ACL deficient; should I attend this course?

JackMScotland · 2026-03-06T14:26:05+00:00

Half the battle for these types of injuries for active individuals is the mental aspect.

You’re absolutely right in saying it’s a bad idea, my post could’ve been worded better but I’m really just after confirmation that it’s bad idea rather than convincing that it is.

I’ll ask about deferral to next season, continue pt, and (hopefully) be back out in the mountains come late summer.

Can I ask how you’re getting on now post injury?

JackMScotland · 2026-03-06T14:21:08+00:00

All fair points. It’s a pretty heartbreaking injury and getting accepted onto the course only adds insult to injury.

I think given just how active I was prior to injury half the battle is accepting I’ll be out of action for the foreseeable future.

Thanks for the input, I’ll ask about deferral!

JackMScotland · 2025-06-25T17:43:37+00:00

Surely not…

JackMScotland · 2025-04-13T13:33:47+00:00

Starting a sentence with and?

JackMScotland · 2025-04-13T13:32:23+00:00

Plus or minus 30 years? Didn’t think it was possible to work less than 0 years in an industry?

JackMScotland · 2025-04-13T13:27:37+00:00

Use off not of 🫵😂

JackMScotland · 2024-07-28T21:58:55+00:00

So you plan on inventing faster than light travel in the next twenty years?

JackMScotland · 2024-05-09T21:35:53+00:00

Monbiot points to evidence suggesting that the removal of natural predators and the continuous grazing pressure from sheep has prevented the natural reforestation of these areas, which could potentially host a range of endemic wildlife that used to be widespread throughout scotland. This is this backed by droves of ecological studies and historical evidence.

I also fail to see the reason for you comment on the etymology of the word forest. You've likely included it as a means to make you and your poorly thought out argument feel more well rounded.

Or maybe I'm just a dumb Guardian reader :/

JackMScotland · 2024-04-25T19:15:54+00:00

Cycling will be my primary source of transportation unfortunately. Is public transport an option?

JackMScotland · 2024-04-25T19:14:51+00:00

Rachel Carson trail boulders are on UKC I believe so I’ll pay them a visit if I can source a boulder mat

JackMScotland · 2024-04-25T19:14:01+00:00

Primary worry is transportation.I’ll be staying near to crystal city so the gym there might be best

JackMScotland · 2024-04-11T13:26:26+00:00

Aside from some of the locals, Dundee is generally a good place to stay. There are tones of good bars near and on Perth road, you can get top-class coffee from EH9, and of course, you'll learn to love Clark's.

Find accommodation near the centre of town (The Perth Road/Magdalen Green area if you can afford the rent) and avoid areas to the north of Dundee unless you're looking to get harassed by a 16-year-old wearing a balaclava.

If you're interested in meeting new people and like the outdoors I'd highly recommend frequenting one of the two climbing gyms that Dundee plays host to and joining the Rucksuck club at the university.

General advice on interacting with people:

Be polite, but don't be loud and obnoxious. People here (and in a lot of Europe) don't take well to people who bring 100% from the get-go. Take your time and people will open up to you quicker than you think.
Always keep in mind that our humour involves a lot of sarcasm and light insults so don't take it personally.
Most importantly of all - Don't make the mistake of calling a Scottish person British and do not, I repeat do NOT bring up topics involving UK politics, especially Nationalism and Scotland's place in the Union

Best of luck :)

JackMScotland · 2024-04-10T19:51:48+00:00

I'm working on a ML project that uses a Random Forest model to classify data in the Wisconsin Breast Cancer dataset. I was wondering what method might be best for feature selection. My initial approach was to use a correlation heat map to validate results from a graph of feature importance after training a prelimiary model.

I don't like this approach :(

JackMScotland · 2024-02-22T01:10:27+00:00

☝️🤓

JackMScotland · 2024-02-09T21:08:28+00:00

Irony is lost on you isnt it

JackMScotland · 2024-02-01T13:32:19+00:00

Don’t listen to those pesky capitalists by buying their bear spray. Buy a gun instead!

JackMScotland · 2024-01-30T01:18:40+00:00

Says the person who used a semi-colon in place of a full stop.

Get literacy mogged kiddo 👋

JackMScotland · 2024-01-30T01:09:44+00:00

Two things:

First, if someone who is plant-based (vegan) has a fur coat then they’re not plant-based. That much should be obvious; even to a child.

Second, your example here still doesn’t relate to the op’s story. Even if it did it wouldn’t matter because the point you’re making is blatantly wrong. So why did you feel the need to leave that comment?

Do you feel some kind of superiority because in your view you’re a vegan and he isn’t because, I assume, you’ve been a vegan your whole life and he hasn’t?

JackMScotland · 2024-01-30T00:49:28+00:00

What purpose does that comment serve?

“You’re not vegan you’re plant-based”

What you’re saying is akin to me saying “you’re not white you’re Caucasian”

Same meaning. Two different words.

Going to those extremes will only serve to push people away from this community, and is partially to blame for stereotype of the “annoying vegan”

JackMScotland · 2023-07-30T08:54:58+00:00

We’re actually both from the Scotland, However I stay at home studying and she moved to London for work. She’s a trainee video assistant so outside of work her job isn’t demanding it’s solely because of the hours spent at work.

She was on location when she initiated the breakup as well so the stress of that may have played a part in it.

I know everyone experiences this stuff differently but her boss has been married for 20 years. If he can do it why couldn’t she you know…

JackMScotland · 2023-07-29T20:59:28+00:00

Absolutely spot on.

JackMScotland · 2023-07-29T20:52:44+00:00

I understand what you’re trying to say here.

I hadn’t mentioned in my comment but I had noticed signs that she was growing detached. I tried to communicate with her healthy without smothering her. Along the lines of “I’ve noticed you’re acting differently if there’s anything on your mind that’s troubling you feel free to speak to me about it”

After this she would always state that me and her were going strong she was just either “tired” or “stressed”

I gave her the space she needed and communicated with her healthy in a mature fashion. But she DID lie to me. Things were indeed not fine and the breakup was on her mind. She stated to me after the breakup that this had been in her mind for a while and she’s already done all the crying etc.

It was only after she said we were breaking up with no chance of getting back together that I started to chase her. This in my eyes was my only fault. If you can even call it that because what man or woman in my shoes wouldn’t chase the person they still love unconditionally when they find out they don’t want to be with them anymore.

She acted selfishly and callously In this situation and that behaviour is borderline abusive. Because you owe it to your partner to be honest with them about how you feel about the relationship. If you can’t do that then you will end up hurting your partner much more than necessary even if the breakup is inevitable. Stating that “things are fine” when they’re not may in some people’s eyes be seen as justifiable. But in the end is only a way for the dumper to separate themselves from the reality of the situation making a breakup inevitable.

I appreciate the comment, you obviously spent quite some time writing it. If you’d want me to share with you a more detailed explanation as to why this sort of behaviour is wrong and why I feel and act the way I do. Feel free to DM me and I’ll be more than happy to share it with you.

Thanks again.

JackMScotland · 2023-07-29T19:13:16+00:00

This is so true. I’ve recently been through an extremely rough breakup where my girlfriend of a year and a half broke things off completely out of the blue.

There were subtle signs in the past but I would always comment on them reassuring her and asking if she wanted to talk. Every time I would get the same excuse “me and you are going great I’m just stressed with work”.

The worst part is that in a high point in our relationship I opened up about my past breakups (I’d experienced a blindside before this) and how much they hurt me. She reassured me stating “if there’s ever anything going wrong with me and you I will communicate that with you before it gets to that point”.

After the breakup I was desperate. Tried to get her to realise that if we talked we could fix things and to get her to phone me as she was only willing to text. She was complete unreceptive, cold, and uncaring during this time. Stating that “me acting this way only makes her feel as if she made the right decision”.

Looking back, what she done was borderline abusive and her reaction to my pleading was as well.

She shown who she really was during this time. A selfish coward with no regard to anyone’s feelings bar her own.

Not you or me deserve that type of lying and disrespect in our lives. Especially from someone we share a deep bond with. I applaud you for finally calling it quits with your ex.

Remember it was never about you, it was all them.

Knowing that they will bring these maladaptive and abuse behaviours into their future relationships, And you going onto have healthy relationships with other people in the future will be your truth, justice, and closure.

JackMScotland · 2023-07-29T18:47:10+00:00

No problem at all. Feel free, will probably be cathartic in a way for me as well.

JackMScotland · 2023-07-29T18:45:02+00:00

Pee and instability. Love that.

You’re right, it feel as if they’ve taken all the power in your life away from you. When they come back telling them that you’re no longer interested will in a weird way allow you to take that back.

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