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D1st0rt Miss Directed Wannabe

Age:37 Gender: Joined: Aug 31 2003 Posts: 2247 Location: Blacksburg, VA Offline
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:30 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Here's my schedule for next semester if it's any help to you:
ME 2124 - Intro to Thermal Fluid Sciences
ECE 3054 - Electrical Theory
ENGE 2314 - Engineering Problem Solving with C++
ESM 2204 - Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
ESM 2304 - Dynamics
MATH 2214 - Differential Equations
CS 2204 - UNIX
You would probably enjoy a class on *nix operating systems, actually _________________
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Cerium Server Help Squatter

Age:43 Gender: Joined: Mar 05 2005 Posts: 807 Location: I will stab you. Offline
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:37 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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I don't know how you handle that much work. I only take three classes per semester and the workload usually fucks me over towards the end (case in point: I should be working on my asm project or my db nonsense right now rather than reading this post). _________________ There are 7 user(s) ignoring me right now. |
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SamHughes Server Help Squatter

Joined: Jun 30 2004 Posts: 251 Location: Greenwich Offline
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:55 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Some schools have information-wise smaller classes that go less in-depth per class or have less work. My school used to have 5 three-credit classes as the standard schedule, but now it's 4 four-credit classes, but some engineering curricula still hold over to 3-by-5. If you go one class over, to 5 four-credit classes, then that's about equivalent to 7 three-credit classes. Supposedly. |
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Blocks Novice

Joined: Jul 13 2006 Posts: 95 Location: California Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:39 am Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Sleep goes inversely with workload.
Classes/units/workload vary widely by institution. The only way you can really compare one schedule to another is by looking at bags under the eyes.
If it's any help, here's my schedule this term, as a mechanical engineer:
Differential Equations
Complex Analysis
Statics
Wave/Quantum Mechanics
Accounting
Badminton
And next term:
Probability and Statistics
Solution Methods for Linear Ordinary Differential Equations
Quantum Mechanics/Statistical Physics
Dynamics
Thermodynamics
C++ Workshop
Also, what's up with MGB forums being filled with college guys? |
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Mine GO BOOM Hunch Hunch What What

Age:42 Gender: Joined: Aug 01 2002 Posts: 3615 Location: Las Vegas Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:51 am Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Because most of us started playing Subspace back in high school days or earlier. Guess what, people get older.
In a few days, it will be our (Shanky and I) tenth anniversary of the day we first downloaded Subspace and entered a zone. That is a lot of time to stay around one game... |
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Quan Chi2 Member of "Sexy Teenagers that Code" Group

Age:34 Gender: Joined: Mar 25 2005 Posts: 860 Location: NYC Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:55 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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I'm going to be in college soon too! These classes you guys are pointing out seem very interesting. I looked some of them up. You guys must like college! |
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Muskrat Server Help Squatter

Age:38 Joined: Aug 24 2004 Posts: 829 Location: Swamp Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:56 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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I think I've already passed that anniversary. Got the Internet for xmas 95 and discovered ss sometime in 96.
College is awesome. Not sure whether I like it more for the relaxed environment, endless opportunities to meet people and have fun, or getting to learn things about the topics you choose.
In fact, I hope to make a career out of it and become a prof someday...
(PS As an added bonus most colleges have a pretty cool Girl-Guy ratio) |
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Quan Chi2 Member of "Sexy Teenagers that Code" Group

Age:34 Gender: Joined: Mar 25 2005 Posts: 860 Location: NYC Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:10 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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A professor as in a college professor teaching classes? Don't they read all of the time?
Anyway, school for me now is shit, and I can not wait to get out of it. I want to be able to learn what I want to learn rather than take bullshit subjects like US History and Spanish 3. |
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Muskrat Server Help Squatter

Age:38 Joined: Aug 24 2004 Posts: 829 Location: Swamp Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:57 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Quan Chi2 wrote: | Don't they read all of the time? | As if that would be a bad job! I certainly don't want to end up staring at a screen working for the man. lolz
Didn't mean to mislead, you'll be stuck doing things like history and other core subjects for a couple years. I think it is a good thing: take a variety of classes in things you would potentially do. What I enjoyed most about the transition to college was the maturity associated with everything.
I prefer a schedule with a good mix of liberal arts classes like english/history/philosophy and then some math/science/technology. Too much of either would drive me crazy. |
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Mine GO BOOM Hunch Hunch What What

Age:42 Gender: Joined: Aug 01 2002 Posts: 3615 Location: Las Vegas Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:02 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Quan Chi2 wrote: | I want to be able to learn what I want to learn rather than take bullshit subjects like US History and Spanish 3. |
There is this magic thing called "reading" that somehow through mystical arts can teach you material that you want to know.
Honestly, school didn't teach me too much. Its purpose is to cover a large area (even when you take specialized classes) so you can learn things better on your own. There are tons of material to read. What specifically do you want to learn? Myself or others can list good books or articles to read.
Since this will cause a split in the topic, I've make a new thread for all the reading material you should start with. |
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Purge Episode I > Eposide III Jar-Jar is kool

Age:36 Gender: Joined: Sep 08 2004 Posts: 2019 Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:33 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Spanish and US History were actually my best and favorite classes. I scored a 98 on both the NYS Regents exams of those subjects.
Also, Quan, I'm curious as to what college or university you're planning to apply to.
BTW, GG in Turkey Bowl! We wooped your asses for the 26th year in a row! |
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D1st0rt Miss Directed Wannabe

Age:37 Gender: Joined: Aug 31 2003 Posts: 2247 Location: Blacksburg, VA Offline
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:45 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Where did you say you were enrolled, Blocks? Looks like we're doing mostly the same things. |
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Blocks Novice

Joined: Jul 13 2006 Posts: 95 Location: California Offline
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:04 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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D1st0rt wrote: | Where did you say you were enrolled, Blocks? Looks like we're doing mostly the same things. | I am a sophomore at the California Institute of Technology. And yeah, our schedules are uncannily similar. What year and major are you? |
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Bak ?ls -s 0 in

Age:26 Gender: Joined: Jun 11 2004 Posts: 1826 Location: USA Offline
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Animate Dreams Gotta buy them all! (Consumer whore)

Age:38 Gender: Joined: May 01 2004 Posts: 821 Location: Middle Tennessee Offline
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:21 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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I don't know how much I'd enjoy a Unix class... but I'd take it in a heartbeat, I really need to learn it.
Honestly, if I had the drive, I'd bet I could learn more on my own. College seems like a waste sometimes. It would be great if I only had to take the classes I wanted, and even though I do understand why you should take things you don't want to, I still don't like it. I probably would've been better off going to a tech school, especially since I'd probably still like to be an electrician.
On a side note, I got fabric softener(the liquid kind) on my nose. Now every once in a while I smell it and think it's something on me, and it takes a while before I realize its just my nose. >_> It's kind of weird, because I'll think it's my armpit, so I'll sniff it, then I feel really dumb because I've got my fabric softener covered nose stuck in my armpit.
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Muskrat Server Help Squatter

Age:38 Joined: Aug 24 2004 Posts: 829 Location: Swamp Offline
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:05 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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wash ur nose bro! |
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Mine GO BOOM Hunch Hunch What What

Age:42 Gender: Joined: Aug 01 2002 Posts: 3615 Location: Las Vegas Offline
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:30 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Animate Dreams wrote: | I don't know how much I'd enjoy a Unix class... but I'd take it in a heartbeat, I really need to learn it. |
Download VMware player and server for free, and install a bunch of different Linux distros onto it. Don't really need the GUIs, so just do basic server installs. If you do have a spare computer, put a bunch of things on there, like a couple of BSDs and at least five different Linux distros.
Then, try and setup things. Start multiple virtual machines and setup a vlan. Get Apache with a self-signed ssl connection running. Exim with spamassassin and clamav. Do packet shaping, both with Linux's iptables and BSD's pf. Do all of these with all the main distros bases, such as debian, gentoo, redhat, bsd, etc. |
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Animate Dreams Gotta buy them all! (Consumer whore)

Age:38 Gender: Joined: May 01 2004 Posts: 821 Location: Middle Tennessee Offline
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:25 am Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Oh, I've got my own computer here that I use for Linux, I've already gone through Fedora Core 5 and Debian. I love GUI though, and it kinda seems to me that the only differences between distros is the GUI, and the package manager... the rest is just differences in where they put stuff.
Brain's tried to convince me multiple times to do an LFS distro( http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ ), but I've never figured out how to partition my Linux hard drive, so I never really got around to it. I'm about to reformat my Debian install and try out Gentoo, though. My biggest problem with Debian and Fedora Core was the lack of documentation(or maybe I just didn't know where to look), and I've heard Gentoo has lots of good documentation.  |
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Cyan~Fire I'll count you!

Age:37 Gender: Joined: Jul 14 2003 Posts: 4608 Location: A Dream Offline
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:06 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Not even the GUI is different. It's either GNOME or KDE, and any differences in "themes" can easily be recreated. _________________ This help is informational only. No representation is made or warranty given as to its content. User assumes all risk of use. Cyan~Fire assumes no responsibility for any loss or delay resulting from such use.
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Animate Dreams Gotta buy them all! (Consumer whore)

Age:38 Gender: Joined: May 01 2004 Posts: 821 Location: Middle Tennessee Offline
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:01 am Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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You know, I used the same GUI in both Debian and Fedora(I think Gnome), but Fedora's looked way better. Even after looking through several themes, all of Debian's looked more like Windows 3.1 stuff, while Fedora's looked like XP. You guys probably hate me for those analogies, but whatever. Should I try KDE next time, when I install Gentoo? Or maybe some other kind... I've heard of others but I've forgotten their names.
Speaking of which, for Gentoo, I suppose I should download the LiveDVD? Or is it better to do the minimal install CD and add what I need with the package manager? |
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Cyan~Fire I'll count you!

Age:37 Gender: Joined: Jul 14 2003 Posts: 4608 Location: A Dream Offline
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:56 am Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Animate wrote: | You know, I used the same GUI in both Debian and Fedora(I think Gnome), but Fedora's looked way better. Even after looking through several themes, all of Debian's looked more like Windows 3.1 stuff, while Fedora's looked like XP. You guys probably hate me for those analogies, but whatever. Should I try KDE next time, when I install Gentoo? Or maybe some other kind... I've heard of others but I've forgotten their names. |
Well yes, the different distros have their own special themes, but everything in Linux is customizable, so you can always tweak one to look like another. That's what I meant.
I'd probably go for the CD version just because CDs are so cheap. |
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Mine GO BOOM Hunch Hunch What What

Age:42 Gender: Joined: Aug 01 2002 Posts: 3615 Location: Las Vegas Offline
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:42 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Animate Dreams wrote: | Speaking of which, for Gentoo, I suppose I should download the LiveDVD? Or is it better to do the minimal install CD and add what I need with the package manager? |
You can do either with the LiveCD. The LiveDVD doesn't really add much. I'd first recommend installing via the LiveCD's quick-installer. Get it up and running, but leave a partition empty. Then, try and install Gentoo through their handbook all through a console. You can install the second Gentoo from inside your first one. Hell, I usually install Gentoo on my testing machine from a working Ubuntu environment while I'm patching up things in Ubuntu. |
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Animate Dreams Gotta buy them all! (Consumer whore)

Age:38 Gender: Joined: May 01 2004 Posts: 821 Location: Middle Tennessee Offline
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:48 pm Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Eh. I don't know how to leave a partition empty.
I was going to re-partition Fedora once, to open up a new one, but apparently it's much harder to do it afterwards than it is beforehand. |
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Animate Dreams Gotta buy them all! (Consumer whore)

Age:38 Gender: Joined: May 01 2004 Posts: 821 Location: Middle Tennessee Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:25 am Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Looks like I'm not doing LiveCD. It fails to start X Server.  |
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Mine GO BOOM Hunch Hunch What What

Age:42 Gender: Joined: Aug 01 2002 Posts: 3615 Location: Las Vegas Offline
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:39 am Post maybe stupid Post subject: |
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Animate Dreams wrote: | Looks like I'm not doing LiveCD. It fails to start X Server. :( |
The LiveCD itself failed to start, or when you installed via that method, that failed to start?
In either case, I'm sure the Gentoo team would like to know why a LiveCD failed. Post over at their forums with any debug information possible. Almost every distro out there wants their LiveCD to work on as many platforms and systems as possible. |
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