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Sir Cumference
Sir Cumference
3:01 AM
come to think of it, were there community ads this year?
 
Relativisticcucumber
Relativisticcucumber
3:16 AM
@ACuriousMind i just remembered something you said the other day that i meant to respond to. @SillyGoose made a comment like "are there funded masters" and you said its like graduate school - you dont get paid for being a student but can get a stipend for TAing and whatnot. im not an expert on this, but i believe in the US it actually is common to get your graduate studies fully funded and get a stipend. actually this can even happen for undergrad, but it's much rarer for undergrad. [...]
[...] it's rare to pay fully for your graduate studies here from my limited knowledge, and many people advise against it. the issue with masters in theoretical physics here is that there seems to be limited funding for them, which is what i think sillygoose was getting at. when total fees are 80k$ a year, it's not really an option to go for many people without some sort of funding, sadly.
though the masters front im a bit confused on. i personally havent had luck finding funded theoretical phys masters but they might be out there. i know all of the phds i have applied to so far are fully funded + stipend tho
i hear in germany tuition is basically free :,)
my uni bumped total fees to 90k$ this year (per year) ;,,,,,,,,)
 
 
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Physics Meta
Physics Meta
4:34 AM
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Q: Can we ask for the Physics Summer Internships options in Physics Stackexchange?

The WandererI am trying to find Summer Internships for Physics in the USA and as an international student, I am having a tough time finding more options. I was planning to ask this question in Physics Stackexchange and get some suggestions but wasn't really sure if it is an appropriate question to be posted ...

discussion non-mainstream-physics
 
 
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ACuriousMind
ACuriousMind
7:36 AM
@Relativisticcucumber I just said that financing your master's degree over here isn't really different from financing your bachelor's. It's not my fault that people only familiar with the broken US tuition system can't imagine a world where you can just go to university without needing "funding"
 
John Rennie
John Rennie
8:17 AM
-4°C in Chester this morning.
Most un-British. Typical British weather in December would be 1 to 5°C and raining. Instead it's -4°C and bright and sunny.
 
ACuriousMind
ACuriousMind
8:36 AM
We have the British weather here - it's 2°C and raining!
 
Feynman_00
Feynman_00
9:17 AM
I guess I can't complain for my 11°C
It looks like today it won't be as cold as the previous days
 
 
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Relativisticcucumber
Relativisticcucumber
2:23 PM
@ACuriousMind uh, well i can imagine it because i noted it in my response that i am aware how it is in germany. also i have studied in 3 countries (2 outside north america) for uni, so i think this response was a bit much. though perhaps it isnt directed at me. i didnt notice your claim make any reference to location, so i was just clarifying that it's not generally true, citing the US as an example of that. [...]
[...] people who read this chat value your opinion, and reasonably so, so i just wanted to clarify to avoid someone being confused
@ACuriousMind but also imagining a world doesnt make it real to you. many universities that are tuition free are not so for international students, so this need for funding and not being able to imagine not having it is a real problem for some americans and idk i feel the response was kind of saying they are just narrow minded for not seeing outside the scope of this problem when i think thats not really how it works in a lot of cases
but im no expert
 
 
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Emilio Pisanty
Emilio Pisanty
7:00 PM
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Q: Nasa RP 1207 questions

Fred OstWhy would NASA even model anything that references a flat earth, if in fact, the earth isnt flat? Why would NASA even allow this to be published if it was false? Just because it says 'Model', doesnt mean 'Not for consumption'. Or are published models a class of documentation that means 'experimen...

earth
needs some attention
 
Emilio Pisanty
Emilio Pisanty
7:24 PM
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Q: Questions regarding the mention of a "flat, nonrotating earth" in NASA Reference Publication 1207

Fred OstI have some questions regarding the document NASA Reference Publication 1207, "Derivation and Definition of a Linear Aircraft Model", E.L. Duke et al. (1988). which states, in its abstract, that it documents the derivation and definition of a linear aircraft model for a rigid aircraft of const...

earth
somewhat edited
I took the bait and wrote an answer
I'm hoping it won't come back to haunt me
 
 
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antimony
antimony
11:26 PM
@PM2Ring brilliant, absolutely fantastic :D now we can organise all our bookmarks, and not have to search each time for which answer(s) were the reason we bookmarked a question
 

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