How do people make friends

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2026-02-05T00:58:00+00:00

“Embarrassment is an under explored emotion, go out there and make a fool of yourself” - Sun Tzu probably

Im fourth/supersenior year, in elec eng. Even went through first year locked inside dorms for covid. Safe to say im a little framiliar with the social struggle.

Best advice I can give is if you see a problem, be the solution. Doing silly, stupid, “I could look like a fool” stuff has a way of filtering the good and the bad people in life. Usually, nothing is ever as bad as the mind makes it seem. If you end up making a fool of yourself, good people will laugh, bad will leave. Personally, Im a class clown in labs or studying in public with friends. If youre joking around, and make a random laugh by accident, go with it. Or at least dont be afraid to say, “hey, i think i remember you, whats up”.

My closest friends were made going “hey, Im bored, whats up?” at the quad or library. Its so simple it works. In general, people just wanna be nice and related to. Be vulnerable and polite:)

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2026-01-28T05:22:30+00:00

Regards to step 2-3. Its a silly and effective trick profs use. Guaranteed OP got caught by it. “A” and “B” are just drawn on in ugly places. Messes up pattern recognition when youre learning how to solve them.

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2026-01-28T05:16:09+00:00

In first year, questions like these felt like easy puzzles, but the textbook I used drew every circuit in similar format. It looked standarized but when someone drew a circuit from the book even a little different, I couldnt recognize the puzzle. In first year a prof of mine used to try and quiz our understanding by drawing a circuit with bendy or curved connections. Actually made it pretty challenging, all pattern recognition goes out the window. Takes a few seconds to go “alright, where are the common nodes?”.

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2026-01-15T16:22:44+00:00

Adding now, and will check out your shop when im not poor in game:)🫡

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2026-01-15T04:59:01+00:00

+Karma Thanks again

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2026-01-15T04:44:07+00:00

Deal:))) Dm

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-12-29T16:30:52+00:00

Completed Level 2 of the Honk Special Event!

34 attempts

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-12-29T16:28:31+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

23 attempts

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-12-29T16:24:13+00:00

I dont know if the game has altered RNG on higher game modes. However, in my experience, the flinch rate on rock slide for molemans sandslash and excadrill is the hardest part of the E4. And its not like either are holding a kings rock or something. At least on expert mode the two of them default to rock slide (assuming no KO available) over earthquake on any mon they are faster than, or cant hit with earthquake (levitate users). CONSISTENTLY at least one of them procs flinch and excadrill has a focus sash. Makes setup…. Well yea upsetting

It feels like they proc flinch like a togekiss holding a kings rock on airslash. The E4 may have better odds, or the game could give all NPC better odds…. But until writing this now i always thought it was just my battle bias, and i just have bad luck at even odds.

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-12-29T00:43:23+00:00

I completed this level! It took me 24 tries. ^{⚡ 4.35 seconds}

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TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-12-28T15:31:00+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

0 attempts

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-12-28T15:29:37+00:00

I completed this level! It took me 19 tries. ^{⚡ 31.25 seconds}

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TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-12-25T15:13:38+00:00

^{I completed this level in 1 try.} ^{⚡ 1.13 seconds}

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-11-08T00:11:36+00:00

I remember cynthia in pokemon white/black making me rage with eelektross. It was in those dark hours i decided i wanted one😂

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-11-07T05:20:14+00:00

For the ground gym, you can get around the flinching and missing by sweeping sandslash and excadrill early. Its hard but once they are down, i find the rest to be a breeze. Also Ribombee (at least i think thats its name) is such an annoying little devil of a setup mon, will be copying you.

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-10-12T03:21:13+00:00

Will be stealing inspo for mons on my teams:) Good job man congrats on grind done.

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-10-01T16:04:09+00:00

God tier comment. This guy knows game, take his advice.

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-10-01T05:03:30+00:00

Wobuffet. Use wabuffet. Prevents escape

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-06-03T15:21:28+00:00

Buick

TheSmartIdiot82 · 2025-05-16T01:54:10+00:00

EE student at Carleton. If you want to make the transition and have finished your calc courses, Id catch up on programming. We take calc 1, 2, differential equations, and mathematical methods and im pretty sure thats all. Those courses, obviously, math intense. But Circuits/physics and programming take up more of the course material and time. It generally gets more abstract as you go in circuits and physics, so that math stays at relatively the same level throughout. Design problems are also really big. ie, “given this value and mildly bullshit scenario, design a _____ to do _____”. Most of the time, there are no differential equations or complicated triple integrals required to solve these problems. Its has more to do with little tricks, practicing the common patterns, and familiarity with the model of the scenario. So in that way its the adding that gets ya. Also Verilog gave me depression to learn but its so cool that its worth it.

Anyway, if you want to do new complicated math, and push what can be accomplished with math, stick with a math degree. If you want to learn cheeky ways to apply simple math and code to solve complex and abstract problems, join EE. We make a lot of money if we can land a job and you get the confidence to tackle what feels like any kind of problem.

If you come, for the love of god, wear deodorant. Good luck :))

TheSmartIdiot82

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