Maryland Meetup + NSA Interview (^)>

[Wineandbread]

Grats jigga; one hell of an accomplishment (o:

I'm from MD but sadly I'll be back in school by then, but plenty of things to do in Baltimore though !! (like getting shot !!) (only kind of kidding)

[reuben_tate]

Originally Posted by choof

Clearances are not cheap lmao.

mfw reactiving my clearance will cost my employer thousands

Oh shi-

Originally Posted by Wineandbread

Grats jigga; one hell of an accomplishment (o:

I'm from MD but sadly I'll be back in school by then, but plenty of things to do in Baltimore though !! (like getting shot !!) (only kind of kidding)

Thanks! Both of the JMM presentation and the NSA interview are huge opportunities for me, above and beyond the opportunities I've had previously. To be honest, I applied for the NSA position for shits and giggles thinking I would never even hear back from them but I figured "why not?" because there was nothing to lose in applying. So you can imagine the number of bricks I shit upon receiving an email from them xD

As for the things to do in Maryland, you'll have to tell me more later when the time comes, especially on how to not get shot!

[reuben_tate]

Ok, just booked my flight, hotel, and registration.

I'll be arriving exactly at 7:09 PM on the 14th of January and departing at exactly 5:13pm on the 19th. I have yet to develop an exact itinerary so I don't know at which points I'm going to be available, but I figured I'd at least give you guys the start/end times for those that want to hangout/meetup (^)>

[shenjoku]

Woah nice :O Congrats on both things. Funny coincidence since I just got an email this morning inviting me to speak at some international conference on computer graphics and media design, though no way am I going to do it since I'm horrible at public speaking and nowhere near experienced enough lol.

Best of luck to yah

[Litodude]

Originally Posted by reuben_tate

Ok, just booked my flight, hotel, and registration.

I'll be arriving exactly at 7:09 PM on the 14th of January and departing at exactly 5:13pm on the 19th. I have yet to develop an exact itinerary so I don't know at which points I'm going to be available, but I figured I'd at least give you guys the start/end times for those that want to hangout/meetup (^)>

this is the kind of information you don't put up on the public internet when you're interviewing for the NSA as a mathematician for a potential job that requires a TS/SCI clearance u fuccen idiot

[Litodude]

grats!

[Charu]

???

I don't know shit, why is that bad information?

[Litodude]

u rly can't figure out that posting an intinerary for an individual that is using public transportation to an event that requires strict gov't control is not a good idea ?

it's for security....do u post your exact hotel room # out in the open? it takes 45 seconds to pull up flight.com or something nd know exactly what airlines he's going to take that arrives and departs at the aforementioned times and even gave the exact destinations

lol............................................

National Security Agency or sumthing lol......................................................................................................................................


the good news about this is that it's actually highly prestigious to work for the NSa (#1 employer of mathematicians) and you have the potential to retire in 10 years gg

[reuben_tate]

Lol, my trip in Janurary is for my presentation at the JMM, not my NSA interview haha. Sorry for the confusion. I've been sure to read all the pages of fine print the NSA gives me so that I can properly abide by all of their policies.

Anyways, yeah, I'm aware of how prestigious it is to work for the NSA. So even though it would just be a summer gig kinda thing, I'm still going to be super stoked if the interview goes well and I get the position

[Litodude]

even if you don't, network brah

[reuben_tate]

Of course; people underestimate the power of having a good network. Heck, if it wasn't for someone in my network, I wouldn't have even known about this position at the NSA xD

[reuben_tate]

So I just landed in Maryland. Got my big interview tomorrow, wish me luck! I don't have a lot of free time for this trip so I can't do too many outings. I might have a time slot open for lunch or maybe a little evening get together if anyone is interested; just send me a skype message (reuben2011).

I'll have a fair amount of free time during my next trip however from the 13th to the 20th (for the JMM research presentation) so that would be a much better time if anyone wants to do something :P

[psychoangel691]

Welcome to MD. It's going to be like 17 degrees tomorrow. XD

[reuben_tate]

Originally Posted by psychoangel691

Welcome to MD.

Thanks! I liked looking at the state from the plane xD

It's going to be like 17 degrees tomorrow. XD

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. I don't know how cold it was earlier, but I was freezing my butt off waiting for the shuttle outside the airport Dx

PS My hotel room is 71F right now...it is much more comfortable than waiting for the shuttle, but it's still a little chilly :P

[psychoangel691]

It was in the 40s early on in the day, but I think we stayed in the upper 30s for most of it. We'll try to meetup with you the next time you're up since you have limited time this time.

[TC_Halogen]

Hey man -- whenever you feel like it's cold, just think: you could be in Chicago today! (P.S. air temperature was -14, with wind-chills of -45 to -55 F!)

[Untimely Friction]

Isn't it against national security to say you're gonna work for national security ?_?

[reuben_tate]

Originally Posted by Untimely Friction

Isn't it against national security to say you're gonna work for national security ?_?

That's what I was worried about. But I've read every single email and read through the dozens of pages of agreements I had to sign in their entirety and nowhere did it say I can't tell anyone about my interview or the possibility of me working there.

@AJ: I can't wrap my head around temperatures that low x.x

[choof]

Originally Posted by Untimely Friction

Isn't it against national security to say you're gonna work for national security ?_?

nope

he's not able to say what he does specifically, but he is definitely able to say what his position would be (example: if he worked for NSA as a software dev he could say "I write software for NSA" but not "yeah I'm working on a program that finds a correlation between terrorism and favorite anime")

[reuben_tate]

Originally Posted by choof

nope

he's not able to say what he does specifically, but he is definitely able to say what his position would be (example: if he worked for NSA as a software dev he could say "I write software for NSA" but not "yeah I'm working on a program that finds a correlation between terrorism and favorite anime")

Pretty much this. If I do get the position, I'm going to be working with highly classified things. It's that kind of stuff that I have to keep to myself.