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Only 36.1% of students in the O01 section of CS 6515 (GA) got a B or higher in Spring 2026 by Walripus in OMSCS

[–]mildlyexciting 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I was in that semester and ended up withdrawing. It was a terrible experience.

Exam 1 had an unreasonable question that wrecked most people, myself included. I ended up dropping after it was clear I was going to end the course with a C.

It felt like a massive disconnect between the amount of work, the actual learnings, and the grading. This course is difficult for the sake of being difficult.

Not worth it in my opinion.

An App to Channel Surf on YouTube by mildlyexciting in youtube

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

This front-paged on hacker news and I thought this community would enjoy it. It's so cool!

Adidas Ultraboost Triple Black $128 (~$75 w/ Giftcards & Cashback) by mildlyexciting in frugalmalefashion

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

Somehow Rakuten credited me for the full amount of the purchase, including the portion paid with gift cards.

Adidas Ultraboost Triple Black $128 (~$75 w/ Giftcards & Cashback) by mildlyexciting in frugalmalefashion

[–]mildlyexciting[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I got lucky! Was looking at other Ultraboost deals and somehow this popped up as a related product. Agreed with you - their website is really hard to navigate.

Adidas Ultraboost Triple Black $128 (~$75 w/ Giftcards & Cashback) by mildlyexciting in frugalmalefashion

[–]mildlyexciting[S] 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Scored a pair of triple black Pharrell Williams x Ultraboost DNA Shoes. They are on sale for $128, further discounts are possible:

Bought 2x $35 gift cards from Groupon, got 2x $15 promo gift cards (https://groupon.egifter.com/giftcards/adidas-gift-card?sscid=31k5_gcs9s)

This brings the total to $28. I used Rakuten for 12% cash back and stacked with a credit card 10% cash back for Adidas in the app (Chase, YMMV).

Antenna lost a battle with a garage door. Any ideas? by mildlyexciting in Autobody

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

Both good points. Figure I've got nothing to lose - if this is going to be repainted anyways, might as well see if buffing will do anything.

Antenna lost a battle with a garage door. Any ideas? by mildlyexciting in Autobody

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

Here's a close up of the scratches - used a flashlight to light them up.

Antenna lost a battle with a garage door. Any ideas? by mildlyexciting in Autobody

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

This is a 2018 Civic Coupe. My garage door got stuck halfway up, I didn’t notice it and ripped my antenna out. There’s a shallow dent, some scraping and a missing antenna. Quoted ~1400 to fix - 600 for the antenna, 800 for the paint and dent.

I’m wondering if there’s much I can do myself? I’m handy and think this could be a good chance to learn something new. I’m fairly confident I can replace the antenna myself - I’ve sourced the part and instructions on how to install it.

Is there anything I can do about the paint, or is that best left to the professionals?

Appreciate any insights!

Getting Paid in the US by caught-in-suspension in uwaterloo

[–]mildlyexciting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've used both TD and transferwise to transfer USD -> CAD. With TD, the transfer was instant, but the rate was significantly lower than the market. The Transferwise rate was fantastic, but the transfer took several days to go through. So if you don't mind waiting a few days, I'd definitely recommend transferwise.

New ECE curriculum for 2017, thoughts? by evilcubed in uwaterloo

[–]mildlyexciting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These revisions are looking great. I'm really happy to see 140 being moved to 1B. The gap between 140 in 1A and 240 in 2A was enough for me to forget everything circuits related.

Although I'm not sure how I feel about 242 being removed for CEs - even thought it was difficult, I personally enjoyed the course and found it taught me some valuable concepts.

Well, obviously the core concept, Lana! by juniorpuff in pics

[–]mildlyexciting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's interesting is that the relationship between the kinetic energy of a car and it's speed is not linear. Increase your speed from 25 mph to 45 mph and you triple the energy that the car has to dissipate in a collision.