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ZMythos posted...

Mistere Man posted...

Again if the math was sound it was sound it was the mathematicians that were racist not math.

Math is a tool, or even a universal language that can be learned and used by anyone. If those that know it are racist that doesnt change what math is. As with any tool or language it can be used for good or bad but that is the user will not the subject.

You contradicted yourself. Despite its beauty math is only a construct, a system, made by people. So when enough people (with power/privilege) dictate how that system is approached, written, defined, etc. and exclude certain groups from that system, then the system is flawed.

It's not the fault of the system itself, but then again most racist institutions aren't self-defined that way either. The prison system is racist because it enables the incarceration of a disproportionate number of black males. Math has racist roots because of the exclusion of women and people of color for centuries.

I want to see what exactly you mean by this. What approach/writing/definition specifically makes the system exclusive to some groups of people and how does it exclude people? Is it the mainstream use Western arabic numerals? Or is it the topics that are derived from Western mathematicians (Gauss, Newton/Leibneiz, Euler for example) that predominantly make up the what the United States' math education program? I ask this because, from what I interpret from your argument, the exclusionary factor seems to be what makes math racist in your eyes.

Me too brother. I'm on track to finish by December this year. It'll be worth it.

Congratulations! Any post grad plans yet?

Whatever man, best of luck to you.

Okay dude I tried to be polite as possible because I understand how stressful the job hunt is; I was unemployed for awhile before getting my break...messed up on interviews, applications everything you name it. If this is how you respond to people trying to provide feedback, then I think it's pretty evident you aren't ready for to work in industry.

clearaflagrantj posted...

Inferno Dive Dragoon posted...

At least you're getting interviews.

I can't even remember the last time I had one.

No this feels worse because I know these companies are looking to hire me and I clearly passed the phone screenings and know I have the qualifications, so when I go to these interviews I am doing something that makes them go from "I want to hire you" to "I don't want to hire you."

I don't even fucking get it. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I show up to these interviews in a suit, I bring a portfolio of my work, I answer the questions they have, I create dialogues with them to make it a conversation about how I would fit in well and how my experience would serve their company well. I'm not going into these interviews wearing fucking jeans, or calling the interviewer a bro, or chewing gum or some shit.

What am I doing wrong to fail, I just want to have a legitimate reason, I will never get it, I'll just continue to fail over and over and over and over again

What exactly are the positions you're getting interviews for? Manufacturing for instance is going to require a different mindset from something like engineering. Does the company have a technical interview portion to showcase your problem solving skills? Or is it strictly behavioral? Is your interview pipeline mostly through recruiters or are you talking to actual engineering staff?

I recently acquired a software dev position, and I can still remember what the general impressions were to certain question types, so hopefully I can provide some help for you if I can get some more insight into your situation.

What kind of position(s) are you applying for?

You can't even use a comma correctly.

Im actually from this area and about a week ago the LAPD had a situation where an off duty cop was shot and killed in a Jack in the Box.

Not to justify or rationalize any of the decisions made during the Costco situation, it was scary on its own. LAPD is on edge already as it is.

Welcome to the path towards the ?-block brethern

knuxnole posted...

MarkMahWords posted...

- I wouldn't have gone to top college without APs
- Kept me ahead in terms of registering for college classes
- Subjects are more interesting
- Saved quite a bit of money in the long run
- May not relate to some people, but I much preferred staying in classes with AP students rather than regular students

Hard disagree on saying high school is the best time of your life by the way. APs were one of the only ways to make high school more interesting and fulfilling. College is much better time for life experiences.

I disagree. High school is A-mazing! You have fun times with your core group of friends and have lots of fun moments. You can joke around, hit on girls and have dance battles in the hallways

How are AP interesting and fulfilling iyo? If its too hard or too much work it doesnt make hs fun. Standard at least you can have fun

Well maybe you might think that way and that's totally fine, but having more challenging classes forces you to try your best. Because I tried my best and succeeded, I became a much better person for it. I learned how to discipline myself, how to think, and how to ask for help when I need it. I think even you can see the value of that.

Plus, I made it fun by having friends that thought the same way. There were plenty of socials and parties on our down time when we aren't working hard. Work hard, play hard after all.

- I wouldn't have gone to top college without APs
- Kept me ahead in terms of registering for college classes
- Subjects are more interesting
- Saved quite a bit of money in the long run
- May not relate to some people, but I much preferred staying in classes with AP students rather than regular students

Hard disagree on saying high school is the best time of your life by the way. APs were one of the only ways to make high school more interesting and fulfilling. College is much better time for life experiences.