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Does LLMs Really Makes Us Dumb

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1 month ago 142.2K views 0 shares

Does LLMs Really Makes Us Dumb

Oh look, a scientific paper proving what we all suspected: our brains turn to mush when we outsource thinking to AI. The title is actually a hidden message – "Does LLMs Really Makes Us Dumb" – with the first letters spelling it out. Brilliant academic trolling right there. Those fancy brain scans? They're showing our neurons basically taking a vacation when using ChatGPT for essays. Seven MIT researchers spent grant money to scientifically confirm that copying AI homework makes you dumber. Could've just asked any TA grading freshman papers. Next groundbreaking study: water is wet, and Stack Overflow copy-paste makes junior devs forget how loops work.

It's Inevitable: The Great CS Degree Desert Expedition

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1 month ago 76.0K views 0 shares

It's Inevitable: The Great CS Degree Desert Expedition

Four years of studying sorting algorithms, computational complexity, and discrete mathematics... only to find yourself completely out of your element in a real-world codebase. That scuba gear in the desert perfectly captures the disconnect between academic theory and industry reality. You're equipped for an ocean of knowledge that simply doesn't exist where you've landed. Meanwhile, your new team casually mentions they need you to refactor a 10-year-old legacy system written by someone who apparently coded with their elbows. No data structure in your textbooks prepared you for that depth of technical debt.

Physics Nobel Prize Be Like

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3 months ago 137.6K views 0 shares

Physics Nobel Prize Be Like

The Nobel Committee turning its back on actual computer science to ogle traditional physics is the academic equivalent of your crush ignoring your perfectly engineered app to date someone who can explain why apples fall from trees. Quantum computing? Machine learning breakthroughs? Nah, let's give another medal to someone who found a slightly different way to measure gravity. Meanwhile, the folks revolutionizing how we process information are left swiping through job postings that require "5+ years experience in a framework released last Tuesday."

The Office Hours Protocol

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4 months ago 162.8K views 0 shares

The Office Hours Protocol

Finally, a professor who speaks our language! The ultimate office hours protocol written in C-style syntax. Notice how there's no exception handling - just like real professors when you ask for an extension. And that Deal_With_Rejection() function? I've implemented that one countless times after code reviews. The best part is the default fallback: no matter what happens, you're probably getting a Come_Back_Later return value anyway. Ten years of engineering experience has taught me this algorithm is frighteningly accurate for human interaction in general.

The Gradient Descent Of Academic Careers

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4 months ago 154.6K views 0 shares

The Gradient Descent Of Academic Careers

Behold the classic AI career trajectory: from explaining neural networks to explaining why you dropped out of your PhD. Nothing says "I've mastered gradient descent" quite like watching your academic aspirations descend into the local minimum of content creation. The real algorithm here is simple: views = (technical knowledge) × (decolletage) / (academic integrity). Meanwhile, my GitHub contributions remain at zero while my student loans continue compounding interest faster than my code compiles.

PhD In Theory, Intern In Practice

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4 months ago 102.5K views 0 shares

PhD In Theory, Intern In Practice

Nothing quite like watching someone with 8 years of academic research flex their theoretical knowledge while completely freezing up when asked to write a simple for-loop. The industry's full of these theoretical gymnasts who can explain quantum computing algorithms but struggle with Git basics. Meanwhile, the bootcamp grad who's been coding for 6 months is shipping features like it's nothing. The classic theory-practice gap in computer science is wider than the average developer's monitor setup.