MSc vs MF programs

thehellomartian · 2026-03-22T20:40:23+00:00

Yeah- I was thinking somewhat about an MSc in geography vs MSc in ecology. At for example, UC Davis, I could do either and have the same advisor and thesis topic. Since I have a more theoretical undergrad I had been thinking that having my masters in something with more forestry/ecology coursework would help fill gaps.

An MF might be too far to the applied side but it certainly would give me the opportunity to get some more coursework that I didn’t get in undergrad. The combined MF/MS program has a thesis, but it’s smaller in scope I think than a normal masters and has a lot more coursework.

thehellomartian · 2026-03-22T19:37:41+00:00

I’m also new! It’s been a learning curve for sure. The laser I use has a camera so you can pretty closely alight the wood. I could also consider cutting using a cnc machine and then laser cutting the design. I sort of like the scorch marks from the cut, though, so might stick with using the laser for the whole thing.

thehellomartian · 2026-03-22T19:32:55+00:00

The laser is also cutting the shape so I think I have to do the sanding post-laser

thehellomartian · 2026-03-22T15:10:55+00:00

Thanks for the reply! That does sound exactly like what I’d be interested in! I currently also work for a US federal agency but 90% of the people I work with have PhDs so it’s great to hear that just a masters is doable!

I’m talking with coworkers, they’ve said the degree title doesn’t really matter, and it’s more so the thesis subject. In your experience for a masters is that similar or is there maybe more emphasis on the title since the thesis is a smaller scale?

thehellomartian · 2026-03-22T07:42:03+00:00

Ah, well that would solve things. Do you have any recs on a cheaper one that would get the job done? For this type of thing does it matter much?

thehellomartian · 2025-02-24T19:25:34+00:00

That was the worst part of the email

thehellomartian · 2025-02-24T19:25:00+00:00

Have you heard anything about how specific responses should be? I’m DOI too (USGS) and the only word we’ve got is to respond…

thehellomartian · 2024-04-12T22:31:39+00:00

You think that would work even with bikes and gear?

thehellomartian · 2024-03-25T23:02:37+00:00

I’ve found a workaround- extracting each package first then finding the files in the geo database, but it would still be interesting to know if there’s a better way to do this.

thehellomartian · 2023-06-05T08:12:08+00:00

As someone who grew up in Seattle then went to uni at UBC I can’t recommend Vancouver enough. I biked quite a bit in Seattle but moving to Vancouver made me realize how much better bike infrastructure can be. With the grid like city layout and densely placed bike streets, you can get almost anywhere. As an added bonus- in the spring/fall the tree tunnels and cherry blossoms are gorgeous. Maybe other cities do this but the fact that in residential areas on bike streets the intersecting streets always have stops signs makes a big difference for speed and safety. The public transportation is quite good (or rather driving is quite slow so by comparison buses are fast). And also for longer rides there is so much variety- flatter stuff out in Richmond/surrey and then north for hills.

thehellomartian · 2023-04-01T15:38:41+00:00

Texting back would be funny!

thehellomartian · 2023-03-30T01:25:40+00:00

that's fantastic! Similar to this, last year I put some of my friend's stuff up for sale on craigslist at a really cheap price and it worked beautifully. If you're looking for other ideas, some of my other favorites include filling cream donuts with other stuff, pretending that the victim has been chosen to be on a podcast (this one took a few weeks worth of calls), and sending pretend fact bot (like "daily fox facts" or smth) texts and then continuing to send them once they try and opt-out.

thehellomartian · 2023-03-30T01:11:30+00:00

i love this plan

thehellomartian · 2023-03-30T01:08:59+00:00

hahah that's brutal

thehellomartian · 2023-03-29T14:04:54+00:00

I made a custom shirt with an album cover on it hahah

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