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My graduation cap runs Rust

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Re: My graduation cap runs Rust

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If you go to a bigger school, they have multiple graduation ceremonies. Split the rental amongst anyone who does not share a time slot with you. That’s what I did and people acted like this was a genius move. No, I am just broke.

I skipped the graduation ceremonies for my BA and my first master’s degree. For my second, apparently the cost of a cap, gown and hood was included in the tuition so I have academic regalia sitting in a box somewhere should I ever find myself in need of such, a scenario I cannot imagine ever coming to pass.

Yeah, I skipped mine too. I was not (and am not) at all proud of my box-checking degrees.

I had a blast in undergrad, not at all because of the classes.

Re: My graduation cap runs Rust

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> I thought about it but decided it looks pretty tacky. It looks like what kids would think of as a gaming PC and what boomers would think of as a seizure. Missed chance to be a school legend and initiation of a career launching arc.

I think if designed in a way where it’s subtle when off/low and at appropriate times can be activated on-demand, that would be great. But to be in a crowd of people all dressed the same, all graduating as well, having a gaming PC on your head might be too much main character energy .

I don't recall that there is a situation that you can turn on gaming RGB on your head. Someone suddenly starting to shine is as bad as keep shining. It's just either stealing everyone's concentration near you or give a jump scare to how ever was unlucky to look at your direction when you turned it on.

Re: My graduation cap runs Rust

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1. No it doesn't, it runs machine code. 2. Yet again we have the need to announce Rust to the world, when the usage of it is inconsequential in this context

I bet you are fun at parties

As much as anyone else talking about Rust or programming at. a. party.

Re: My graduation cap runs Rust

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> So you do need to shell out to rent them. And they don’t give you the option to buy the cap and gown outright.

You can't buy them from a 3rd party? Maybe a cheap Spirit Halloween costume? Maybe even make your own from cardboard and a black napkin or two?

Re: My graduation cap runs Rust

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think if designed in a way where it’s subtle when off/low and at appropriate times can be activated on-demand, that would be great. But to be in a crowd of people all dressed the same, all graduating as well, having a gaming PC on your head might be too much main character energy .

I don't recall that there is a situation that you can turn on gaming RGB on your head. Someone suddenly starting to shine is as bad as keep shining. It's just either stealing everyone's concentration near you or give a jump scare to how ever was unlucky to look at your direction when you turned it on.

Say you’re at the reception after and you want to take a few photos with friends and family.

Or the traditional post-commencement board mortaring where you light up and throw it into the air.

Actually that gives me an idea: a grad cap that is also a drone. So when you throw it up with everyone in celebration yours just keeps going.

Goodbye hat. I uploaded my student debt into you. Don’t come back.

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