rlyles's recent activity
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Comment on An opinion on current technological trends in ~tech
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Comment on One in four school-starters in England and Wales not toilet-trained, say teachers in ~life
rlyles Link ParentYeah, I could see something like on online/restaurant surveys, where if you pick a 1 or a 10 they say “why did you feel so strongly about this?” or something similar. It would cut down on...Yeah, I could see something like on online/restaurant surveys, where if you pick a 1 or a 10 they say “why did you feel so strongly about this?” or something similar. It would cut down on voluntary answers like that, but if you’re already locked in to taking a research survey it might not matter as much.
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Comment on A Max password-sharing crackdown is coming in ~tv
rlyles Link Parentpihole? I had one of those for a while, but I haven't bothered to re-set everything up after a relocation.pihole? I had one of those for a while, but I haven't bothered to re-set everything up after a relocation.
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Comment on One in four school-starters in England and Wales not toilet-trained, say teachers in ~life
rlyles Link ParentI think in this case the concern would be that the researcher is asking questions that they are intending to not use data from, since that's basically misleading participants. What if you took a...I think in this case the concern would be that the researcher is asking questions that they are intending to not use data from, since that's basically misleading participants. What if you took a ten-question survey, but then later found out that the researchers only ever looked at about one of the answers? That could affect your future survey-taking/willingness to even participate. Plus, the way accountability is maintained is by reporting the data collected, not just the analysis—if you only publish answers to that one question, then 90% of the study is just absent. There are also lots of stipulations on demographic questions, especially in protected research areas like education, healthcare, etc: if you ask someone in school if they have a disability, that's super useful for data analysis, but you are inviting all sorts of additional required "stuff" at that point. And that's just one example—really you have to pick the thing you want to know ahead of time, structure around that, then ask questions pertaining to that specific thing.
Like if you were doing a science experiment, make a volcano & add things to the baking soda until it erupts. Sure, vinegar is going to do it—but wouldn't it be useful to see what happens if you set it on fire at the end? Why not set all science experiments on fire when you're done with them? : ) That would technically be "data" but it's unrelated to the study you're conducting, and also you're increasing your chances of getting your results thrown out, starting a housefire, etc.
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Comment on One in four school-starters in England and Wales not toilet-trained, say teachers in ~life
rlyles Link ParentI wasn't saying the questions wouldn't be approved, only that IRB wants honest assessment and clean data, and asking people questions then deciding later to toss all those questions because you...I wasn't saying the questions wouldn't be approved, only that IRB wants honest assessment and clean data, and asking people questions then deciding later to toss all those questions because you don't want to go to the bother of analyzing the data would raise some red flags; saying you're planning to do that would prob be worse lol.
To get to that later-on full-scale survey, you have to get the first one approved! So it can be tricky—and unless you're a student (and you're paying for it) someone has to pay for all this time.
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Comment on One in four school-starters in England and Wales not toilet-trained, say teachers in ~life
rlyles Link ParentDefinitely, and you can always expand on a previous study. But if you’re trying to get a study approved, and one is going to take 3x as much work and 3x as long… it is what it is!Definitely, and you can always expand on a previous study. But if you’re trying to get a study approved, and one is going to take 3x as much work and 3x as long… it is what it is!
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Comment on One in four school-starters in England and Wales not toilet-trained, say teachers in ~life
rlyles Link ParentIt would definitely be useful to know those things, but institutional review boards for research would want to know if you were asking questions that wouldn’t be included in the reported data,...It would definitely be useful to know those things, but institutional review boards for research would want to know if you were asking questions that wouldn’t be included in the reported data, then they’d want to know why, you may have to inform respondents that you aren’t using some of the answers officially, you’d be unable to comment on the data in your report until it had been processed… it’s a whole thing. And it has to be, otherwise you could have ten questions, pick the answers you like, and only include that data, which would help to prove whatever point but would be scientifically worse than useless, because it would be inaccurate.
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Comment on One in four school-starters in England and Wales not toilet-trained, say teachers in ~life
rlyles (edited )Link ParentOoh I know this one! If you ask people y/n or Likert-type 1-5 questions for a study, it's quantitative, so you have a spreadsheet and run your tests to get your findings; if you start leaving...Nobody asks what people meant when they chose an answer.
Ooh I know this one! If you ask people y/n or Likert-type 1-5 questions for a study, it's quantitative, so you have a spreadsheet and run your tests to get your findings; if you start leaving blanks or asking any "Why" questions that involve free-form answers, you are moving to a mixed-methods study because you've added a qualitative portion, which takes friggin forever to collate, code, compare to norms, analyze, etc. So you can ask Why? and give respondents a list of options for "why", but you're still going to miss people who had different reasons. It's tough, because those Whys can be very important, but A) often people don't really know why they're doing things lol, and B) if someone had to go through all those answers you'd be reading this 18 months from now instead of today.
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Comment on Yuzu, popular Nintendo Switch emulator, settles with Nintendo for $2.4m and halts development and distribution indefinitely in ~games
rlyles Link ParentDonate to me specifically lol. Unless…? Srsly tho, I know you’re making a point/painting a picture, but the minute Nintendo stops being beholden to old Japanese investors, it stops being Nintendo....Donate to me specifically lol. Unless…?
Srsly tho, I know you’re making a point/painting a picture, but the minute Nintendo stops being beholden to old Japanese investors, it stops being Nintendo. It ceases to exist. The decriers of their corporate policy, since 2004 at least when I was a young lad reading Nintendojo hot takes, have always refused to acknowledge that every stupid out-of-pocket decision all Americans hate comes with 10-15 games and at least one entire system no other company would take a chance on. Animal Crossing? Never happens after an American IPO. DS? 3DS? No way. Sure there’s virtual boys and Wii U’s to poke at, but Nintendo is the company other companies emulate, whether anyone admits it or not. Smash Bros is a singular 20+ year experience, culminating in cooperation from so many licensing corps it’s unfathomable. Never would have happened outside their weird anti-profitability closed garden.
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Comment on Daði Freyr - I'm Not Bitter (2024) in ~music
rlyles LinkSitting Is The Opposite of Standing has ruined all dancey pop songs for me lol, somehow he captured the very essence of it and now that's all I hearSitting Is The Opposite of Standing has ruined all dancey pop songs for me lol, somehow he captured the very essence of it and now that's all I hear
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Comment on Has anyone gotten a degree online? in ~life
rlyles Link ParentYeah undergrad would be a crapshoot, but master’s level and above, especially for career purposes, makes more sense. I did a library degree and a doctorate in education, went to campus like four...Yeah undergrad would be a crapshoot, but master’s level and above, especially for career purposes, makes more sense. I did a library degree and a doctorate in education, went to campus like four times total for both. One was during Covid, but again these were conceived as virtual programs (and obviously didn’t require hands-on experience). So YMMV.
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Comment on Has anyone gotten a degree online? in ~life
rlyles Link ParentRight—I’ve taken online courses where the class was definitely intended to be in-person, and all the meatspace attendees had access to physical office hours for help, etc, while I just sort of...Right—I’ve taken online courses where the class was definitely intended to be in-person, and all the meatspace attendees had access to physical office hours for help, etc, while I just sort of watched on Zoom. That sucked lol. I would hope that a program designed to be virtual would circumvent those issues, and I wouldn’t recommend anyone pay for one without verifying that first.
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Comment on Has anyone gotten a degree online? in ~life
rlyles LinkA couple, yeah--highly recommended for work-life balance purposes, career advancement, etc. None of mine ended up being useful in the ways I planned, which is a whole other thing haha. But as long...A couple, yeah--highly recommended for work-life balance purposes, career advancement, etc. None of mine ended up being useful in the ways I planned, which is a whole other thing haha. But as long as it's an intentionally online program that was intended to be taken remotely (vs an in-person program where they'll let you watch on zoom, stay away from those), it's a great option.
I did humanities, though; EE does seem like an intensive course of study for online work.
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Comment on ‘Money dysmorphia’ traps millennials and gen Zers – mixed signals about the economy have made it tough for some younger adults to know where they stand financially in ~finance
rlyles Link ParentI think the US government showed its hand too much in 2020-21, let people know that there was another way they could be doing things, then immediately went back to business as usual and pissed a...I think the US government showed its hand too much in 2020-21, let people know that there was another way they could be doing things, then immediately went back to business as usual and pissed a lot of people off. “Gosh I’m making more on unemployment than I was working at my job” is imo more of an indictment of wages than welfare.
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Comment on Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | State of Play announce trailer in ~games
rlyles Link ParentRight—I watched the trailer for Death Stranding, I was enthralled but had no flippin idea what was going on. Months later, I play the game, I am enthralled. Still no idea lolRight—I watched the trailer for Death Stranding, I was enthralled but had no flippin idea what was going on. Months later, I play the game, I am enthralled. Still no idea lol
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Comment on ‘Don’t mess with us’: WebMD parent company demands return to office in bizarre video in ~life
rlyles Link ParentI have been reading these pieces for close to two years now, and anytime someone defends companies requiring employees to be back in-office, they seem to universally be either a) management who...I have been reading these pieces for close to two years now, and anytime someone defends companies requiring employees to be back in-office, they seem to universally be either a) management who misses underlings to punt around, or b) extroverted and lonely. I don’t have demonstrable proof, just two years of empirical evidence, but I’m convinced lol
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Comment on Easy mode is actually for adults in ~games
rlyles Link ParentYeah, hard but fair is worlds away from hard just for the sake of it, or “hard” but actually impossible/based on dumb luck/just obnoxious lol. I always deserved to die in Elden Ring.Yeah, hard but fair is worlds away from hard just for the sake of it, or “hard” but actually impossible/based on dumb luck/just obnoxious lol. I always deserved to die in Elden Ring.
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Comment on Lighthearted movie about someone finding a new direction? in ~movies
rlyles LinkDan In Real Life with Steve Carrell is a movie I think about maybe more often than any other, for the same reasons.Dan In Real Life with Steve Carrell is a movie I think about maybe more often than any other, for the same reasons.
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Comment on If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing in ~tech
rlyles Link ParentI’ve looked into Usenet before, and I’ve used IRC and whatnot way back so I think I could swing it, but I haven’t made it all the way in yet—maybe I’ll give it another shot.I’ve looked into Usenet before, and I’ve used IRC and whatnot way back so I think I could swing it, but I haven’t made it all the way in yet—maybe I’ll give it another shot.
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Comment on If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing in ~tech
rlyles Link ParentWow—I've never really gotten too far into private trackers, I had no idea what I was up against. I guess it's not 2009 anymore... sigh. Guess I'm probably stuck with my own lowly sources at this...Wow—I've never really gotten too far into private trackers, I had no idea what I was up against. I guess it's not 2009 anymore... sigh. Guess I'm probably stuck with my own lowly sources at this point, dang. Thanks for the info!
It’s like a pencil, right? If your pencil breaks & you just… sit there for ten minutes, well that one’s on you my guy lol. Doesn’t really matter if it’s a school-provided pencil, or you can’t install games on your pencil—still gotta have it, preferably in operating condition!