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iotambat
@iotambat
Joined August 2016
- when I studied CS in college, I asked one of my professors a question on Piazza, and his response was, “maybe you shouldn’t be studying CS” and I think about that a lot. Not in the sense of how i felt, but on how not to treat others who have difficulty understanding something
- Replying to @iotambatIt was like, an introductory course to c++ and I was confused on pointers, regardless, I don’t think this kind of behavior is appropriate when it comes to teaching ppl, but two how it’s important to be kind and understanding, and not, y’know, mean I suppose
- Replying to @iotambatI also suppose part of it is having profs/people in your life who support you who are optimistic about you and the things you are doing rather than pessimistic This is a great read in particular:“Optimism is the psychological alchemy of turning beliefs into reality. Act as if you’re already who you want to be, because the future favors those who believe they can change it.” open.substack.com/pub/pluri/p/op…
- Replying to @RilakkumamemesRilakkuma and Paddington are canonically latino
- mom pick me up, I’m at the intersection of art and technology and I’m scared
- Replying to @neelsomaniChoose one of these people and make them your entire personality for the next 70 years
- If I could drop out and join a startup I'd do it immediately tbh
- pair programming means we hold hands while coding right
- Replying to @tranhelenyesssss i remember freshman year when i was learning Japanese in high-school i was like, so bad at it, but my teacher still believed in me so much and helped me through even the small issues that were clear to most other kids, and now i'm like fluent!
