{"id":1420,"date":"2024-04-10T22:19:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T22:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/?page_id=1420"},"modified":"2024-04-22T18:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:16:21","slug":"article-a-breakup-letter-to-mrsd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/mrsd-news\/articles\/article-a-breakup-letter-to-mrsd\/","title":{"rendered":"Article | A Breakup Letter to MRSD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sridevi Kaza, part of the MRSD 2024 batch graduating this year, pens a letter to MRSD.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Dear MRSD,<\/span><\/p>

The past couple years with you have been amazing. I still remember the first time I heard about you. You were perfect \u2013 an unattainable, shiny dream. You were everything I wanted and more. The day you asked me to move to Pittsburgh to start a life with you, I couldn\u2019t believe it. I knew I couldn\u2019t say no.<\/span><\/p>

Our first few weeks together were fun. It was the classic honeymoon stage. Every experience was novel and thrilling. You showed me a glimpse of the exciting projects we could work on. We had time to explore the city together. You introduced me to your vast network of like-minded people. You promised you would teach me so much. I integrated myself into your life, and it was beautiful.<\/span><\/p>

However, as we fell into the routine of our new life together, we started to discover the uglier sides of each other. I quickly learned that your shiny exterior was just a front. There were days you were horrible to me, and I despised you. There were countless times I wanted to leave you and never look back. The time you demoralized me with the Lucas-Kanade tracking assignment. The time you forced me to sit in OCRL lecture and not understand a word about Riccati Recursion. The time our F1-tenth car stopped moving the night before our race. The time my IDL model was incapable of learning anything for days. The time you didn\u2019t let me sleep for weeks before our SVD.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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You made it hard to keep our relationship afloat, but you were the perfect level of toxic for me. Every time you beat me down, and I was ready to give up, you gave me exactly what I needed. The pride I felt when my Lucas-Kanade assignment finally worked. The joy I experienced in OCRL when I successfully simulated docking a spacecraft on the ISS. The pure satisfaction I felt watching our F1-tenth car zoom through laps in five seconds. The fulfillment you gave me when my IDL model finally reached the high-cutoff accuracy after 14 hours of training. The tears of happiness I cried after our FVD went perfectly. I was addicted to you. I couldn\u2019t leave.<\/p>

Even though our relationship has been difficult at times, I\u2019m eternally grateful for the knowledge you\u2019ve given me and the hard lessons you\u2019ve taught me. I know you\u2019ve prepared me well for the next chapter of my life. Unfortunately, I think we\u2019re starting to outgrow each other. There\u2019s not much time left for us. Only 18 days to be exact. Hopefully, we can make the most of them. Soon, you\u2019ll move on and spread your knowledge to someone else as eager as I once was. They\u2019ll be so lucky to get to know you. Surely, you\u2019ll teach them the hard work and dedication needed to reap the benefits of your wealth and generosity.<\/p>

You\u2019ve given me many precious gifts throughout our relationship, but I\u2019m most excited for the one I\u2019ll be receiving on May 10th \u2013 my diploma, a commemoration of our time together. Don\u2019t worry though, I promise I won\u2019t forget you. I\u2019ll make sure to hang up my parting gift on the walls of my next apartment. Every time I look at it, I\u2019ll think back to all the memories we shared and all the knowledge you\u2019ve given me. For that, I\u2019ll be forever grateful. Goodbye, MRSD.<\/p>

Love,<\/p>

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