Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 07:53 AM CDT
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I just wanted to let y'all know I hit a milestone yesterday in passing my PhD defense (in applied mathematics). So once I fill out some paper work and wait until the end of the semester, I'll be officially done with grad school. :)

GS has been one of my favorite ways of staying sane throughout the whole process, so thanks for making the game fun to play and work on. (I'm not planning on leaving, BTW, if that sentence kinda made it sound like it.) Hopefully I'll see some of y'all at the con next week!

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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 08:00 AM CDT
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Congrats, O. That's a long road to go down.
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 08:01 AM CDT
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Dr. Oscuro.... Damn, that's scary.


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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 08:03 AM CDT
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Congrats!

-Keleborrn.
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 08:12 AM CDT
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"PhD .. (in applied mathematics)" -- The Learned One

So as I understand it, you can now prove that 2 + 2 == 5 (for sufficiently large values of 2)?
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 08:27 AM CDT
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>>So as I understand it, you can now prove that 2 + 2 == 5 (for sufficiently large values of 2)?

Indeed. It's an asymptotic result. ;)

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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 11:28 AM CDT
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Congrats, Oscuro. Also glad to hear you're sticking around.
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 11:35 AM CDT
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Congratulations, Oscuro!

Applied Math--I'm currently trying to regain some of my facility with math after quite a few years of inactivity and have lately been cursing over a text on Complex Variables and Applications.

Math is fun--but falling out of practice in anything can be tough.

--Hal
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 12:27 PM CDT
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Holy heck. Congratulations, Doc!

Are you now an official Mad Scientist?
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 06:54 PM CDT
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>>So as I understand it, you can now prove that 2 + 2 == 5 (for sufficiently large values of 2)?

The same is true for sufficiently small values of 5 as well as certain types of "+" operations.
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 08:50 PM CDT
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And here I thought that applied math was for people not smart enough for a Physics degree, and not sufficiently theoretical for a pure math degree.

Of course, I say this with my BS in Physics, knowing that I will never get an advanced degree in either math or physics.

Congrats, by the way


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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 08:56 PM CDT
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>>And here I thought that applied math was for people not smart enough for a Physics degree, and not sufficiently theoretical for a pure math degree.

Naah, just for the people that want to do something useful with math. ;)

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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/02/2010 09:20 PM CDT
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>>Naah, just for the people that want to do something useful with math. ;)

I thought those were called chemist...

And the people that want to make money with math are accountants...


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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/03/2010 10:00 AM CDT
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Congrats, Oscuro!

~~k
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/03/2010 10:27 AM CDT
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Accounting uses very little math.
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/03/2010 10:36 AM CDT
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Congrats Bro, you make me proud. Well earned and you been working hard for years.

~Paul
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/03/2010 02:51 PM CDT
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Nice job, Oscuro. Lots of work and still GMing like crazy. I'm quite impressed. Feel free to get a little sleep now that you graduated.

~Galenok
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 07/06/2010 10:59 AM CDT
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Wow, congrats!
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Re: Dr. Oscuro on 08/05/2010 11:01 AM CDT
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>>Naah, just for the people that want to do something useful with math. ;)

>I thought those were called chemist...

Mreh? You ever taken a chemistry class?


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