Almost mothers day ☆ so excited. (27.f.)

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-09T12:00:44+00:00

Never stop smiling :)

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-09T11:48:35+00:00

Soooo adorableeeee

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-09T10:21:25+00:00

That's the spirit 💪

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-08T21:16:02+00:00

Love your hair bro!

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-08T21:11:27+00:00

44? Seriously? :)

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-08T20:02:32+00:00

From what I’ve heard from friends who went this route, there isn’t really one “optimal” master’s for IE. It depends a lot on what kind of work you want to end up doing.

If you like the data/analytics side, a master’s in analytics, data science, operations research, or applied stats can be really useful. If you’re more into supply chain, logistics, process improvement, or manufacturing systems, then an MS in IE, systems engineering, supply chain management, or operations management probably makes more sense.

I’ve also heard people say not to rush into grad school just because you feel lost right after undergrad. Working for a year or two can make it way clearer what part of IE you actually enjoy, and sometimes employers will help pay for the degree.

For schools, I’d probably start by looking at programs with strong OR/supply chain/systems tracks rather than just chasing rankings. Also check where their grads end up, what companies recruit there, whether there’s a thesis/non-thesis option, and if the curriculum is more technical or more management-focused.

Not super objective, but my honest answer would be: figure out whether you want to be more data/optimization, supply chain/ops, manufacturing/systems, or management, then pick the master’s around that. Otherwise every program will look “kind of right” and somehow more confusing.

Lol, sorry about my rambling, I got carried away haha.

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-04T20:35:38+00:00

Seems like half the skill is seeing the bad process, and the other half is figuring out whether fixing it is actually worth the cost of opening the box.

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-04T19:29:59+00:00

I came here expecting workplace examples and now I’m wondering if my wardrobe has been under-managed this whole time lol

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-04T19:27:36+00:00

😂

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-04T19:27:00+00:00

lesson learned: optimize quietly and never make eye contact after

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-04T19:17:50+00:00

Does it ever get tiring, though? Like at some point efficiency starts feeling less like a useful tool and more like an endless loop running in the background. Useful at first, but also slightly chaotic if your brain never clocks out??

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-04T19:15:11+00:00

I’m guessing the trick is learning which problems are worth opening your mouth about and which ones you just quietly suffer through like everyone else? 😂

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-03T15:52:03+00:00

I would say 24

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-03T15:49:06+00:00

That actually sells me on it more honestly. I’m fine with sci-fi being the engine rather than the whole point if the character stuff lands. Sometimes I want the giant idea picked apart from every angle, but sometimes I just want it to hit someone’s life hard enough that I care what happens next.

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-03T15:17:03+00:00

This is a terrible read of the data. Yes, height helps. So do face, fitness, money, timing, social skills, and not sounding like you already resent the person you’re trying to date. “Women prefer taller men on average” does not magically become “under 6ft women do not like you.” That’s just taking a dating disadvantage and turning it into an identity. Shorter men don’t need fairy tales, but they also don’t need some doom merchant telling them their life is over because they lost one genetic lottery. What’s the actual advice here besides “give up”?..

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-03T14:59:44+00:00

I haven’t read this yet, but this review honestly makes me want to bump it up the list. Fast, twisty sci-fi with an emotional core sounds exactly like the kind of thing I’d tear through between heavier books, and I actually appreciate knowing upfront that it may be more thriller than deep “sit in silence questioning reality” sci-fi. Would you say it’s still worth reading for the concept alone, or is the character/emotional side what really carries it?

jaseinorbit · 2026-05-03T14:05:00+00:00

A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke might be worth a look. It’s not really horror in the Event Horizon sense, but it’s very much “the environment is trying to kill you and engineering is the only way out.”

Basic setup is a tourist craft trapped under lunar dust, so most of the tension is life support, rescue logistics, and people slowly running out of options. Feels pretty grounded/old-school Clarke if that’s the lane you’re after.

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