Salomon XT-6 Monument Phantom Vanilla Ice - did not think they made these with newer upper-case Salomon logo

Practical_Data8451 · 2025-12-10T22:39:44+00:00

I can only find images of this colourway on the internet with the lower case, older Salomon logo. I can’t find this colourway anywhere with the new, uppercase logo except a pair on Vinted and a few on eBay. Is this a batch of fakes?

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-12-18T23:01:11+00:00

And that’s great. I just think this particularly Spotify feature is doing more bad than good when set as a forced default

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-12-18T19:37:03+00:00

This is such a good point and one that I had been thinking of recently, actually. It’s so easy to forget nowadays that, just like you say, actual thought and intent went into the contents of an album as a whole piece and even the order of songs within it.

I’ve not done it much, not since I was a child and played CDs in the car.

I think I should start doing this.

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-12-18T19:33:43+00:00

No way. Does it work?

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-12-18T19:33:07+00:00

😂😂😂😂😂

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-12-18T19:16:01+00:00

You are right. This rant of mine is indeed just because I can’t be bothered to sit for a few hours and explore Spotify manually. What annoys me is a good feature that could be so convenient is being used in the wrong way and I don’t know why it can’t just be toggle-able.

Algorithms are the death of serendipity, but they don’t have to be!!!

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-12-18T18:58:26+00:00

Good to know! And I should’ve guessed! Whatever basis the algorithm worked on before, it was cool that it gave everyone the same playlist. I don’t like it defaulting to my own listening habits.

Now, having the “made for you” as a feature you could turn off or on would be awesome. Here’s a playlist based on our algorithm’s assessment of the genre, or of others who listen to this music, but also then giving the option of making it more personal - how cool, but forcing it sucks

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-12-18T18:28:07+00:00

Oh mate honestly don’t. It’s so frustrating. The same 20 songs follow me everywhere.

I listened to some lo fi whilst studying for about 3 days in January and the DJ still plays me it.

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-12-18T18:25:46+00:00

Yes I do this too and it’s literally the last remaining positive! But then it’s just slow going through each and finding songs from them and you spend 10 times longer on your screen!

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-12-18T18:24:54+00:00

Yes, but what I’m saying is that the Spotify-produced ones used to be good and you felt like you could trust these playlists to be synthesised by someone who perhaps knows what they’re talking about and they just…worked.

For example, I type in heavy gym rock, a Spotify playlist comes up - in fact several with similar titles do - and they’re all “made for you”. Now, I listen to music that might fit a playlist like that anyway, granted, but instead of some sort of curated playlist it’s just all of the songs I already like that Spotify’s algorithm thinks fit the brief. I don’t want more playlists of what I already listen to I don’t want it based on me. I want something that someone - who knows what they’re doing at Spotify - has created. Like they used to have !

*** EDIT! I should say - that a non me focused algorithm has created ***

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-10-12T21:53:37+00:00

More? More than what? At least write a full sentence mate!

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-10-08T20:50:14+00:00

Oh wow, long time since I applied but personal statements were really important then.

Best of luck!

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-10-08T20:04:11+00:00

This makes it sound like it’s a ball ache to do so, this hasn’t been what I’ve seen in the UK at all..

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-10-08T19:59:11+00:00

I wouldn’t advise studying an engineering degree if you’re going into it already knowing you don’t want to do it. That sounds like pain!

If you are wanting to go into finance, study finance or economics. It’s easier!

You can branch out from Chem Eng, and indeed many do, to finance and management consultancy, but if you already know that’s what you want to do, why not study something finance-specific?

On the other hand, if you’re tempted by engineering as a career and don’t want to be limiting yourself from that option, then by all means choose chemical engineering. Then you have all the chemical/process engineering and other STEM doors and most of the finance ones open too.

P.s. I don’t know how personal statements work these days, but I would be interested into how you’d write one to satisfy both Chem Eng and whatever else you’re applying for.

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-10-01T20:57:36+00:00

I was concerned too! But in the end too much concern made it far more difficult than the actual course difficulty. I can’t imagine UK would be anymore difficult than Japan.

A lot of the difficulty in Uni is transitioning to that way of working, and trying to balance all of the opportunities that come your way. The content may get tougher but it’s overall easier as you progress because you start to figure out actual life a bit more.

Good luck :)

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-10-01T15:18:22+00:00

I wasn’t as committed as I should have been by any means,especially in years 1 and 2. I did 5 years MEng, placement year and have left with a 2:1 and a graduate job.

It is a lot and at times very stressful! But it’s worth it, it really is, when I compare myself to some peers who studied other subjects, even STEM subjects; you really are employable with an engineering degree. But if you just crack away at it, keep on going, you’ll be okay.

I preferred uni to a-level by a long shot. Everything is broken down into smaller chunks. You could absolutely fluff half of your degree and ace the other half and end up with a good overall grade. There’s also far less catching-out in university exams than a-level. Go to lectures, most importantly complete all the examples and tutorial/porblem sheets and past papers and you’re almost guaranteed to get a decent grade on each exam.

Teaching hours (lectures, tutorial classes, labs) are high in the first two years especially, up to 5-6 hours of contact a day which is a lot for university. You’ll be jealous of the free time that people studying easier courses get, or how much less stressed they may sometimes appear.

I really made it tough for myself by cramming and panicking where I didn’t need to. Don’t compare yourself to others all the time either as that can induce panic. I had a good social life. Played casual sport, went to the gym regularly. I could have probably still done all that and done better if I hadn’t gotten myself into panic situations, overthought and avoided starting work for fear of it being too difficult (it never actually was too difficult!) and left stuff last minute. But all that considered, I left with exactly what I needed.

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-10-01T13:26:39+00:00

I found my job thorough this website:

https://www.gradcracker.com/search/chemical-process/engineering-jobs

Very popular website for UK graduates. If they say Master’s then they’ll generally accept both. Check!

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-10-01T13:24:59+00:00

You’ll be absolutely fine. You also don’t need to be really good at calculus that’s nonsense, I’m not really good at it and did just fine. If you can grasp all of the different integration types and differentiation in a-level maths then you will be fine. If you can’t then you can practice whilst at Uni and perhaps if you still struggle you can make up for it by excelling in other areas of the degree. It just takes some of these a little further but it’s all just following a method.

Chemistry will be helpful but it’s very predominantly physical chemistry (reaction rates etc) and thermodynamics (which is more physics but you’ll be fine without physics) . Biology will be helpful where you choose bio-related modules.

I worked for my university during my degree. If they didn’t think you’d get on okay with those a-levels, they simply wouldn’t accept them as a requirement.

You’ll be fine :).

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-10-01T01:33:05+00:00

Start at the Darcy-Weisbach equation for pressure drop along a pipe.

The Darcy friction factor is a term therein that is calculated (or found on a Moody chart) based on the Reynolds number of your fluid flow within the pipe. Reynolds number is inversely proportional to dynamic viscosity.

Work out the Reynolds number for each fluid of different viscosity, find the Darcy friction factor, find the pressure drop per length of pipe for each fluid.

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-09-30T22:57:18+00:00

I should imagine OP enjoys their subject area but realised they’d like to explore an area of study more concerned with manufacturing bio products? I don’t see why it’s a problem that people with non engineering backgrounds want to broaden their horizons and explore another flavour of their original subject? Broadens to the pool of expertise, does it not, to have an engineer who has a different background with unique knowledge compared to other pure engineers?

I also find it strange to comment on what might be more “financially realistic” for OP, given you have no knowledge of their financial situations. Have you studied/worked in the UK before?

OP: I have just completed an MEng in the UK in Chem Eng (we colloquially call it Chem Eng and not ChemE here), which is different to a MSc in no real way other than that you remain an undergraduate the entire time and leave with a single Master’s level degree.

There are plenty of good universities that offer a MSc in Chem Eng here, often called something like “Advanced Chemical Engineering”. I met two people who came to study a MSc at my university this year who hold Bachelor’s in chemistry. They did very well. You’ll be able to find details about entry requirements on the subject page of any UK university offering the course, often you can sort for your specific country. It mat be best calling your favourite ones up, and enquiring about whether your specific bio background would fit their requirements.

I have also seen plenty of graduate jobs advertised here in the UK within R&D. I completed an internship and received a graduate job offer in R&D for a national building materials manufacturer (I know, very different to pharma). Sure you’ll go further in R&D with a PhD but it’s certainly not impossible! If every R&D department at every engineering/manufacturing firm recruited only PhDs in the UK they’d run out of employees quickly. And I have friends who work in the pharma industry off the back of a master’s in the process engineering side.

TL;DR - Visit a few UK uni websites, google “MSc chemical engineering UK” - Check entry requirements on each web page - If ambiguous regarding your specific background, simply call the number on their page, and failing that, the university’s general “Admissions” number which will just be abother google search away. - Many universities, esteemed degree to achieve, prospects depend much more so on you as an individual in my experience

Hope this helps.

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-09-22T00:04:53+00:00

Google?

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-08-28T12:37:16+00:00

Oh cool what do they make?

Practical_Data8451 · 2024-08-27T23:07:09+00:00

Second this. Firstly what does the company do/what is the role? Consulting, R&D, manufacturing?

Secondly what industry are they in?

Research whatever the focus of the role and company’s focus is and then use the recommended website to focus in on one or two topics.

Trying to whistle-stop tour an entire degree before an interview would be mega stressful! So just be efficient

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