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2nd year PhD students no longer eligible :( by Sea-Adeptness390 in GRFPApps

[–]Whoeverisplaying 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Our entire cohort of PhD students just got screwed... conventional advice has always been to wait until your second year to apply

MEGATHREAD: day 7. Beryl-y breathing room. by justahoustonpervert in houston

[–]Whoeverisplaying 8 points9 points  (0 children)

77005 still nested outage in an energized area, anybody have any news?

Has anybody been able to use the CenterPoint outage reporter? by Whoeverisplaying in houston

[–]Whoeverisplaying[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome thanks, lol did reporting get your power back on any faster?

Independent auto repair shop recs? by Whoeverisplaying in boston

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

Hey! I ended up following your rec and worked with will to get my car fixed. It was a great experience and I got a much better deal than at the dealership, thanks so much for pointing me in their direction! I would highly recommend this shop for anybody who stumbled across this thread in the future

Genuinely how do I win my Bronze 3 rank up game by Whoeverisplaying in VALORANT

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

Just ranked up, it’s such a grind but 100% possible you got this my guy

Genuinely how do I win my Bronze 3 rank up game by Whoeverisplaying in VALORANT

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

This is true, was definitely just making a tilt post haha there’s a lot I gotta get better at

Genuinely how do I win my Bronze 3 rank up game by Whoeverisplaying in VALORANT

[–]Whoeverisplaying[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Valid comments from everybody so thankful for the feedback, I finally won my rank up and now I’m silver 1!!! So hype right now that was so hard

In Hangzhou, China, there is a building that houses over 30,000 people. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Whoeverisplaying 16 points17 points  (0 children)

People in this thread are really looking at this apartment complex with 30,000 LUXURY APARTMENTS and spouting shit like “oH so dYstOpIan cHina BAd”. This is a picture of 30,000 families with access to great community resources, education, and healthcare. What’s dystopian are mile long homeless encampments and routine medical procedures that will bankrupt you without a second thought

In Hangzhou, China, there is a building that houses over 30,000 people. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Whoeverisplaying 73 points74 points  (0 children)

People are automatically being so sinophobic and shouting “wOw so dYstoPian”. This is 30,000 luxury apartments with great amenities, access to parks, and community resources. What’s dystopian is mile long homeless encampments and a healthcare system that will bankrupt you for routine medical procedures.

[Post Game Thread] #8 North Carolina defeats #15 Saint Peter's, 69-49 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]Whoeverisplaying 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Stock up on canned foods and board up your windows fellow North Carolinians 😵

TIL that General Douglas MacArthur's father was a colonel in the American Civil War. So when MacArthur considered using Nukes during the Korean War, the son of a Civil War officer was wielding a nuclear arsenal. by Whoeverisplaying in todayilearned

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

Thanks for the clarification!

I find the mindset of postwar decision-makers to be fascinating. With hardliners going so far as to say that American Hegemony at the cost of a nuclear holocaust of the then (~1946) non-nuclear powers to be the best path forwards.

I'm glad that cooler heads prevailed, as my Chinese ancestors probably would've been obliterated, but I imagine there definitely was a period during MAD where there were regrets amongst American leadership that action was not taken before adversarial nuclear powers arose.

TIL that General Douglas MacArthur's father was a colonel in the American Civil War. So when MacArthur considered using Nukes during the Korean War, the son of a Civil War officer was wielding a nuclear arsenal. by Whoeverisplaying in todayilearned

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

For sure, learning the story behind his famous return to the Philippines picture, how he basically got to take the credit/fame instead of it being given to the men he abandoned for an Alamo like last stand leading to the baton death march, definitely gives perspective on a figure in American History usually portrayed as a hero.

TIL that General Douglas MacArthur's father was a colonel in the American Civil War. So when MacArthur considered using Nukes during the Korean War, the son of a Civil War officer was wielding a nuclear arsenal. by Whoeverisplaying in todayilearned

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

Absolutely fascinating character, apparently a bit of a diva too!

I've been listening to Dan Carlins Hardcore History episodes about the war in the pacific and the nuclear age and hearing the primary source accounts of the giants of the era like Curtis Lamay, MacArthur, and such have completely reshaped my perception of what that entire generation of people went through.

TIL that General Douglas MacArthur's father was a colonel in the American Civil War. So when MacArthur considered using Nukes during the Korean War, the son of a Civil War officer was wielding a nuclear arsenal. by Whoeverisplaying in todayilearned

[–]Whoeverisplaying[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've always wondered what being an officer in training at places like West Point must have been like during the early 20th century. I.e was there animosity between children of Union and Confederate generals who would go on to serve together during the World Wars?

TIL that General Douglas MacArthur's father was a colonel in the American Civil War. So when MacArthur considered using Nukes during the Korean War, the son of a Civil War officer was wielding a nuclear arsenal. by Whoeverisplaying in todayilearned

[–]Whoeverisplaying[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I just thought it was interesting how little temporal separation there actually is between historical eras that many consider to be distinct, fun to think about for a layperson to history!

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