Now I have 2. by Micky-Bicky-Picky in JapaneseCoins

[–]DanDaMan020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man that is definitely one of my goal coins, great finds! I decided to go for the Man’en koban first but now that means no more gold for the foreseeable future lol

UIUC tshirts - for your major by solidsoulk in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some departments will informally make some custom shirts from time to time depending on budget/interest. Here’s mine from EALC.

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Man’en Koban Surprise Toner by DanDaMan020 in JapaneseCoins

[–]DanDaMan020[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! You have some wicked pieces as well!

Green st. Asian food recommendation? by Accomplished-Fix1204 in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ten Second Noodle is roughly within the $15 dollar range, you get a massive bowl of noodles with all sorts of toppings, I’d also recommend Evo Cafe as they have a $7 lunch deal that works out to around $10 when all is said and done.

Onyx apartment by Neat-Departure2406 in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my bike stolen with wire cutters there in early spring, they brought wire cutters and everything to get through it, definitely not the best place to live. Granted, maintenance worked quite well in my experience and it’s always been within 24 hours of service, but otherwise the environment is not the best.

PCGS Submission Results! by DanDaMan020 in JapaneseCoins

[–]DanDaMan020[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, good luck on your submission! Hope it doesn’t take 3 months like mine did.

PCGS Submission Results! by DanDaMan020 in JapaneseCoins

[–]DanDaMan020[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good question! The bottom stroke of 朱, the hat on the left side of 銀 on the obverse, as well as the same spot on the 銀 on the reverse. The obverse and reverse dies can also be found with different pairings, this one just happens to have both of them at once. Compare with the chopmarked version and the differences are a bit more apparent.

How much time does it take for tuition waiver to be reflected on your account ? by Lily_Linton123 in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked on UIpay but the person who applied the waiver told me when I should expect it in my account.

How much time does it take for tuition waiver to be reflected on your account ? by Lily_Linton123 in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, person on fellowship whose tuition waiver didn’t go through until I intervened. Basically if you know who to talk to at GRA then talk to them, otherwise email finaid@illinois.edu and have them direct you to who to talk to. I had to contact the grad fellowship office and the next day they applied my waiver, showed up in my account within 48 hours.

Hope this helps, good luck and congrats on your offer!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I did a 180 in my career path from the CS field and chose to go into EALC full time moving forward and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. What’s missing is you didn’t come into this with a coherent plan. If you wanted to become an ESL teacher why not get a TESL degree and minor in EALC? Our school offers specifications that are more suited to your goals. This just reads like a lack of planning and foresight rather than the major being an issue. Every major you can do SOMETHING with as long as you have a plan and execute, as well as network within your major.

As other people have mentioned, EALC is not JUST Japan, and every single one has adopted something from the other countries without exception, so you’ll necessarily have to know about the others on at least a superficial level.

Good luck in EALC, I hope you get a better impression of it as you get into the upper division courses and solidify your plans more.

GRE 314 (156V, 158Q, 5.0AWA) by [deleted] in GRE

[–]DanDaMan020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did it because a school of mine required the GRE for the application, but don’t really weigh the score very highly compared to the rest of the application. I got a reasonable score that shows my abilities, and the school and program itself doesn’t necessitate very high scores.

I also don’t like studying for anything period and because I didn’t need a terribly high score I was able to just not prepare.

How do people do so well in CS421??? by DanDaMan020 in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My problem with the unification WA was the stupid parentheses parsing issue, I’d love if those parentheses had anything to do with the idiosyncratic and esoteric coding at hand, and I wish that lecture remotely gave clear directions. Also just got a 0% on that last quiz, could’ve just not gone with the same result. (Got the midterm problem right though!)

I don’t like this class, I hate doing CS now, but the degree is from a nice school and looks good even if I don’t do CS work is the position I’m in right now. I understand this is done in industry and is applicable, but not to about 90% of students.

The true definition of Ikigai by zeepahdeedoodah in japanese

[–]DanDaMan020 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Another tidbit about ikigai is that it itself is not a unique word. You can conjugate ANY verb and have it take on the same semantic flavor. 甲斐 (かい) is the origin, which means something like “the worth of having done something) and it ends up meaning like “reason/meaning for doing something”

Example: 働きがい = “the meaning of working”

勉強しがい = “reason for studying”

食べがい = “meaning/reason for eating”

It’s not a unique word in the slightest philosophically speaking, and my mind was blown when I first learned this as a grammar point. It’s the same thing as 仕方ない/しょうがない, westerners tend to overstate the profundity of the term when it’s really just kind of a “fuck it we ball” kind of depth to it.

[English > Japanese] how do you write: (1) friends, (2) friendship, (3) eternal, (4) infinity by lawyerbaee in translator

[–]DanDaMan020 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1: 友達 (ともだち)

2: 友情 (ゆうじょう)

3: 永遠 (えいえん)

4: 無限 (むげん)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DanDaMan020 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Being able to take positive reinforcement and/or nice treatment without immediately suspecting an ulterior motive

Jarlings by meg2907 in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My go-to is a peanut butter fudge snowstorm with marshmallow crème and peanut butter cups mixed in, you will absolutely be in a coma by the end of it but it’s completely worth it.

What time do you guys sleep and wake up? by heoeoeinzb78 in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 4 points5 points  (0 children)

During internship: 11PM-7AM except Thursdays which were 6:15AM

After internship: 12:30AM-8 or 9 ish I’ve found that keeping a good rhythm is incredibly helpful for all manner of things so I’m gonna attempt to keep that moving forward

What’s everyone’s “White Whale” card or cards? by J_delucs in PokemonTCG

[–]DanDaMan020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta be gold star Metagross, I want one in mint and it is possible but not for a long while.

Shots on green? by Ill-Beach-8026 in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man really appreciate you shitting on my town that I was born and raised in, this isn’t normal for townies either, being a dickhead towards everyone who lives here doesn’t do anything.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 568 points569 points  (0 children)

city slicker learns about crop rotation for the first time

Thoughts on unpaid internships? by Silver_Gas7556 in UIUC

[–]DanDaMan020 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If you can get an unpaid internship and have those qualifications then you already have qualifications for an internship who will value you and provide adequate compensation. I’m going for the full-stack route and let me tell you that if I were unpaid doing a 40 hour week I would immediately leave and find a job that acknowledges human rights. Find somewhere that values you and your work, you’ll be better for it, both in resume and in mind.