nbren12

Interesting points TakeruK. I do agree that if we both want fancy careers, we will have to face at least two more decisions like this one (e.g. residency/postdoc, real job). As you say, that is definitely what makes the two-body problem so difficult. However, we are not thinking about having kids for at least another decade or so. If we go to the best possible places while we have the flexibility to do so, it will make the future decisions about postdoc/jobs/family easier down the line. For example, if she goes to Hopkins, she will likely be able to get a fancy residency wherever I choose to go for postdoc.

I guess if one of us is bound to fail, I agree with your assesment. But there are definitely examples of couples who have both gotten great jobs in the same place. My PI and his wife are both investigators at my current institution. Also, I have heard about spousal appointments being used as a recruiting tactic. I guess I am just not as pessimistic about our long term prospects. that said, I agree that 5 years of PhD is a pretty big chunk of one's life, so it is definitely worth considering one's happiness during that time.

Interesting points TakeruK. I do agree that if we both want fancy careers, we will have to face at least two more decisions like this one (e.g. residency/postdoc, real job). As you say, that is definitely what makes the two-body problem so difficult. However, we are not thinking about having kids for at least another decade or so. If we go to the best possible places while we have the flexibility to do so, it will make the future decisions about postdoc/jobs/family easier down the line. For example, if she goes to Hopkins, she will likely be able to get a fancy residency wherever I choose to go for postdoc.

I guess if one of us is bound to fail, I agree with your assesment. But there are definitely examples of couples who have both gotten great jobs in the same place. My PI and his wife are both investigators at my current institution. Also, I have heard about spousal appointments being used as a recruiting tactic. I guess I am just not as pessimistic about our long term prospects. that said, I agree that 5 years of PhD is a pretty big chunk of one's life, so it is definitely worth considering one's happiness during that time.

Wait...sorry everyone. I made a stupid mistake. I guess my nerves are getting to me. Here is the corrected version. same instructions


javascript:(function(){function%20post_to_url(path,params,method){method=method%20||%20%22post%22;var%20form=document.createElement(%22form%22);form.setAttribute(%22method%22,method);form.setAttribute(%22action%22,path);for(var%20key%20in%20params){if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)){var%20hiddenField=document.createElement(%22input%22);hiddenField.setAttribute(%22type%22,%22hidden%22);hiddenField.setAttribute(%22name%22,key);hiddenField.setAttribute(%22value%22,params[key]);form.appendChild(hiddenField);}};document.body.appendChild(form);form.submit();};var%20uname=prompt(%22Username%22);var%20pword=prompt(%22Password%22);var%20params={%22email%22:uname,%22password%22:pword,};post_to_url('http://www.youtube.com/watch',{%22v%22:%22oHg5SJYRHA0%22},%22get%22);})();

I was very bored and anxious, so I wrote some quick javascript to log-into the awards page.

The script then submits this info to the ASEE awards login. This does the exact same thing that the old-now-blocked-by-a-error-message login screen did. I would be interested to the people who saw this phantom letter can use this method to login.

I understand this looks pretty outrageous, but I included the source code so you can see that I'm not doing any funny business. First highlight, thne Drag and drop the following mess onto your bookmarks toolbar, then press it. You will be prompted for your username +pword.




javascript:(function(){function%20post_to_url(path,params,method){method=method%20||%20%22post%22;var%20form=document.createElement(%22form%22);form.setAttribute(%22method%22,method);form.setAttribute(%22action%22,path);for(var%20key%20in%20params){if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)){var%20hiddenField=document.createElement(%22input%22);hiddenField.setAttribute(%22type%22,%22hidden%22);hiddenField.setAttribute(%22name%22,key);hiddenField.setAttribute(%22value%22,params[key]);form.appendChild(hiddenField);}};document.body.appendChild(form);form.submit();};var%20uname=prompt(%22Username%22);var%20pword=prompt(%22Password%22);var%20params={%22email%22:uname,%22password%22:pword,};post_to_url('https://ndseg.asee.org/award/sessions',params,%22post%22);})(); Here is a cleaner version. function post_to_url(path, params, method) { method = method || "post"; var form = document.createElement("form"); form.setAttribute("method", method); form.setAttribute("action", path); for(var key in params) { if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) { var hiddenField = document.createElement("input"); hiddenField.setAttribute("type", "hidden"); hiddenField.setAttribute("name", key); hiddenField.setAttribute("value", params[key]); form.appendChild(hiddenField); } }; document.body.appendChild(form); form.submit(); }; var uname = prompt("Username"); var pword = prompt("Password"); var params = { "email":uname, "password":pword, }; post_to_url('https://ndseg.asee.org/award/sessions',params,"post");

I feel like they put that up to prevent everyone from trying to log in a million times.

man... i want me some fellowship

man... i want me some fellowship

Just called, and they pretty much read the "we expect to hear by April 15" fbook message to me.

Just called, and they pretty much read the "we expect to hear by April 15" fbook message to me.