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Apple Zone / Re: Help me narrow down my major

« on: May 23, 2013, 07:45:29 am »

I'm thinking biochemistry, microbiology, or biophysics. All solid research fields with good career options. I feel strongly that biotechnology and bioresearch is where it's going to be at in the next couple decades. If you could relocate to Chicago, I would suggest neuroscience, because holy shit.

Environmental science could be a good field too.

I would only go for engineering if you absolutely love it.

You didn't hear it from me but bioelectronics is going to be huge. I don't mean electronics for the body though that is an application, but that as the resources used to create electronic components and the cost of energy rise the only viable solution is to copy the existing biological system.

Bump, especially in regards to this.

What would be the best double major here, Biotech and Electrical Engineering? Here are two things to keep in mind:

1) I'm probably going to go to a state university within the next 2 years, and that's probably going to be UMass Boston, so I have to work with what they have.
2) I'm probably going to have to pursue a masters with this, no? It seems like it's still an emerging field.

I find this particular career track interesting.

I'm not sure what it is, but I think it would be hard to fully reconcile those into a single degree, they both come from a different place so there would be a lot of modules involved, so yes a masters would probably be necessary.

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Apple Zone / Re: Thread tips for new members

« on: May 22, 2013, 07:39:18 pm »

If you REALLY run out of ideas, go with meta-humor, that always kills 'em.

NO DON'T TAKE THOSE, it's the only thing I have going for me. If I lose that all I'll have to post about is comic books and sql errors.

Yeah, well, you didn't deserve that.  Sorry.

No worries.

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Apple Zone / Re: Thread tips for new members

« on: May 22, 2013, 07:37:50 pm »

I was going to say that we should always diversify the discussion, Cis is but one discussion, but then I realised harping on about it for a gross of pages is exactly what new people should do to fit in.

I, for one, am glad to hear your high opinion of me and the rest of the posters on this board.

It is a morale boost that cannot be properly explained.  My pants, however, are around my ankles while I salute you.

I have an incredibly high opinion of this forum, and you. But that doesn't mean I can't poke fun at our* shared eccentricities?

We can either be gloomy about the fact that there are topics we as a community simply aren't great at discussing with each other, or we can accept it and see the horrifyingly funny side.

*The CIS and athiesm threads are my weakness, the Magik etc are others.

Ah.  The last one (the top of this nest of quotes) seemed to go from laughing WITH us to laughing AT us.

Sorry, I'm a little touchy right this minute, on account of Freeky blindsiding me.

Well I am a horrible snob, but I'm normally more blatant about it then that.

I was remarking on the fact that that's the one that struck a cord with people, I'd say there is a reason for that, I know it's a topic I'm personally ill equipped for.

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Apple Zone / Re: Thread tips for new members

« on: May 22, 2013, 07:28:32 pm »

I was going to say that we should always diversify the discussion, Cis is but one discussion, but then I realised harping on about it for a gross of pages is exactly what new people should do to fit in.

I, for one, am glad to hear your high opinion of me and the rest of the posters on this board.

It is a morale boost that cannot be properly explained.  My pants, however, are around my ankles while I salute you.

I have an incredibly high opinion of this forum, and you. But that doesn't mean I can't poke fun at our* shared eccentricities?

We can either be gloomy about the fact that there are topics we as a community simply aren't great at discussing with each other, or we can accept it and see the horrifyingly funny side.

*The CIS and athiesm threads are my weakness, the Magik etc are others.

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Apple Zone / Re: Thread tips for new members

« on: May 22, 2013, 06:44:00 pm »

I was going to say that we should always diversify the discussion, Cis is but one discussion, but then I realised harping on about it for a gross of pages is exactly what new people should do to fit in.

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Apple Zone / Re: Thread tips for new members

« on: May 22, 2013, 06:15:53 pm »

Stop oppressing my whiteness with your dark skinned minority privilege 

As I expected, that's exactly what a CIS would say.

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Apple Zone / Re: Thread tips for new members

« on: May 22, 2013, 06:02:57 pm »

You people are WHITE.

That's the spirit, but you have to elaborate with why its wrong to be white.

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Apple Zone / Re: Things go boom

« on: May 22, 2013, 03:06:23 pm »

If you shoot all the suspects in a case you are bound to get the people responsible. Good job guys.

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Apple Zone / Thread tips for new members

« on: May 21, 2013, 11:11:30 pm »

Welcome to the Principia Discordia Forums.

If you are having trouble coming up with gripping ideas for threads, consider posting about the following topics:

Libertarianism: This seasons anarchism?

Reasons why I am an atheist. Included a picture of Richard Dawkins for bonus points.

Fashioning powerful sigils, (the secret to potent magic is numerology).

My gun and me, or the pro's and cons of legislation.
 
Why being a CIS white male in today's society is wrong.

Bonus advice: If you are stuck for a response in a thread consider this stylish and thought provoking little number:

"That's all well and good but I don't think we have discussed the drugs angle in enough detail yet."

If you stick to these handy topics, Eris will be sure to bequeath you with her blessing.

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: So, RWHN, it appears your predictions of doom are contradicted

« on: May 21, 2013, 10:55:41 pm »

We can haul it out and scare the children with it every few years.

WARNING: THESE THREADS ARE WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU START SMOKING CRACK, KIDS.

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: So, RWHN, it appears your predictions of doom are contradicted

« on: May 21, 2013, 10:47:40 pm »

Ah, I have been informed it is in fact still in use.

Please continue, if the thread gets too long or causes any kind of server lag I'll closed Bar it.

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: So, RWHN, it appears your predictions of doom are contradicted

« on: May 21, 2013, 10:41:02 pm »

I stopped reading this 90 something pages ago, are people still using this thread or can I archive it? If people still want it kicking around I'll put it in the peanut gallery or something

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High Weirdness / Re: unmeasurable particle created???

« on: May 15, 2013, 01:51:41 pm »

How exactly is this particle any different from a nothing, the absence of a particle?

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Apple Zone / Re: Just when I thought the 1% couldn't get more despicable:

« on: May 15, 2013, 01:47:28 pm »

All set on the stage of the fibreglass atrocity exhibition that is "The happiest place on earth"

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Apple Zone / Re: Just when I thought the 1% couldn't get more despicable:

« on: May 15, 2013, 01:37:51 pm »

Capitalism helps aid disabled people, entrepreneurship of disabled leads to beneficial and fun time for all.