I’ll answer anything honestly.
How would you go about solving the problem in XKCD 356?
They’ve not replied and thus must have been hit by a truck.
RIP OP
I see no problems.
For what it’s worth I think the stuff you guys learn is absolute wizardry. I’m going into my last two semesters of a BS in civil engineering, so I can relate. I do think my studies are easier than electrical but I’ve had a couple semesters where I was just floored by the difficulty, exhausted from the pace, and depressed thinking I’d get kicked from the program or bomb a crucial test.
I believe your other comment is correct, it will be worth it. I can already look at problems in a different way, and I understand things in a way that’s hard to explain in words.
My question: I’m concerned that the plans for green energy have a serious and unaddressed limitation in electrical power transfer. I think mining the needed metals to just build the stuff could further mess up the planet- not to mention the load the grid would have to handle. Do you foresee any changes in the ways we transmit power? Is changing from ac-dc or vice versa a feasible solution?
Lastly, be good to yourself, I extended my degree a semester and took it easy- really helped me. Good luck!
Don’t put yours down. Civil slaps.
Question is way above my pay grade.
But lezz go I think generation and transportation are by and large a solved problem. It’s political forces that mess it up.
Thanks man, I can math pretty hard but you’re the only field that uses imaginary numbers! e^i*pi still trips me out.
For sure there’s lots of political crap holding us back. I heard some crazy statistic about how much grid work would be needed to get us to replace coal and other fossil fuels with electricity.
I’d agree that the generation is handled, just need to build it. Maybe I’ll see you on the job down the road! Keep positive, you got this
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You can build paths with metal that not only transfer electricity. But they do a logical operation. Or perhaps it resonates in a way that emits waves that can be interpreted elsewhere
It’s the basis for logical circuits. Antennas. Control systems etc. And it’s super cool cause the base to build all of that is the same.
Aka tricking rocks into thinking.
Does the ama help? If so, how?
I imagine it as distracting, which might be enough to cope? But I’m not sure.
It’s distracting I like it.
What music have you been into lately?
Listen to all kind of stuff sincr I was little.
Last thing I heard was Olivia Rodrigo. She can’t even parallel park ? Same.girl. Same.
She has a nice voice. Female singer songwriter isn’t a genre I listen to a ton but I do really enjoy Regina Spektor.
She’s one of my favorites for sure.
What’s your favorite 8-bit computer and why is it the NES?
SNES for retro. FFXIV will always have my heart. Rydia sent me into a lifelong of playing summoners. And it’s been worth it.
SNES is 16 bit but I’ll let it slide lol
My kingdom for pre-EW SMN…
A rabid, cyborg emu with titanium claws is coming for you in 24 hours. You have only what is in your house to protect yourself. How do you prepare?
You now have 23 hours and 59 minutes…
So… M.E.R.C.?
Fuck. Guess km grabbing my stuff and moving. Is it smart enough to track me down? Will my family stay safe ?
it’s an emu. they won a war against the australian defence force. they do not surrender. you are not safe
run
sincerely, an australian
I’ll go down with a fight.
Found anything particularly interesting in the field? I liked RF and then didn’t like RF when doing my masters, lol.
Only getting into RF now in eldctromag 2. It’s okay.
I liked controls so far and digital electronics. But lots to see still.
Edit best way to describe is that I find all classes interesting but no real stand outs.
And good luck on the masters.
You may like this article if you’re ever really bored. It’s how a smart dude came up with the concept of negative feedback. I always thought controls was neat, but I couldn’t grok it
Also DSP’s a trip if you take that class later
E: Also thanks for the gl, but I finished that about 10 years ago now. That shit was hard, but the skills I gained were super valuable even if I’m not in the field anymore
I’ll check it out thanks !
Why are you crying buddy?
Specifically stress. Haven’t had a single second to breathe in the past three months and I’m somehow still behind.
Do you have good organization/time management? Trying to get organized can be difficult and make you feel like you’re spinning your wheels.
I do not. My organization system is panic do the most urgent thing rinse and repeat.
I’m aware it’s not ideal.
No…it’s not. I got my ME 10 years ago now, and that place teaches you a lot of things that are insanely useful…such as, how to be smarter about time management and how to use your time more efficiently.
Make friends with a few other engineers and do regular study groups. Make a “To Do” list and update every single time you sit down. It’ll lighten the mental load and allow you to gain a little perspective of where you are at with everything. SLEEP.
I guarantee you have more time than you think.
I second this. BS Mechanical Engineering at a military college better part of a decade ago. Having a checklist removes the mental load of sitting down and going “fuck what do I have to do?” and then remembering something two hours in that’s due in 20 minutes.
What made you excited about your major in the first place?
It’s seriously cool when you build a circuit that has a clear function. Need a lock for your door? A processor for a custom chip? The logic of making all of that is the same. It’s magical.
Almost the same reason I became a comp Sci major, back in the day. The magic of being able to just tell a computer to make something was intoxicating. When you have time and energy, what’s a project you’d like to do, just for yourself?
Open source a ready to fab risc v chip.
But thats more than I can chew ATM.
I’d suggest just taking a crack at it.
I’ve never gone as far as ready to fab, but you’d be surprised at how not-too-complicated it is to implement the 40 or so base RISCV instructions.
What do you hope to do after school?
Not starve. I’m not too picky.
Do you have a favorite area? It’s a big enough field that you should be able to have a good job and a fun hobby. My son loves playing with audio electronics - prints wiring diagrams and uses an acid to transfer it to circuit board material to make guitar pedals.
I’m honestly not too picky. I think my passions lie elsewhere from the labor market if you know what I mean. So in that context yeah. I’m not picky at all.
It’s good to recognize that. Sometimes a job is something you do to fund the other things you want to do. Because the things you really want to do don’t pay anything!
Self-harm and major depressive disorder are mutually exclusive. While they certainly can be comorbidities, it’s not common. But if you do feel down the road that you want help, there’s no shame in it. Mental illness is a no fault condition.
What do you mean by this? I thought self-harm is often a symptom of depression.
If you could have a dragon or a unicorn which would you’d pick and why
Dragon. Cause dragons wth. Unicorns are just sparkly horses.
Sparkly horses with magic !
What would you do with your new pet dragon? Oh it’s a big 15ft tall brute with 2 wings and it stands on all fours, a huge toothy snout, and many spines along its back, and it’s blue with a black underbelly.
No more traffic for this boy. Fly over all of it. And I’d find an abbandoned building somewhere and make it my lair. I’d teach him and train him. I head dragons are smart.
Basically evil wizard in a tower. U know how I be.
What would u do with ur unicorn ?
Ahh what would you name your dragon? What Cha gonna feed him with ?
With my unicorn, I’d probably make crypto janky “found footage” with it and slowly use it’s horn shavings to cure me of all illnesses. Id also teach it language and hopefully it becomes a smart unicorn where it teaches itself magic and learns how to travel dimensions. Then after making a lot of famous found footage I would show it off in a grand reveal, and since my unicorn has high INT it will magic kill the weirdo guy trying to ruin everything by shooting my unicorn because the government is chasing him
Dragywaggy. And he eats what he wants.
Wth. Killer unicorns?? That’s too much power for a single person.
My unicorn might end up with delusions of grandeur though :(
Draggywaggy it is!!
Do you participate in any extracurricular activity at uni?
I wish. No time what so ever.
How’s the weather?
That’s good. Stay positive my dude
It’s so hot here. Wish we had rain. Want to trade?
Get one. Don’t let your dreams be dreams
