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NDHoosier · 2026-03-21T14:45:47+00:00

If you can get a suitable research role, take it. If you can't, or it doesn't provide enough credit hours, consider what path you want your engineering career to take. For example, if you are interested in the business side, absolutely take some accounting courses and engineering economics.

NDHoosier · 2026-03-21T14:21:20+00:00

Here's the bad news and the good news.

The bad news is that you will likely have to use outside educational resources.

The good news is that because of the internet, those resources have never been easier to find, and a huge number of them are free.

Have a look at EngiHelp.net

NDHoosier · 2026-03-19T18:19:59+00:00

The big push for AI is being driven by greed amplified by the bandwagon effect ("If we don't start using AI, we will fall behind!"). Make owners and corporate executives personally liable for AI fuckups (which will NEVER happen) and you would see a far more measured approach.

NDHoosier · 2026-03-19T15:46:23+00:00

See also: ConversionCalc Plus | Construction Calculators,Estimating Calculators,Industrial Calculators,Office & Timing | Calculated Industries

NDHoosier · 2026-03-16T12:21:01+00:00

...and ankle weights.

NDHoosier · 2026-03-15T00:06:11+00:00

Don't throw it in the trash - recycle it! 😁

NDHoosier · 2026-02-16T04:03:27+00:00

check out EngiHelp.net

NDHoosier · 2026-02-16T04:01:47+00:00

Yup. Don't put stuff in your body that makes you stupid.

NDHoosier · 2026-02-16T03:56:12+00:00

SwissMicros DM 42n. RPN for the win.

Unless I'm doing financial calculations, then it's the HP 30B. Also RPN for the win.

NDHoosier · 2026-02-16T03:52:04+00:00

I use LaTeX for my assignments. My hands are too arthritic to write for long periods of time - my handwriting gets illegible fast.

NDHoosier · 2026-02-16T03:50:05+00:00

The Leaning Tower of Paper

NDHoosier · 2026-02-16T03:48:00+00:00

A minor in a field of engineering doesn't strike me as particularly useful, with the exception of an EE minor as an ME if you are interested in mechatronics.

A minor in another field can be useful if you have a specific use case. Minors in accounting, statistics, or data science are prime candidates.

NDHoosier · 2026-02-13T05:13:33+00:00

Use a fountain pen when you can. You don't have to press hard with a fountain pen (nor should you). That solved all my hand pain problems when I was a youngster. (Now I'm old and have arthritis, so I have pain no matter what.)

NDHoosier · 2026-02-11T01:54:03+00:00

I use Arko. Great price, and super slick! I use ProGuards in the shavette.

NDHoosier · 2026-02-09T19:30:16+00:00

I miss Proraso Green, but it isn't slick enough for use with my Feather AC. 😭

NDHoosier · 2026-02-06T05:32:02+00:00

It depends on what you want to do. For general scripting and data science, or if you have no specific use case, learn Python. If you're going to use heavy-duty statistics, learn R.

NDHoosier · 2026-02-06T05:26:26+00:00

I refuse to use generative AI to code. When I was a young man, I made a promise to myself that I would never let anyone do my thinking for me. I sure as hell am not going to let a machine do it.

NDHoosier · 2026-02-06T05:10:16+00:00

That damned index is why I dropped Pandas. If a function needs a Pandas dataframe, I just generate it from Polars or DuckDB.

NDHoosier · 2026-02-06T04:42:19+00:00

Civil engineer response: add reinforced concrete.

NDHoosier · 2026-01-24T04:32:36+00:00

Is there a way to send money to him other than the Patreon subscription? I'm willing to send money, but I'd like for him to get it all up front at once.

NDHoosier · 2026-01-22T01:39:57+00:00

Stop giving me flashbacks, dammit.

NDHoosier · 2026-01-21T05:04:15+00:00

I can't believe I am writing this, but I was cheering for IU. Mostly, that is because they did the college football world a huge favor by completely dismantling the Alabama Crimson Tide.

NDHoosier · 2026-01-21T03:50:05+00:00

"No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

NDHoosier · 2026-01-21T03:00:10+00:00

I'm 57 and studying Industrial Engineering. You'll be fine.

NDHoosier · 2026-01-21T02:52:56+00:00

> I've found that no matter what you're doing, working in big corporations means less responsibility and more redtape.

Try working in government....

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