. As much as you may enjoy your privacy, it is absolutely important to go and make friends as well as make connections. This is one of the big advantages to going to college, you're surrounded by people who are aiming to be young professionals in the same time frame as you and professors whose job is to teach you how to do that and help you set off on that path. While you shouldn't be a tool about it, do your best to meet people. It may pay off down the road.

Enroll in college employment. I don't know how much you can make, but it gives you a chunk of spending money for your own personal needs and will never be so challenging that it will interrupt your studies. You'll be grateful for that extra ~$100 or so a week if it works anything like mine did, and it looks decent on a resume. I actually have a bit of teaching experience thanks to mine.

And make sure you're involving yourself in extra curriculars. Goes hand in hand with the earlier statement, but it helps you out in the long run and gives you an activity to do in the short run. Like student employment, employers also care a bit about this, especially if it's related to your desired field. Don't overdo it but have a couple you participate in.

This is the first time you're going to be "on your own" and it's the safest way of doing it. You'll be surrounded by other people, your dorms have designated managers to make sure you're not being a moron, you have a variety of help in the event that you need it, and a bunch of professors who likely know a bunch of **** to help you too. All of that said, it's also important to learn how to take care of yourself. Learn to cook, clean up regularly, do your laundry, etc. A bunch of my friends simply went home every week and took their laundry with them, I went home once every month or two. You gotta be learn how to be self-sufficient for the future when you're not surrounded by a bunch of safety nets.

 

[~ Gheb ~]

[...] dual covenant theology is very popular with evangelicals.

That's interesting. I've never heard of that before.

 

[Cheerilee]

I have never seen anyone enjoy taking computer science as an undergraduate major aside from people who I've largely suspected are savants or extensively exposed to computer programming to the level of taking courses like recursive programming in high school and the first two years simply being a formality.

 

[#HBC | marshy]

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[Whiz]

Wow, reading this thread... Overswarm knows what he's talking about...

I know this is a silly question, and not really one there's a lot to say on, but...
What kind of advice would you offer to someone who, do to IRL complications, can only interact with people outside his family by internet forums? And also hates said method of interaction because it kind of feels like talking to yourself most of the time? It feels like a giant party that you're just one guy in, and usually the new and unpopular guy no one knows and mostly ignores as a result.

On top of this, what if said person was also very nervous and quiet around people he is not familiar with because of never meeting new folks, and looks with apprehension upon the task of going out into a social setting, such as college, in a few years, yet also feels lonely at times?

 

[Overswarm]

Wow, reading this thread... Overswarm knows what he's talking about...

I know this is a silly question, and not really one there's a lot to say on, but...
What kind of advice would you offer to someone who, do to IRL complications, can only interact with people outside his family by internet forums? And also hates said method of interaction because it kind of feels like talking to yourself most of the time? It feels like a giant party that you're just one guy in, and usually the new and unpopular guy no one knows and mostly ignores as a result.

On top of this, what if said person was also very nervous and quiet around people he is not familiar with because of never meeting new folks, and looks with apprehension upon the task of going out into a social setting, such as college, in a few years, yet also feels lonely at times?

too vague to really give info

But... I would suggest exercising daily and attempting to meet new people that you won't necessarily see again.

Also don't describe it as "a giant party that you're just the unpopular guy that everyone is ignoring", it's melodramatic and makes it feel like you want to feel special based off of your scenario. If you're in high school, ages 15-17, this is likely normal but still not particularly healthy.

Run/Walk two miles every day and then find a club or something to join?

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

yall have got to meet my friend Jesus. after the quoted happened to me i learned that i was born again and received the Holy Spirit. He gave me eyes to see and raised me from the dead. He gave me life and and a new heart. this year ive lost a relationship friends and a dog but its okay cuz i know Jesus and He's way more awesome/reliable/wise/gracious than any mere man youll meet. i really recommend yall ask Him with your mouth to baptize you with the Holy Spirit and persist and trust that He will in time. youll know when it happens. later dgames

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. - Revelation 3:20

Yeah, this stops here.

This is bordering advertisement for religion and that is a no go on these boards.

 

[#HBC | Ryker]

Yeah, this stops here.

This is bordering advertisement for religion and that is a no go on these boards.

Sorry officer, but unless you've got a warrant for that, you can **** right off.

The advertisement rule in the SWF Global Rules is obviously there for people trying to profit off of you. If you've got some unprinted anti-religous rule, then please get it put into the global rules before acting on it.

I, personally, don't give a **** one way or another about the evangelism, but I am glad he cares enough to care about us, even if I'm not into what he's saying.

So unless you want to body OS for trying to convince people to change their lifestyle with #NoMoreZeroDays, then you shouldn't be on Marshy.

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

Sorry officer, but unless you've got a warrant for that, you can **** right off.

The advertisement rule in the SWF Global Rules is obviously there for people trying to profit off of you. If you've got some unprinted anti-religous rule, then please get it put into the global rules before acting on it.

I, personally, don't give a **** one way or another about the evangelism, but I am glad he cares enough to care about us, even if I'm not into what he's saying.

So unless you want to body OS for trying to convince people to change their lifestyle with #NoMoreZeroDays, then you shouldn't be on Marshy.

I talked with others, people are not ok with this. Some of which talked to me saying they felt uncomfortable with it being posted.

Marshy is well intended here, but religion almost always explodes badly which is why it is frowned upon outside of debate hall.

 

[Maven89]

I believe we can have a mature discussion about this without having to appeal to moderators

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

It would help if it had actual context and wasn't brought up out of the blue like literally an advertisement in a social.

If people weren't tell me they aren't a fan of this and find it to be that way I wouldn't have brought it up.

People find it to be religious advertisement/recruitment.

In context to how he is posting it, I do agree it falls under that.

Sharing things about his personal self, is a-ok. That last post is starting to fall under that area where it is like recruitment/advertisement.

 

[#HBC | Ryker]

Well **** man, hope I don't get banned for telling people to buy Fire Emblem because I loved the game. Hot damn.

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

Well **** man, hope I don't get banned for telling people to buy Fire Emblem because I loved the game. Hot damn.

Not even comparable.

 

[#HBC | Ryker]

How about I come in here and start talking about my new diet and trying to convince others to duplicate it because it was good for me? Or to take up meditation? Or to stop using gasoline?

I'm not saying you can't say something. I'm saying that what is posted in the global rules for advertisement does not give you the authority to act here. If you want to do something, have that rule changed or correctly justify it another way. That is twisting the rule to suit your needs and I don't like it at all.

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

How about I come in here and start talking about my new diet and trying to convince others to duplicate it because it was good for me? Or to take up meditation? Or to stop using gasoline?

I'm not saying you can't say something. I'm saying that what is posted in the global rules for advertisement does not give you the authority to act here. If you want to do something, have that rule changed or correctly justify it another way. That is twisting the rule to suit your needs and I don't like it at all.

The difference is he didn't do it to start a conversation in this social. He quote himself from a while ago told people to believe in Jesus the bounced off.

Os is at least doing it in context when asked and isn't on a touchy subject that literally is put in debate hall for a reason.

If Marshy did it in context of talking to someone and it's only purpose not just to be advertisement it would have been ok.

That isn't the case here, other people talked to me privately and down right said it is and find it obnoxious.

Marshy's post is literally just advertisement, that's why it is a problem.

 

[adumbrodeus]

Not even comparable.

Actually it's exactly the same thing. I can't think of a possible way that you can consistently apply the advertising rule that prevents what marshy is doing but allows what ryker is saying.

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

Actually it's exactly the same thing. I can't think of a possible way that you can consistently apply the advertising rule that prevents what marshy is doing but allows what ryker is saying.

You could talk to someone about either and make it applicable to a conversation.

"Hey guys want to play fire emblem? It's a fun game"

"Hey guys Jesus changed me here and made my life better."

Doing either while having a conversation and making it not blatantly, "believe in Jesus guys" or "go buy fire emblem" out of nowhere without connecting to anything while quoting a post months ago by himself.

That is the key difference. It's blatant advertising that people outright said is obnoxious.

If he tried to talk to people about it or apply it in a way, I wouldn't have an issue with it.

 

[Maven89]

Let's be clear here: attempts to claim it's an "advertising rule" are obviously BS, some people just PM'd you saying their feelings were hurt because they're too weak to handle alternate views being expressed, and you're caving to these people in a cowardly way by suggesting it falls under the advertisement rule.

Did you care about Overswarm when he came in here, giving everyone advice while at the same time suggesting he was might use this whole thing to write a book? That's pretty blatant personal advertising. If people are fine with Overswarm, but not fine with Marshy, then that problem is on them, not Marshy.

 

[#HBC | Ryker]

Let's be clear here: attempts to claim it's an "advertising rule" are obviously BS, some people just PM'd you saying their feelings were hurt because they're too weak to handle alternate views being expressed, and you're caving to these people in a cowardly way by suggesting it falls under the advertisement rule.

That's not kosher either. No one said anyone's feelings were hurt and implying people are weak or in any way lesser for complaining about something they find uncomfortable isn't cool. The rules are in place to help people enjoy this space without having to worry about **** they don't like.

Once more, it isn't advertising, but don't be a ****. Words like cowardly need not be slung around.

 

[Overswarm]

This is clearly a language issue.

The word is proselytize, not advertise.

 

[#HBC | Kary]

who'd have thought the mafia subforum loves to argue.

stay strong marshy.

good luck with school soup

<3

 

[Maven89]

I'm sorry for my words and will stay out of this

 

[#HBC | Gorf]

yall have got to play earthbound. after i played it the first time i learned that i was given a gift and received the best video game experience ever. it gave me eyes to see and raised me from ignorance. it gave me life and a new heart. this year ive lost a relationship friends and a dog but its okay cuz i know earthbound is way more awesome/reliable/wise/gracious than any mere man youll meet. i really recommend yall buy a wii u to play this game legally and trust that it will be the greatest gaming experience youve ever had. youll know when it happens. later dgames

 

[#HBC | Ryker]

Earthbound really is that good. I'm considering learning to speedrun it.

 

[KevinM]

Marshy is my ****in boy

 

[KevinM]

Also **** everything ruy is sayin doe.. I never understand why religion is such a scary thing to talk about

 

[Overswarm]

Also **** everything ruy is sayin doe.. I never understand why religion is such a scary thing to talk about

Because it is nebulous and, by definition, something that shapes your internal measure of self

Everyone comes to the table using the same words to describe very different things that are all important to who they are as individuals

 

[Cheerilee]

I was the one that reported marshy. My bad. It was a lapse in judgment. As someone who was forced into Christianity I just didn't find it humorous or appropriate whether it was sarcastic or serious. I rarely report people, the moderators can pull out my report logs it has to be in the single digits on Acrostic. First time I did it to someone from D-games and I can tell you that I'm in the wrong for not bringing it up as a conversation point. I just don't want to go there anymore because it wasn't for a cold hard logical reason. Red Ryu was just following up on my report and protecting my privacy. I came out the moment I discovered this while on mobile like five minutes ago.

This was a lapse in judgment and any other day of the week I would have probably smiled and just closed the tab.

#HBC | marshy my bad. God bless.

 

[#HBC | Gorf]

Earthbound really is that good. I'm considering learning to speedrun it.

i didnt make that post just to prove that marshys post is harmless. i also genuinely think earthbound is arguably the best gaming experience ever made (only possibly challengable by mother 3, but thats also not been properly ported to english so i would feel bad recommending it).

 

[Overswarm]

I really didn't like Earthbound all that much.

It was funny and unique, but it had the same problem for me that Undertale did -- I was on rails the entire time. Even in Undertale where they said "you have so many choices", none of those choices mattered in any way in terms of gameplay for me.

Games were too easy, even for child overswarm

 

[giraffelasergun]

I really didn't like Earthbound all that much.

It was funny and unique, but it had the same problem for me that Undertale did -- I was on rails the entire time. Even in Undertale where they said "you have so many choices", none of those choices mattered in any way in terms of gameplay for me.

Games were too easy, even for child overswarm

I felt the same way with Undertale, until I got to the last boss on genocide. But nothing on the pacifist/neutral route was too challenging.

 

[Overswarm]

First time I played through I killed Toriel and no one else

everyone said "oh man, you have to play through it again and..."

and I said "no thx"

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

First time I played through I killed Toriel and no one else

everyone said "oh man, you have to play through it again and..."

and I said "no thx"

You monster!