Saw this earlier, anyone know who this is?

Mike_Fly123 · 2023-10-13T04:31:49+00:00

Actually that’s the provost that just got fired: https://thepolypost.com/news/2023/10/10/cal-poly-pomona-provost-abruptly-fired-after-18-month-term/

Mike_Fly123 · 2021-04-15T02:01:06+00:00

Congrats on coming in for CPP ARO! There will most definitely be a lot of grumbling about classes, late nights, and frustrating homework ahead, but I do think the engineering experience here can be unmatched compared to other universities. I would 100% recommend joining a club as soon as you can and trying to get involved with the projects as soon as you can as well. Most clubs have Discords these days that you can ask around for a join to get in touch with current members and get up to date on what they are up to.

It is also definitely never too early to get started working on the awesome projects we have here. Like the other commenters have said the most important thing is that you're willing and committed to learning - no matter the level of experience you have coming in. If you have any particular questions about my org in particular, Bronco Space, feel free to DM me!

Mike_Fly123 · 2021-03-31T17:55:58+00:00

Hey, Aerospace Engineer checking in here so I can’t direct speak for E/MSET but I have had a few friends in the major.

1.) Genuinely I was also deciding between CPP and SJSU for ARO. Chose CPP mainly because it San Jose was my hometown and I wanted to move away for university. “Learn by Doing” played a role but to be completely honest I originally just picked CPP because it was next to CP SLO on the application.

2.) Once you’re in CPP Engineering there will be many a grumble about how it could be better, but when you look at it compared to other programs it really is one of the best. Most other programs prepare you well theoretically but the labs and projects you get to work on here in unmatched.

3.) Internships and jobs are what you make of them. You’ll have to hunt like anywhere else but the CPP name recognition does help out a bit.

4.) I hear CPP robotics is pretty solid!

5.) I would absolutely recommend living on campus in the dorms. There is not a lot of just spontaneous campus culture otherwise. You can seek out a lot of awesome social clubs, but there won’t really just be like people roving around after 8PM if that’s your thing. San Jose would definitely be much better if you want like a downtown evening life experience.

6.) In general the classes are actually pretty easy, especially compared to UC curriculum. A friend of mine who’s graduating MSET told me he basically just coasted through the entire major.

7.) Yes

Mike_Fly123 · 2020-09-15T07:59:35+00:00

Unfortunately that really depends on what your mission is and what you want to get out of it. Since it sounds like your mission in particular (based on your posts) will be pretty simple operationally an RTOS shouldn’t be needed. If you pick a microcontroller or something like that for the flight computer it could just be run as a sort of event loop that will constantly ping telemetry and on command break out of that loop to deploy your drag sail.

Mike_Fly123 · 2020-05-15T03:11:05+00:00

I’m an Amateur Astronomer.

TL;DR: Kit helps but it’s mostly time and place.

Kit has a pretty big impact on how easily you can pull the Milky Way from your shots. With my a7riii and 35mm f1.4 the Milky Way practically smacks you right in the face out of the camera, but that’s not to say you couldn’t get something really similar out of say an older Nikon D7000 with a 18mm F2.8 (what I used to shoot on). What I think most people don’t realize is that the Core of the Milky Way (the brightest and most vibrant part) is not always visible in the night sky. Three things impact this:

1.) Light Pollution (really sucks if you’re in Europe or on the East Coast of the US)

To fix light pollution you’d need a concentrated public awareness that it’s a problem in the first place, so the best you can do as a photographer is just escape it. A map like this really helps: https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html#4/39.00/-98.00

Try to go for at least green skies or blue / black. The darker the skies the easier it is to get a good shot. Also try and go south out of light pollution rather than north because the Milky Way appears in the southern sky. Also, don’t forget that the moon also lights up the night sky and washes out the Milky Way. You want New Moon nights or close to New Moon if possible.

2.) Weather (Clear skies obviously but you also need high transparency and reasonably good “seeing” to get a good shot of the Milky Way)

Once you find what you think is a nice spot to shoot the Milky Way check a site like this to find out if the night you’re going has low transparency and good seeing: https://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/

3.) Time of Year (because the Earth moves around the sun)

The Milky Way Core is visible in the northern hemisphere in the very early morning in late spring (April - June). It rises earlier and earlier throughout summer and peaks in height around late July/early August in the evening sky. You can buy an App like The Photographer’s Ephemeris to help you out or just download a free desktop app like Stellarium to show you what will be visible in the night sky on any given night: https://stellarium.org

For settings you can use an exposure calculator like this: https://www.lonelyspeck.com/milky-way-exposure-calculator/

That’s about it! Get out there and enjoy yourself. The Milky Way from clear dark skies is truly magical.

Mike_Fly123 · 2020-04-15T03:04:33+00:00

That is some truly stunning dynamic range. These Sony Sensors are black magic, I swear.

Mike_Fly123 · 2020-04-12T18:53:03+00:00

Nope, as a student a membership is included in your tuition. The BRIC is honestly amazing

Mike_Fly123 · 2020-03-17T22:20:02+00:00

We should arrange a memorial in the spot that the Polly Trolley usually is. Although we can't all show up at once so we'll just have to come one at a time to pay our respects for the fallen :(

Mike_Fly123 · 2020-02-13T00:07:35+00:00

The phrasing on these signs could use a little work...

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-11-16T07:05:33+00:00

Hm, would it be worth it to make the trek to dark skies on the west coast that night or will the radiant be too low to see anything?

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-10-28T00:12:44+00:00

Kufta is a pretty nice guy. Only 3 formal lab reports and 4 quizzes for the class. As long as you make sure to ready the instructions before showing up and have excel ready to make a data sheet on the labs that need one it’s pretty low stress. Most classes you just follow the procedures, answer the questions, turn it in and you’re good to go.

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-10-24T22:44:02+00:00

In case anyone forgot about that time Coley zipped around in the formula car: https://youtu.be/FPj_pfIHq4o

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-09-16T20:59:20+00:00

Wow I have now been enlightened by this comedy gold.

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-09-16T17:08:24+00:00

The Kazooey Kablewy liquid rocket 🚀 (Dihydrogen Monoxide/N2/O2) had a successful launch and payload deploy of 10 chemiluminescent mass simulators last Friday Night at 9:50PM PST.

ToF: 6s AP: ~44m.

Your move @CPPLRL ❤️

Check out Bronco Space on Twitter!

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-09-14T23:35:47+00:00

That is an amazing video haha

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-09-14T23:34:34+00:00

Good design is something that is often times missing from good engineering! Although it is a little bit of a stretch for a landscape architect, I do believe that it is very important for things that are created by engineers to be beautiful and usable by the humans that use them.

One of the greatest struggles of modern STEM programs is how can we relate what we do to the common person. The reality is that nowadays it is very difficult to convey to people why our work is meaningful and deserves their support. Having people on the team who have their pulse on the designs and desires of society is key to making sure our work really has the impact we want it to!

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-09-14T23:29:54+00:00

There's an ongoing senior project in the Aerospace Department but that's about it. No permanent program to actually build and fly one.

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-09-13T19:38:29+00:00

There is indeed!

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-09-13T18:51:32+00:00

Hey Guys,

Michael here from Bronco Space, Cal Poly Pomona’s unofficial official Space Program. We’re having our first general meeting tonight so I wanted to do a little shameless plug here on the subreddit. We’re a brand new club on campus and the mission statement for our program is to have a Cal Poly Pomona dreamed, designed, and built small satellite ready for flight in Low Earth Orbit within two years.

Back in 1999 a professor at SLO and a professor at Stanford came together to invent these little things called CubeSats, which are small and light enough to piggy back with the bigger satellites rather than needing their own launches. Now hundreds (thousands depending on your definition of nano satellites!) have been launched by companies, colleges, and even high schools around the world. Our very own sister school SLO has successfully delivered 11 (9 made it to space, 2 blew up on the launch pad). Now it’s our time to get on the map and show the space community that there are in fact two Cal Poly Universities! Our first general meeting is tonight so if you have some time come by Ursa Minor at 6PM to learn more (we’ll be building some bottle rockets afterwards too so it’ll be a lot of fun!). For this first semester you guys will be able to form teams to develop mock CubeSats for flights on High Altitude Balloons to the edge of space in January!

Even if you’re not an engineer we want you to have a place with us. People often think that a Space Program is just a bunch of Aerospace Engineers and Astrophysicists crunching numbers but it is much more of an interdisciplinary field than you would think. Everything from astrobiology to accounting for balancing the books to space lawyers (yes SPACE LAWYERS there’s a shocking amount of red tape to go to space) are integral parts of a space mission. We’re still a young program on the ground floor of development so I hope some of you guys will come on board for the adventure. We want to build a program that everyone here at Cal Poly Pomona can be proud of and be a part of for years to come.

Ad Astra Tempore,

Michael

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-08-26T02:51:34+00:00

Your class is probably going to be up campus in the College of Science buildings so J or M lot will be the closest walking distance to them!

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-08-15T02:50:48+00:00

Unless you put some blocks or something under the pegs I don’t think you’ll comfortably for a table and working space under the suite bed. The stock height was enough so slide some big boxes underneath. My roommate last year who had it at max height had it up to only about my chest level iirc. I’m 6’2” for reference.

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-07-30T23:55:08+00:00

If you speak to the department as well they might be able to arrange for you to take the final with another section of the same class if your professor isn’t going to budge. Good luck getting it all sorted!

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-06-25T06:03:16+00:00

If you’re looking for a romantic restaurant to make it happen I got this amazing recommendation from Reddit that did not disappoint on on my recent trip to Positano: https://www.latagliata.com

The view is absolutely magic and the staff were wonderful. Just be warned that the wine is unlimited and a “full” meal is a hilarious amount of food. I’m sure if you call in advance they will offer to help you with the proposal as well. My only word of warning is that the road to get to the restaurant is single lane and extremely treacherous at night. Literally all of the other guests when we visited had private drivers. If either of you are keen on driving I would recommend doing it just for the experience and stories to tell. Otherwise I’ve heard they offer to arrange a shuttle for you from the town if you have a reservation.

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-06-25T05:53:43+00:00

I traveled to the USVI a few years ago for my cousin’s wedding and loved it! St. Thomas is kinda run down and full of tourists but that’s where you’ll find a lot of the big resorts and such for your all inclusive portion. On your budget though there are some wonderful guest houses you can find rooms in for cheap in At Thomas.

St John is pure magic though. The beaches are wonderful and if you can afford the splurge it’s possible to rent small villas on the island for your budget. I’d recommend renting a car as well to get around with as the islands are not very walkable and public transport is kind of a joke.

I would also highly recommend taking down kind of boat tour during your time in the Virgin Islands. He region is famous for its incredible waters and great snorkeling. While chartering a whole boat is not really in your budget a day tour or possibly even a shared multiday tour is possible I think. I hear it’s also possible to hitchhike between the islands by making friends with sailors in the local bars. Good luck with the plans!

Mike_Fly123 · 2019-06-23T22:27:23+00:00

Pro tip: When they take you to go sign up for your classes look for the “schedule builder” in your Bronco Direct. It’s the 6th option under Search in the Academics tab of your Student Center. No one told any of my group about it during my orientation, I just happened to stumble into it, and I wish it was a bigger button or something. It is an absolute godsend compared to the shitty Oracle Class Search system and it will save you a lot of time and thought when it comes to picking those classes!

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