Hi Are you a person? And do you like peanut butter? I think if the entire WORLD were made out of it, well, it would be quite overwhelming! The smell. The stickyness.
How are you doing?
Oh hi! I'm doing great! And you?
They finally enabled scoring after 2 and a half hours!
Wow really?
Super late on timing of everything It just started keeping score, they were supposed to start up this round at 2
Dang, I just barely joined in so i did it at the right time!!
not sure what was going on
Hmm, I wonder if they will allot points to those old conversations.
Cool! I doubt it I'm waiting on the results of who won round 1!
Sad, but true. Ah yes! Wasn't the first place guy way above the rest? I stopped checking like 5 days before it ended. So i could be wrong.
So first and second were both at about 3 million
Oh wow.
3rd was at 1.2 million and then it dropped to like 600,000 after that
I had about 80000 but figured i would try better the next rounf.
yeah
round* Happy October!
I placed really, really high round 1, and am hoping to place top 3 this round All in for that Macbook pro hahahah
Is top three specifically good?
It's good enough to give you a solid shot at the prizes
last round it was above 300,000 that got you a ticket for that raffle, right?
yeah, so you got 1 entry for hitting that number last round this round I think you can potentially get multiple entries depending on how many points you earn
Okay cool. And then just first gets the iPad? Oh ok!
They're going to announce it later today
That makes more sense to me. Okay awesome!
I think it's a raffle as well for the ipads
Oh really?
but I could be wrong
I thought the top chatter of each round got it. Maybe I am haha.
So the blog says that, but the FAQ page says differently It's all very confusing I'm hoping to get close to the top and just stay up there so that I have a good chance It's a decent way to spend time anyways Like if you are doing homework or are in a class that you don't enjoy a lot
True story! Are you a fan of the colder weather?
Yes big fan haha
It's been chillier these days!
I'm sick of the heat I grew up in a hot climate and went on my mission to an even hotter climate
I'm from Vegas and always prefer to be hot than cold. A nice in between is always perfect though.
I'm just sick of summers haha
I get it haha.
Fall is my favorite honestly
Do you like Halloween particularly? Or just fall?
Not really no I get a lot of weird looks during the summers too because I'll wear like pants and long sleeve shirts a lot since i'm used to it but I hate the heat honestly Sweater weather is where it's at
You wear hot clothing when it's hot and complain about the heat. Got it! Haha i kid! I get it.
What are you studying in school?
And yeah, I do enjoy a change in climate. Nice to have a variety. I'm a CS major! And you?
Nice! Me too
Excellent.
what classes have you taken so far/ ?
Maybe we are sitting near each other now.... I mean, assuming you are in the Talmage building.
I'm actually at home right now
I am going to graduate in April. Ah, the comforts of home!
I don't have any classes in the Talmage this semester too
Yeah me neither. I'm in CS 405 and CS 330 right now. Great classes, I'd say.
Nice! I'm really wanting to take 405 down the road I'm currently up to 340, and taking 260 right now too so it's just a bunch of electives and some math classes left for me
260 was a really fun class for me! Do you like it? And yeah I'm finishing up Calc 2 right now, which will end my math! Wahoo!
I do! It's a lot of fun I have to limit my web development to focus on other classes haha nice, I've still got linear algebra... Not looking forward to that It's going to be rough and I'm honestly not sure which semester to take it because I don't want to overload my schedule
Linear algebra isn't too bad. At least not compared to the work load of calculus 2. The only really tough thing about that class, at least for me, was that is was so abstract and hard to conceptualize certain ideas.
Oh good yeah, see i'm good at not really paying attention and then just cramming come test time
But there are programming concepts that help actually! Like arrays and matrices and functions being one-to-one or one-to-many, etc.
So that's why I worry that i'll struggle with that class
I feel you. I feel you.
would you say it's similar to how 252 is?
Hmm, similar in a way, yes. But it does feel more math-related than 252. So actually doing some math and not just proofs, though there are a good amount of proofs.
okay sweet Off topic, but have you heard of Aurora tech before?
But they give you a list of all the possible proofs and you just have to memorize them for the tests. And no i haven't. Is that a school?
It's a company one of the founders came and spoke today at a conference I was attending downtown They are an autonomous vehicle company but unlike most other ones they are trying to create the actual hardware and software to sell and license to big manufacturers They're trying to make comfortable and affordable autonomous vehicles.  Really cool stuff If you're familiar with SpaceX, they poached their software engineer who was in charge of the team that built the self landing systems on SpaceX's rockets And since it's such an innovative and big industry about to blow up, they are getting millions just to develop and not even worry about sales currently
Oh awesome! Are you wanting to join their forces??
I wish! For their internships you have to be a masters or PHD student They only allow like really skilled and tenured professionals work for them
Holy cow! Are you ever going to grad school you think?
It's rough though I don't think I will, no I do really want to work in the autonomous vehicle or self learning industry
I had been thinking about it for a long time but I'm also thinking most likely no for me too.
But, most companies want people with 10+ years of experience in the field to work on their projects which makes it a little difficult.
But hey good thing there are still good opportunities to do just that! :) Yeah, it will likely take some time.
For me, CS is just a stepping stone to where I want to go.  I don't think a masters is worth the trade off of the experience I could get instead for what I want.
Yeah, it all depends on your personal goals. For me it really intrigued me that I could possibly teach a CS class while being a Masters student, because I really like teaching Though, I don't see myself getting a PhD and teaching that way.
That would be pretty cool
Actually, I have since discovered what I want in an ideal life. My CS 405 professor only ever got a BS in CS and then went on to create and sell a company.
The only appealing thing about teaching for me would be research projects honestly
So he lives well now as an investor in start ups and teaches something he loves once a week.
Cool!
Money is a good thing, I've learned. The love of money for money's sake is where things go south. But being able to do what you want and give to others is what I really want. So I want to work so i don't have to work anymore. And then be free to serve and live and cherish my family like I want to without the constraint of work. Of course, I'll work in some capacity all my life. And who knows if any of that will even happen for me haha. But it's a dream!
Yeah, what i've learned in Entrepreneurship though is that you need to set yourself up so that you can help others lots with your money I was part of the founders launchpad this past summer. We did the new venture challenge and placed just outside of the finalists last year.
Oh awesome! Yeah a few guys in my class were at the summer launchpad thing. There are some cool things going on out there!
Yes there are! I think the coolest company idea I saw at the launchpad over the summer was Portal have you heard of them?