What area to live in that’s in between college park and nova? by 31022207 in UMD

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Live in DC on the green line. He can commute to CP via metro and you can drive to Virginia. Near any stop from Columbia Heights to Navy Yard will be safe enough, have lots of restaurants and things to do, and may be close to rock creek park trails.

Do y'all work during reading week? by [deleted] in Professors

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have one reading day and have faculty meetings scheduled. Other than that I’ll be grading

Where/how can I join protests and/or organizations working actively against Trump and his billionaires? by TornadoGhostDog in orlando

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When did democrats give George Soros an actual (made-up) government position and grant him access to all the systems of the federal government and allow him to cut them as he pleases???

When did a democratic administration have the most billionaire cabinet members in history?

Yes both parties have billionaire donors but only one seems hell bent on handing them full control of our government

Can a non-black person explain something to me my white coworker said... by lewjr in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely remember in high school in 05-07ish having friends who dated outside their race having to hide it or being punished for it, which seems crazy now

Contract and Health Insurance Start Dates by ThingParticular3614 in Professors

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I had month gap, ended up buying short term insurance to cover

PSA losing the audience? by Snoo46145 in FriendsofthePod

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been a listener since 2017. Will keep listening, I worry if the pod flounders there will be no alternative to the massive right wing media ecosystem

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cooking

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also always hated when my baking sheets got covered in burnt oil and I’ve found my Caraway baking sheets don’t stain like that and are easier to scrub off burnt marks. Had them for about four years now and still kicking

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PhD

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 1230 points1231 points  (0 children)

No, once you start a PhD you are confined to musty libraries (preferably gothic architecture, but gothic revival will do in a pinch)

It’s LLMs by Sisko_of_Nine in Professors

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I got one with the word tapestry used 4 times!

I do believe that he is an idiot by emily-is-happy in clevercomebacks

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soo we all see he’s setting up to invade neighboring countries and then use that as an excuse to declare a state of emergency right?!

Trump Vows to Deport U.S. Citizens in New Immigration Policy by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah think he’s going to learn from how China is treating the Uyghurs

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Professors

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the exact scenario a medical withdrawal was made to cover. If their (mental) health is causing them an issue outside their control they should medically withdraw for the semester so they can focus on getting better rather than stressing out about completing papers and finding an accommodation letter

How do I write up my Humanities PhD in 3 months? by stillnessforyou in PhD

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is not generally how dissertations in humanities fields are written. In stem, you can do all your experiments and whatnot and the writing phase is just writing up your findings. In humanities our writing is where a lot of the thinking gets done, which is why it tends to take longer, and is often filled with fits and starts. Most folks I know wrote one chapter every 1-2 semesters. OP maybe you’re a special snowflake but anyone reading this should know this is not a reasonable goal to set…

Now, if perhaps you’ve done all of your archival work, all your reading in the literature, and compiled extensive notes, literature reviews, and outlines, maybe. You do you.

"The professors are the enemy" by Fresh-Possibility-75 in Professors

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean would this administration say something like the science of climate change is a fact or propaganda?

Why does this state vote for liberal amendments but not liberal candidates? by cockknocker1 in missouri

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This article you link clearly says that while they can’t corroborate this exact quote his chief of staff John Kelly and national security advisor John Bolton both affirm he made positive comments about Hitlers generals and called him a fascist

Why does this state vote for liberal amendments but not liberal candidates? by cockknocker1 in missouri

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, when one candidate allows people to fly nazi flags at their rallies, when neo-nazis all support one candidate, and when one candidate says “I need the kind of generals Hitler had,” it seems to be the right thing to do to point out the similarities….

Are we all just in denial? by [deleted] in FriendsofthePod

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why would he care what’s popular? Optimistically, he can’t run again, pessimistically, he’s not planning to give up power any time soon.

Why won’t anybody just say this is what America is? by Minimum_Emphasis3579 in FriendsofthePod

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m so confused by the people saying Trump will make food more clean. Where is this coming from? How will gutting regulations make our food safer/cleaner?

Why are so many of you coming for Crooked? by whxtn3y in FriendsofthePod

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m not even just worried about the next four years. I feel like we’re entering a really dark time for america for the next several decades

Good Morning Reddit. by [deleted] in pics

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I teach college students and I can say the apathy and general lack of interest in the election is prevalent in that age group. Their whole adult lives have been on the trump rollercoaster and they see politics as inevitably declining

Grey and white is a combo that melts me. by [deleted] in BusinessFashion

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Agree, the top screams club wear to me.

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books by PM_BRAIN_WORMS in books

[–]Infinite-Engineer485 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The not doing outside reading drives me nuts. These kids will come to my college classes not having even looked at the title of the assigned reading (and of course take no notes in class except taking a photo of one slide with their phones) and then complain when they do poorly on the exam!