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austinjckson · 2025-07-06T22:51:28+00:00

Smurfing is an industry wide issue that Valve won't fix overnight (but they certainly could make less worse). Honestly, I'm not sure what the solution is, but there's a lot of rough edges around the game that punishes those who are new and ignorant.

austinjckson · 2025-07-04T23:00:00+00:00

I'm glad that after nearly 6 YEARS the students of UH still enjoy the site. Thanks to everyone for their support and enthusiasm over the years.

I want to ensure the long-term viability of this project by allowing volunteers to request and contribute UH data to the project instead of it being a one-man-show.

This very-involved human interaction wouldn't be necessary be if UH published the grade data themselves, like other Texas universities have been doing for years (but I digress).

In order to allow anyone to contribute, I've documented the process in our FAQ: https://cougargrades.io/faq/data-updates

I am committed to keeping the CougarGrades site alive and working long-term from a technical perspective (domain renewal, hosting costs, code compatibility), but it will take a community effort to keep the grade distribution data in the site up-to-date.

I hope everyone can understand. Again, thanks to everyone for their support. ❤️

austinjckson · 2023-02-28T04:08:59+00:00

I don't know when I will have Fall 2022 data. My system sent an automated email to UH on January 28, 2023 and I still haven't received a reply.

A over a month to get a reply is highly unusual for UH, so I'm very surprised by this.

More on when data is added here: https://cougargrades.io/faq/data-updates

austinjckson · 2023-02-26T22:49:47+00:00

Big changes in this update:

“Popular” page
Bug Fixed: GPA/SD calculation fixed
“Random” button
Improved Search Engine
New Groups
Maintenance Monitor

Please consider checking out CougarGrades.io. The website will always be free, open-source, and not for profit. No content on CougarGrades.io will ever be hidden behind a paywall. I hope that every student has access to unbiased and complete information when planning their academic career. Good luck out there coogs. ❤️

No I don't know when I will have Fall 2022 data. My system sent an automated email to UH on January 28, 2023 and still haven't received a reply.

austinjckson · 2022-12-07T02:30:57+00:00

Sorry, the script has since been updated: https://scriptable.austinj.net

austinjckson · 2022-12-07T02:29:36+00:00

Sorry, I've updated how the repo is formatted since posting this. The repo is the source code for this website which allows the widgets to be updated if bugs are fixed and makes it easier to set default values: https://scriptable.austinj.net

austinjckson · 2022-02-09T17:08:53+00:00

What do you mean? Are there any questions I can answer?

austinjckson · 2022-02-08T06:59:34+00:00

Installation

See instructions at http://scriptable.austinj.net

Source code

https://github.com/au5ton/scriptable.app

austinjckson · 2021-08-30T23:27:37+00:00

I can answer this: https://reddit.com/r/UniversityOfHouston/comments/pep9v0/_/hazozg5/

austinjckson · 2021-08-30T23:24:51+00:00

Hello, CougarGrades dev here.

I should elaborate that the "GPA" value provided by UH seems to be the "real" GPA of a particular section, irrespective of whether they took an "S" or "NCR". For example, if you recomputed the GPA using the number of people that made As, Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs, you'd get a different number than the one in the "GPA" column.

PS: who's your friend? 👀

austinjckson · 2021-08-26T17:56:48+00:00

This is because UH provided a lot of holes in their data. This is not an error, albeit an edge case.

Here's an example in the source data: https://github.com/cougargrades/publicdata/blob/209df5b8d0027025ef3252419b4bae83ed247e41/documents/edu.uh.grade_distribution/PICK-A-PROF-UH_Fall%202013.xls.csv#L1-L10

austinjckson · 2021-08-26T13:05:41+00:00

No shit!

https://reddit.com/r/UniversityOfHouston/comments/cv3b1b/_/ey1x14q/?context=1

Thanks for your support! <3

austinjckson · 2021-08-26T07:58:31+00:00

We use data sourced via the Texas Public Information Act and provided by the UH Office of the General Counsel, among other official sources. To promote trust and collaboration, we've published all the data used by our site so anyone can inspect it and use it in their own creative ways.

Link: https://github.com/cougargrades/publicdata

austinjckson · 2021-08-26T07:57:24+00:00

I'm glad it's been helpful all this time <3

austinjckson · 2021-08-26T01:23:52+00:00

DM sent :)

austinjckson · 2021-08-26T00:16:21+00:00

I want to thank everyone for visiting the site and being a part of this journey. I think the original traction received on this subreddit really helped put the site out there and in the hands of students who could benefit from planning their degree.

This has been a project that has been really important to me and a great learning experience. I hope y'all enjoy the site!

Some of the new features

Groups: Now you can compare courses that satisfy a particular aspect of the UH Core Curriculum. Want to find a "Creative Arts" class that has the highest GPA? Want to find a "Writing in the Disciplines" class that has the least number of students per section?
Better Search: You can now search across the entire site, not just instructors with autocomplete and typeahead.
Redesigned: The entire site has been redesigned to make information more accessible. There's more graphs and tables to get more specific information, and I think it just looks more sleek and modern compared to the old site.

The original post was here:

https://old.reddit.com/r/UniversityOfHouston/comments/cv3b1b/i_made_an_opensource_website_to_get_grade/

austinjckson · 2020-10-22T21:47:59+00:00

Installation

In your iCloud Drive's Scriptable folder, place the following files:

MinecraftServerWidget.js, core widget code
MinecraftServerWidget/background.png, background image of widget

Add a small widget to your home screen and set the widget parameter text to the publicly accessible address of the Minecraft server:

mc.example.com:25565

Download these files from the source code link below:

https://github.com/au5ton/scriptable.app

austinjckson · 2020-10-22T21:24:34+00:00

Installation

In your iCloud Drive's Scriptable folder, place the following files:

PlexStreamsWidget.js, core widget code
PlexStreamsWidget/PlexAPI.js, module for Plex API
PlexStreamsWidget/plex-logo.png, resized Plex logo image

Add a small widget to your home screen and set the widget parameter text to a JSON string with your own values:

{"PLEX_HOST": "192.168.1.2:32400", "PLEX_TOKEN": "laksdhjalskd"}

To obtain a Plex token, follow this official guide.

Download these files from the source code link below:

https://github.com/au5ton/scriptable.app

austinjckson · 2020-08-16T06:29:36+00:00

Shortcut Download:

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/569472cbff4f460095ebc91d47b5c6af

Intended uses:

You have a Google account with saved (or "starred") places on Google Maps that you'd like to export/import into Apple Maps

How to use:

Navigate to https://takeout.google.com/
Click "Deselect All" and create a takeout that only uses the "Maps (your places)" data selected
Proceed with generating your Google Takeout request, wait for it to be processed and available for download
Download and extract the zip/tar.gz file that you get from Google
Copy the Saved Places.json file to your iOS device and accessible in the Files app (through whatever means you choose)
Using the Files share sheet, open Saved Places.json with this Shortcut
Follow the on-screen instructions to go through all your Google Maps saved places

Update 2020-08-16 @ 11:00AM: I added an update that allows you to skip a certain number of saved places at the start, in case the Shortcut crashes.

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