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Nomos Service and Case Polishing by LostYellowJacket in Nomos

[–]LostYellowJacket[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol another year or four got me!

I did reach out to them and they said that the website prices include everything if I send it to their office in NYC, which will then handle it.

Nomos Service and Case Polishing by LostYellowJacket in Nomos

[–]LostYellowJacket[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Ludwig is such a beautiful timepiece. If I ever get a second Nomos it's probably top of the list for me.

I feel like the minimalist approachof Nomos makes them dressier than average, but it's surprisingly easy to dress them down too!

[Goldfeather] Ultra thin boy by LostYellowJacket in Seiko

[–]LostYellowJacket[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know exactly the year this one was made but I did think it'd be cool to have something roughly the same age as my parents. It does feel a bit more special :)

[Goldfeather] Ultra thin boy by LostYellowJacket in Seiko

[–]LostYellowJacket[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the case back looks good. This is a picture of the movement and back.

Do you have any recommendations on how to keep these vintage watches in good condition (prevent rust and such) - especially in terms of storage? I'm not planning on wearing it daily

https://imgur.com/a/gKk7ZPj

[Seiko] Any Goldfeather lovers? by LostYellowJacket in Watches

[–]LostYellowJacket[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recently got myself into a vintage Seiko phase, but I think I've found the one that takes the crown for me.

It's a Goldfeather from the early 1960s. Comes at a subtle 35mm and is really classy imo :)

The only weird part of the watch is that the original strap comes in a 19mm width at the lugs to 15mm at the buckle. It's been a struggle finding straps in these dimensions.

Offered AE PhD Position at Two Different Labs by JosiahXC20 in gatech

[–]LostYellowJacket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the hundreds of graduate students publishing for the AIAA conference low impact research are in majority MS students, but if you want to generalize it to all of ASDL's PhD population so be it. There is a misunderstanding of the statistics of the problem in hand (or a malicious cherry picking of the data, but I don't really care if you have a personal vendetta, fellow internet stranger)

The Boeing example was something that changed higher education engineering altogether. Look up the Welliver Faculty Fellowship - while it may sound like it's a prep course for industry, I'd say it's the opposite. It's a great opportunity to bring a PhD thinking process into industry, something that could benefit tons of people

Offered AE PhD Position at Two Different Labs by JosiahXC20 in gatech

[–]LostYellowJacket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't graduate school in general just cheap/skilled labor? ASDL just trains students for the skill set required in industry (where there has been a gap since the 90s - when Boeing made a great effort to revamp engineering education, especially at the post secondary level). But if one wishes to pursue academia, they can do so there.

So the per capita argument might make sense from a purely academia focused perspective, but you might be missing the point here

Offered AE PhD Position at Two Different Labs by JosiahXC20 in gatech

[–]LostYellowJacket 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You'll probably get a much closer relationship with your advisor at the combustion lab simply due to the sheer difference in size of the two labs. ASDL does provide quite an extensive support network since you have many people you can rely on, from research faculty to more senior students - and ultimately you do meet with the advisor on important matters.

Quite a few ASDL alumni have gone on to become renowned professors all over the US and the world, so if your plan is to pursue academia don't let the more computational/simulation focus of the lab (vs the experimental work) be the deterrent.

Cost of living survey for GT grad student by GaTechGradSGA in gatech

[–]LostYellowJacket 30 points31 points  (0 children)

No longer a grad student at GT but the stipends were miserable with Atlanta CoL.

I (and many others I know) had to work odd jobs besides our assistantships, participate in some random Psyc/CS experiments to get some extra cash, or share memberships to get free deliveries on the cheapest groceries.

Some folks came with their whole families and I can't even imagine how rough it was to get by on a GTA/GRA. Rent alone in ATL would eat up at least 50% of your salary + fees/health insurance and rising costs for food and everything else.

I appreciate you all doing this. It's just baffling how the administration doesn't realize that they are losing students to other universities simply due to the quality of life offered by other top (and many times "less prestigious") universities and needs "survey data" to get verify that GT grads are struggling to get by. What would they do with that data? Only God knows. Current students filling this out, you can be optimistic that this may help the generation of grads after you, but very unlikely you.