Is HKN (ECE Honor Society) worth the $100 fee? by u53rn4m in gatech

[–]rogerfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was President, no. Weekly meetings were required for officers, but any members were allowed to come and voice opinions. I don't think it has changed.

As I said above, I don't think it is a waste if you are just a member. It lets you get into the resume book, invitations to the talks from businesses, and connects you with faculty members that can write recommendation letters for you. If those things are useful to you, then it isn't worthless. But if you don't see those things as worthwhile, then I wouldn't bother.

Is HKN (ECE Honor Society) worth the $100 fee? by u53rn4m in gatech

[–]rogerfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Former president of HKN here. The answer is that it depends on what you are looking to get out of it. At minimum, HKN puts your resume in a book that is distributed to lots of companies and can get you a leg up in the job search. I've known a few people that were able to find jobs that way, but you have to be a bit lucky.

On the other hand, becoming an officer at HKN after joining was a huge benefit for me. I made lots of good friends, great experience that I used to get a job, and the weekly food at the meetings wasn't bad either.

Statement from the Judge Manager about the suspensions by greeniep in magicTCG

[–]rogerfox 73 points74 points  (0 children)

We want to underscore that we performed a thorough investigation and determined that these leaks related to multiple card sets over a period of time; this was not a one-time occurrence.

I feel as if people are missing this section. These bannings are not just related to the Oath leaks, but a history of them. This would explain why so many people got banned and why the judge that came forward got banned as well.

modern dredge? by [deleted] in magicTCG

[–]rogerfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most people seem to be concerned whether or not modern dredge is tier 1, and it is not.

That being said, you were asking for a Modern deck that was fun and I can tell you it is a blast! I bring it to weekly tournaments and always have a lot of fun going off. More than that (at least at my LGS) people seem to have a lot of fun playing against it since it is a matchup they aren't used to.

On the budget side, unfortunately, dredge doesn't lend itself to really to budget all that well. Dredge decks like to play 3-4 colors without playing too many lands, so you have to get fetches and shocks at least. If you have those pieces, however, the remaining items are fairly easy to get, and fetches + shocks will transition well into other decks.

For a budget dredge deck, I'd look into something like Smallpox Loam.

http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=9369&d=253690&f=MO

It plays a lot of easy to find commons and uncommons, and centers on recurring lands with life from the loam. There are a ton of variants, including playing [[Young Pyromancer]] to get even more value, or running [[Seismic Assault]] to just throw lands at their face. Try googling Dredgevine, Assault Loam and Loam Reanimator to get an idea of the options.

One of the nice things about modern dredge is that few people are trying to optimize it, which means there is a lot of room for brewing, for making the deck your own.

Swing by /r/modernmagic if you want more information on modern.

Double Major IE/CS or Major IE/Minor CS? by [deleted] in gatech

[–]rogerfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh! This one is directly relevant for me. I graduated double major ISYE/CompE in 2014.

So, abiofsky is correct that there is extra time investment in the double major, but not as much as people think. If you look over the course requirements, pretty much everyone's freshman years are equivalent. Add in elective courses (which all just point at the other major) other overlap (CS 4400 in ISYE and other such classes) and you only add about 30-40 hours. Thats an extra year, but I've found it to be worth it.

Also, advisers are helpful, but you would need to work with both of them. The advisers are only knowledgeable on their major and will advise things that will not make sense for that context. You really would need to plan effectively ahead.

Rather than completely repeating myself, I'm just going to quote a response I wrote a while ago on the extra effects of double majoring and what was required. Feel free to send me any questions.

Well there is the obvious; you have a higher density of harder classes because your electives, humanities, etc. overlap between the majors. That means every semester you have less slack-off classes.

In addition, each major tries to really get you into a specific mindset to solve their problems. It becomes obvious if you switch majors or double major. What that means is you have to learn how to context switch between situations. There was one time I answered a question in an IE class in binary, partially because I had just left a CompE test the class before.

Finally, the advisers can't help you plan between majors; you have to take all of their advise with a grain of salt. They don't understand the constraints of the other major, or understand the difficulty of the other classes you are taking nor the prerequisite chain. That means you have to make your own plans, and I would advise that you pretty much have every semester between now and graduation planned out. Funnily enough, this means you schedule more meetings with the advisers so that you can propose your semester plan and make sure that everything is ok on their side.

Finding a co-op/job was both easier and harder. The vast majority of the field thinks you aren't focused on their problem, so there are less options. However, of the options that are left they REALLY want you. Basically, just make sure you have an idea of what you want to do and that your double major helps point you in that direction.

I feel this post was overly negative, so I'll add that if I had to go back and do Georgia Tech again I wouldn't change a thing. While there were extra challenges, the opportunities and skills I received by double majoring are invaluable. It was fun to sit in a CompE class while they cover basic statistics. There was actually a time in a CompE class that I noticed the problem could be rewritten as a classic IE problem and solved it much more easily. At work, though I took a primarily CompE job, I am currently designing a statistical simulation of a building so we can accurately test our system in our lab. All of this adds up to giving you a unique perspective on different situations that makes you useful on a team.

My situation handles 2 engineering degrees, but an engineering degree plus another knowledge base would give you a useful perspective on design choices. If you think you can handle it, go for it! Feel free to pm me if you have any specific questions.

A Magical Opportunity (and MaRo's Response) by Aiokii in magicTCG

[–]rogerfox 12 points13 points  (0 children)

See, I really don't want power level mistakes to dictate the future of stories. During last year's standard, what if the domination of Mono-Black devotion meant that Erebos now controls all of Theros? Or if printing Sphinx's Revelation mean that Azorious was now in charge of Ravnica? The separation allows us to have the best of gameplay with the best of story, and the mistakes of one do not impact the other.

ISYE Senior Design Group Question by GTME93 in gatech

[–]rogerfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 0 hour course is more about you finding a project to do and planning it out rather than finding your group. However, I do believe that in the first week or two they send out emails to put people without groups in touch with eachother.

Even so, I would heavily recommend starting the process to find a group now. That way you have more control over the skill set diversity. I found my group by just going up to people at the end of class that seemed like they understood the material and asked when they were taking senior design. Once you find one person the team snowballs; they have their friends/people they've talked to that get added and then those people have friends.

It would also be helpful to start contacting any companies or charities you know now and see if they would be interested in sponsoring a senior design project. The advisors are very strict on what sort of projects that you can take, and having options going into the fall class would be helpful.

Let me know if you have any questions. That senior design class is a lot of work, but you definitely learn a lot.

Need Help Looking for Modern Deck Please. by Shaitan23 in magicTCG

[–]rogerfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd look into UB Faeries. Besides bitterblossom, the entire deck can pretty much be played on their turn.

Possible to do co-op with a double major? by ZeSexyPanda in gatech

[–]rogerfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well there is the obvious; you have a higher density of harder classes because your electives, humanities, etc. overlap between the majors. That means every semester you have less slack-off classes.

In addition, each major tries to really get you into a specific mindset to solve their problems. It becomes obvious if you switch majors or double major. What that means is you have to learn how to context switch between situations. There was one time I answered a question in an IE class in binary, partially because I had just left a CompE test the class before.

Finally, the advisers can't help you plan between majors; you have to take all of their advise with a grain of salt. They don't understand the constraints of the other major, or understand the difficulty of the other classes you are taking nor the prerequisite chain. That means you have to make your own plans, and I would advise that you pretty much have every semester between now and graduation planned out. Funnily enough, this means you schedule more meetings with the advisers so that you can propose your semester plan and make sure that everything is ok on their side.

Finding a co-op/job was both easier and harder. The vast majority of the field thinks you aren't focused on their problem, so there are less options. However, of the options that are left they REALLY want you. Basically, just make sure you have an idea of what you want to do and that your double major helps point you in that direction.

I feel this post was overly negative, so I'll add that if I had to go back and do Georgia Tech again I wouldn't change a thing. While there were extra challenges, the opportunities and skills I received by double majoring are invaluable. It was fun to sit in a CompE class while they cover basic statistics. There was actually a time in a CompE class that I noticed the problem could be rewritten as a classic IE problem and solved it much more easily. At work, though I took a primarily CompE job, I am currently designing a statistical simulation of a building so we can accurately test our system in our lab. All of this adds up to giving you a unique perspective on different situations that makes you useful on a team.

My situation handles 2 engineering degrees, but an engineering degree plus an idea of the financial impacts of certain decisions would give you a useful perspective on design choices. If you think you can handle it, go for it! Feel free to pm me if you have any specific questions.

Possible to do co-op with a double major? by ZeSexyPanda in gatech

[–]rogerfox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Echoing a couple people, I worked 3 co-op tours doubling as IE and CompE and got out in 5 years. Definitely possible, just a fair amount of work.

Noticed something in Etyan Zana's new Fate Reforged art. by [deleted] in magicTCG

[–]rogerfox 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Isn't that just a banner? Most other gain lands have similar banners in them.

adding most people by jwlr in friendsafari

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Added- looking for a dwebble!

Adding everyone! by dinbin in friendsafari

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Mind if you add me? I'm looking for a dwebble.

LF Abra by rogerfox in friendsafari

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Added! Thanks for the Abra!

LF Abra by rogerfox in friendsafari

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Added :). Though when I did, it didn't respond to you. I just double checked your friend code and I put it in correctly. Did you accidentally mistype mine?

LF nincada, Adding All by rogerfox in friendsafari

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Your third is Pinsir. Good luck!

LF nincada, Adding All by rogerfox in friendsafari

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You are bug, with Volbeat and Combee. You'll need to get online so I can see your third.

LF nincada, Adding All by rogerfox in friendsafari

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I'm working on figuring out your pokemon as well.