Consulting Internship Recruiting
I’m currently a junior in college. Post-junior year is well known to be the most important time to get a “good” internship, especially when considering conversion to a full-time job. Because of this, I thought …
Ramblings
Assorted other posts that don’t fit anywhere else.
Recapping the HFES ASPIRE 2024 Conference
I recently returned from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s ASPIRE conference in Phoenix, AZ. At one of the poster sessions, I presented my current research project on integrating Positive Train Control and connected vehicles …
I was recently asked to speak at a professional development event for teachers at my middle school. They posed three questions for me to answer: I drafted some notes for my talk, so I figured …
Visiting the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2023
Every year, the National Confectioners Association, an industry group that represents candy and snacks producers, hosts an enormous conference called the Sweets & Snacks Expo, in Chicago, IL (although they’re moving to Las Vegas and …
Lessons from the ITE Student Leadership Summit
For several months, I was part of the Student Leadership Summit (SLS) planning team with USC’s chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), a professional organization for transportation planners, engineers, and enthusiasts. (I fit …
IISE Western Conference at Cal Poly
This past weekend (March 3-5), I had the pleasure and fortune of attending the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers’ Western Regional Conference, hosted by Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA. As the name …
Canadian bank accounts for non-residents
I recently needed a Canadian bank account to complete a Government bureaucratic procedure. As a Canadian I thought it would be a pretty trivial process, despite being a nonresident. Little did I know how wrong …
Elaborate Roblox “3D Model” Scam Attempt
Recently I received an interesting DM from a random user on Discord. Somehow the user found my Roblox username and offered me 8000 Robux for “[using] my avatar as the main character in a thumbnail …
Confluence “System favourite colour”
I was recently debugging something in my Confluence install when I discovered this interesting bit: Now, why might my Confluence server have a favorite color and favorite character? (Also, who’s Rose?) I did some Googling …
Happy April Fools’ day! Today’s theme was Kamala Harris :’) This post is a brief review of what happened, ICYMI. My Discord profile changed… and GambitProfit was basically defaced (I get tens of thousands of …