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Comment have fun (Score 1) 283

"Academics come first hands down so male/female ratio and party scene aren't too important."

Part of college is to have fun, because once you are older, you're not "allowed" to be irresponsible like you were in your college days. I studied engineering, and looking back, I wish I had been to more parties and met more people.

When you start interviewing for jobs, you need to be able to hold a conversation, be interesting, talk about different things, and generally be a likable person. An active social life will help you with that.

Life isn't all about academics - enjoy it a little.

Comment Re:Oh, look! (Score 1) 888

$5000 is on the low end for a PPL.

But there is a big difference between getting a certificate, and being a safe pilot.

As you move forward, you'll realize how unsafe you were, and how little you knew.

Also - make sure to get your instrument rating.

Fuel: approx $4.50-$5.50/gal.
Fuel Burn: 7-9GPH @ 110 KIAS

An airplane gets roughly 16 miles/gallon, but you can go most places in a straight line, so its even better than following roads.

Comment Not impressed with Netgear 802.11N (Score 1) 300

I have a WNDR3300 running dd-wrt and an Asus WL-520GU as a print server. I am not impressed with the range of the 5GHz WNDR3300 in N mode. In a room where I receive decent G coverage, I get almost no N coverage. My old router used to reach up to the third floor, but the Netgear fails to do so (hence the Asus as a print server and G repeater).

DD-WRT, however, is one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. I remember manually editing IPTABLES back in the day to make my computer be a router, and I never thought I'd see it on something so embedded and cheap.

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