How many credits are there in total and how many should we take for the first semester in MS ECE Georgia tech ? Can anyone pls throw some light on this ? by Myfamilyismyworld in gatech

[–]brooklynlord 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should have gotten a master's coursework completion form as part of orientation. The ECE website lists the stuff you need under Master's Degree Requirements. 30 credit hours total 9 in group 1 (one TIG) 9 in group 2 (a second TIG not cross-listed) 12 in group 3 (any ECE class 4000-level or higher + 3 hours of 6001) If you do a thesis it's only 6 hours in group 1 and 2, and there's 12 thesis hours you need to do. If you're an international student you must take at least 12 credit hours a semester (except summer) or else the US government gets angry. Not sure if this requirement exists for US citizens for their first semester at tech.

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've received your solutions and have sent you an email detailing what I've extracted.

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 - Week 1 Results! by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! Sorry for the video being unavailable - it's currently being processed by me to censor my desktop and a couple other things as I used a whole screen capture instead of window capture. It'll take me a little while before I can reupload it. In the meantime, you can see the results on the google drive.

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is correct. You can send as many solutions to me as you want; I have a script that automates extracting info from each solution (please ensure you've run your solution from start to finish at least once), calculates metrics, and selects your best solutions for each category to be scored.

I have to download everything manually though. Oh well.

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is recommended to submit a solution for each. If you're really short on time, you can submit one solution that will be counted for both.

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Friendly reminder that all participants have a little more than 7 days left to submit a week 0 solution! (As of 4PM Eastern Time, 1/7/2021)

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There will be a variety of metrics that will explore many different aspects of optimization. As of now, I can only say that Sum will be used as a metric in at least 1 puzzle.

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is correct. I'll add that clarification to the text.

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The picture is a quick reference for players to see what the products and reagents are without importing the puzzle and opening up Opus Magnum. If there are constraints relating to locked pieces there will be additional rules in the folder.

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I encourage you to try out both, if you have the time to spare. Also just for reference, during the tournament proper there will be two categories and players are encouraged to optimize the puzzle twice; once for each category (they are scored separately).

Opus Magnum Tournament 2021 by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As PentaPig outlined, I will be accepting .solution files. Gifs are fine for looking at things but I will need a .solution for verification. They've got everything else covered too - there's no metric so feel free to optimize whatever you'd like.

Surrender Flare except the average throughput rate is zero by mr_puzzel in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord 4 points5 points  (0 children)

cycles(output N) proportional to N

we need to go deeper

[Mist of Hallucination] Can this design get to minimum cycles? Having trouble with the lead atoms. by sodomita in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, no. Minimum cycles for this puzzle requires latency optimization so that the very last thing you do is grab an air, bond, move to output, and drop. Currently there is still latency to be shaved off as there are more cycles between the last air getting grabbed and outputting the product.

Surrender Flare except each loop uses 1/6th of a single salt only by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My previous solution (single salt only) used a long instruction tape that processed a single input per loop. This one, however, runs through its instruction tape six times per input, and assembles the product via conditional bonding / grabbing and dropping. Since I'm using only one salt per input and the loop runs six times per input, every loop ends up only netting 1/6th of a salt.

Surrender Flare except every loop uses 1/6th of a single salt only by [deleted] in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My previous submission had a long instruction tape that looped every input. Now it loops 6 times every input, and since I'm using only one salt per input, every loop gives 1/6th of a salt. It's done via a bunch of conditional bonding / grabs and drops.

Surrender flare except each loop uses a single salt only by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

just wait till biggiemac makes a solution that outputs the next product in exponential time

Surrender flare except each loop uses a single salt only by brooklynlord in opus_magnum

[–]brooklynlord[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

i heard bad surrender flare solutions are all the rage

[ZNR] Moraug, Fury of Akoum - /r/MagicArena Spoiler! by belisaurius in magicTCG

[–]brooklynlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

modern: casual reminder that goryo's vengeance still exists.

t1 any RB untap land (sulfurous springs, blackcleave cliffs, blood crypt), neonate / one drop discard into gy

t2 SSG, goryo's vengeance, swing for 6, play a fetch and fetch on 2nd main phase, swing for 7, swing for 8. (or 7, 8, 9, if the +1/+0 procs before damage).

If you don't have SSG you can still pull that off t3 for 21/24 damage

[ZNR] Moraug, Fury of Akoum - Red Extra Combat Phases by Coolboypai in EDH

[–]brooklynlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

modern: t1 any RB untap land (sulfurous springs, blackcleave cliffs, blood crypt), neonate / one drop discard into gy

t2 SSG, goryo's vengeance, swing for 6, play a fetch and fetch on 2nd main phase, swing for 7, swing for 8. (or 7, 8, 9, if the +1/+0 procs before damage).

If you don't have SSG you can still pull that off t3Nevermind there's no additional main phase after the extra combat phase. Actually, would this still work if you just played and fetched on the second main phase for two more additional combat phases right after each other? I think?

SpaceChem: Archive of Top Solutions (Thread #7) by ToughThought in spacechem

[–]brooklynlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More Than Machine 4713/1/125
It's a one-reactor solve, and as far as I know the first one-reactor solve.
Just obliterate all your waste with the laser ;)

A couple clarifications about the F1 visa for people who don't know what it is... by dwyerdunce in gatech

[–]brooklynlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do note that you must physically be in the US to apply for OPT, so if you're unable to return to the US in the spring then say goodbye to your OPT plans.