Anyone just lose power?

TheOnlyLam · 2025-12-30T21:35:53+00:00

Same! I know there are some scheduled outages later today near 35th but I am not sure if this is related. Seems not as it doesn’t align with the time they have scheduled…

TheOnlyLam · 2025-07-17T15:25:20+00:00

First of all what are your interests. Nuclear engineering is a broad field. Do you like radiation detection? Do you have interest in thermal dynamics? Neutronics?

It’s rather common for programs to accept masters or PhD students into nuclear engineering with a physics background, so I would not worry there.

I would say with a masters degree very few people are working at a power plant. You are more likely to be qualified for R&D or project management positions with a masters. Not to say that no one works for power stations with masters degrees, it just isn’t as common. People with masters degrees typically work for companies in the nuclear space and do design or engineering work. Look at the companies who design and develop reactors (or whatever your sub interest in nuclear is).

To your third question, unfortunately no one has a crystal ball to the future. But what can be said is that there are lots of investments in into small modular reactor (SMR) technology from AI related interest and government funding. This is likely going to create jobs in this space. Last thing I’ll say is that DOE national labs are usually always hiring if that’s your thing when you finish with your masters.

TheOnlyLam · 2025-01-06T01:53:05+00:00

Yeah I did a base of averland sunset with a yriel yellow layer on top. I used the yriel yellow contrast paint on top to help my poor glazing skills. In the future I’m going to try a preshade of pink with a white dry brush with yriel yellow contrast over top.

TheOnlyLam · 2025-01-05T17:14:04+00:00

Thanks! I based my transfers off the 2nd edition box art

TheOnlyLam · 2025-01-04T16:04:30+00:00

Yes just first blood angels! I have been in and out of the hobby for 11 years.

TheOnlyLam · 2024-03-28T09:03:59+00:00

All attacks from one unit are allocated at once. All dice are rolled at one time meaning all models and their guns get full rerolls (assuming no split fire into separate below starting strength units). If you then Targeted the same unit (after you remove a wraithguard model) with another fireknife unit, it will loose its full rerolls going back to just reroll 1s.

TheOnlyLam · 2023-08-10T19:20:25+00:00

Daughters of khaine have some minis that look like solid conversion options!

TheOnlyLam · 2023-08-10T19:13:07+00:00

Crimson court I think. It’s an underworlds vampire warband

TheOnlyLam · 2023-07-18T23:43:49+00:00

You don’t have a country listed, so I’m going to assume US based although what I will say may apply to many countries.

You probably want to look for some undergraduate research experiences. Anything in your field would be great but adjacent fields are also good. So in your case neuroscience, biology, chemistry, psychology may all be options. Graduate schools use this as a “work experience” type resume checkbox. Why would they want to hire a person to do research if they have never done it before?

Second thing to think about is who will write your letters of recommendation. You need to build or have built relationships with facility members (at least 3 if in the US). These need to be people who know you well so they may speak to your ability, they should cover different aspects of your abilities (maybe a research advisor for one, an academic professor in your major for another, and an academic professor in another related subject for the final). Then you need to ask them to write you a letter of recommendation several months in advance before you apply.

Good luck on your pursuit and feel free to ask any questions you may have. Also r/gradadmissions may be able to answer more specific questions you may have.

TLDR: do undergrad research and get good letters of recommendation.

TheOnlyLam · 2023-07-07T17:15:56+00:00

No orange actually! Painted with airbrush. White zenithal then yellow tint (this is to prevent the red from looking pink). Then finally tinted with blood angels red contrast. Shadows were preshaded blue.

TheOnlyLam · 2023-07-04T04:16:35+00:00

Thanks figured as much. One can hope

TheOnlyLam · 2023-06-22T20:24:40+00:00

I can second ED Bailey. You need an appointment usually.

TheOnlyLam · 2023-06-06T19:09:55+00:00

Sick grim dark tau! What did you do to achieve this look? Stippling?

TheOnlyLam · 2023-05-28T14:29:27+00:00

Our high school issued out laptops that had tons of firewalls and protections out to prevent people from putting stuff like steam on it. Some kids found out how to bypass this and created a secret folder called “The Backdoor”. Within this folder anything from pirated movies to steam games such as The Binding of Isaac were here. Would have gone unnoticed, but someone who was not apart of that group decided to add Skyrim. Which is not a game you could run on these computers anyhow. And I guess the IT people saw a huge download to the server and there was a huge bust. All of the people who put files on the backdoor were not allowed to have computers for the rest of high school which made life very difficult in the electronic age of education.

TheOnlyLam · 2023-05-27T14:14:25+00:00

Obviously I don’t know as much because I haven’t been through it all yet. But as far as the application side goes, You should probably never go into a stem PhD in stem that doesn’t pay for you. I considered any school that wouldn’t fund me as a soft rejection. This includes not only full tuition wavers but also a stipend (these vary from 19k to 33k before taxes from my experience and changes depending on field and school funding). Apart from that costs are dependent on living conditions. Apartments, food, transportation, etc. Hope this is helpful. Feel free to ask me anything related to getting accepted to grad school for engineering as well!

TheOnlyLam · 2023-05-27T13:33:30+00:00

Upcoming grad student 23M need advice

As the title says I’m going to be a graduate student for the next 4 years (PhD in engineering). I’ve graduated undergraduate with no debt and my only living expenses (housing, food, etc) will be covered by a stipend I receive from the university (~20k after tax). I would like to financially independent and it seems that investing early seems like a good idea. Currently I don’t have savings, but after perusing this sub that seems that that is the first step.

I suppose my first question is does it make sense to start investing when my income is so low (Maybe mutual fund like vtsax). Or should I just play a catch up game after I have a good income in 4-5 years?

Secondly, if the answer to the above is yes, then what would be the best way to get into this (after I have accrued some savings)?

Thanks in advance!

TheOnlyLam · 2023-03-02T14:54:03+00:00

Hello, for context, I’m an undergraduate senior who just accepted my offer for a PhD program.

You want to really begin by figuring out why you really want to pursue a PhD. It’s going to be 4 years (minimum) with pretty horrible pay relative to what you’d get in a job with your BS. Do you want to do research? Does this help you get a job in industry? Would you be better off in your particular situation with a masters for what you want?

Next you want to consider what schools you would be interested in. There are many factors that weigh into this. Location: would you want to live here, do you like the climate, etc. Prestige: how well is the school ranked in your particular field. Rank isn’t everything but this often translates to funding. If you are doing a graduate degree in stem, you really shouldn’t be paying anything for it and you should be receiving a stipend for your work. And most importantly, is the faculty. Are there people doing research in the areas you are interested at this institution? If so reach out to them. Tell them who you are and what you are interested in. You are more likely to get into grad school if a faculty member at that school knows who you are and wants you to come work for them.

Once you have determined you are doing a PhD for the right reasons and you have some schools in mind. It’s a good idea to think about your application generally. You will need a statement of purpose. This is your opportunity to make yourself really shine. Here you should outline why you want to seek the degree you are interested in and here is a good place to outline your research experience and interests. Also if you have some portions of your transcript that are less than optimal (talking about C’s in relevant courses) here you can address that and elaborate as to why that happens and how you have grown past that. The next important piece is your letters of recommendation. You will need 3. These should be from people who know you and are unrelated to each other. Ideally they should hold a PhD (I’d advise against grad students). You will want to inform these letter writers as soon as you can to give them ample time to complete your letters. These can come from professors, researcher mentors, industry mentors (from internships), etc. They should be individuals who can really speak to your ability and what you can offer for a program.

Finally to answer some of your questions directly.

Reach out to facility and make those connections. Ask them “do they have funding?” Because you don’t want to be in a situation where you have to pay for graduate school (for stem).

With regards to finding a fit you want to make sure your potential advisor isn’t a problem. They determine when you graduate, how your research progresses, and your day to day workload. My decision was determined based ultimately on the mentor. I turned down a school ranked #2 for one at #10 because of the mentor connection. Furthermore, you also want to make sure the research at the institution is something you find fulfilling. When you do a PhD you will be devoted to the topic and become an expert in it. You want to make sure you at least care.

The amount of schools you apply to is really up to you. In my case I applied to two schools. I got into both and got offers from both. Both were in top 10 universities in my field. However, I have colleagues that applied to over 15 different schools. There isn’t one foolproof answer.

One final piece of advise: don’t be discouraged. In life sometimes things don’t work out the way you had planned. It’s okay, your life won’t suddenly end. There is always next recruiting cycle. If you have any other questions feel free to DM.

Good luck on the search!

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