Comment author: delton137 15 August 2016 11:39:53PM 1 point [-]

Thanks for the review. I just submitted my application today (before I saw your post). I was a bit wary, due to fluttershy's post you mentioned, but more because of the lack of results (ie actual job placements) on their website compared to more established programs. The main benefit I see to this program is being in a space with other people who you can easily bounce ideas off (ie, the social experience). I tend to work bettered in a structured environment, also. Its also good to hear that it is useful for networking as well. I wasn't sure about that, because whereas other data science programs have working relationships with major companies, I didn't get that impression when reading about Signal.

Comment author: JonahSinick 12 April 2016 01:26:52AM *  1 point [-]

Hi Toggle,

Thanks for your question!

Most of our students have just started looking for jobs over the past ~2 weeks, and the job search process in the tech sector typically takes ~2 months, from sending out resumes to accepting offers (see, e.g. "Managing your time" in Alexei's post Maximizing Your Donations via a Job).

The feedback loop here is correspondingly longer than we'd like. We expect to have an answer to your question by the time we advertise our third cohort.

Comment author: delton137 10 August 2016 03:09:21AM 0 points [-]

I'd love to see some results as well, and I'm assuming as soon as you have them they'd be posted. I looked under 'projects' and looked at the available LinkedIn profiles, and it looks like three of the students got jobs (well, more specifically 2 jobs and an internship). Those students already had impressive resumes going into the program, but this is quite encouraging to see.

Comment author: Toggle 14 April 2016 06:24:04PM 0 points [-]

Understood, sounds like that information won't be in for a while. I look forward to hearing about your results in a few months!

Comment author: delton137 10 August 2016 03:08:23AM *  0 points [-]

Comment author: delton137 09 August 2016 09:42:55PM 0 points [-]

I am currently working from home and my laptop is now considerably more powerful than my desktop, which is 8 years old.

Anyone have a suggestion for a good external video card that would allow me to use two monitors to my new laptop? [it has a mini DisplayPort output and free USB]

Comment author: ChristianKl 08 August 2016 12:00:50PM 1 point [-]

In the wake of the news of the lack of evidence for flossing I would really like to see a trial where everybody brushes teeth and an added intervention is: "Oral probiotics" vs. "Flossing" vs. "Tongue Scrapping" vs. "Control".

Comment author: delton137 09 August 2016 09:38:42PM 2 points [-]

The Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast interviewed Grant Richey about this. He notes that some of the headlines were misleading, because the study did find that when flossing is performed by a dental hygienist on children, it has positive effect. So, a better encapsulation of the recent review is that improper flossing doesn't have any positive effect. On the other hand, its very unlikely to hurt you, unless you damage your gums in the process.

in case anyone wants a detailed review of the literature from before this study, Grant Richey did a blog post on it a few months ago: https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/may-the-floss-be-with-you/