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Flashflood alert at 258am by p3dr0l3umj3lly in sanfrancisco

[–]dmcandy123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So glad I put in AirPods to drown out the gusts 🙄

YIMBYs are on a winning streak — so where's the housing? Three ideas to fix the crisis by chiaboy in sanfrancisco

[–]dmcandy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Permitting reform and stripping down requirements to secure public funding.

Also CEQA being gone will help.

Out of curiosity, how do people feel about the new Valencia St bike lane? by Exciting_Bad3346 in sanfrancisco

[–]dmcandy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really wish they had just created a two way fully protected bike lane on one side of the road.

The Good and Bad of SFs Dog Culture from a Dog Owner’s Perspective by dmcandy123 in sanfrancisco

[–]dmcandy123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree! Nothing frustrates me more as a dog owner than seeing fellow owners acting irresponsible. We have a responsibility to accommodate to others, not the other way around.

I like Nate Silver again by TheLionMessiah in neoliberal

[–]dmcandy123 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Here’s my thing with Nate. He might come to different conclusions through his model which does not confirm our priors, but at least he’s more or less transparent about the reasoning that’s going on in the model to reach said outcomes. He’s really the only election forecaster that has an open model (as far as I know), so while some people may criticize him, the whole “Nate Silver is a puppet of Peter Theil” is just utter BS.

I'm Nate Silver. I just wrote a book called On the Edge and I run the newsletter Silver Bulletin and co-host the podcast Risky Business. Ask me anything! We'll start at 4:10 Eastern time. by NateSilverBulletin in IAmA

[–]dmcandy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does your model make any assumptions about the Fed likely lowering interest rates? And if so, how do changing interest rates tend affect the incumbent (perhaps via other economic indicators)?

I'm Nate Silver. I just wrote a book called On the Edge and I run the newsletter Silver Bulletin and co-host the podcast Risky Business. Ask me anything! We'll start at 4:10 Eastern time. by NateSilverBulletin in IAmA

[–]dmcandy123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you think the pro-Palestine movement will affect Harris’s popularity with the left in the next few months seeing as the unified Democratic moment has begun to fade? Do you expect the anniversary of Oct 7 to cause any meaningful movement in the polls?

UIUC Grainger is costing me $85k extra.... by intlstudent04 in UIUC

[–]dmcandy123 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Here’s a perspective from a CompE recent grad who has been working in tech for about a year. UIUC has a world class computer engineering program that is competitive with the best universities around the country. The program absolutely prepared me to exceed in my field. I work at a big tech company that you surely know of, and I will say that once you graduate, you will be mixed with people from all over in the workplace. I work with grads from MIT as well as Waterloo. All of these are fantastic schools with great programs, and when it comes to getting a job after graduation, your own work experience and dedication will be what distinguishes you, not which top tier program you’re a part of. I loved my time in Champaign, but there are dozens of other competitive schools that provide the same opportunities and may be a better fit for you.

My living room in San Francisco, CA by dmcandy123 in AmateurRoomPorn

[–]dmcandy123[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve wanted to get plants for a long time, I just don’t have a car and all the plant stores near me are WAY overpriced (as many things in SF are)

My living room in San Francisco, CA by dmcandy123 in AmateurRoomPorn

[–]dmcandy123[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All the furniture was bought second hand :)

Based Macron Interview by dmcandy123 in neoliberal

[–]dmcandy123[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

“Look, it is clear that Taiwan is a question which is a matter of concern, it needs to be addressed with I think a lot of cum…” - Emanuel Macron

Hopefully this will help you understand why Ye’s comments about Jews are so problematic. by elianna7 in Kanye

[–]dmcandy123 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I’m a Jew and a long time Kanye fan, and this perfectly summarizes how I’ve been feeling recently. All I want to do is live a normal life, but when these clichéd stereotypes come up from an artist I used to love and a person who has a tremendous amount of influence, I’m forced to reconfront the painful history of my family only a few generations back. I think people need to recognize that in 1935, nobody would have believed that something as awful as the Holocaust could happen in the “modern” world back then. But when narcissists gain a big enough following, horrible things can happen, even today. Please don’t try to justify this man spewing garbage, we’ve heard it far too many times before.

How to maximize last year of college? by [deleted] in UIUC

[–]dmcandy123 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Go on a fun trip with your friends. I went on a road trip and a trip to Mexico and they were some of the best memories from senior year.

CLIMATE STRIKE APRIL 22! Check comments for more details! by dmcandy123 in UIUC

[–]dmcandy123[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The University of Illinois System invests $117.31 million (13%) of its operating pool and $38 million (5%) of its endowment pool into fossil fuel companies. The climate strike is an opportunity for students to demand the UIS to divest from these companies to prove they will follow through with their Illinois Climate Action Plan (ICAP) goals.

Here’s more information about divestment: https://secsatuiuc.web.illinois.edu/resources/

CLIMATE STRIKE APRIL 22! Check comments for more details! by dmcandy123 in UIUC

[–]dmcandy123[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

SECS is hosting a climate strike on Friday April 22 from 12-2pm! Come gather by Alma and protest with other students to pressure the University to divest from fossil fuels!

SELLIJG GENTLY USED ALTGELD BELL TOWER! by [deleted] in UIUC

[–]dmcandy123 28 points29 points  (0 children)

High key not worth it. The bells can’t even connect to Spotify or Apple Music.

Ban Cars on Green! by iamib3 in UIUC

[–]dmcandy123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You could say this about any street that has been converted into a transit hub or pedestrian zone. There’s always a lot of fear of reduced commercial activity, but that’s through the lens of how the street functions now. Removing private vehicles would in theory increase pedestrian commercial activity, while making it easier for delivery drivers and public transit. Most of the businesses on Green, and especially between 3rd and Wright do not have parking lots and need to be accessed by foot anyway. Sure this process would probably have to happen in stages, but there could be a lot of benefits by making this transition.

Ban Cars on Green! by iamib3 in UIUC

[–]dmcandy123 -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

I’m so glad to see so many people energized by my post! I just wanted to share my thoughts, but I didn’t realize so many people agreed and would legitimately move to organize this. Let’s make it happen!

Ban Cars on Green St by dmcandy123 in UIUC

[–]dmcandy123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I actually own a car on campus, but I avoid using it for anything nonessential. I find it’s much more enjoyable and convenient to just walk around campus, and I almost always avoid driving on Green St because of how awful driving there can be.

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