Message from @[DGI]tech

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2019-09-05 06:48:14 UTC  

I want to read it.

2019-09-05 06:48:43 UTC  

yea for sure. sec

2019-09-05 06:48:43 UTC  

That reminds me that I learned more about how networks operate from my systems programming class than from the actual networks class. Which is weird, because I had the same teacher for both.

2019-09-05 06:48:53 UTC  

lol that is odd

2019-09-05 06:49:13 UTC  

Maybe it says more about how much attention I paid in the networks class.

2019-09-05 06:49:16 UTC  

Also, I will quite likely run into more math as I climb the chain of the networking world. However, it's not *as* needed for Junior - Mid Engineer level.

2019-09-05 06:49:16 UTC  

ive got a research opportunity to poke and prod the great firewall of china

2019-09-05 06:49:37 UTC  

state sanctioned hacking? yes plz

2019-09-05 06:49:47 UTC  

I'm slowly digging into Security for Cisco, Palo Alto and Checkpoint.

2019-09-05 06:51:21 UTC  

Also, I contemplated a Bachelor or Masters in Electrical Engineer as my first career path but the amount of math wasn't too interesting at the time.

2019-09-05 06:51:54 UTC  

And I probably would have went for my Bachelor in IT and Master in CyberSecurity but none of my Associates - IT credits counted towards their program.

2019-09-05 06:52:03 UTC  

So I'm like, welp, time to find work.

2019-09-05 06:52:22 UTC  

these are some papers on the great firewall of china

2019-09-05 06:52:44 UTC  

the math in engineering isnt so bad, it builds on what you learned before

2019-09-05 06:53:32 UTC  

and often theres something you learn that you wont end up using until a few years later, and then it all makes sense.

2019-09-05 06:54:59 UTC  

That's likely my problem.

2019-09-05 06:55:14 UTC  

If it's not immediately relevant, or at least in the near future I get frustrated.

2019-09-05 06:55:17 UTC  

heres one regarding how packets are reconstructed even if they have some errors/corrupted packets

2019-09-05 06:55:20 UTC  

I want something to bite my teeth into and apply it.

2019-09-05 06:55:22 UTC  

you would def find that interesting

2019-09-05 06:56:03 UTC  

Looks like I have a bit of reading to do after work.

2019-09-05 06:56:04 UTC  

well in engineering courses, its more applied., so you would be sinking your teeth in it. its the pure math courses where you dont

2019-09-05 06:56:12 UTC  

read the packet one first

2019-09-05 06:56:12 UTC  

Ah, I see.

2019-09-05 06:56:51 UTC  

like in my ee class for circuit analysis, we built a touch screen and digit camera and audio positioning system

2019-09-05 06:57:31 UTC  

each and every one of those required linear algebra, which also of course requires calculus.

2019-09-05 06:58:16 UTC  

See, that would be fun.

2019-09-05 06:58:33 UTC  

I know I'm not as advanced in math, but being able to toss it at something and have it stick is much more gratifying.

2019-09-05 06:59:03 UTC  

and thats all about what engineering courses do

2019-09-05 06:59:14 UTC  

hell even physics courses do that

2019-09-05 06:59:33 UTC  

afterall, most ppl in a math class arent math majors

2019-09-05 07:02:17 UTC  

Fair.

2019-09-05 07:02:27 UTC  

I think it was a combination of High-School and my maturity.

2019-09-05 07:02:39 UTC  

I despised math but that's because I had poor curriculum and teachers.

2019-09-05 07:02:55 UTC  

And it didn't help I had a lot of shit on my plate back then growing up.

2019-09-05 07:03:16 UTC  

a dirty secret about highschool math teachers is that they dont have to have any real background in it

2019-09-05 07:03:18 UTC  

I would enjoy it more if I learned on my free time.

2019-09-05 07:03:24 UTC  

That's what I figured...