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FenderLesPaul

20:03

@DanielSank yeah it sucks

and I feel bad saying this but it also doesn't seem fair

it feels like bad luck

because I'm graduating at the top of my class and got research awards and stuff

idk :/

privetDruzia

what kind of research awards?

what are you studying? @FenderLesPaul

FenderLesPaul

well the physics research award Cornell gives to a senior undergraduate each year and awards from talks I've given

privetDruzia

wow nice!

FenderLesPaul

uhm one of the groups I'm in is for QFT/QG research and the other is GR research

anyways I'm just aimlessly venting haha; it is what it is

I can't blame others for getting into schools and for me not getting into any so far

privetDruzia

no but it s really interesting to hear experiences and (personal) opinions from students and people who belong to the best of their fields

0celo7

20:07

ofc you can blame them

I blame people all the time for things

privetDruzia

I am surrounded by people who are happy with mediocre and regular results (in all senses of the term). I just can't understand such a mindset

sometimes it feels as if i am the only one trying to be the best

That s why I am pleased to hear expierences from other people around me who +/- have that same mindset appearantly

what are your goals after graduating? @FenderLesPaul

FenderLesPaul

Well hopefully grad school

if I can get in

otherwise I have no clue

0celo7

@FenderLesPaul I'll pay you min wage for toilet cleaning

I got u brah

FenderLesPaul

You da best

privetDruzia

euhm gradschool... I am used to the european system so it confuses me sometimes

DanielSank

20:11

@FenderLesPaul I feel you. Just pick a good group and work hard, and you'll turn out ok.

FenderLesPaul

a PhD in physics

privetDruzia

what equivalent is there in Europe? Or how old are you?

oooh ok

PhD

DanielSank

In the end, I'm pretty glad I didn't go to Harvard.

FenderLesPaul

I'm 21

privetDruzia

@DanielSank, why? Harvard is known as the best university

FenderLesPaul

20:12

@DanielSank yeah I'm not picky or anything

I just wanna get in somewhere

DanielSank

@privetDruzia In what sense?

What does "best" mean?

0celo7

@DanielSank It's the best.

DanielSank

Are the students happy with their work?

0celo7

Best is self-explanatory.

privetDruzia

idk If you just type in "best university" usually Harvard is high ranked in those lists. It is also one of the most famous ones

DanielSank

20:13

You know what I just realized? I am not at all interested in having this discussion right now.

Ciao.

0celo7

Hmm

privetDruzia

I suppose they have the best programs

hmmm

FenderLesPaul

@DanielSank I love you :(

0celo7

@DanielSank Salty?

privetDruzia

@DanielSank, иди сюда :o

0celo7

20:14

wonder what that means

nAn cioAa

privetDruzia

just "come here" :p

0celo7

@FenderLesPaul welp I dunno what to do about my situation

FenderLesPaul

Cast your wings and learn to fly

0celo7

bitches love that

privetDruzia

@FenderLesPaul, actually doing a PhD at age 21 is very young

here in Europe people pursuing a PhD are at least 23

FenderLesPaul

20:19

I won't start the PhD until I'm 22

in Europe people do a masters first

privetDruzia

indeed

FenderLesPaul

here we go straight into the PhD

privetDruzia

what is "here"?

FenderLesPaul

but yeah

privetDruzia

USA

?

FenderLesPaul

20:20

US

0celo7

"here" is always the US

foreigners must say "in my country X"

'tis the way

privetDruzia

that makes it harder I suppose, as you have less "preparation"

hahahahahah

0celo7

this is not a laughing matter

win the war and then we'll see who's boss

privetDruzia

go tell that to Putin

lol

0celo7

Putin a lil' biatch

FenderLesPaul

20:21

@privetDruzia it varies from person to person

0celo7

@FenderLesPaul how does one gauge one's level of "annoyingness"

privetDruzia

@0celo7, ever been to Europe?

FenderLesPaul

@0celo7 depends on how often they use this site

0celo7

yes

@FenderLesPaul not here

I annoy everyone here and that's fine

privetDruzia

I am quite curious what image/stereotypes americans have about european

people

0celo7

20:23

smelly

slow internet

privetDruzia

hahahaha

0celo7

can't get idioms right

tuberculosis

man purses

women don't shave

I think those are the most common ones.

privetDruzia

smelly? Idk where you have been in Europe.
Slow internet, if fast internet is your main goal: Korea
women don't shave: so far only met shaved ones

man purse: can't deny it, a lot of guys wear those Louis Vuitton purses...

@0celo7, why did u choose for nuclear engineering in stead of renewable energy engineering?

0celo7

what

privetDruzia

the latter one is the future

0celo7

20:27

because I'm not a dirty hippy?

privetDruzia

hahahaha

seems legit

0celo7

21:16

@3507 you want to do my PDE homework

wait did you change your name

3507

I don't feel like it right now.

I'm in a bad mood.

0celo7

that's too bad

3507

I need to figure out how to teach a large part of linear algebra in 50 mins.

idk what topics to do.

0celo7

prove that all vector spaces have a basis, you may use choice

that's a p. important theorem

3507

I won't do proofs because there is only 50 minutes.

I want to expose them only.

0celo7

21:20

this is the most important proof

3507

@0celo7 choice?

0celo7

stop trolling

3507

axiom of choice?

:P

0celo7

of course

I need you to find the spectrum of $d^2$ on functions satisfying the following BCs

$\phi(0)=\phi(\pi)=0$

$\phi(0)=\phi(1)=0$

$\phi'(0)=\phi'(L)=0$

$\phi(0)=\phi'(L)=0$

$\phi'(0)=\phi(L)=0$

$\phi(a)=\phi(b)=0$

3507

really...

0celo7

21:24

$\phi(0)=0,\phi'(L)+\phi(L)=0$

ok that's the first homework problem

then I need you to solve the heat equation with Neumann boundary conditions on an interval

3507

I have my own problems to solve.

I need to figure out

0celo7

you're in high school, pls

3507

what the best combination of the numbers 3, 5, 7, 0 is.

0celo7

why

3507

for my name.

0celo7

21:26

why not pick something normal?

3507

like what?

0celo7

Your Name

dunno

I would do that now, but I don't want my name associated with these horrible accusations of trolling

3507

lol. dw I don't accuse you of trolling.

0celo7

not you

the others...

oh my god this is a crazy amount of work

3507

7503?

0celo7

21:29

no

3507

what about my current one 3507?

0celo7

@yuggib ummmm why are the eigenvalues positive

ohhhh you get hyperbolic trig stuff

yuck

guest

21:53

The best way of to stop people from accusing you of trolling is to be more "pleasant" @0celo7

0celo7

I'm very pleasant

guest

Just be a little bit nicer :-)

Recall the "Be Nice" policy.

0celo7

what

you're skillpatrol all right

he used to say things like that which made no sense

guest

... just my two cents

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3507

0celo7's behaviour is fine.

I don't mind.

guest

22:04

neither do I

he's cool

0celo7

oh god please let this be real

:D

it is

Canada destroyed

alarge

This was pretty cool: DeepMind's neural network beat the European Go champion. nature.com/nature/journal/v529/n7587/full/nature16961.html

3

guest

nice

DanielSank

22:24

@0celo7 Nah, just didn't feel like talking about that particular issue.

@FenderLesPaul You're sad 'cuz you love me?

Prahar

what's up people?

0celo7

@Prahar Doing homework

Procrastinating the trip to the laundry room

the usual

FenderLesPaul

22:59

@DanielSank I was sad because you left :(

@Prahar Hi!

GBeau

@FenderLesPaul youtu.be/a3I5h7UaOuk?t=14s

FenderLesPaul

haha

hang in there buddy

I still have no idea what the status of umich is

whether or not they have sent out all their acceptances or not

because I've only seen one or two regular acceptance results posted

GBeau

@FenderLesPaul [screaming]

FenderLesPaul

23:18

pats

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