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IME, as someone who leveled up from jr to eventually sr in the same org over a 10yr period, the best advice I can give is be confident in your skills and be willing to take calcula…

> Most of them are quality wise a notch (or two) above what is shown in the article, but typically do not have as much range because of the more practical nature of their design Th…

I really hope people don't start doing this on their own. Although I'd expect a lot of first responders now have equipment to handle a lithium fire, will the DIY'er in their own ga…

> You are assuming the system is perfect. chose to use the word "many" to imply the current process is imperfect. > Why do you care? I'm a recipient of freshly graduating (and inte…

My engineering courses were filled with cheaters. Fortunately, these become apparent in the workplace and filter out in the first few years. Any major with promise of wealth will h…

Quite a few negative reactions regarding the decision to go back to coaching in retirement. I think change has to start at the coaching level, as boycotting the sport will do littl…

The list of 4 items is excellent. Under no circumstances should you act in an insubordinate manner until you've exercised other channels of communication. Acting before things get …

> In my opinion (and I welcome disagreement and debate) engineers have an obligation to say 'no' to wiring unethical code. And, IMO, yours is absolutely the correct one. As enginee…

I meant what I said. I believe a lot of researchers (in academia) would do it in their spare time, after hours, weekends, etc, even if it wasn't also their means for income. Their …

Many are in research to get paid for something they would otherwise do for free. Those interested in cash will grow tired of the funding cycles and move on. There isn't much of a f…

The reason often varies depending on the Asian country and with varying level of social acceptance. It is not limited to illness (contraction or spreading). For example, in Taiwan,…

My introduction to markup was the Geocities era HTML. I was in 3rd grade or so at the time. Got access to my dad's Casio digital camera and took pictures of my friends and teachers…

I keep nail clippers in my desk exactly for this reason. I hate the feeling of rough bitten nails which became an unproductive distraction in itself. Now, I clip instead. My nail g…

I pace. I do laps around the lab, between buildings and to the nearby beach when my mind gets jammed. Used to think watching the waves would settle my mind. Being at the beach just…

SPOT uses Globalstar. Argument against Globalstar is that it is not a true polar to polar real-time solution like Iridium. Iridium is the only constellation where you will always f…

Heavily impacted engineering program at one of the top University of California campuses. It spoke for the grading structure of the homework and did not apply to all courses. Exams…

You do need some level of line of sight to the sky for Iridium voice, less so for sending SBD (similar to a text message). If your GPS can get a fix, you can probably find enough s…

Plenty of Iridium VARs will rent you equipment; phones, SBD beacons, etc. for less. If you're truely going off the grid and want realtime coms available there is no alternative to …

Plenty of engineering students at top universities have jobs (not just internships). Time management is key. As someone who hires their own interns and Jr eningeers, it's shocking …