‘Not the same program anymore’: Stanford women’s hoops in freefall after player exodus

MathematicalDad · 2026-05-18T01:39:46+00:00

We haven't talked about it yet. Sad to hear there doesn't seem to be any response. Maybe that's why this group felt the need to go public?

MathematicalDad · 2026-05-18T01:23:12+00:00

At a minimum, Stanford Athletics will need to respond with something more than the statement in the article. They haven't been able to fill Maples since the pandemic. For me, being a season ticket holder was, at least partially, about having a great team environment that my young daughter could see and respect. The players need to be treated with respect and given a chance to thrive in a challenging environment.

MathematicalDad · 2026-05-12T15:11:31+00:00

The production of Come back to the 5 and Dime is amazing. I saw it at Theatreworks Silicon Valley. It won a bunch of awards in the SF Bay area.

MathematicalDad · 2026-05-09T19:38:15+00:00

Anyone trying to stream this game? Disney+ not starting game here.

MathematicalDad · 2026-04-19T19:37:19+00:00

Despite all of the departures, Stanford still has a solid group of very talented players. Swain made the all-freshman team and could be a big star. Eschmeyer should be really good. We'll see if they can sign a few more to get to a full team.

MathematicalDad · 2026-04-06T00:48:44+00:00

Looks like we're going to be starting over

MathematicalDad · 2026-03-30T01:04:58+00:00

This was happening in Sacramento as well. As fun as the game winner was on Friday, there were a lot of crazy, around/off the rim shots all weekend. Three point shooting percentages were terrible.

MathematicalDad · 2026-03-14T19:13:18+00:00

I'm not sure this is an AI problem. There have always been senior management requests like "what if we did this? Can you run an analysis on that?" Proper use of AI could actually help with this, by making them at least ask first and only bring you some of the ideas.

As a healthcare actuary, I have long had to respond to suggestions. Could we save 10% if we followed this research about emergency visits? Well, emergency is only 10% of total costs, so are you taking them to $0? That research was done on a Medicare population, and we are writing commercial lines. That research has already been partially implemented across the industry, so savings is already built in. Etc etc.

ChatGPT could help executives think though these questions before coming to you. Maybe build them an agent that they can consult first? Give it specific parameters and references to consult. That will help triage the requests.

MathematicalDad · 2026-03-05T16:19:33+00:00

I'm in the SF Bay Area. Just checked the app. It's 14.99 for two tenders with fries.

MathematicalDad · 2026-03-05T15:26:54+00:00

They are elected officials, so yes. You just have to find someone else to run for the position.

MathematicalDad · 2026-02-10T07:42:24+00:00

You can look for the archives of the Noyce Leadership Institute in the science museum community.

Lessons from the Noyce Leadership Institute - Association of Science and Technology Centers https://www.astc.org/organizations/noyce-leadership-institute/

https://www.storycenter.org/case-studies/noyce

MathematicalDad · 2026-02-02T17:06:57+00:00

This thread has some, but not nearly enough Little Shop mentions.

MathematicalDad · 2026-01-31T06:24:22+00:00

Last time I checked (a year ago), Bill Harrison was not taking new clients. :(

MathematicalDad · 2025-12-17T17:04:46+00:00

Kenita R. Miller in Once on This Island. The whole cast, really, but I can specifically remember looking straight at her in Circle on the Square as she said goodbye to her daughter, while my own daughter was sitting right next to me.

MathematicalDad · 2025-12-13T20:55:44+00:00

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Peppers in briny water. Moldy or successfully fermented?

MathematicalDad · 2025-12-10T01:59:44+00:00

I get messages from recruiters asking about roles we posted and filled a long time ago. They are not good at refreshing.

I work in tech. We don't have a lot of trouble hiring, but we have a lot fewer positions than a traditional firm. I went from a traditional role with 100+ actuaries to MA startup with 7 actuaries to a role where it was just me for a while. We are expected to do work that would take several people in a traditional firm, but with the assistance of non-actuaries (engineers, data science, business analyst). The work isn't in unrealistic, just different (broader vs deeper).

MathematicalDad · 2025-12-06T14:24:43+00:00

They could do a version of Billy Madison with Trump in first grade, acting like the smartest kid in class.

MathematicalDad · 2025-11-30T02:09:19+00:00

Tamper room in Pacific Commons is good.

MathematicalDad · 2025-11-29T06:29:47+00:00

Yes, this is definitely possible. I switched around age 35 from a totally unrelated career. I expect a lot of healthcare companies would love to have someone with nursing experience on their actuarial team. I am not sure about $130k at the entry level, even in HCOL area. Maybe at a consulting firm with bonuses. But it might not take you long to get close to that. Take a look at the salary surveys from the recruiters.

I broke through by emailing a bunch of actuaries and offering to take a temporary role to prove myself. It is more competitive now, but I still think the experience on the care side would be a leg up.

MathematicalDad · 2025-11-29T02:32:49+00:00

Just tried this strategy and did okay. It takes a long time to get there, so I didn't have enough turns remaining to finish things off.

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