Also, on a related note. If a GA ship isn't your style and you want to work full time and go to school part time, just work for the university and get tuition remission! That paid for my wife's masters! We just had to pay tax as it was a taxable benefit where we live.

Yes, apply early, ask around. Look on the school's website to see which faculty runs the program you're interested in. We call them DGS's or Director of Graduate Studies within each department. If you can't find that person, find the Department Chair. Communicate and reach out to these people. They are in charge of…

Don't pay for it. GA positions are out there, get one! Some institutions even offer assistantships in other areas than teaching or research. These are called service GAs and they basically boil down to a 20 hour per week job. For example, mine was in IT support while getting an MBA. Here they pay about 15K and you get…

This is great advice. Many places have a gap between people who work with budgets and hiring managers. Sometimes the hiring manager can't negotiate with the candidate directly because they'd need to run it past the person who does control the budget. Sometimes a place has budgetary controls in the hiring requisition…

Taliesin is cool and all, but if you're going to skip Milwaukee for a more scenic Wisconsin, I'd recommend Devil's Lake on a family trip with kids or New Glarus for an adult trip. New Glarus Brewing is one of WI's best breweries outside of Chippewa Falls (too far to drive) or Milwaukee (not scenic). Neither of these…

I do a tick tock and always take new opportunities. In year one, I expand my scope, responsibilities, or take on more, then my boss sees it and gives me a good raise, but you plant the seed that you'd appreciate anything he can do in the future acknowledging he just doesn't have the money this year without planning.…

Just make sure your boss and the person holding the purse strings are in good communication about this if they aren't the same person. In my industry most managers don't have a lot of financial responsibility. They are given a pot to split with among their employees, so someone's gain is someone else's loss. There are…

So, I just set my router to use this as the first DNS, then a regular DNS address for a second entry, and it seems to work on all devices on my network now. There may be some inefficiency in there but I think it may be worth it if everything seamlessly works without having add-ons installed on browsers or rooting…

The RPi 2 just came out........... I may use this for my original model B while using the 2 for the heavier projects.

Also, a lot of people share an uber after drinking, which means you can get dinged for your drunk associates! Careful who you invite into your uber. It might be best not to ride share your ride share.

You have a good friend who understands gifting utility!

You have a good friend who understands gifting utility!

I was, I was just stating that in some way shape or form we mount all sorts of things heavier than what I'm sure you have. I use the clamp and that is what I was talking about. If your monitors are really that big it may just be good enough to buy to single arms.

I was, I was just stating that in some way shape or form we mount all sorts of things heavier than what I'm sure you…

Try looking beyond an electronics retailer...... I'm sure some furniture companies make some solid commercial grade ones. If we can mount 50" TV's on arms, I'm sure there's something that can mount your monitors.

Try looking beyond an electronics retailer...... I'm sure some furniture companies make some solid commercial grade…

There was a nod to eye height and a monitor riser, however I think a solid clamp monitor arm (single or dual depending) is worth it's weight in gold. The footprint of your monitor/stand becomes non-existent, freeing up space for a clean look or more clutter, your choice.

There was a nod to eye height and a monitor riser, however I think a solid clamp monitor arm (single or dual…

I try to avoid unnecessary pills, but to each their own if it works.

You forgot one........ if your significantly balding, please stop trying to hide it and just go really short or shaved bald.

I'd lengthen this to a week. It's too often that you accomplish what you have to in a day due to commitments and events out of your control, especially when you have children. Now one could answer that successfully raising your kid(s) matters every day, so being a good parent was good enough even though you would…

Loved the article, but your math on your daughter has an extra half in it. My wife and I always joke that we lament we're both white, both of us wanted to have some kind of mixed race baby and add some more culture to our family. Having a godfather who is black married to a white woman as a kid got the point across at…

Yes. As an example if asked what value do you bring, I could say "My current boss is not a numbers guy, I enable him to better understand the financial material presented to him by translating it into a narrative, help him get to the heart of what the numbers are saying" (I'm a business director working for an…

This is really good advice, but I do it in a slightly different way. I use the term "enabler". Help just seems a little weak and watered down.