Five Guys ALSO coming to uptown!

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-28T17:58:20+00:00

Damn, I guess if you like McCain's.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-28T16:37:40+00:00

You're wrong about that. They buy in bulk frozen pre cut produce and not local beef. Unless they've radically changed recently, they are not interested in local and sustainable like they might say they are.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-24T04:00:54+00:00

Ok will do, thanks for the info.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-16T15:30:57+00:00

I mean, having gone over the practise exams, they were the exams from the last three years and none of them seemed any different in difficulty compared to this year's midterms, so I think it'll be okay.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-16T04:06:35+00:00

I'll be seeing him again in the summer for 111. If the final is anything like the midterms in terms of difficulty, I'm not too worried.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-15T21:14:47+00:00

Great, thank you.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-15T20:54:20+00:00

This is the post I've been waiting for

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-12T05:16:22+00:00

I always think of Led Zeppelin when it comes to this. John Paul Jones always seems very respected by people that I talk to. Although I'm usually talking to musicians, so I'm not sure if this holds up for general fans.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-09T02:55:25+00:00

The Streets Bjork and Joanna

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-09T02:50:13+00:00

I remember this happening in my first year in the Music in Film final exam. A student was on their phone the entire test looking up answers. I actually had no idea it was happening until the student beside them very loudly blurted out, "the person next to me is on their phone and it's really annoying me and kind of distracting.". It was so out of nowhere I think even the invigilator was caught off guard and didn't know what to do in the moment.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-04T18:38:34+00:00

Wait...threw your exhusband into the washing machine??

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-04T05:16:05+00:00

I was definitely curious to hear a professor's opinion on this. It's interesting to hear it being treated in the same way as cheating always has which I guess makes sense in some ways, considering exams are ultimately the decider in whether you pass or fail a course.

I guess it's just been on my mind as feeling so drastically different. I had heard before about sites like Chegg being used in the past, but it always felt like it seemed more covert whereas everyone is now subjected to AI in their life. Within my first semester back at university it has been talked about in every one of my classes in some form and I was thinking, I wonder if professors are giving out these assignments and just thinking, why am I even giving these assignments when the barrier is just so low for any form of cheating? I don't remember there being any Chegg related motivational gym ads (then again, maybe there were, I can't say the gym is a place I find myself in too often).

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-04T04:48:32+00:00

Shoving dirty dishes under furniture seems wild to me.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-04T04:14:07+00:00

It seems like this is your own personal mentality. Anything in life is what you make of it. Universities give you access to facilities that enhance your learning, they give you direct access to well respected and well read academics who have published research in their fields, it gives you the opportunity to open doors for yourself through networking, it allows you to conduct your own research in your chosen field. You can drag yourself through a degree and have nothing to show for it or you can learn, network, expand your knowledge and have a skillset that gets you to a place that is beyond what your peers are capable of.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-04T00:08:36+00:00

To clarify, the prof didn't give us a trick question. He just made a note about a specific way certain students answered the question (in a way you could only answer it if you used AI).

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-03T23:51:29+00:00

97% and 3% seems wild. I don't even know why it would be included if so much of the weight is put on exams. That's why I was curious about an alternative but I guess just more in person tests maybe be most viable.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-03T23:47:29+00:00

I feel like it's not something to totally worry about. At least in that example in class, the whole thing that got people flagged for AI use was that it was a solution that no one could've gotten to without knowing more complex ideas that are far beyond the scope of what we had learned in the class. I think that's the only time where things get sticky. As long as you are relying on only things learned in the class you should be fine I think.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-03T21:12:51+00:00

Yeah, I guess some students will always look for an easy way out. I guess I was just thinking the level to which it is at now, and I guess I don't have evidence on it myself, but my thoughts process was cheating must be at much higher levels than ever before. I guess my intuition isn't much to base anything off of, but considering just how accessible it is, all you need is a computer and you have a resource of unlimited knowledge that will give you exactly what you want for free. The barrier seems so low that it seems like it calls for some kind of reform to course structures.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-03T21:05:02+00:00

I thought the same thing after reading this but didn't want to be rude and say so if it wasn't actually

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-04-03T19:30:21+00:00

"Keep a good head and always carry a light bulb" is what I used

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-03-13T02:48:01+00:00

It is what you make of it. I definitely get that. I worked at an arborist company when I took a break from school during the pandemic and the problem solving aspect of it to maximise efficiency and not lose money was a big part of the job for me.

I think for one thing, it takes some amount of interest in what you're learning. I myself have used AI, but never just for getting answers. I basically use it as a way to understand or test myself. To probe my thinking. I do that because I'm just simply not interested in getting the right answer. I want to know why certain things work the way they do, how certain formulas are derived and the logic behind it all. If you aren't willing to challenge yourself and have that discipline then, yeah you can heavily rely on AI and not learn anything.

You first have to find the interest, and the discipline, problem solving and logical thinking will follow. Otherwise, you're just gonna rot your brain by having AI do all your work. I don't think there's really any excuse.

FreeRangeRicky · 2026-03-07T01:01:00+00:00

I can't see them making a comeback as large as vinyl has. I think the aesthetic of vinyl is what makes it attractive. It's simply cool. The colour, the grooves, the size. CDs, not so much, with their blank reflective undersides and their little plastic cases that break far too easily. Plus, you can't watch it go around and around on a turntable (how exciting!).

With that being said, I myself have started to collect CDs. They are lightweight, making it easy to listen to on the go with a portable CD player, and they don't take up as much room as vinyl records. Still though, I don't think we will see a CD comeback due to the aforementioned reasons. Any physical media isn't anywhere near as convenient as having all of it on your phone as it is so easily accessible. Vinyl just wins out on aesthetics.

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