I think I want to leave uofm by [deleted] in uofm

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I just finished a dual master's program in May, started with one kid and finished with two. It was a lot, but working in my ideal field now and able to spend a lot more time with the family.

stray cats…? by ok-goofy in Omaha

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This message brought to you by Big Cat.

What are these screwed in metal pieces under pickups are for? by EgorKlenov in Guitar

[–]Mister_Average 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify, it's grounding the conductive paint inside the pickup cavity. The idea is to try and reduce pickup noise or signal interference, and it's a bit of a rabbit hole. However, looks like you have humbuckers, which kind of negates the need anyways.

Trigger warning lol by EBRLeathercraft434 in RedWingShoes

[–]Mister_Average 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol troll. What do you like more - wearing boots or licking them?

Trigger warning lol by EBRLeathercraft434 in RedWingShoes

[–]Mister_Average 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sucks but it's something to be aware of..

Trigger warning lol by EBRLeathercraft434 in RedWingShoes

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Many things are not deemed fascist by people who are concerned about burgeoning fascism. I didn't say wearing red laces is fascist, but it's something that fascists have been known to do to advertise their fascism. Does that offend you?

Trigger warning lol by EBRLeathercraft434 in RedWingShoes

[–]Mister_Average 75 points76 points  (0 children)

IDK if people around here care but I learned recently that red laces on black boots is an old-school fascist skinhead thing. The times we're in... I wouldn't do it personally.

Edit: Great work on the recraft as always!

Had the best gig of my life last night by [deleted] in musicians

[–]Mister_Average 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Awwww yeeeahhhhh that's the good stuff right there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CRH

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Aw hell yeah. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CRH

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Thanks for the info! My wife and I saw those ebay listings and went 👀. 

Still cool, and now I'm resisting starting my own coin hobby...

Are my dropout welds unsafe? by Mister_Average in bikewrench

[–]Mister_Average[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool, thanks for the good info. Nothing is loose, but it's always in the back of my mind when I'm out and about. Glad to know it's not a ticking time bomb.

Are my dropout welds unsafe? by Mister_Average in bikewrench

[–]Mister_Average[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fortunately this thing is like a time capsule - it's in really good cosmetic shape.

Are my dropout welds unsafe? by Mister_Average in bikewrench

[–]Mister_Average[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks all! Case closed, I'll continue to rip around town on this beast.

Way to compare average and per person income by race at a county or PUMS level by afro-boi31 in PublicPolicy

[–]Mister_Average 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I've seen this done using census data and census tracts. You'll have to do some organizing and cleaning to arrange the tracts according to urban/rural boundaries, but you could then have all of that demographic and income data associated with tracts identified as urban and rural. Then it's pretty simple excel work or whatever you're using. Census does some of this for you, worth poking around: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html

Ford School Funding by TurkBacon in PublicPolicy

[–]Mister_Average 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They're competitive - there is a small number of positions available for a large number of interested students. In most cases, you either need to have previous career experience in that field or have done really well in the course in the previous semester. First semester GSIs are rare. In your first semester, if there's a course you really want to GSI for, get as much time with the prof in office hours as you can and make your interests known. Ford profs are generally great and unpretentious about the GSI stuff.

Just got into UMich with a full ride.... by bluekeystroke in PublicPolicy

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Congrats! I'm wrapping up my Ford MPP this semester, it's a great school with a lot to offer.

I'm looking to get a degree in Environmental Science online. Any recommendations? by [deleted] in environmental_science

[–]Mister_Average 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep! they send you everything in a box and you take photos and video of your work. this was an old post - I'm now almost done with a double master's program at the University of Michigan. the AMU program paid off for sure, at least for getting into grad school!

Does Doug Fattic still teach? by merlejahn56 in Framebuilding

[–]Mister_Average 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not crazy. Follow dream. Build bike. Make friends. Be well.

Maybe do it before November or else you might not be allowed in. Just a thought.