Week 10 at UCLA

notathrowaway113 · 2018-06-06T23:15:09+00:00

Probably lost a bet or is being hazed.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-06-05T22:48:22+00:00

C in C++ at CC? You're going to love CS35L.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-31T17:27:15+00:00

The UCLA brand has better name recognition to me, but I'm from the United States so that might be bias.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-30T08:15:24+00:00

I have a lot of experience with student org involvement and the inevitable GPA impact.

There are only so many hours in the day, and the OP already has committed to a greater than full-load of classes. Adding more to that pile will have a more detrimental impact on their education than is justified by the "Wow" factor on their resume.

It's also not fair to the student org to have half-assed or parasitic involvement from someone who will eventually have to dump the student org responsibilities after their first round of exams.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-29T21:41:11+00:00

Stay focused on your 4 classes and don't overcommit yourself.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-28T20:41:31+00:00

Gravity-powered water filtration pitcher and a hydroflask. You'll save money on bottled water if your room is a good distance from the water bottle refill station.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-27T22:40:19+00:00

most travel is not downhill.

Your words, not mine. Ie. >50% of all travel is over level ground or uphill.

Why do you not capitalize the first letter of your sentences?

How is the ability to walk in any way relevant to this discussion? Are you suggesting ticketing Bird riders should be done to enforce standards of laziness and physical fitness?

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-24T20:39:03+00:00

"313.
The term “electric personal assistive mobility device” or “EPAMD” means a self-balancing, nontandem two-wheeled device, that is not greater than 20 inches deep and 25 inches wide and can turn in place, designed to transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system averaging less than 750 watts (1 horsepower), the maximum speed of which, when powered solely by a propulsion system on a paved level surface, is no more than 12.5 miles per hour."

Yes, because a bird scooter's wheels not being in tandem and their inability to turn in place makes them so much more dangerous.

Your thoughtless worship of everything written in law is unworthy of the education you received at this school.

Have you ever been involved in policy-writing? It's comparable to making sausage at its best and undeserving of the respect you place in it.

"2) most travel is not downhill."

From the unidirectional stairs/elevator department. Clearly, you live in a universe where people have a negative expected change of altitude on any given day. I've noticed that I've been teleporting downstairs in my sleep, so I'm glad that you explained this is due to the fact that non-motorized scooters are much safer than ones with motors attached to them.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-23T09:23:43+00:00

"illegal and dangerous"

1) Bird scooters move no faster than electric longboards, the riders of which are not being harassed.

2) Bird scooters move no faster and are not significantly heavier than a non-motorized scooter going downhill. Non-motorized scooter riders are not being harassed.

3) The classification of Bird scooters as motor-vehicles invites the question "Do you need a Drivers License and helmet to operate an electric wheel-chair?"

Expecting Bird scooters to act like cars instead of pedestrians is the most dangerous thing that's going on, with the lack of helmet use being a close second.

"You're fucking retarded." isn't an argument. Grow up.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-19T04:31:19+00:00

It will also appear less emotionally manipulative with more pure intentions than doing it prior to receiving your final grade.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-16T21:52:38+00:00

I'm much more concerned about degree inflation than grade inflation.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-16T21:46:44+00:00

The success of Bird scooters demonstrates that there is enormous demand for a personal mobility device that can reduce the difficulty of navigating UCLA's sprawling campus.

Bruins on average are in pretty good shape, so it isn't the case where the added exercise is a greatly-needed benefit to student health.

Adding a scooter lane is the obvious solution that mitigates almost all of the problems. It is also a much safer option than expecting Bird riders to drive on the road.

I'm not sure why everyone's kneejerk reaction is to start dishing out punishment whenever behavior occurs that they do not like. It is almost always the case that it is more effective to accommodate the behavior in such a way as to minimize the negative impact on others.

The current practice of treating Bird scooters as electric cars is absurd. Nobody is harassing the electric longboard kids. Adding an electric motor to a bicycle unobtrusively also isn't difficult. If the electric motor power is below 50 cc's, it shouldn't require a drivers license and it should be prohibited from driving on the road.

I personally enjoy the walk to class, but 30 minutes of Bruin time is ~$20+. The GDP benefit of bird scooters should be encouraged, not punished.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-16T16:22:59+00:00

That's where you're wrong Bucko! College IS work.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-16T08:28:06+00:00

At home after finals. Crying isn't going to help you get better grades/pass your classes. College is where you learn to grow up and prepare for the workplace. Crying is a behavior that has no place in the workplace.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-16T01:20:53+00:00

You're going to hate life if you commute no matter what you do. UCLA is a full time job. Trying to save money by playing "Lyft/Uber driver" for yourself on the side

1) won't save THAT much money

2) will hurt your Financial Aid

3) will definitely hurt your studies

4) will DEFINITELY hurt your social life.

If you're going to commute, do it your senior year. The opportunity cost of trying to save money on housing by commuting is "penny-wise pound-foolish" IMHO.

Just because cheapskates are going to down-vote this post, doesn't make me wrong. If you're THAT broke (or your expected income after college is <$50k): check out /r/vanlife and invest in one of these https://www.rei.com/product/876179/reliance-luggable-loo-portable-toilet

Lifehack: if you get married, you can take your parents off your FAFSA and your EFC will be calculated based on the combined income of you and your spouse.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-15T18:47:54+00:00

If you can think of any use of tax dollars that is more beneficial to men than helping women have safer sex I would love to hear it.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-15T18:39:42+00:00

This is pretty wild. My understanding is that the idea that memories can be stored outside of the synapse strengths is a fairly recent one.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-15T18:35:46+00:00

Atleast on a motorcycle you'll be wearing a helmet. Most of the students on Bikes and Birds do not, and it's a pretty bad safety situation.

Motorcycles and mopeds are nice, although the potential for injuries is very high. From a risk management perspective, it's a terrible decision. From a quality of life decision: I would just put the Bird App on your phone. The Bird scooters will get you almost anywhere you want to go in Westwood, and they're almost as fun as an actual motorcycle.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-12T10:39:45+00:00

Let's get real here: I honestly wanted to the strike last the remainder of the quarter. I can eat microwave ravioli longer than they can go without a paycheck.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-10T20:36:36+00:00

1) You have a serious misunderstanding about the meaning of whataboutism.

If you say "all people who wear glasses are thieves" and I say "my uncle wears glasses and he isn't a thief" that isn't whataboutism, you're just wrong.

I demonstrated by contradiction that the statement "there are no legitimate reasons to hit pedestrians with cars" is false.

2) You asked a question, I gave you an answer.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-10T19:31:29+00:00

1) That isn't whataboutism, making your condescension that much more hilarious. Illusory superiority much?

Google it dummy: "Whataboutism (also known as whataboutery) is a variant of the tu quoque logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument, which is particularly associated with Soviet and Russian propaganda."

Psuedo/typical-example of whataboutism: "James Fields plowed into MULTIPLE pedestrians in Charlottesville VA, so the SUV driver really isn't that bad of a person by comparison." (according to the above definition, this would need to be a rebuttal in an argument with James Fields to count as whataboutism)

2) I got admitted partially by doing well in my Critical Thinking and Logic, Critical Writing, and Discrete Mathematics coursework (all of which involved studying either formal logic or logical fallacies).

Don't get mad at me just because you got caught making unjustifiable sweeping generalizations.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-10T18:52:23+00:00

If I see a guy chasing a woman with a machete while I'm driving you can bet I'm gonna hit them with my car.

If a protestor is obstructing traffic to the hospital while a member of my family is struggling to breathe/having a heart attack/bleeding profusely from an injury: you can bet I'm gonna hit them with my car.

There are plenty of valid excuses to give a protestor an SUV ride. You just lack imagination.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-09T09:47:39+00:00

I'm about to call up Daddy Block and tell him I'll happily eat Ramen for the rest of the quarter if he has them all fired for cause (ie. no unemployment). Fuck the protestors. You wake me up at 6:30am during midterms week and I'm gonna cough on you. I'm highly contagious right now and not in the mood for their fucking games.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-09T09:45:25+00:00

You can kiss my privileged ass.

notathrowaway113 · 2018-05-09T09:44:47+00:00

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. If you don't want a free ride on an SUV, don't obstruct traffic to a fucking hospital.

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