Academic endeavors

huffjuff wrote:As you might know I am in community college studying SubSea-engineering, but I am not sure I've chosen right... Or in another way, I just don't think this is the thing I want to do the rest of my life.
So what I am considering is changing my field of study (and the place im studying) to this: https://uit.no/utdanning/program?p_document_id=282393 at University of Tromsoe. It is basically a 5 year integrated masters in space physics. So when I'm done, I'll be a space engineer!

Sounds fun! I know a guy who works for NASA searching for black holes, he certainly seems to enjoy it.

Switching majors is fairly common in US universities since the first two years are largely general requirement classes anyway. If you're more interested in space stuff I think you should go for it.

Blue:
I have a lot of friends in Tromsoe, so that wont be a big thing for me. I've really only gotten to know one person well here in Florø. The rest of my classmates are people I have no other common interests with, so that wont be really hard either (thank god for the internet!)

Figg:
Its more like Howard in TBBT. Making scientific space discoveries and making stuff that goes into space!

Eldo:
I have to start my first year in Uni over again, but I can get the classes I've had a exam in here, implemented into the new f.o.s. I really like the spacestuff and I've talked to a few people who have their masters from that specific f.o.s and it seems really cool! So now I'll just have to make that decision!

Mrs Figg wrote:

bungobaggins wrote:I always disliked the older students in college. I'm talking middle aged people going back to school. They'd always sit in the front row and ask obnoxious questions and try to be buddy-buddy with the prof.

Oi you!

us oldies know its wise to get your tutor boozed up and photographed in compromising positions with a traffic cone.

that actually happened by the way.

Okay, now you have to dig us up the pictures!

I need some help. any of you guys got photoshop? I need to enhance these 100 year old b/w photos, in particular the faces are very faded. I don't know if its possible, but I would be grateful if anyone fancies fiddling with them.  

Not sure there is enough information in the original pictures to have any extra detail- I had a go but not a lot of luck maybe someone else knows a better technique- these were best I managed-

Not sure if this helps any or not Figg but I discovered if I changed the hue to a purple some of the shading shows up better-

hey that's cool! I like the first ones, its a lot clearer. but yeah they have faded a lot. the purple ones are nicer but I need them in b/w, but great job I will defo use those.

bungobaggins wrote:

huffjuff wrote:Figg:
Its more like Howard in TBBT. Making scientific space discoveries and making stuff that goes into space!

um you don't wear the tight trousers do you?

but I need them in b/w- Figg

Bloody lassies never happy!!

Right here you go, I desaturated the purple one and mucked about with the curves- the art programs not hers- (it only worked on one of them enough to be different from the previous ones)

Nice. thanks.

I used to like photo-retouching old photos, its quite satisfying.

Mrs Figg wrote:

huffjuff wrote:Figg:
Its more like Howard in TBBT. Making scientific space discoveries and making stuff that goes into space!

um you don't wear the tight trousers do you?

Absolutely not. No my jeans are well fitting but not tight !

Not sure why I keep coming back to this thread expecting some academic discussion. Not that I really wanted one, mind you.

well it is kinda academic, not the tight trousers, but the 100 year old photos. I am trying to figure out why dudes plonked Botticelli on plates and dishes.


um actually that's the title of my PhD. ''Why did dudes plonk Botticelli n shit on plates.''

Take that, academia!

Mrs Figg wrote:
 um actually that's the title of my PhD. ''Why did dudes plonk Botticelli n shit on plates.''  

I wanna read you thesis!

still got a long way to go.  as its part time, about 5 more years. The secret is to choose a subject that you are obsessed about that way its enjoyable as well as a challenge. you guys are all doing interstellar space-ship propulsion

5 years isn't so long. I can wait.
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huffjuff wrote:Blue:
I have a lot of friends in Tromsoe, so that wont be a big thing for me. I've really only gotten to know one person well here in Florø. The rest of my classmates are people I have no other common interests with, so that wont be really hard either (thank god for the internet!)

Figg:
Its more like Howard in TBBT. Making scientific space discoveries and making stuff that goes into space!

Eldo:
I have to start my first year in Uni over again, but I can get the classes I've had a exam in here, implemented into the new f.o.s. I really like the spacestuff and I've talked to a few people who have their masters from that specific f.o.s and it seems really cool! So now I'll just have to make that decision!

Well, if that's what you want to do, and there's no other circumstances standing in the way, you should go ahead and do it.

Err.. if that's what you want to do, that is.

I love variety, you never know what you might learn, or, love ?
Spontaneity is another, both together make for a fun trip !!

Ah.. So, that's what..