Recent content by physicsboard

Although it's been said, I have yet to wake up and think 'so that's how that math thing works' however, I find every time I finish a year and have a summer break, I find upon my return what was once the shaky structure is now embedded in the foundation from which to further build. That said...

To add to my previous post, sometime not knowing the limits of your abilities (or being overconfident in how well you know yourself) can lead to some very interesting challenges. As a child I always thought I was quite good a math. Looking back, what I was doing was really not indicitive of how...

Overconfidence is bad because you can get 'over your head' and fail. However, if overconfidence allowed you to try and fail whereas underconfidence didn't let you try at all, I'd say sometimes overconfidence is the lesser of the two evils. You can also be confident in your inablilities as...

Paypal sides with the buyer 99% of the time so you'll probably be okay, even if it worked at first.

no. companies are required to put out though ultra detailed 'requirements' but they are much closer to wishlists. if you are capable of doing the job and can convince them of that, you will be hired so long as mr.perfect never applies (which he usually doesn't.) senior engineers are retiring...

I think this is more or less how it works in the states. If you making your income debt payments for ten years (or 5 if you work for the government) the government bails you out and you are released of the debt. I only just read this the other day though and this may apply to Canadians and not...

I second philosophy as it lends itself very nicely and may be something you would otherwise never be exposed to. Programming will probably swing your way naturally but philosophy is missed by many a scientist and engineer.

It basically depends on how much free time you already have. If you come back from classes, do 20 minutes of homework and are done for the night, then a significant other will not negitively affect your schoolwork. However, if you are already tight on time then squeezing in another commitment...

Work on your writing skills. Get an editor or a friend to review every post you make beforehand. check and see if they come away with an understanding of the core concepts your wrote about. Science blogs have a bad reputation for being overly technical or too watered down, it's hard to get the...

I find BBT very offensive. Millions across the country laugh at Sheldon's behavior, which is essentially that of someone with autism. If someone tried to do the same thing with downs syndrome it would be shunned and pulled from the air immediately. The show is also extremely close to nerd...

Student loans are an iron bubble. if a student declares bankruptcy they still do not get to default on their student debt. I think the one specific exception is if the institution was offering false diplomas. There may also be a clause allowing for special permission to be given to allow defaulting.

I have a lot of trouble with thermodynamics. My prof wasn't great though and I was too proud to go for extra help so it was my own fault really.

In North America it is very difficult to default on student loans.

Overall, I think this article is just another group back-patting pandering to intelligent people. It's well written, and although the humor is somewhat static, it's pretty funny too. However, it's the reason I don't like Cracked. The underlying theme is 'look how dumb/arrogant these people are...

I would stick with it for a couple of reasons: -even if he rips you off, you are gaining extremely valuable experience for your age. you are not in a position of risk like the owner is. -you can renegotiate. if you get everything in writing, like saying 10% on profits + base salary, whatever...