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Didn't you need to do that anyway? Doesn't the snow blower have an upper limit?

I don't rock your average snow blower. But yes, it does have an upper limit of about 16". I went out anyway and the snow has already tapered off so the driveway is pretty clear, for now.

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Sorry to hear that, too....do you have alternates? Hope it only gets better from here.

I gave notice earlier this week, and today the word spread like wildfire. I got some amazing emails that just swelled my ego big time. My favorite:

"...we're all very, very sad.....you were a shining light....a beacon in the darkness of IT.....sigh....you will be greatly missed"

Wow.....I'm a beacon of light B)

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That sucks CJ. Just remember those decisions are sort of arbitrary. I got rejected from MIT but graduated top of my class from U of M whose program is ranked higher or the same...

Hope you shine as brightly in the new job Todd ;)

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Visiting the Aviator and Roth breweries in the area for a sampling and tour before more beer, cigars, and whiskey tonight. Not Mayberry, but a decent stay at home vacation to distract me at least a little. The local beer binge will continue.

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thanks guys.

chris, were you an operations research guy or some sort of niche engineering major? i only ask because operations research is what i am planning on doing next and just found out that columbia has a "better" OR program than most other places barring cmu. as much as i would like to be back in cambridge, i am starting to realize that i have to grow up and assume my responsibilities as an adult fairly soon. as such, attending a school that offers better placement might be the smarter thing to do. then again i dont know anything about columbia. any insight would be much appreciated. depending on how the first year goes, i will either pick financial engineering or go towards modeling dynamical systems (i think this is what you do but i might be mistaken).

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thanks guys.

chris, were you an operations research guy or some sort of niche engineering major? i only ask because operations research is what i am planning on doing next and just found out that columbia has a "better" OR program than most other places barring cmu. as much as i would like to be back in cambridge, i am starting to realize that i have to grow up and assume my responsibilities as an adult fairly soon. as such, attending a school that offers better placement might be the smarter thing to do. then again i dont know anything about columbia. any insight would be much appreciated. depending on how the first year goes, i will either pick financial engineering or go towards modeling dynamical systems (i think this is what you do but i might be mistaken).

I'm a "niche engineer" I guess whatever that means. I got my PhD in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (which is an engineering program not a architecture one). I'm afraid I can't offer any insight as to Columbia or any of the other schools other than out in the field I certainly can't find any correlation between a "better" or "worse" program and the quality of work out of people (at the active applied research level). I can find a correlation with their dickishness at being told they are wrong, which everyone is at time to time (I know I am). In my experience Caltech and MIT PhDs are the worst for this, they can't accept it or get petty, I think it has to do with spending so much of their young life thinking that they were the brilliant chosen few.

I'll only add that going to a school with strong industry ties is a good thing because if you do well then your professors liking you is a big plus in both finding a job and finding research funding later on (if those two aren't tied together).

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Just came back from an appointment to check out the ongoing pain in my left wrist, which turned out to be a tendinitis. Now I have to wear this temporary cast for next 10 days to limit the movement of my thumb/wrist to see if that would improve the pain. If not, I'll have to go in for an orthopedic appointment.

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Bummer, Haj, hope it gets better.....I went to a decent Orthopedist (?) in Westford off Rt 40 (also offices in downtown Lowell) if you're interested and it comes to that. Hope it doesn't though.....

I sent my "Goodbye and thanks" email today to over 200 people I support or work with. Mixed emotions - glad to be getting out of a "toxic" environment, but going to miss a lot of folks..... Have lunches with a bunch of folks the next 3 days :)

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