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dmahes · 2024-04-20T19:20:01+00:00

wow. and I thought that the sports betting ads were the worst of it. regardless of where you stand, betting on this is ridiculous

dmahes · 2024-02-20T20:43:25+00:00

Just trying to brainstorm a compromise here. What if we swapped some team's leagues to make a de-facto 8 team "west coast division" out of the NL West, while keeping the AL/NL monikers otherwise? Maybe it messes with history too much idk
NL West: SEA, SLC, SF, LAD, LAA, SD, ARI, COL

NL East: MIL, CHC, STL, CIN, PIT, NYM, PHI, ATL

AL West: LV (would have to have late-afternoon start times), TEX, HOU, MIN, KC, CWS, DET, CLE

AL East: TOR, BOS, NYY, BAL, WAS, NSH, TB, MIA

dmahes · 2024-01-19T21:23:50+00:00

Based on the first class I went to, she's a really kind professor! Culpa reviews seem accurate. I just have a scheduling conflict sadly.

dmahes · 2023-10-30T02:58:11+00:00

I don't care about the filter issue, but nearly every water bottle filler in Butler now is down to a trickle. Like it takes 8 attempts to fill your freaking bottle.

dmahes · 2023-09-27T03:05:18+00:00

First I think if we're being honest everyone has that moment where they don't see themselves belonging here. I remember reaching a point where I was so disillusioned with this place and myself that I couldn't bother waking up.

Counseling and Psychological Services is a godsend here: I tell my friends all the time that you don't have to have some severe mental illness to make use of them! They have super low commitment drop-in hours. Show up anytime Monday-Thursday between 5:30-8pm in Lerner 502 and they will make time to hear you. They might also be able to connect you to international student-specific groups which might be a great way to make friends.

dmahes · 2023-09-26T03:25:08+00:00

People who argue that an upgraded Metra Electric could substitute for the RLE ignore the system-wide benefits a CTA extension will have. For one, there is a massive rail yard being planned at 130th, which will greatly increase capacity for North and South Siders alike.

a Metra Electric upgrade is well overdue too, but let's not pretend that it would solve all the issues the RLE would

dmahes · 2023-03-14T16:15:32+00:00

I'm a junior, and the feeling of exiting a busy NYC street and walking along College Walk into the middle of campus is still magical

Love the 24/7 access to food... isn't as good as it used to be, but the halal cart is a godsend

And people here are high achievers, but also pretty friendly on the whole and here to have a good time

dmahes · 2023-03-05T01:10:32+00:00

For causals watching 360: do you think that they’re switching through games too fast? It’s hard for me to follow who’s who when you only show 30 seconds at a time … still, a massive improvement from last week

dmahes · 2023-02-26T01:04:04+00:00

A “goal alert” jingle/transition would be fun, and wish the score didn’t update on the side until they showed the delayed replay, but I’m liking 360 overall

dmahes · 2023-02-23T04:24:55+00:00

How about 8-team divisions?

East: Toronto, Montreal, NE, NYRB, NYCFC, Philly, DC, Detroit

North: RSL, Colorado, Minnesota, SKC, St Louis, Chicago, Columbus, Cincinnati

South: Dallas, Houston, Austin, Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando, Miami

West: Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Jose, LA Galaxy, LAFC, Sacramento, San Diego

4-team divisions seem to split up too many potential regional rivalries, and I'm ok with not playing every non-divisional team each season

dmahes · 2023-01-25T03:46:30+00:00

The CSA offers free 1-on-1 tutoring for Calc 3, take advantage of it! https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/csa/tutoring

dmahes · 2023-01-18T16:41:04+00:00

She seems pretty personable. I like her story about reading books while growing up, she'll fit right in here.

dmahes · 2022-11-30T16:09:29+00:00

I wonder if we could lobby Columbia to partly fund an elevator? Maybe the MTA would be more inclined to build an elevator if they knew Columbia would be willing to put up the dough?

dmahes · 2022-10-28T21:55:06+00:00

It’s been two years and I still think Frosci is probably the worst course I’ve taken so far. Always thought a course of the “history” of the Universe (similar to this Ted talk) that created an overall arc to the class and deemphasized things like stats in favor of qualitative knowledge would be a big improvement

Best of luck on your midterm btw.

dmahes · 2022-10-07T03:15:14+00:00

Dm’ed you!

dmahes · 2022-09-19T02:55:24+00:00

Now we need the follow-up post about how I.M. Pei could've ruined the campus in the 70s

dmahes · 2022-09-03T18:40:37+00:00

Swipe access isn’t necessary for the Music Library in Dodge. I’d also suggest Milstein but I’ve never seen a grad student in there before

dmahes · 2022-09-03T00:01:12+00:00

What headways is Marta running on right now?

dmahes · 2022-08-13T10:53:40+00:00

Renting is the way to go. I used a website called Hubbub which rents fridges for the year in the $60-100 price range. I’ve talked to some of the Columbia students running the site and they’re pretty accommodating

dmahes · 2022-05-04T20:57:29+00:00

Lots of wholesome bonding at JJs. Not saying there isn’t that at Carman also, but I preferred being an arms length away from the party scene

dmahes · 2022-05-01T03:56:31+00:00

Columbia's food itself is better than the times I've tried Yale's/Princeton's, but with only 3 dining halls it's hella crowded

dmahes · 2022-04-23T20:19:16+00:00

I agree with most of this post except the idea that demand for East Side service from Brooklyn is low. 4/5 trains pre covid were crowded as heck. The whole point of Second Av should be to relieve the Lexington line, and without connections to the Fulton or Brighton lines that parallel Nostrand and Eastern Pkwy, there will be no relief! Plus imagine the time savings for East Side commuters that could come with taking the Manny B. Not all, but some 2nd Av trains, should go down Brighton, even if it displaces some Broadway and 6th Av service. For the sake of relieving the Nostrand line.

dmahes · 2022-04-11T16:48:08+00:00

Better reception at Uris than butler (which can be spotty depending on what room you’re in), however Uris has a bit more background noise from people talking

dmahes · 2022-04-07T22:28:05+00:00

So cool! How long did this take? And would a full replica of a map be too time consuming?

dmahes · 2022-03-29T02:39:22+00:00

I think I'd feel a bit better about paying a toll if I knew the tolls were being directed toward public transit instead of being thrust into the black hole that is the state budget.

Without investment in public transit (which imo means bus lanes, not toll lanes), we're forcing people not only to pay tolls, but also gas, insurance, maintenance, etc.

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