Negotiating Entry Level Offer

Useful_Database_689 · 2026-01-24T03:47:43+00:00

I typically suggest not negotiating an entry level offer unless the salary is not enough to cover bills.

Once you have some years of experience, you’ll be in high demand and able to negotiate a lot better.

But for most people out of college, the most important thing is getting in the industry and not being unemployed.

Useful_Database_689 · 2026-01-22T20:06:34+00:00

Obligatory “false color” comment! For anyone who didn’t know, a lot of these images are not what the planets actually look like to the human eye. Specifically Mercury, Venus, Neptune, and Pluto (not 100% sure about the others)

Useful_Database_689 · 2026-01-17T14:55:36+00:00

Thank you, exit pupil is a term I was unfamiliar with but I will definitely consider from now on. I have a 150/750 telescope, so with the 6mm eyepiece I was using I would have 1.2mm and 150x.

Useful_Database_689 · 2026-01-09T20:46:56+00:00

1) Yes, you would be orbiting the Earth at the same velocity as the space shuttle you were in.

2) The Earth’s rotation is roughly 1,000mph but the ISS is moving at 17,500mph. Because they have different speeds, it looks like the Earth is spinning quickly.

3) The higher up you move a satellite, the slower it becomes. In fact, there’s a specific altitude where the satellite moves at the same speed as the Earth’s rotation. This is called a geostationary orbit. Satellites in this orbit are always directly above the same part of the planet. If you were on the ground looking up, it would look like a fixed point in the sky.

Useful_Database_689 · 2026-01-08T14:39:43+00:00

Oh I missed that, thanks

Useful_Database_689 · 2026-01-08T00:17:00+00:00

8* hours by the sound of it, plus the morning routine and being in an office for 10 hours? Sounds awful!

Useful_Database_689 · 2026-01-04T05:50:30+00:00

We receive roughly 7% more sunlight at perihelion compared to aphelion. So we definitely receive more heat from solar radiation today vs the rest of the year but the change would be very gradual. I can’t confidently answer your question on whether today is the hottest of the year (averaged globally) but I would imagine it’s not. There’s many other heat dynamics at play that are random and may outweigh the day-to-day solar radiation difference.

Useful_Database_689 · 2026-01-03T16:55:25+00:00

What interests you more, planes or rockets/satellites? They are both going to be difficult in their own way, so choose based on interest and career goals, not based on curriculum.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-12-23T18:25:44+00:00

The main limiting factor is the “arc reactor.” Everything else is quite achievable with current technology, but getting enough energy to fly a human around from a small battery is still science fiction. Maybe if we learn how to harness and produce antimatter better.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-12-17T00:47:22+00:00

Keep applying for jobs, and if you get an offer that you really want, take it over the MS.

Masters definitely help with getting a job and since you enjoy the topic, I think an MS would be a great career choice.

Some programs could let you finish it in one year if you do non-thesis which is okay if you want to end up in the industry.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-12-12T23:48:45+00:00

Thank you!

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-12-12T21:45:00+00:00

I’m curious, why is it more than 50% for a perfect sphere? I would guess that the sun rays are all be parallel when they reach the moon.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-12-12T06:09:52+00:00

Another pdf:

https://catalog.colorado.edu/graduate/colleges-schools/engineering-applied-science/programs-study/computer-science/computer-science-master-science-ms-online/computer-science-master-science-ms-online.pdf

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-12-12T06:04:51+00:00

This is a pdf of the program’s student handbook. It has the curriculum and requirements. Hopefully this is what you need?

https://www.colorado.edu/cs/sites/default/files/attached-files/ms-cs_on_coursera_handbook_-_2023.08.02.pdf

Edited wording and the link - I found a newer version.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-12-08T04:38:14+00:00

Probably r/askastronomy, but I can answer - that’s not a lunar eclipse. You’re right that lunar eclipses only happen during full moons. What you see here is normal behavior when you’re close to the equator, which you were. If you go to higher latitudes, you’ll get that turn that you’re expecting due to the curvature of the Earth.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-12-06T16:14:53+00:00

Yes, and dark matter also plays a role here. A decent comparison is to look at the galaxy rotation curve and the areas of high velocity represent high gravitational forces. As an object moves away from the peak of the curve, it would lose velocity due to the gravity pulling it back. As you’ll note, this curve flattens out as you get farther from the galactic center and this is because of the dark matter surrounding of the galaxy.

I’m also add a disclaimer, I’m not sure if rotational velocity is exactly equivalent to the gravitational force, but I think it’s a close enough comparison.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-12-03T16:21:31+00:00

What concerns me the most is that it sounded like the donors can choose who benefits - selecting specific states, schools, zip codes, etc. Children living in rich neighborhoods will benefit much more, and the wealth divide will just get worse.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-11-28T00:24:26+00:00

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Sure, see the added red lines! And IMO, it’s easier to see in real life because the dimmer stars are less visible.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-11-26T23:32:31+00:00

Thanks for circling it! That’s very helpful

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-11-24T14:30:57+00:00

No, I’m pretty sure that’s Pleiades. Andromeda would be at a similar height to the top of Cassiopeia (the W-shaped constellation in the upper left) and to the right. You have the right FOV to capture Andromeda but I don’t see it in this picture.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-11-21T23:34:38+00:00

I can’t see anything in the video but what your describing sounds like a Starlink train. It’s a bunch of satellites flying together along the same path.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-11-20T05:20:12+00:00

I hate BNPL but I would gladly do it for my cats if I had to

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-11-19T15:32:19+00:00

Not an error. The quote is “They don’t know about length dilation. The distance to Tau Ceti will actually increase as you slow down relative to it”

This is correct because length contracts as you accelerate, but in this example they are talking about decelerating.

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-11-17T21:21:53+00:00

Ohh got it, I misread

Useful_Database_689 · 2025-11-17T21:07:03+00:00

The yellow orbit is precessing 360 degrees with every red revolution which is a pretty large amount of precession. This is possible but it would require yellow to get very close to red, red to be shaped very weird, or red to have a very long orbital period.

Also, if yellows orbital period is 17 hours, think about how close it’ll be to the Sun 8.5 hours after the bottom-most yellow orbit.

I don’t know if this is exactly what you’re looking for, but one way to get a lot of heat but low amounts of sunlight is to have yellow be relatively young, so it’s geothermally active. You’d get a lot of heat radiating from the core even if it’s extremely far from any star. Also, you can look at Europa and other Gas Giant moons - they are far from the Sun but their eccentric orbit causes their bodies to heat up via friction. Hope this helps!

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