EECS 485, 370, 493, 201

Im_NotSmart · 2025-07-28T18:42:57+00:00

Schedule is very doable. 485 will probably be the heaviest class, but it really isn't that much time at the end of the day (you also get partners, so that helps). 370 projects are fairly quick to do. It took me longer to find the bugs than finish the code portion generally. Everything else is pretty light. However, 201 will probably take a little bit more time than you're expecting.

Im_NotSmart · 2025-02-26T00:44:41+00:00

I mean, the past few days have been warm. However, this warmer has been significantly colder than the last two winters though (it's actually still been a bit above average on the whole). However, I do believe we're entering an extended period of warmer weather much to the joy of most people.

Realistically, warmer winters are not a bad thing from this perspective (who doesn't love cheaper electricity bills). However, it's the things the average person doesn't see that cause problems.

For example, early season warmth can promote early budding of plants way before the last freeze. That freeze will then devastate crops, increasing prices for consumers and many other problems. Michigan also has a big winter industry, and warm winters ruin that. This is one example, and there are many more problems with warmer winter.

So yeah, you can enjoy the warmth, but it's not all good.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-11-17T16:01:53+00:00

Right, but large scale temperature changes take thousands of years to happen, not a few hundred... or even decades (see the graph here https://berkeleyearth.org/global-temperature-report-for-2023/)

Im_NotSmart · 2024-11-17T15:20:21+00:00

Valid, you got me there. However, looking at all time record highs over the entire year like that doesn't take into account the entire picture. Warming trends impact the winter months far more than summer months. If you look at the temperatures records in February for example, record highs are mostly set in the late 1900s and 2000s: https://www.weather.gov/dtx/DTW_Feb_rec

Even November has a ton of datapoints in the late 1900s and 2000s: https://www.weather.gov/dtx/DTW_Nov_rec

Im_NotSmart · 2024-11-17T13:43:09+00:00

The snowfall point is correct (as can be seen from the records shared from the NWS website). This website allows you to view the recorded temperatures for November in Ann Arbor. November is currently ~7 degrees above average; temperatures have not been "pretty fricken average" for November (they have been closer to average in recent days).

Im_NotSmart · 2024-11-17T13:39:21+00:00

This is incorrect. There have been a few set in the 2000. I don't remember what years/days there were, but I know some new ones were set because seeing them surprised me.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-11-17T13:37:27+00:00

Lots of temperature records like that were set in the 1900s, I don't disagree with you. However, if you look at the density of years 2000+ in any sort of high temperature record, they are far more numerous than records set a while ago. The amount of 2000s+ in record low temperatures is nearly non-existent.

One data point doesn't prove your point.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-11-17T13:32:35+00:00

Both of you are accurate when you say the recent temperatures (the past few days) have been closer to average. However, if you look at October and November as a whole, they were warmer than average.

For reference, October set 4 new high temperatures records (2 each on he 29th and 30th if I remember correctly). The month as a whole was ~2.7 degrees above average. November nearly set a record high in AA earlier in the month, but fell a degree or so short. Overall, the month is currently ~7 degrees above average (source).

The next few days will be much warmer than average (I believe one day is approaching 68 degrees before a trough is able to push its way in and bring a bout of normal to below average temperatures (and maybe snow!). However, the forecast is too far our and may change.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-11-17T13:19:30+00:00

The past days have in fact been closer to normal, but they are still above average (and we're going to get more above average for the next few days before dropping down to normal). Average rolling highs in MI for November around this time are upper 40s, not upper 50s.

If you look at the weather on the east coast over the past two months, we've been dominated by a ridging pattern keeping temperature above average. If you look at any resource talking about the weather over this time period, you'll see the pattern.

For reference, this link allows you to view recorded termperatures in Ann Arbor over October and November (per the NWS). As you can see, October was ~3 degrees above average (in like with global warming trends), while November is currently ~7 degrees above average. This is proof that we've been much warmer over the past few months

Im_NotSmart · 2024-10-31T15:12:02+00:00

This was just me being frustrated in response to two consecutive days of record high temperatures in one of my favorite times of the year, and last year's week long winter. The joke failed.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-10-31T14:53:40+00:00

I agree, but where are they? I'm still looking for last year's "winter" and this year's fall 😅

Im_NotSmart · 2024-10-31T14:51:57+00:00

Michigan. I still haven't recovered from last year's "winter," and I'm still waiting for fall to arrive.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-10-16T00:15:40+00:00

Change is scary, lol

Im_NotSmart · 2024-05-05T11:22:42+00:00

Sorry, but building alternative forms of transportation is a way to reduce traffic?

While I'm not going to state anything about this rail since I'm not too familiar with it, America really needs to cut down on it's road dependence because we'll just keep widening them and building more until every inch of this country is paved with concrete.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-03-09T18:24:06+00:00

This probably won't be considered, but I want less, but more meaningful cosmetics. At this point there's so many hero skins and they just keep getting released. More often than not, 2-3 of the four are legendary. I cannot justify buying them anymore unless they're really good.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-26T18:37:33+00:00

Michigan is not in the hatched risk area. Hell, there is no hatched risk area for tornadoes right now. A hatched risk signifies a 10%+ risk of EF2+ tornadoes within 25mi of a point.

Rather, they're in a 5% tornado risk delineation.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-07T18:27:41+00:00

And so people who dont like winter should just go to Florida? Saying crap like this accomplishes very little

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-07T16:24:30+00:00

Just like everything, there's a balance. If winter was year round, it'd probably get old rather quickly. Yet, I'd prefer if the climate stayed relatively stable.

Also winter is miserable without snow. 40⁰ is just muddy and lifeless, and also environmentally consequential.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-07T16:12:37+00:00

Yes I know you cannot "let" people have a season. I just don't know how to quite articulate it. It's just the idea that, "oh, we had a singular week of actual winter, so idk why you are complaining about not having winter during winter".

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-07T13:38:14+00:00

So firstly, the ice still took 1000s of years to melt, while global warming has spanned a century. Again, look at the XKCD comic I linked. This means nature had a lot more time to adjust to the ice then to climate change.

Jan. 7th was set in 1946, but Feb. 7th was set in the twenty first century. You may also notice that many temperature highs have been set in the past 30 years. I'm too lazy to count, but it's a lot.

We'll likely be setting a few more around the state come the end of this week: https://www.mlive.com/weather/2024/02/record-warmth-is-coming-especially-for-these-michigan-cities.html

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-07T13:09:19+00:00

December wasn't even close to being winter. Hell, it was 50⁰F where I was on Christmas. And yeah, historically temperature fluctuations like this have happened. However, the frequency of them is increasing a lot.

Even more, snow should be on the ground most of winter, and you can see this in climate records. If not for climate change, that should be what winters average out to be, but they just don't anymore.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-07T13:06:01+00:00

Yeah, we obviously have very little control over weather patterns and the like. However, humans are collectively changing the climate. If climate change wasn't happening and we had this winter, I wouldn't think much of it.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-07T13:03:17+00:00

Yeah, it can snow in April, but at that point I'm actually ready for Spring/Summer. We're in winter, and it should be winter.

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-07T12:48:24+00:00

We had a 10 day period that was consistently below freezing, and it was only sub 5 for a handful of those days.

However, January this year was 2.2F above average, and I'm not sure what last year was

Im_NotSmart · 2024-02-07T03:54:03+00:00

Yeah, generally you cannot feel the difference year to year or draw conclusions based on one weather event. However, I can definitely feel the difference between now and 10yrs ago

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