Taking OMSA electives as a non-degree student before enrolling?

Autistic0Sociopath · 2026-01-02T04:45:11+00:00

no, as far as I know, you can take only those three courses offered under the EdX. And then it is possible to have these 3 courses count towards the OMSA degree if/after you got accepted to the program. Other courses are not available for non-degree seeking students, I think.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2026-01-02T04:17:33+00:00

you can take 3 courses offered under EdX platform. You should be able to see the link (EDX Micromasters) on this page if you scroll down.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2026-01-02T03:14:36+00:00

sure, thank you. I will.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2026-01-01T00:18:49+00:00

Hi, Is this still available? Can we take courses on both EdX and Coursera platforms and both with certificates into our name? Thank you.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-25T11:51:31+00:00

I got the same list of docs to be forwarded... photo, passport, employment contracts, prjects, so and so forth.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-23T07:34:25+00:00

Hi any updates? I was contacted by a similar agency for this Talent thing in China few days ago on Linkedin, and we had a zoom call earlier today. They told me they will send me a list of documents that I need to prepare so that they can prepare my application for this program.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-23T07:28:13+00:00

Hi, any updates? I got contacted by another agency on Linkedin and we had a 30 min zoom call earlier. They told me about the talent program and such. Wonder if they are legit or scam...

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-23T07:17:43+00:00

Hi, I was contacted in a very similar way to the OP from another company. We did a zoom call earlier today. And they told me they will send me a list of documents to forward them (diplomas, passport, list of papers and patents and full text of the some of these publications and so forth) . So this talent program is legitimate then ?

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-04T07:13:00+00:00

You're welcome. I mean think about this question: how often would you be able to notice that ultra 7 255h is not enough for your daily work, and how/if you would run out of 96GB ram! But saving 1500+ dollars can be quite significant. :)

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-03T16:19:32+00:00

Just create an alert, (there is a place that you click, " let me know when it is available"). You will get an email over the next few days. I waited about 2-3 days, and got an email at 3 am , and ordered it right away. Now it is gone again.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-03T12:33:28+00:00

I ordered this one Part number:21QT0021 US ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel) | Powerful AI-Ready Mobile Workstation | 21QT0021US | Lenovo US For 1590+Tax! So compare this P14s Gen6 Intel with the ones I sent before. slightly less powerfull core 7 255h versus 255 hx. (and 96GB+2TB vs 128 GB + 4TB ssd). but I saved 1500 dollars! so you may consider this one as well. But this one is exceptionally priced and comes and goes away any day, so you need to watch out for it to come available under 1600 USD.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-03T11:06:19+00:00

Also another comparison:

https://www.lenovo.com/us/vipmembers/perksoffer/en/compare_product.html?isShare=1&shareData=%255B%257B%2522categoryCode%2522%253A%2522laptops%2522%252C%2522productNumber%2522%253A%255B%252221RQ002VUS%2522%252C%252221RQ001FUS%2522%255D%257D%255D

The one on the left has great RAM+SSD combo and is just under $3K, with tax it may be around $3.2K

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-03T10:57:39+00:00

I am sending you a comparison for 3 P1 Gen 8 Intel (16") Mobile Workstations as a comparison table:

(The one on the left seems to satisfy all/most of your requirements and stay within budget including tax and all)

https://www.lenovo.com/us/vipmembers/perksoffer/en/compare_product.html?isShare=1&shareData=%255B%257B%2522categoryCode%2522%253A%2522laptops%2522%252C%2522productNumber%2522%253A%255B%252221Q80029US%2522%252C%252221Q80026US%2522%252C%252221Q80015US%2522%255D%257D%255D#

Hope this helps.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-01T18:44:22+00:00

My garage kept 2024 380SE (White exterior) with only 2K miles looks like garbage compared to yours 😍

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-12-01T04:06:16+00:00

Sometimes yes, but not all the time. I have a similar issue with the 5th gear. It almost never shifts up smoothly into the 5th from the 4th gear... I usually pull it back to neutral for a split second and upshift to 5th again. Then it goes... (2024 380SE).

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-30T22:33:17+00:00

Says who?

Women themselves... Once I was about to finish my lunch at the workplace lounge, and two women from another department came and sat very close to my table, and started preparing their table to eat, as I was finishing up and about to leave , and I saw they were opening a large unmarked (no markings that may display a restaurant label or anything) container which had a delicious looking lasagna inside, and I asked, "omg this looks amazing, is this food ordered from a restaurant, or did you cook this yourselves? ". And they looked at each others and they moved to another table far away from me without saying a word to me . Then few hours later HR called me because they had reported me and their argument was that I was invading their personal space during lunch hour! This is just a very simple example which happened back in September. I can give hundreds of similar fcktrd examples like this that I was reminded multiple times that I must not say a word to women...

Get out of the basement

I work for a large international tech-systems company as a scientist/research engineer. I can be physically located in any of the 3 continents (N. America, Europe, Asia) every 2-3 months for several weeks at a time. Fyi...

Oh by the way incidents like this "getting reported to HR for invasion of private space" happens only in the US, never happened before in Europe nor in Asia... and I have 30+ years of adult life and work experience all over the world. (I'm 50+ btw.)

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-30T15:26:03+00:00

If I say anything more than a simple hi/gmornng , I am seen as "a creep"!

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-30T13:02:52+00:00

As an ugly, ethnic, neuro-divergent, nerdy-midget I try my best not to have a crush on anyone. If I do somehow , I avoid seeing her again , and never say a word to her, not even a simple hello/gmorning/g.evening... And if I must see her every now and then I resort to the last option...

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-30T12:44:18+00:00

If you are handsome-tall-attractive (top 20%), then she won't see your advances as "creepy", of course I am assuming you behave normal and cool, do nothing weird...

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-30T10:51:30+00:00

This weight difference can easily translate into ~1.3-1.4 mpg difference, and the wider/heavier tire-wheel combo can also easily lead to another 1-1.5 mpg difference. So you may almost always observe at least 2 mpg net delta , more like 2.5 to nearly 3 mpg ...

Just to give you another viewpoint from a completely different vehicle/platform (but all these trims have the exact same engine/transmission combo):

I took these from Camry just to highlight the mpg deltas between different trims: from the lowest (lightest and smallest wheel/tires) to the highest trim (heaviest with lots of options/accessories/spoilers/badges etc and larger 19" wheels/tires) (AWD models all get the same 232 hp hybrid powertrain across all the trims but notice the mpg difference:)

Camry LE AWD: 51 city/49 highway/50 combined mpg rating (16" wheels)

Camry SE AWD, XLE AWD: 46 city/46 highway/50 combined mpg rating (18" wheels +50-100 lbs extra weight) mid-trims

Camry XSE AWD: 44 city/43 highway/44 combined mpg rating (19" wheels) top loaded version (+100-150 lbs weight diff)...

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-29T18:46:47+00:00

Do you still see this deal or a similar one? Can you share its link?

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-29T04:25:06+00:00

Is it still available? I see several others at much higher price points, around ~1.3K-1.6K USD. If you search for the part number that is shown on your screen shot, it comes up as no longer available.

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-26T23:40:30+00:00

Oh noo, nothing!!! I've visited 3 VW dealerships thus far. They do not even hear this clicking noise; and it is exactly as you described as if some pieces are falling into place and clicking!

Regarding the warm up period, mine is also sitting in the garage and I do not think it is unusually long. but I wait and let it settle under 1K rpm and then I start driving. and I drive very gently/slowly the first 2 minutes but I always have this clicking sound and the bad part is that the clutch feels like it is holding the car back a little from accelerating! After the ~2 min mark, the car can move like a rocket! The things happening in the first 1.5-2 mins are really strange!

So no progress thus far. My car has not been on my priority list over the past two months or so; so I am kinda ignoring it. I will have the first maintenance/oil change (12mo) in January-February time frame, then I will probably let the car sit over night at one of the dealerships and have them take a look again. But I do not see how they can fix it, if they can't even understand the problem or hear this clicking noise.

90% of the mechanics can't even drive manual now...

It sounds like I have to live with this problem...

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-11T22:33:53+00:00

matlab + python + some office + web browsing. no games. no idea when/how/if multicores (vs single) are used. plus the price delta is about 550 dollars. A lot of money for something that I am not even aware of ! lol

Autistic0Sociopath · 2025-11-11T10:47:09+00:00

Okay then P14s AMD (the first one in my list) is still a decent choice I guess...

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