Interview!

"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76) 09/06/2016 at 15:27 • Filed to: None

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I got an interview! Instead of a “thanks for your interest, we’re not hiring” email, I got a “Get here as soon as possible, we want to talk to you” email!

Minor drawback, I badly wanted to move to the PNW, but this firm is in the booming metropolis that is Wichita, Kansas.

(edit: I should clarify, I grew up in Wichita)

It’s a good firm though, and Wichita is cheap.

For Sweden > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:31

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Just watch out for low Cessnas ans Shockers

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:33

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At least you’ll be nice and close to all the season-finale SCCA Solo action!

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:34

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Best of luck, man!

dogisbadob > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:35

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Good luck

Ash78, voting early and often > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:35

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My folks lived in Wichita a couple years and I visited a few times. Not my favorite place because it's big/flat, open and gridlike, but being in the geographical center of the contiguous US means you can get to a lot of places within a day's drive or flight. And like most second-tier cities, there's always a lot of stuff to do without being overcrowded, and usually some downtown revitalization/gentrification going on. It's been a while for me, though.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:35

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Congrats! Hopefully it goes through.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > For Sweden 09/06/2016 at 15:35

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I’m originally from Wichita, both my parents graduated from WSU. Low flying Cessnas are less disruptive than the low flying Chinooks and artillery fire I’ve lived with at KSU.

Arrivederci > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:36

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Congrats! Would take a really sweet deal for me to move to Wichita, though.

Nibby > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:38

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Go get ’em

E90M3 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:41

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I’m unemployed right now and the rejection emails hurt, but the we want to interview you ASAP calls/emails feel the best. Best of luck.

ttyymmnn > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:42

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TheRealBicycleBuck > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:45

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Good luck on the interview. My favorite science on the state is the proof that Kansas is indeed flatter than a pancake.

http://www.improbable.com/airchives/pape…

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The topographic transects of both Kansas and a pancake at millimeter scale are both quite flat, but this first analysis showed that Kansas is clearly flatter (see Figure 4).

Mathematically, a value of 1.000 would indicate perfect, platonic flatness. The calculated flatness of the pancake transect from the digital image is approximately 0.957, which is pretty flat, but far from perfectly flat. The confocal laser scan showed the pancake surface to be slightly rougher, still.

Measuring the flatness of Kansas presented us with a greater challenge than measuring the flatness of the pancake. The state is so flat that the off-the-shelf software produced a flatness value for it of 1. This value was, as they say, too good to be true, so we did a more complex analysis, and after many hours of programming work, we were able to estimate that Kansas’s flatness is approximately 0.9997. That degree of flatness might be described, mathematically, as “damn flat.”

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Simply put, our results show that Kansas is considerably flatter than a pancake.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:46

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Good Luck!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > ttyymmnn 09/06/2016 at 15:52

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Leadbull > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:52

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Congrats!

And hey, if you landed an interview in Wichita, there’s got to be some idiot in Seattle or Portland willing to give you a shot as well.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 15:53

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When in doubt, sleep with the boss’ progeny. Always a good decision.*

* I may or may not give good advice.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > E90M3 09/06/2016 at 15:54

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I feel you on that. That, and there being tons of job openings for 3-5 years of experience, but no entry level positions.

Tripper > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 16:01

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Congrats man! I hope everything goes well!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 18:59

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DO IT. MOVE HERE. CAR SHENANIGANS.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/06/2016 at 19:03

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Haha, I think I’ll be heading over tomorrow and interviewing Thursday.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 19:10

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Based on the photo I can only assume the Dr. Evil is hiring henchmen. Best of luck with the interview and if a steamroller is coming towards you slowly, don’t try to be a hero.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/06/2016 at 19:14

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That’s Exploration Place in Wichita. It’s a science museum for kids, it’s also the reason I’m an Architect.

shop-teacher > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 20:19

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Good luck. Once you have a job and some experience, getting another job to relocate becomes a LOT easier.

RandomTask > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/06/2016 at 23:05

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As a fellow Archi that got out of the field, good luck man! What firm is it with?

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/07/2016 at 08:52

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It looks imposing from this angle. The grey skies really give it a foreboding feel as a proper evil supervillians lair should have.

Living in the snow belt where code calls for designing to 100 psf snow load I can’t help but look at that roof and think it just isn’t going to work.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/07/2016 at 15:54

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And it isn’t as flat as Florida.