throwaway_woxx7

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by throwaway_woxx7 1y ago
A counterpoint: The DoD government positions have slowly been converted into contract positions with okay pay (not great), bad benefits, and bad job security. As a contractor at a DoD facility, you're also likely to be treated like a s
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by throwaway_woxx7 3y ago
> Is there anything unique about Fortran that prevents experienced engineers from quickly learning it on the job? No. I think that Fortran is a convenient scapegoat for LANL, not an actual obstacle. I discuss what I think the real proble
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by throwaway_woxx7 3y ago
On LANL's points numbers 1 to 3, here's a perspective from the other side: I think their main problem hiring is that they are looking for perfect candidates. (The same may be true for some of the other DOE labs like LLNL as well.)
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by throwaway_woxx7 3y ago
The last time I spoke to him, I stated something along the lines of "I know that you have some problems with me". My goal was to see what could be done to reconcile with him. He explicitly denied having any problems with me. I was
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by throwaway_woxx7 3y ago
From my PhD supervisor's perspective, he holds no grudges against me. He's simply believes that I'm unreliable. (Or something like that. He never clearly told me what his problem with me was.) I freely admit that I've ma
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by throwaway_woxx7 3y ago
To give an example of what you discuss: My career has been seriously hampered by quitting a particular project early in my PhD. That project was intractable as far as I'm concerned. My PhD supervisor never treated me the same after qui
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by throwaway_woxx7 4y ago
One relative of mine insists on getting me gifts. They seem to think that they know what I'd like better than I do, but they don't! I frequently don't like the gifts they give. I've tried to guide them towards better cho
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by throwaway_woxx7 9y ago
Maybe age is part of the problem for me. I'm about 10 years older than the undergrads, so they're not really in my dating pool. Most of the dates I've gone on were with fellow graduate students, but I didn't go on many d
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by throwaway_woxx7 9y ago
I don't doubt SF, etc., is worse. My experience suggests Austin is a step down from where I lived previously. Perhaps you're more attractive or patient than I am. I also just realized that I forgot to mention that I'm a teeto
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by throwaway_woxx7 9y ago
I've lived in Austin for about 5 years. Grad school, not work. My programmer friends seem to have no problem getting jobs, and I have no shortage of male friends, but the gender ratio of singles is pretty heavily skewed towards men for