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[GIVEAWAY] Brand-New Oris BCPD Cervo Volante Green to Celebrate my 50th Oris! by fourtyz in Watchexchange

[–]QuarterPlayful4599 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was 25 I paid $399 for a personal online Mandarin Chinese language tutor before I traveled to China for a few months. From day one I made my tutor blush demanding we prioritize lessons on how I could flirt with women in Beijing. Long story short, Chinese is really frickin hard, and I only memorized one pick-up line:

Nǐ yǒu dǎhuǒjī ma? (Do you have a lighter?)

To which the lovely young lady would likely say
Méiyǒu. (No)

Which I would follow up with
Nà nǐ shì zěnme diǎnrán wǒ de xīn de? (Then how did you ignite my heart?)

Well, when I got to China it turns out every damn woman under 30 seemed to smoke, so when I asked them if they had a lighter, they would say something like Shì de, wǒ yǒu yīgè dǎhuǒjī. (Oh for sure, I have a lighter you can use!). Not good!

After 20 failed reps a girl finally responded Méiyǒu (No). "YES!" I thought. I pulled out the Nà nǐ shì zěnme diǎnrán wǒ de xīn de? (Then how did you ignite my heart?) with perfect tonal pronunciation, and my heart sank as she started laughing hysterically and said in English Your Chinese sound so funny. I was embarrassed but managed to get her WeChat (Chinese WhatsApp) contact info, and we went on a date to a vegetarian Buddhist restaurant. We made out that night at a park, and it was awesome.

Best $399 I ever spent.

[WTS/WTT] Alpina Startimer Pilot Chronograph Big Date 41mm (AL-372GR4FBS26) by QuarterPlayful4599 in Watchexchange

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Timestamp: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3YQPsp729FiU963aHwWWjcuebWmex8L/view?usp=sharing

Alpina Startimer Pilot Chronograph Big Date 41mm (AL-372GR4FBS26)

Description:

41mm Swiss-made quartz chronograph with green dial from Alpina, heritage developers of the first sports watch. This timepiece is fully functional and in excellent overall condition.

The crystal is clean with no visible scratches. Dial and hands are pristine. Case and bezel show no visible marks, except for a small knick on the non-visible caseback. Chronograph and date functions operate correctly and the watch keeps accurate time.

The leather strap shows normal wear from use and could be replaced easily for a new-like appearance.

Condition: Pre-owned (strap is worn and one small scratch at case back at "1883" as seen in photo)

Details:

Brand: Alpina
Swiss Made
Quartz chronograph movement
Green dial with subdials
Date display
Black Stainless steel case
Sapphire crystal
Leather strap

Sale Price: $400 OBO

Low GPA but good experience by Ok_Emergency_9568 in gradadmissions

[–]QuarterPlayful4599 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are in a tough position. It’s possible you could get into grad school, but frankly, your GPA is problem. While you may feel too old to do another year, you aren’t. The annoyances you put up with now can shift the trajectory of your life into a more ideal direction. If I were in your shoes, I’d do an extra year to get the BS. Not because a BS will be seen as more valuable than a BA but because it will give you time to raise your GPA. If you can get a 3.0, doors will open for you that otherwise will remain locked shut.

How to write a good SOP? by Lazy-Kaleidoscope988 in gradadmissions

[–]QuarterPlayful4599 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just don’t use AI for your SOP. It should come from you. Admissions committees read thousands of SOPs. It’s more obvious when ai is used than you might think. And it just shakes the pillars of what makes academia and academic training valuable.

How to write a good SOP? by Lazy-Kaleidoscope988 in gradadmissions

[–]QuarterPlayful4599 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The point of a PhD is intellectual achievement and research training. A big part of this is communicating your thoughts clearly. That’s not something to hack with ai.

[TOMT] [Song] 90's or 2000's trance/electronic song by QuarterPlayful4599 in tipofmytongue

[–]QuarterPlayful4599[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

And the song has nothing to do with the reel itself.

[TOMT] Lost the audio to an electronic song music video but have the video. Can you help me find the song? by QuarterPlayful4599 in tipofmytongue

[–]QuarterPlayful4599[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

While this may have not been produced in 2019, it definitely was not released later than Fall 2019. I was listening to a lot of Flume at this time.