Speculation: And yet again...the Off-Topic Thread

[Gniwder]

You answered your own question. Yes, it's harder.

Everything is harder for young people now. And I say that as someone that still technically qualifies as a millennial. It was harder for me than my folks and it's harder for kids now than it was for me. Sucks. I wish it wasn't that way.

Well the number of kids have increased but the number of schools haven't so it's not a surprise that it's harder.... but I'm surprised straight A kids are having issues getting into top schools. Too much grade inflation? Is everyone getting straight A's as a participation prize? The kid had a bunch of AP classes too with mostly 5s, I think couple of 4s. Swim team, tutored kids after school, etc.

Waitlisted at Cornell and Northwestern with straight A's and AP classes. Crazy shit.

(Schools aren't requiring SAT and ACT tests anymore, but I've always felt AP classes were a better indication anyways. If you don't get a 5, you shouldn't have gotten an "A" in the class.)

 

[Bench]

Well the number of kids have increased but the number of schools haven't so it's not a surprise that it's harder.... but I'm surprised straight A kids are having issues getting into top schools. Too much grade inflation? Is everyone getting straight A's as a participation prize? The kid had a bunch of AP classes too with mostly 5s, I think couple of 4s. Swim team, tutored kids after school, etc.

Waitlisted at Cornell and Northwestern with straight A's and AP classes. Crazy shit.

(Schools aren't requiring SAT and ACT tests anymore, but I've always felt AP classes were a better indication anyways. If you don't get a 5, you shouldn't have gotten an "A" in the class.)

Indeed. There's thousands and thousands of students like him all in the pile. And consider all the international applications as well.

In a past life, I actually taught at a high school where the kids frequently had Ivy League ambitions. It was pretty damn competitive even for the kids that had folks who went to Brown or Yale. I remember giving a kid a B+, a very strong grade, but it prompted a meeting with the parents and school counselor to get them on track. Yeah, a B+ was all hands on f***ing deck material.

 

[heyfolks]

Cloverleaf in SCS. Not freakin bad. I really ought to know more of East Detroit/Eastpointe/SCS as that's where my family essentially is from (9-10 mile)

That pizza was top notch in my day. Gratiot between Stephens and 10 Mile. For a burger, just head down 9 to Mack, Travis Burger. (Family used to live in Normandy).

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

That pizza was top notch in my day. Gratiot between Stephens and 10 Mile. For a burger, just head down 9 to Mack, Travis Burger. (Family used to live in Normandy).

Travis is f***ing amazing.

 

[Gniwder]

Indeed. There's thousands and thousands of students like him all in the pile. And consider all the international applications as well.

In a past life, I actually taught at a high school where the kids frequently had Ivy League ambitions. It was pretty damn competitive even for the kids that had folks who went to Brown or Yale. I remember giving a kid a B+, a very strong grade, but it prompted a meeting with the parents and school counselor to get them on track. Yeah, a B+ was all hands on f***ing deck material.

I did local recruiting for Cornell before I moved to WA. This shit has changed so much in the past decade I guess I'm not qualified anymore, lol.

I must also be the only Stanford graduate in my county because the school asks me to conduct interviews every freakin' year. I'm obviously not qualified for that either. Never really felt comfortable representing Stanford, since that was grad school, not undergrad.

Big eye opener for me.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Is there a way to get rid of the ads? It pops up on every page I click. And I have Adblock on as well.

 

[guinness]

For burgers, I'm still partial to those at Vinsetta garage.

The talk of college always makes me think I should've done it completely differently. Something like community college, and then transferred. The flip side of not getting a bunch of scholarships is student loans.

I've thought that student loans are another issue with college, some schools will just take any warm body, and just because you can get into a program doesn't mean you should.

As for the really good schools, they should be selective. I remember when I was finishing up at Oakland, just before they started their medical school, and OMG, the # of people that were pre-med. I remember when I talked to my physiology professor one time, and he was like "yeah, if you really thought about med school, you'll have to bring your grades way up." I think I was around a B+/A- at the time.

And as someone that does work with forensic pathologists, I'm glad they're some of the smartest people in the room.

But maybe if I had done things differently, I would have an MS or PhD at this point in life, but $$$ and not knowing what the hell I wanted to do as an 18 year old. I could do an MSFS through University of Florida, but that money when to a down payment on a mortgage, and current workplace doesn't offer assistance nor would it pay me anymore vs me being board certified, so...but 20+ years of hindsight can't redo the past.

 

[jkutswings]

April Fool's jokes aren't often funny. But this one made me chuckle.

Goaltender Jimmy Howard joins Edmonton Oilers on a two-year contract

Ken Holland has found his goaltender — a familiar face from his Detroi...

oilersnation.com

 

[Konnan511]

Is there a way to get rid of the ads? It pops up on every page I click. And I have Adblock on as well.

Run uBlock Origin, it removes the rest of them.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

We watched Wrestlemania Night 1 tonight alongside the Final Four games.

I gotta say, it ended up being a pretty fun show to watch. Wrestling is still fake as heck, but enough happened that I was pretty entertained. Perfect ending where a guy whacked himself in the head with a chair by hitting the ropes and it rebounding into him.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

I recently made the switch from Android to iPhone almost exclusively due to blue bubble peer pressure. Some nice features, although I must say I really miss some of the versatility of the Android.

What browsers do y’all run on your iPhones? I’ve been using Brave so far with mixed results.

 

[guinness]

I recently made the switch from Android to iPhone almost exclusively due to blue bubble peer pressure. Some nice features, although I must say I really miss some of the versatility of the Android.

What browsers do y’all run on your iPhones? I’ve been using Brave so far with mixed results.

MS Edge.

It's Chrome without the Google, but it's also one of the few cross-platform browsers (I've got a couple PCs, iOS devices, and now a new Mac).

But FWIW, all browsers on iOS are skins of Safari. Edge does have ad blocking that can be enabled and occasionally for work, I do switch between personal and work profiles (we're all Microsoft software in our enterprise), and I can quickly get to my Outlook without mixing up tabs.

But I think most browsers have profile switching.

I did like Firefox, but I don't think I've used it since my previous Android days.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Well the number of kids have increased but the number of schools haven't so it's not a surprise that it's harder.... but I'm surprised straight A kids are having issues getting into top schools. Too much grade inflation? Is everyone getting straight A's as a participation prize? The kid had a bunch of AP classes too with mostly 5s, I think couple of 4s. Swim team, tutored kids after school, etc.

Waitlisted at Cornell and Northwestern with straight A's and AP classes. Crazy shit.

(Schools aren't requiring SAT and ACT tests anymore, but I've always felt AP classes were a better indication anyways. If you don't get a 5, you shouldn't have gotten an "A" in the class.)

A friend of mine works for U of M in admissions. According to her one of the big reasons for some top domestic/in state students getting waitlisted is the cost of tuition for international students is greater than in-state students. Colleges want more students that pay higher tuition rates.

 

[FabricDetails]

 

[Gniwder]

A friend of mine works for U of M in admissions. According to her one of the big reasons for some top domestic/in state students getting waitlisted is the cost of tuition for international students is greater than in-state students. Colleges want more students that pay higher tuition rates.

It's been like that since the 1980's when China opened up and started allowing students to go outside the country for education. It was mostly grad students back then though, and not nearly as many Indians.

When I applied to grad school, I mentioned in my essays that I had a full company fellowship. Schools claim they do need blind admissions, but I always knew that was BS. Schools started no thesis master's program in the 90's strictly to make money.

... and that explains why I have 2 master's degrees from Stanford, no thesis required. More than half the students were fully funded. Lots of foreign students as well as company or government sponsored fellowships.

I'm going to refrain from stating my opinion on this because it's gonna head straight into politics.

 

[TCNorthstars]

MS Edge.

It's Chrome without the Google, but it's also one of the few cross-platform browsers (I've got a couple PCs, iOS devices, and now a new Mac).

But FWIW, all browsers on iOS are skins of Safari. Edge does have ad blocking that can be enabled and occasionally for work, I do switch between personal and work profiles (we're all Microsoft software in our enterprise), and I can quickly get to my Outlook without mixing up tabs.

But I think most browsers have profile switching.

I did like Firefox, but I don't think I've used it since my previous Android days.

Ms edge is chrome with an equally invasive company behind it.

 

[TCNorthstars]

Think they will be honest?

 

[guinness]

Ms edge is chrome with an equally invasive company behind it.

While I don't completely disagree, find a browser that doesn't have a relatively big company behind it.

Making a web browser is hard, and standards. Chrome is IE of old, which is why something like Opera also uses Chromium now, devs don't want to test their sites in a bunch of different environments.

People used to use FF, but then it got bloated, and Chrome seemed so fast.

Firefox isn't surviving without that sweet sweet Google as default search money, and they gotta eat, again living off Google money to make a slight profit.

Safari is alright, but I can't use it on PC, so it's always a non starter for me. That basically leaves FF or a version of Chromium, but not all equal. MS gives me nice integration with their services, but not quite Google.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

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For my money, Buddy's and Nikki's are the best Detroit pizzas in the Detroit metro. Papa Romanos and Jet's are pretty good for the chains there.

Detroit style pizza is quickly becoming an attraction in a lot of places. Here in Dallas there's a place that does them called Thunderbird Pies at Zoli's Pizza. They only offer Detroit style monday to thursday because they can't keep up with the demand on weekends.

Down in Austin there's a chain started by a few guys that moved there from Detroit called Via313. I highly recommend it if you're ever in Texas and want as authentic a Detroit pizza as you can get outside of Detroit. They even opened up 3 Jets Pizza chains!

 

[Bench]

While I don't completely disagree, find a browser that doesn't have a relatively big company behind it.

Making a web browser is hard, and standards. Chrome is IE of old, which is why something like Opera also uses Chromium now, devs don't want to test their sites in a bunch of different environments.

People used to use FF, but then it got bloated, and Chrome seemed so fast.

Firefox isn't surviving without that sweet sweet Google as default search money, and they gotta eat, again living off Google money to make a slight profit.

Safari is alright, but I can't use it on PC, so it's always a non starter for me. That basically leaves FF or a version of Chromium, but not all equal. MS gives me nice integration with their services, but not quite Google.

I've just accepted that I'm handing over my data to Google in exchange for an easier online life. It's a trade. I like their tools and services, so the cost is they sell me targeted ads.

I get why not everyone wants to make that trade and on a fundamental level I emphasize. I keep away from Facebook products like Instagram but still have to use WhatsApp to communicate with some of my friends in different areas of the world.

In an ideal world all our digital tools wouldn't be collecting all this data on us, but that's the world, and I'm too stressed about other things to add this to my pile.

 

[FabricDetails]

I keep away from Facebook products like Instagram but still have to use WhatsApp to communicate with some of my friends in different areas of the world.

Don't act like you ain't out there changing the world with your filters and perfectly natural influencer photo poses.

 

[Bench]

Don't act like you ain't out there changing the world with your filters and perfectly natural influencer photo poses.

It's not my fault the camera loves me.

 

[Gniwder]

For my money, Buddy's and Nikki's are the best Detroit pizzas in the Detroit metro. Papa Romanos and Jet's are pretty good for the chains there.

Detroit style pizza is quickly becoming an attraction in a lot of places. Here in Dallas there's a place that does them called Thunderbird Pies at Zoli's Pizza. They only offer Detroit style monday to thursday because they can't keep up with the demand on weekends.

Down in Austin there's a chain started by a few guys that moved there from Detroit called Via313. I highly recommend it if you're ever in Texas and want as authentic a Detroit pizza as you can get outside of Detroit. They even opened up 3 Jets Pizza chains!

I never liked Detroit style pizza. The only pizza I really enjoy is Neapolitan style. I enjoyed Italian cuisine, but not much else about the country. (I was in northern Italy though, work trips.) I have this weird ability to smell Guinness from miles away, I managed to find Irish pubs in every European city I stayed in without ever using a map. (Or maybe I just keep walking until I find one, lol.)

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I never liked Detroit style pizza.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

For my money, Buddy's and Nikki's are the best Detroit pizzas in the Detroit metro. Papa Romanos and Jet's are pretty good for the chains there.

Detroit style pizza is quickly becoming an attraction in a lot of places. Here in Dallas there's a place that does them called Thunderbird Pies at Zoli's Pizza. They only offer Detroit style monday to thursday because they can't keep up with the demand on weekends.

Down in Austin there's a chain started by a few guys that moved there from Detroit called Via313. I highly recommend it if you're ever in Texas and want as authentic a Detroit pizza as you can get outside of Detroit. They even opened up 3 Jets Pizza chains!

Isn't it a trip to see Detroit-style as a sort of trendy new thing? We've got a handful of places popping up around D.C.

It's awesome, but as a transplant it's never something I expected to see branch out the way it has started to.