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Jamon Being an Adult
« on: January 22, 2018, 11:14:55 am »
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Hey all! As of this morning, I've started an internship at an Engineering company, working in Control Systems, Power Distribution... All sorts of stuff!

At the end of this internship (6 months from now) I'll need to do a presentation on my experiences and projects, so I need to document them. What better way than in a journal ;) I'll also be living out of home (except weekends) for the first time, so I figure this can act as a double whammy journal of extreme adultness.

Tune in here every day/couple of days/week (?) for updates on what I'm up to! It might be useful for someone considering Electrical Engineering to get an insight into the profession, or just for procrastination purposes for anyone. Whatever reason you are reading, welcome ;D

I'll probably have to keep specifics about projects confidential, but you'll get the gist :)

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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2018, 09:17:25 pm »
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Week 1, Day 1

So after driving up to Newcastle to my new digs last night, I woke up super early to get to work early and be the eager intern that everyone hates in movies. Bit of an anticlimax, not much work to be done because still setting up my credentials!

I did do some looking into some PoE (Power over Ethernet) stuff though. Basically, because ethernet uses differential signalling to decode data, you can stick a power signal on top of it using an injector without harming the data, thus sticking power and data into a single cable. Nifty! But, there are different types of PoE, and they don't necessarily play nicely with one another. I was looking into converters to try and make things actually want to talk to each other.

On the apartment front, I'm adjusting to the ... Emptiness. I don't even mind the cooking and cleaning for myself, it's just weird not having family or a partner to come home to and chat with. I think it will be weird for a while  :-[ but I like my place! Cool little furnished studio - Nice new backdrop for future AN snaps ;) they even gave me linen and cutlery and pegs and stuff - Still managed to spend $100 on groceries tonight though  ::)


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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2018, 09:37:37 pm »
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Shouldn't you call it "Jamon Adulting" or something like that? Something absolutely without sense, since this seems to be the fashion. (And I'm not talking about people on AN; we're sensible laddies!) :P

Look forward to reading this though, should be interesting, particularly since I'm looking at doing Engineering in uni. Good luck!
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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2018, 09:58:36 pm »
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your new apartment sounds awesome!!

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house tour by any chance?  :P
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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2018, 09:59:03 pm »
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Shouldn't you call it "Jamon Adulting" or something like that? Something absolutely without sense, since this seems to be the fashion.
The first rule of being an adult and acting like one is not using 'adulting' as a genuine verb. ;)
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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2018, 10:15:49 pm »
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Still managed to spend $100 on groceries tonight though
Tips for grocery shopping: always go on a full stomach and make a list of the exact things you need (and don't stop to look at stuff and say...ohhh I could do with that).
Also going to the greengrocers to buy fruit & veggies can often end up being cheaper than at the supermarket!

Being an adult is unfortunately expensive.

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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2018, 10:33:54 pm »
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Tips for grocery shopping: always go on a full stomach and make a list of the exact things you need (and don't stop to look at stuff and say...ohhh I could do with that).
Also going to the greengrocers to buy fruit & veggies can often end up being cheaper than at the supermarket!

Being an adult is unfortunately expensive.


Thanks for the tips! I'm pretty sure this was a one off as I needed to buy, like, olive oil. And coffee. And like 20 microwaveable cups of brown rice. Stockpiled on heaps of stuff ;D

Might try and go elsewhere for fruit and veggies, good call :)

house tour by any chance?  :P

I could encapsulate its entirety with a single photo - Will try to do so tomorrow ;D

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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2018, 10:39:09 pm »
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Still managed to spend $100 on groceries tonight though  ::)

Just going to add onto Kate's advice with groceries: buying spices and legumes are typically cheaper at your local Indian grocery store! And as you mentioned, going elsewhere for fruit and veggies is good -- there should be heaps of markets around

oh, just one small tip I need to say. Don't use olive oil to cook at a high temperature. It's a bad mistake I once made and regretted after too much smoke and a funny taste

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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2018, 10:44:15 pm »
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Thanks for the tips! I'm pretty sure this was a one off as I needed to buy, like, olive oil. And coffee. And like 20 microwaveable cups of brown rice. Stockpiled on heaps of stuff ;D

Might try and go elsewhere for fruit and veggies, good call :)

I could encapsulate its entirety with a single photo - Will try to do so tomorrow ;D
Ah jamon :P

Do you have a costco around ? THat'll save you heaps.

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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2018, 10:46:36 pm »
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Tips for grocery shopping: always go on a full stomach
hugely underrated tip that me and my enormous stomach learned the hard way
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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2018, 10:59:58 pm »
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hugely underrated tip that me and my enormous stomach learned the hard way
You and your enormous stomach and less enormous wallet?? :P
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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2018, 11:00:44 pm »
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You and your enormous stomach and less enormous wallet?? :P
Well I could certainly eat my wallet many times over with enough garlic and chilli sauce.
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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2018, 12:58:15 pm »
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Well I could certainly eat my wallet many times over with enough garlic and chilli sauce.

WSP = Wallet Snack Pack? :)

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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2018, 06:24:44 pm »
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Week 1, Day 2

Much more interesting day at work today.

- Some admin stuff, recording serial numbers and such.
- I was given a folder full of probably hundreds of design documents, and asked to find out whether our specifications/requirements precluded us from using a specific design technique. I forgot how much paperwork there was in Engineering... Ahaha :P
- Spent the afternoon configuring ethernet switches (basically, just a 'hub' for data on a computer network, it sends and receives info from other devices, I needed to make sure their IP addresses were correct and that they were behaving in the way our design needed).

You know you're an electrical engineer when this phrase pops up:

"Now those pins are connected to mains supply. Don't touch them. You'll die."



My apartment, as promised. Excuse the mess on the table - I've just unboxed a pocket modem to tide me over until my NBN is connected ;D I took the photo from a little set of stairs that leads up to a half floor with a bedroom!


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Re: Jamon Being an Adult
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2018, 06:38:54 pm »
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Week 1, Day 2

Much more interesting day at work today.

- Some admin stuff, recording serial numbers and such.
- I was given a folder full of probably hundreds of design documents, and asked to find out whether our specifications/requirements precluded us from using a specific design technique. I forgot how much paperwork there was in Engineering... Ahaha :P
- Spent the afternoon configuring ethernet switches (basically, just a 'hub' for data on a computer network, it sends and receives info from other devices, I needed to make sure their IP addresses were correct and that they were behaving in the way our design needed).

Not sure if engineer or Networking intern.

What you're doing is kinda similar to what I sometimes do at work hahah!
(messing with terminals, putty, CISCO switches, configuring devices etc ) :P