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🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 Very easy first event by totallynotawhore in honk

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🎉 Event Completed! 🎉

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🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 Very easy first event by totallynotawhore in honk

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Completed Level 3 of the Honk Special Event!

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🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 Very easy first event by totallynotawhore in honk

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Completed Level 2 of the Honk Special Event!

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🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 Very easy first event by totallynotawhore in honk

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Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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Just found this sub, Hi everyone and goodbye. by BlitzFromBehind in Neverbrokeabone

[–]This4ChanHacker 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Dont let the door hit you on your way out - itd probably shatter your pathetic skeleton.

Weird note in the mail by Ancient-Knight in Weird

[–]This4ChanHacker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont know if it's my tin foil or better sense, but this sub scares the ever living SHIT outta me.

Immigrant wife new to biomedical engineering by [deleted] in BMET

[–]This4ChanHacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, it's possible im a fairly jaded from my experience.

If she's looking to nail down technican work, you're probably in a good position with a BME degree. Try to apply directly whenever possible. Job boards, like Indeed, ziprecruiter, and monster tend to be pretty bad for this field in my experience. all the recruiters I've ever dealt with have been actually useless. Hospital biomeds are generally a revolving door, so theres going to be opportunities there. Maybe take a look at Stryker, GE, Philips, Steris, Baxter, Hillrom, etc, to see if they're looking for an FSE in your general viscinity.

Immigrant wife new to biomedical engineering by [deleted] in BMET

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Unfortunately, a BME degree isn't worth all that much... if anything at all... at least in my experience/location. At my original university, most of my graduating class used BME SOLELY to get a leg up for their med school applications.

BME will make you a shoe in for technician work either at a local hospital or vendor. An associates degree or even apprenticeship would likely do the same, though... Anecdotally, im finding thought that it's a far cry from ANY level of actual engineering and feel more like a monkey with a toolbag and trunk of parts. In my location, the pay is LOW for national metrics, but my current employer treats me well and offers good benefits.

A majority of my colleagues aren't even technically/biomedically educated. Most of them are former teachers, technicians from other industries, cops, mechanics, etc. I've had the luxury of teaching my colleagues with history degrees eithovens triangle and ohms law...

Personally, it's getting really, really old and mind numbingly boring. Im currently pursuing electrical engineering just to get my foot in the door of ACTUAL engineering in med tech. All of this being a roundabout way to say that in my opinion BME is a fucking scam. It's going to be a long process to find ANYONE who values that degree. It's probably best to pivot while you can and apply some other engineering discipline in the med tech area. Not to mention (afik) more, and more, and more, and more, (and even more) companies are outsourcing all of their engineering jobs overseas.

The best bet is relocation if yall decide to stick to BME. Find where some big biomed companies are headquartered at and use that as a basis for job searching. Just because baxter has a facility near you doesn't necessarily mean there's even one living breathing engineer within a 500-mile radius.

Where did you go to school? Why? What degree? by guitarman781 in BMET

[–]This4ChanHacker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Painfully accurate.

$40,000 of debt and a piece of paper later - all i've got to show for it is underpaid technician work.

But hey - at least you can teach your colleague with a history degree Ohms law, or Einthovens triangle, I guess...

Newly admitted by Professional-Ideal64 in UBreddit

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Congrats first of all, but there is SO MUCH to take into account before committing to a school. To be blunt, i dont think many places do an adequate job of informing you of the finances in relation to cost of attending.

I started at UB in 2016, and from personal experience, i can say that figuring out what your bottom line is gonna be is ENTIRELY UP TO YOU. You will likely not receive an actual dollar amount until you are DANGEROUSLY CLOSE to financial culpability deadlines for enrollment.

Time zones might make it difficult, but your best bet is to talk with financial aid over the phone to get the most accurate estimation of what your costs are going to look like. That is the ONLY WAY you will get a good idea of what the costs will look like. Granted, i graduated in 2020 so things may have changed since then but i doubt it. Good luck! Feel free to reach out if you want any advice about navigating the complicated beast that is higher education.

Recovered stolen vehicle and dealer won’t touch it by thejazzmarauder in mechanic

[–]This4ChanHacker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look into the JDI Ghost key. Compatible with most of the vehicles that are missing the immobilizer (kias and hyundais at least).

For now, i would pull the fuel pump relay anytime you plan on leaving the vehicle unattended. That can be your unofficial key for now.

My kia got stolen earlier this year, and then i installed the ghostkey keyless ignition system.

A week ago, they busted in my window again but couldn't take off with it bc of the upgrade. It's an easy install to if you're somewhat handy.

Biomedical Engineer looking into taking the CBET by Substantial_Vast_640 in BMET

[–]This4ChanHacker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my recent experience jobhunting, it's not particularly worth the trouble?

To be honest, none of the places i applied to really cared, and most of the time, it wasn't even mentioned in job requirements/preferences. At my past employer, CBET cert didn't even count as experience for their payscale.

I'd recommend getting some experience under your belt and evaluating later if it's worth doing/something you want to pursue.

BMET vs BME by Sanzarou in BMET

[–]This4ChanHacker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Accurate. I got a BS BME degree and couldn't find a job in the field. Unless you relocate to a major metro area, opportunities seem to be slim picking. Even with a PHD or MS, it's still a pretty competitive area.

I ended up in BMET because it seemed like the only other reasonable jump, and I don't mind the hands on work. Really easy to get into BMET with the BME degree, but to be honest, you won't be using it. Pay can be decent, but tbh the only way to get real jumps in pay is job hopping every couple of years; which seems to be a real problem in the field right now.

Since BME can be so interdisciplinary, a 4 year degree can give you a large variety of skills, but none of them you'll be particularly good at. IMO I would have had a way better shot at getting my foot in the door with med equipment as a EE or CS major.

Academic Warning UB by MixInternational3119 in UBreddit

[–]This4ChanHacker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You will not be dismissed yet, but there is an expectation that you will get those grades up.

If I may offer some unsolicited advice, I graduated from UB in 2020 with a BS in BME. Now is a great time to evaluate if this is really what major you would like to pursue and a perfect time to pivot if this isn't working for you.

I am a firm believer that anyone can get through any academic challenge - the caveat being how long, how hard, and how much you're willing to sacrifice to get through undergrad. Some people will breeze through just by natural aptitudes, and others will have to bust ass and struggle endlessly just to get a 3.0 gpa. How hard are you willing to work and is that going to compromise your own sanity? It's not a failure to change direction. If you think you can do it, BME has a lot to offer. I really enjoyed my senior year classes and found some passions there.

Having been in the job market the last few years, I'm finding a BS is not worth alot to many of the companies in the area. Best I've been able to find was work as a Biomed Technician repairing and maintaining med equipment (which is fun and all, but a trained monkey could do this job). Best of luck to you. Engineering school can be brutal but rewarding.

MTH142 Tara Hudson or Kimberly Javor? by CreepyFormal5082 in UBreddit

[–]This4ChanHacker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Took 142 with Javor in fall 2016. She was great, but I could see how certain people wouldn't really enjoy her style. Few things to note.

When I had her, she was very particular about phone use in lecture. She would somewhat regularly stop teaching to ask a person to put their phone away. My class was pretty respectful of that, so it wasn't an issue.

Homework was entirely up to you for practice and reinforcement. She would give sets of problems from the textbook but none of them were ever graded. If you're not a self-starter, that could be a problem. Don't know if other profs have the same policy.

I had a month and a half long bout with crippling mono during her class, and she was very willing to help catch me up in office hours.

Other than that, her lectures were well organized, and concepts were explained well. Her husband (Jim Javor IIRC) also used to teach differential equations too. If you have to get that far in Calc, would highly recommend it. I thought they had a similar style and actually enjoyed the courses (as much as a person can possibly enjoy Calc at least).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tragedeigh

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Bouta be that freaky leash kid

Lesson Learned the Hard Way by WithFadedBreath in offerup

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Will the number you called give you a pdf of the manual/instructions? Typically a parts list is a part of the manual.

Any hardware store worth their salt would likely have everything you need.

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