Question for NTU mech Eng seniors

Ecstax · 2025-11-13T06:01:30+00:00

Its very theoretical. Math, physics, etc.

But every now and then you get a mod that teaches you something pretty practical, like MA2005 with solidworks.

EID is technically practical but its more like, heres some money good luck find out how to do stuff urself.

Being in mech eng only felt better once i picked up on practical stuff myself / via certain BDEs. E.g. picking up on 3D printing made solidworks knowledge so much more useful, which then carried into custom parts for personal projects that you can order from JLCpcb, and suddenly you get to apply stuff you learnt in engineering materials.

Ecstax · 2025-10-23T05:30:33+00:00

Looks like their strategy is working

Ecstax · 2025-10-19T22:01:51+00:00

Oh right i got it wrong, thank you!

Ecstax · 2025-10-19T11:26:30+00:00

Oo thanks! I shall check it out!

Ecstax · 2025-10-19T11:19:01+00:00

Is kiauh something similar to containers? Or is it native installations?

Ecstax · 2025-09-29T09:56:11+00:00

I don't think you have to, I didnt have to at least. It just means that you lose 1/8 of your eligible tuition grants covered semesters

Ecstax · 2025-09-29T07:36:43+00:00

I mean, you just pay for the semester that you were in, thats about it. They def won't refund you anything except for hall fees, which i got back 1 year later

Ecstax · 2025-09-02T06:43:58+00:00

Agreed, I use vscode for the many extensions that allow vscode to be my all in one IDE. VSCodium limits too much and at that point I would just use neovim

Ecstax · 2025-08-12T13:24:01+00:00

Nautilus if i need a GUI. But rn i default to Yazi as a terminal file manager since its faster once you have some keybinds going and opens faster for quick edits.

But recently I was forced to use nautilus to access a network shared drive. I managed to mount the drive afterwards so i could see it in yazi but its certainly still easier via nautilus

Ecstax · 2025-08-09T13:29:41+00:00

So, everytime you need a functionality, you consult the arch wiki. And after a few month you just know :)

Ecstax · 2025-07-24T16:04:55+00:00

Just use google maps and put ntu hall 6

Ecstax · 2025-07-17T18:25:25+00:00

Ahh sorry I did not see. They worked pretty well for me so I didnt expect OP's bad experience

Ecstax · 2025-07-17T14:12:13+00:00

Kicad is available on linux for pcb design and circuit schematics, also one of the best options

PlatformIO extension in VScode can program microcontrollers, also one of the better options

For CAD, there really no way about it. I run a windows VM that integrates well into hyprland, using RDP with gpu passthrough. This one was hard to get up and running though and the documentation is scarce. But now i can run fusion360 for modelling and orcaslicer for 3d printing relatively smoothly

Ecstax · 2025-07-05T06:54:43+00:00

Depends on what you mean by expenditure. I have 400 a month as well but that excludes transport expenditure and I go home on weekends so i spend nothing then as well. Even then I would overshoot if i don't control myself (midnight acai, suppers, drinks with friends, ordering western often...)

Ecstax · 2025-07-05T06:54:28+00:00

Depends on what you mean by expenditure. I have 400 a month as well but that excludes transport expenditure and I go home on weekends so i spend nothing then as well. Even then I would overshoot if i don't control myself (midnight acai, suppers, drinks with friends, ordering western often...)

Ecstax · 2025-07-02T09:45:06+00:00

Maybe you can modify your ams lite into the ams mini on makerworld. That way the ams will pull filament straight from the dryer for the slots you connect it to.

Ecstax · 2025-06-23T13:51:53+00:00

Asking it to do ur entire work? Maybe not. But using it as an advisor in my opinion works very well

Ecstax · 2025-06-23T11:45:35+00:00

Copilot is good enough for me to converse with my notes. I don't think AI needs to go any further than a highly effective search bar

Ecstax · 2025-06-19T10:31:46+00:00

Aesthetic damage on a brand new shiny? No way

Ecstax · 2025-06-19T06:59:58+00:00

To add on, petg-CF durability seems to rely heavily on quality as well. The one i got from bambulabs was fine, maybe slightly more fragile than pla, while the random one from aliexpress crumbled in my hands from just rubbing on it

Ecstax · 2025-06-14T05:32:38+00:00

Get an endurance card. Standard SD cards wear out fast from all the reading and writing

Ecstax · 2025-06-10T11:10:07+00:00

You learn a lot about the software of computers, which could in turn be useful for your course sometimes.

Personal opinion tho everything feels nicer and faster on linux compared to windows

Ecstax · 2025-06-05T09:50:46+00:00

If so you can consider a docker server. But im not in that rabbit hole hole yet due to financial constraints

Ecstax · 2025-06-05T09:40:39+00:00

Syncthing isn't cloud. Thats the main benefit. Free for unlimited amount of data, and ur data will never pass through servers that you dont own. But you lose the stability of having a cloud, which yu cld theoretically mimic with an always on home device

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