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sunscreenstudies · 17 hours
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🎩 What are you currently reading?
I’m just over halfway through The Secret of Safe Passage 😬 I’m definitely enjoying it so far - it’s a very simple yet entertaining story that holds your attention without having to use too much brain power 🕯️I’m definitely going to miss it when the adventure is over, but I’m also super excited to start a new book! 📚
-> my bookstagram
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sunscreenstudies · 2 days
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Code Themed Asks!
💻 Python   -   What is your study planning system?
🎧 HTML   -   Do you have food while studying?
🔊 C#   -   Do you prefer to study in groups or study alone?
💽 C++   -   How do you deal with stress?
💾 Java   -   What are your top x3 study songs?
💿  PHP   -   Do you/Can you study at home?
📺 JavaScript   -   Why did you choose your major?
🔌  SQL   -   How do you use colour-coding?
📱  Pearl   -   Do you function best in a tidy or a messy space?
📡  Ruby   -   What’s your go-to study method?
📷  Swift   -   What study methods do you avoid?
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sunscreenstudies · 3 days
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Clair de Lune, but there's a thunderstorm outside
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sunscreenstudies · 4 days
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edinburgh buildings
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sunscreenstudies · 5 days
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Iconic Things My Coding Professors Have Said (Part 5 - still going strong!)
“you shouldn’t be too worried about warnings. You should be very worried about errors, but warnings are usually there to be ignored”
Student: “could you please reiterate your conclusion for that last graph?"   Prof: "sure! the conclusion is, this graph is a mess”
“this is the library that you will love and curse time after time again and again”
“the larger the sample, the more even the distribution, OR the prettier the distribution. the same thing should be applied to people but often it is not because humanity sucks”
Prof: “We had a stdent in the first year who’s now driving a really fancy car all because we taught her R"    Student: "A really fancy car?"   Prof: "REALLY fancy. That’s my way of saying now she’s rich. You think she’d give me the fancy car for teaching her but no. You’re welcome, Rebecca”
“we’re never really sure when something is an outlier, that’s usually a very ad-hoc decision”
“its been three years since i last used chalk on a blackboard because of covid. now i finally feel like i’m living again, using chalk without care, using chalk with, if i may be so bold, utter abandon”
“There’s new types of statistics now. You might have heard of bayesian statistics. That’s very popular right now, and very hipster”
Prof 1: “Let’s see what the dimensions of the smallest book in this dataset is. And it’s… zero?"   *prof 2 nods*   Prof 1: "how?!"   *prof 2 stops nodding*   Prof 2: ”… i think there’s a problem with our dataset"   Prof 1: “yeah, so do I, but you were nodding VERY confidently so I was worried I was going insane”
“so if you want to read more about this article yourself, i’ve included the link to this lovely helpful website called "callingbullshit.org”. it truly is one of a kind"
“probability was invented by gamblers, and i am very good at probability. make of that, what you will"
Student: “Why is it called the mode?"   Prof: "What do you mean?"   Student: "Why is the mode called the mode"   *silence, then professor gives a long drawn-out sigh*   Prof: "the term mode originates with Karl Pearson in 1895. Pearson uses the term mode interchangeably with maximum-ordinate. in one of his research logs, he says I have found it convenient to use the term mode for the abscissa corresponding to the ordinate of maximum frequency-”   *fifteen minutes of explination later*   Prof: “… every single year someone asks that question, so i just learned off the wikipedia answer to it”
"the mean and median may seem rather arbitary and, in many ways, they are because it’s difficult to say where they came from mathemtically speaking, but a mean in particular has a very instinctual meaning… especially in gambling. A LOT of statistics comes from gambling”
"this formula looks complicated and i know i promised we wouldn’t do any meth- MATH, any MATH”
“You see how these python notebooks are full of little jokes? humor is very important to maintain sanity in coding”
PPT Slide: "Do NOT use pie charts. If you use pie charts, then I will fail you. Thanks in advance.“   Prof 1: ”… okay then. I actually didn’t write this, is this is a pet peeves of yours, Prof 2?“   Prof 2: "No. No no no. This isn’t a pet peeve, THIS is based on scientific facts"   Prof 1: "What type of science tells you to never use pie charts?"   Prof 2: "My science. They’re the comic sans of statistics!”
“if you know nothing about machine learning then this will be a life changing course for you, but everything with me is life changing- NOPE. i heard it as soon as i said it, please don’t report me”
“the line here is… well, it’s doing its best, but its not really suceeding, is it? … much like half of this class”
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7  | Part 8
Part 9  | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14
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sunscreenstudies · 6 days
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sunscreenstudies · 7 days
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🪄 Do you use an annotating key?
I typically don’t, but since I’m in it for the long haul with this series, I decided to create one! 🖋️ And can we all plz just appreciate for a moment how perfect each of these keys line up with each Hogwarts house colour? 😍 I have to admit, I’m low key obsessed (and high key proud of myself for coming up with it!) 👏🏼
-> my bookstagram
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sunscreenstudies · 8 days
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How to Get Sh*t Done in a Study Group
1. Choose the Right Group: Surround yourself with motivated peers who share your academic goals and work ethic. Diversity in skills and knowledge is a plus.
2. Set Clear Goals: Clearly define the purpose of the group study session, what topics you'll cover, and what you want to accomplish.
3. Divide and Conquer: Assign specific topics or subtopics to each member to become experts in. This way, you can teach and learn from each other effectively.
4. Organize Your Session: Create a structured agenda for your study session with designated start and end times. Stay on track!
5. Active Participation: Actively engage with the material. Encourage everyone to ask questions, discuss concepts, and offer insights.
6. Share Resources: Pool your resources, textbooks, notes, and online references. Sharing is caring!
7. Teach Each Other: Teach what you've learned to your peers. Teaching is one of the best ways to reinforce your understanding.
8. Quiz Each Other: Use flashcards or ask questions to quiz one another. It's a fun way to test your knowledge.
9. Encourage Discussion: Foster a collaborative environment where ideas flow freely. Encourage healthy debates and brainstorming.
10. Take Breaks: Include short breaks in your session to relax and recharge. A quick breather can boost productivity.
11. Stay Organized: Keep track of assignments, deadlines, and study schedules as a group. Use shared calendars or apps for easy coordination.
12. Recap and Summarize: At the end of your study session, summarize what you've learned and make a list of action items for your next individual study sessions.
13. Mutual Support: Offer support, motivation, and encouragement to each other. A strong support system can make a big difference.
14. Be Mindful of Size: Keep your study group relatively small. Smaller groups tend to be more focused and productive.
15. Reflect and Adjust: Periodically assess the effectiveness of your group study sessions and make improvements as needed.
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sunscreenstudies · 9 days
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why post about anything else when i have this beautiful city?
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sunscreenstudies · 10 days
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🥀 What is your favourite book genre?
Personally I love fantasy and classics 👀 Both of these tend to be long books tho 🫣 So I spice things up with sci-fi and murder mysteries from time to time ☠️
-> my bookstagram
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sunscreenstudies · 11 days
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my bookstagram
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sunscreenstudies · 13 days
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Iconic Things My Coding Professors Have Said (Part 4)
“by the way i don’t use calculators to calculate things, I use python, which is what all intelligent and slightly masochistic programmers do”
Prof: “you probably don’t love numpy yet, but you will do"   Student: "what if it doesn’t love me back?"   Prof: "don’t worry, it loves you already, you just need some couples therapy”
“so what can we say about this plot? well, we’ve already seen that it won’t win a beauty contest”
"shall we have a go at this exercise together?"   *30 dead exhausted so done faces stare back at him blankly*   "i love your enthusisam for my life’s work”
“the more plots you have, the happier the people are… especially the stupid ones”
“pandas is my favourite python library. it sounds very cute… its not, but it sounds very cute”
Student: “using ‘self’ is just a convention, right? you could add whatever you want in there?"   Prof: ”… yes, but no"
“what does lambda do?"   *silence*   okay, first of all, what is lambda?"   *muttering from the back*   "a pain in the ass”
“sometimes i think that we’re getting places, but then i see your tired weary faces staring back at me, so horribly aged by python and life”
“we still need to add that weird ‘self’ thingy as the first argument”
Powerpoint Slides: “Python gives whitespace semantic meaning but most other programming languages don’t treat whitespace in such a way. Instead, they use a separate keyword like ‘endif’ or punctuation like } to end the ‘if’ statement. The proponents of those languages (you can call them haters if you want), say that Python is crazy. Python fans call it beautiful.”
“It comes from when we had to teach online during the pandemic, and three hour online sessions was just… devestating for everyone”
“We also have a private folder where we share all the… interesting things"   *awkward silence*   "NOT LIKE THAT!”
“These datasets will be engaging… or at least that’s the plan”
Prof: “first of all, how are you guys doing? it’s the end of code bootcamp, how are we feeling?”  *everyone starts laughing*  Prof: “… okay, so you guys are laughing instead of crying, that’s a good sign right?”    Student: “we’re laughing because if we don’t laugh, then we will cry" 
"So I’m not going to read through these slides in class because it’s really boring and i can’t believe i chose this for a career but here we are”
*Prof’s laptop wallpaper is a cat*   "There’s my fur baby"   Student: “What’s the name of your cat?"    Prof: "Mia. Officially it’s after the song by Abba, but in reality it’s short for Meow”
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7  | Part 8
Part 9  | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14
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sunscreenstudies · 14 days
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Iconic Things My Coding Professors Have Said (Part 6)
“We’ll have two follow-up sessions where you can present your thesis and then, as a group, dicuss your problems… with the thesis. Your problems with the THESIS. I should probably specify that”
“the dataset we’re using is the queer csv file which is a very interesting and… naughty dataset”
"why do we like the wilcoxon test? well, it’s widely applicable, free of assumptions, insensitive to outliers, and conceptually simple… this could be a brochure”
“running the test is usually simple. interpreting the output is what makes statistics… fun”
Student: “can you explain what the e means?"   Prof 1: "of course, let me write it up"    Prof 2: "professor 1 studied mathetmatics"    Prof 1: ” only for one year"   Prof 2: “well, that’s still more than i ever did”
“read through this at your own pace at home. i don’t explain it in class becuase then i have to watch people’s brains explode and the cleaning staff are starting to complain”
“we’ll end with a very nice case on harry potter because it seems everyone loves harry potter so hopefully that’ll make up for the boring statistics that are about to follow”
Prof: “any questions?"   Student: "yeah, can you explain again what the ‘true location shift’ means?"   Prof: ”… that’s not important"
“this test is more difficult to run. You could say that it comes with its own issues, but don’t we all?”
“you will rarely need this test, often people are just… not interested in it”
“the hypothesis was that they made the sentences shorter and used easier words because the american children were too stupid to understand. that’s not what I’M saying, that’s what the statistics say”
“neither of these are normally distributed, so we can’t apply a t-test. You could remove the outliers and try again, but this is a tricky decision to make, and we won’t be making it today”
Student: “where do we submit the homework?"    Prof: "you don’t. you don’t submit the homework. its for your own joy and pleasure. no submission required. just joy”
Prof: “however, there’s one thing missing from all this. does anyone know what it is?"    Student: "causation?"    Prof: "god no! that’s FAR too meta. this is machine learning, not real life”
“so this, this right here… this is a bullshit example”
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7  | Part 8
Part 9  | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14
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sunscreenstudies · 14 days
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🪦 Do you read contemporary novels?
I recently started reading (and studying) ‘The Best Way to Bury Your Husband’ 💀 I absolutely love it so far, but what I love even more is the authors note at the beginning 📝 She wrote the book to bring awareness to how the pandemic affected domestic violence situations which is something I personally feel we need to talk about more 🎙️
-> my bookstagram
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sunscreenstudies · 15 days
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-> my bookstagram
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sunscreenstudies · 16 days
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Iconic Things My Coding Professors Have Said (Part 10 - semester two edition)
“if you can do this coding problem, the quality of your life will increase and your test score will too”
“So, i am sorry for the confusion… I was also confused”
“A lot of people are complaining now that models don’t react the way that people do. My response to that would be, who cares?”
“this was fun right? the exam will be even MORE fun”
Prof who doesn’t speak English natively: “who needs a break?”   Student who does speak English natively: “i wouldn’t say no”   Prof having a mild mental breakdown: “… that’s too difficult a sentence. i don’t understand that, i can’t parse that, what the hell is that?!”
“it was an interesting task because people are very bad at it, but machines are very good at it”
“Most colleagues are very confused with neural language models because computers aren’t capable of common sense or reasoning, so quite frankly this stuff just… shouldn’t be possible”
“it was a beautiful time where linguistics and computer scientists could work together in peace and harmony… but not anymore”
Prof who doesn’t speak English natively: “the goal in chess is to get your opponent mated… is that how you say it in english? mated? you want to mate your opponent?"    Student who does speak English natively: "only if you’re his wingman”
“so, size matters, it seems to be the only thing that matters… for machine learning specifically and NOT for anything else, alright ladies?”
“any questions? thoughts? feedback? fears? hopes and dreams? life advice? i may be in my forties but i could still do with some life advice”
“What i’m teaching you about NLP will probably be useless in five years time… but until then, you still have to study it anyway”
Prof: “so we’re examining modern british literature, but what does that actually mean? what is modern? what is literature? and most importantly, how would you describe the term “british”?"    Student: "overrated”
“last year i didn’t give the students this part of the code and there was almost a revolution. so this year, under the threat of being disposed, here is the code you need to contine”
“the advantage of this, is that we’re talking to engineers again”
“the guy asked the chat bot "how would you feel if i turned you off?” and the chatbot replied “it would feel like dying” so the guy felt bad for it and left google… hard to believe he was an engineer"
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14
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