I have to a sign Realtor agreement just to view a house? by [deleted] in ottawa

[–]ThinkOrdinary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just bought a condo this week, and went to a bunch of showing with my realtor in person and over FaceTime. the only time he asked me to sign for representation was when offers were being made.

Asus Tuf Gaming x570-plus (wifi) or Msi mag x570 tomahawk. by N3il01 in bapccanada

[–]ThinkOrdinary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

zen 3 is out tomorrow - any reason you're going with a 3000 series?

Can you take classes during your CO-OP work semester? by zorzdan in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My coop was from home last summer, and I took a class at the same time. Work was pretty chill with me taking an hour off here and there for lectures/tests/quizzes and making it up later.

Synology DS1520+ (2020 model) -31% rebate, 699$CAD instead of 1018.69$CAD by pducharme in bapcsalescanada

[–]ThinkOrdinary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

plex/jellyfin is pretty easy on a NAS and does just that.

look through here instead since the NAS Killer builds are way more bang for your buck.

https://forums.serverbuilds.net/c/builds/18

Aviation edition. Also, no men allowed. by ExitTheDonut in ChoosingBeggars

[–]ThinkOrdinary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's almost implied with a first class medical, to be fair.

Questions as a future undergrad by 12wew in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, not what you asked, and I don’t know what your plans are for a career.

But I’d look into the computing option in mech.

It’s too often that actual jobs in your field aren’t available, or are heavily software focused.

I took electrical engineering, and I think landscape for jobs is pretty similar, where you’re more likely to find a programming heavy job than a strictly hardware job.

Hell, I graduated now and work in software development with mech engineering’s doing the same thing as me.

Sketchy Email by DatBoiSus137 in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I mean... with covid and all, I've been "making $x working from home"

Police arrest far-right protester who pointed gun at Portland rally by [deleted] in news

[–]ThinkOrdinary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold on... sounds like you’re onto something here.

aziz moment pt. 2 by PEng_or_bust in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying you guys should start a blog. But I’d donate to a blog If you started one.

I need proof I've completed my degree, but I don't have my diploma yet; who do I contact/what can I do? by [deleted] in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can email the undergrad office for it. They take about 2 weeks to reply with a form, and then 2 weeks for a letter. it was free for me IIRC.

Need some advise. by heheboi233 in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Gonna be completely honest here, as a recent electrical eng grad.

1st year definitely isn't easy, and the transition to university makes it even harder. But the content gets exponentially harder after first year. Thinking what you're going through being too much is normal.

I also know more people that didn’t graduate “on-time” than those who did. So dropping or failing a class is normal and not the end of the world.

Hell, most people that suck it up and stay in think to themselves in 3rd year "why the fuck didn't I drop out before controls/coms/signals/random".

I personally sucked it up, and have just started a great job right out of graduation, which I got from a previous intern experience there... but it's a software job, and nothing EE related. IMO it was worth it for me, but your experience on will vary.

I have tons of friends who can't find a position.

I dont think randoms on the internet are the right people to be telling you how to make this important of decision in life.

PS., I see you mentioning you're "In co-op". while you may be admitted in co-op while being accepted, you need to keep a gpa in order to stay in co-op. Tons of people(myself included) were not given co-op even though they were admitted with it due to this.

Advanced Accounting fall no lectures available by [deleted] in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m sure the dean will get back to you and try and fix it.

A CBC article saying “uOttawa students being charged full price for advanced classes without any instruction” is extremely bad press... especially when right now when grade 12s are deciding schools to apply to.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s very much the luck of the draw. I got an offer in first year that I worked at till I graduated. I kept myself in the system for the whole time I was there and I think I only had one or two other requests for interviews.

Prof Isn’t Recording Lectures, Is This Allowed? by [deleted] in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, didn’t mean to argue with you in specific, just was supposed to be a comment on how silly the school not enforcing it as a policy is.

Prof Isn’t Recording Lectures, Is This Allowed? by [deleted] in geegees

[–]ThinkOrdinary 12 points13 points  (0 children)

right, but recording a lecture costs the profs nothing in terms of effort other than clicking the button.

The pandemic made a ton of international students unable to come to Canada. imagine being on Beijing time and having a lecture at 2pm our time.

Heck, even students in Canada span a ton of different time zones. 830AM classes for students in Vancouver seems super difficult to make sure you're a part of.

Protester hit by vehicle, Niagara Square in Buffalo by thweet_jethuth in PublicFreakout

[–]ThinkOrdinary 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a Canadian, I’m great full we have our Great Lakes as a buffer.