Just Chatting - Take 3

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Posted on April 24, 2015, 4:02 p.m. by Didgeridooda

Third time's a charm.

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Didgeridooda says... #1

Anyone here interested in drafting Spectral Chaos, or know of a place where I can do that?

August 28, 2016 1:44 p.m.

EpicFreddi says... #2

I just finished the village in the new monster hunter. 10/10 best part of the series.

August 28, 2016 2:04 p.m.

EpicFreddi says... #3

Did I kill the thread? I killed the thread, didn't I.

August 29, 2016 1:41 p.m.

Ohthenoises says... #4

Meh.

August 29, 2016 1:47 p.m. Edited.

ThisIsBullshit says... #5

Nah it's usually like this

August 29, 2016 1:53 p.m.

EpicFreddi says... #6

Its weird though. Since we have so many time zones here this thread should be running 24/7.

August 29, 2016 1:59 p.m.

Ohthenoises says... #7

It was, people who frequent this thread have been drifting.

August 29, 2016 2:01 p.m.

sirbar says... #8

Just started college today. It's weird having no one to talk to.

August 29, 2016 2:27 p.m.

Your classes are a great way to meet like-minded people. I met most of my friends though classes or through people I lived with/near freshman year.

I have a flight back to school tonight. Woo senior year!

August 29, 2016 3:01 p.m.

Sirbar I know right?? Like everyone's supposed to be all together but the giant classes just scare me. Only people I've really talked to so far are marching band kids

August 29, 2016 3:03 p.m.

EpicFreddi says... #11

Start by insulting people. Those who insult you back are potential friends.

August 29, 2016 4:27 p.m.

So the airport and Google say my flight is delayed, but the airline says it's on time... Hmmm....

August 29, 2016 4:31 p.m.

SamCre1993 says... #13

I miss undergrad. Med school is just everyone trying to beat the other person.

August 29, 2016 5:05 p.m.

SamCre1993 says... #14

And all my friends from Maryland moved to the Midwest -__- (independent of each other's decisions)

August 29, 2016 5:06 p.m.

sirbar says... #15

Luckily my classes are like only 30 people each. So I don't have that problem. It was just the wandering around for two hours between classes that was weird. But yeah ducttapedeckbox I met some cool people in classes today. Unfortanely I am only going to a JC so no dorms which means I can't meet people there, but I do like the people I have met so far.

August 29, 2016 8:15 p.m.

That's great, sirbar! I was pleasantly surprised to see how similar I was to some people when we were all choosing to be there - quite different from high school. It doesn't matter if your interests all perfectly align either. One of my best friends is a History major while I'm in engineering. Sometimes you just find people that click.

On another note, I just got back to my apartment. I can reach two gyms and two Pokestops from my bed. One of the shuttle stops we made was in a pretty bad part of Baltimore but I caught a high-CP Arbok and a pretty decent Pinsir (new Pokedex additions for me) so I guess it was worth.

August 29, 2016 11:24 p.m.

elpokitolama says... #17

The place were I live -which is located on the campus of my school- is a pokestop, but unfortunately I have a Windows Phone...

Schools in general are great places to make really good friends, you'll see. C:

I've been there for a week, but the real thing starts today! Woo, freshman year hype!

August 30, 2016 1:48 a.m.

Coinman1863 says... #18

Ug, my cradle needed a signature and I wasn't home, now I have to go to the post office to get it. :(

August 30, 2016 8:09 a.m.

EpicFreddi says... #19

Coinman1863 at least it arrived. Could've been worse. :p

August 30, 2016 8:49 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #20

Im so behind on articles and stuff. Recovering from surgery is really tough.

August 30, 2016 8:56 a.m.

EpicFreddi says... #21

There are more important things than articles. Your health is always the top priority.

August 30, 2016 9:16 a.m.

kengiczar says... #22

Does anybody have experience with any of these smartphones?

14 Amazing & Cheap Smartphones
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For those who have one of these did anything break like the camera, screen pixels going out, battery leakage, overheating processor etc?

August 30, 2016 9:51 a.m.

VampireArmy says... #23

What if it's called shit posting because it's the type of posting you do while on the toilet?

August 30, 2016 11:02 a.m.

EpicFreddi says... #24

VampireArmy this can't be true. You think more on the toilett, thus the quality should be higher.

August 30, 2016 11:05 a.m.

At least they didn't leave it outside, Coinman1863! The delivery person once left a packing hanging on our mailbox. It was my mom's new phone.

Focus on yourself, Chief! Did the surgery went well?

August 30, 2016 6:50 p.m.

TheFoilAjani says... #26

Oh man, today was the first day of school for me. My schedule is pretty easy on homework, which is a plus when you're trying to get a podcast going and practicing for GP Las Vegas next summer.

August 30, 2016 7:14 p.m.

EpicFreddi says... #27

The two things I don't miss about school: homework and school.

August 31, 2016 4:06 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #28

The surgery was ok but I have like a million things to do and there's GP London in a month or two that I have to prepare for.

August 31, 2016 6:18 a.m.

EpicFreddi says... #29

What was the surgerie about/what did they have to remove?

August 31, 2016 7:07 a.m.

Coinman1863 says... #30

ducttapedeckbox and EpicFreddi, it arrived!

Looks so purdy in German.

August 31, 2016 10:03 p.m.

Well I just had a terrible start to senior year.

Throughout the entire year we, with a group of our choice, apply to work on a capstone project with various companies ranging from the Air Force Research Lab to a lock company to Blue Origin (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space company). We apply to three of 16 total projects that meet our interests and align with our expertise.

We just got assigned to our project and it blows. Hard. Not one of the three we applied for. It has little to do with my two group member's interests or experiences, and while it relates to my interests in a way, I changed around courses to avoid this type of project in class. Guess that's not happening.

For those curious, the project is an aerodynamic study on a lacrosse head. Pretty far from a powered mechanic's creeper, a space dust collector, or a robotic arm to mimic a lacrosse throw, our three preferred projects. We're meant to just stick the lacrosse head in the wind tunnel, potentially build something to make it go faster, and see what happens. I did this stuff in a fluids class for a week and it was boring as hell. Now I get to do it for a year.

Sorry for the rant, really irritated right now lol.

September 1, 2016 9:54 a.m.

EpicFreddi says... #32

Coinman1863 what did you pay for that and did you buy it in germany?

ducttapedeckbox isn't it a good thing that you do something which is boring? Because for me it sounds like it's easy.

September 1, 2016 11:30 a.m.

Coinman1863 says... #33

EpicFreddi, bought it from a german native, but $190 Shipped MCM NM.

September 1, 2016 12:15 p.m.

In most cases I would be happy for an easy project or assignment. However, this project is year long and combines all of the knowledge that I've worked towards these past three years. That, and knowing that success on the project can often lead to job opportunities post-graduation irritates me because I am getting little out of such a big project.

September 1, 2016 4:53 p.m.

elpokitolama says... #35

ducttapedeckbox sad story... But well, you're my american engineering bro', and I happen to be fond of aerodynamics: if you ever need help to go further than the basics of this project you dislike, just say so. Even thought my knowledge is really limited (and focused on aerodynamics applied to airplanes), I have simulation tools and tons of book in my school's library (which is one of if not the best aeronautics school of Europe according to its administration and industrials n.n) to help you! c:

September 1, 2016 7:39 p.m.

Ayyyy aerospace over here too

Except I'm a freshman but whatever

September 2, 2016 10:54 a.m.

EpicFreddi says... #37

As a german citizen, it's so weird to hear about you american students because all I can think of is "damn, those guys have student loans".

September 2, 2016 11:01 a.m.

Thanks elpokitolama! I really appreciate it. After being pissed that we got a mediocre project I realized that it isn't all bad for me - we have access to the big wind tunnel on campus and it's operated by a professor who I might want to ask to be my Master's adviser.

September 2, 2016 11:14 a.m.

EpicFreddi my parents and grandparents are paying for my tuiton, meals and room for my first year and damn I am so thankful for that, but I'm footing the bill for everything else (textbooks, etc). I'll have to pay more next year though, but hopefully next summer I can get a better job than working retail at minimum wage lol

I'm not even going to an expensive college, I'm at a public university.

September 2, 2016 12:30 p.m. Edited.

kengiczar says... #40

@ ducttapedeckbox - "In most cases I would be happy for an easy project or assignment. However, this project is year long and combines all of the knowledge that I've worked towards these past three years."

I know how you feel bro. I just finished two solid years in my "network security" courses and after the first year I was already burnt out on carrying over everything from one course to the next and building and building on it.

The good thing is I learned enough that I can now pursue tech as a hobby. I got a Xiaomi phone on the way that I can put fedora 23 on.

If there's one thing I've learned from 1 year at the Defense Language Institute and 3 years at tech schools it's that I just want a job where I don't have to think too hard about what I'm doing.

I want to use my energies after work to discover, invent, and explore, but as far as a job is concerned I am sick of the pressure of constantly having to figure things out or fail and get kicked out of school. I can't wait to work a simple job at an ice cream shop or something.

September 2, 2016 12:46 p.m.

It comes to finding the ideal job where you do what you like and like what you do. Unfortunately that isn't always the case.

I'm pursuing a career in the aerospace industry at companies like Boeing, so hopefully I'll be able to find a job that allows me to explore and develop my interests/skills while making a living.

On another note, I had a friend get stopped from going in a bar because his jeans were ripped.

????

September 3, 2016 11:50 p.m.

kyuuri117 says... #42

I have just had,/9 so much fucking whisky and champaign. And I gotta be up at 7 to catch a plane back to NY. Fuck yea...and fuck in general. 7 is too fuckin soon. Don't wanna wake up at 7 :. Got to try a bunch of shots of Jonny Walker Red. Really freakin good. Like, damn.

Oh,-!:m, and have you guys seen the kaladesh spoilers? Vehicles seem pretty damn stupid...tho the rest of it is pretty fuckin cool.

September 4, 2016 1:53 a.m.

kyuuri117 says... #43

Sorry about that last post hah...

September 4, 2016 1:24 p.m.

TheFoilAjani says... #44

kyuuri117 Go home, you're drunk :3

September 4, 2016 5:34 p.m.

Ohthenoises says... #45

Lmao

September 4, 2016 5:36 p.m.

Arvail says... #46

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September 4, 2016 6:31 p.m.

EpicFreddi says... #47

I don't know why, but I'm too retarded to join the discord server.

September 5, 2016 6:53 a.m.

What do you mean? Can't you just follow the link?

September 5, 2016 1:23 p.m.

So, I recently found out that I can't even get touched by people without having all of my anxieties and psychosis and all my other mental issues slam into the front of my brain and make my whole body lock up and I just started shaking and almost cried. They were a friend, trying to tell me everything was going to be fine and I just started yelling for them to stay away from me. I can't keep this up for too much longer. It just hurts too much.

September 5, 2016 6:08 p.m.

Go to therapy dude

September 5, 2016 6:50 p.m.

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