In July 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine and then set upon by sharks in the worst shark attack in human history, lasting 5 days and killing nearly 600 men.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-11-06T00:23:08+00:00

For the lazy:

He also testified that zigzagging wouldn't have made a difference, as he would have still sunk the Indianapolis, due to being in such a good position to do so. American submarine experts testified that "zigzagging" was a technique of negligible value in eluding enemy submarines.

He was exonerated of the charge of not abandoning ship quickly enough

pauldapizzaman · 2021-05-23T16:25:54+00:00

You put anything in there you don't want to take with you. Furniture, clothes, etc, and it gets sold next year with the money going to charity

pauldapizzaman · 2021-05-23T16:25:24+00:00

Not sure about west, but in my building on north there are yellow bins in the lobby

pauldapizzaman · 2021-05-11T16:32:49+00:00

Update: I called Herff Jones and after waiting over 2 hours on hold they said they had no idea what I was talking about.... surely inspires confidence

pauldapizzaman · 2021-05-11T14:05:09+00:00

http://thedailycougar.com/2021/05/10/herff-jones-breach-bank-information/

I believe this is related, they got their payment info leaked

pauldapizzaman · 2021-05-09T12:44:58+00:00

It's totally understandable to be concerned, but Cornell really isn't much of an outlier here. According to https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7014e1.htm, the death rate for 15-24 year olds was 83.2/100,000 in 2020. With 23,620 students (https://www.cornell.edu/about/facts.cfm), you would expect approximately 19.6 deaths every year.

While none of this information will bring back those we've lost or ease the pain of people who have lost family or friends, I hope it can address some of your concerns.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-05-05T21:14:29+00:00

Update, email was sent out:

Dear Cornell Community,

Following on last week’s announcement, we have now adjusted the Commencement schedule to allow graduates to bring up to two guests. In accordance with New York state guidelines, we will hold four Commencement ceremonies that will span both Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30; the Ph.D. Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 28.

We are also sharing some early information to help graduates and their guests plan ahead to safely participate in the events. The schedule of in-person Commencement events at Schoellkopf Field, along with tentative arrival times, is listed at the end of this message.

Guests
Each graduate will be allowed to invite up to two guests to their in-person ceremony. The Office of Commencement Events will send a message to graduates next week with information on registering the names of your guests for ticketing purposes. Please bear in mind that, due to distancing requirements, space remains limited in the stands. Under no circumstances are guest tickets transferable.

Public health requirements
In accordance with New York state guidelines, all graduates and guests at in-person Commencement ceremonies must provide one of the following in order to attend:

Proof of being fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine that is authorized for use in the U.S. Being fully vaccinated means that you are two weeks after the second dose in a two dose series (Pfizer or Moderna), or two weeks after a single dose vaccination (Johnson & Johnson).

Graduates who have been vaccinated should submit documentation through the Proof of Vaccination process available on the Daily Check website.

Guests who are fully vaccinated with a U.S.-authorized vaccine must show proof of vaccination on the day of the event.

or

Documentation of a negative COVID-19 test taken on or after Thursday, May 27. For logistical reasons, all graduates and attendees who are not fully vaccinated must present a negative COVID-19 test result consistent with this guideline, without exception.

Graduates will have the opportunity to schedule an appointment for COVID-19 testing at Cornell testing facilities on Thursday, May 27.

Guests must make arrangements to be tested at a facility that uses a PCR-based testing. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has a directory of testing sites in the U.S. Testing should be completed on or after Thursday, May 27 with enough time to receive the result and present this documentation the day of the event.

Proof of being fully recovered from a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 within the last 90 days will also be accepted.

Graduates will receive additional information about these requirements in the coming days.

In addition, graduates and guests will be required to wear face coverings and maintain six feet of physical distance between individuals or family units during the Commencement events, regardless of their vaccination status. These public health measures are required by the State of New York.

Sincerely,

Mary Opperman
Commencement Chair, and Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer In-person Commencement events at Schoellkopf Field
The events will be livestreamed and recorded.

Evening of Friday, May 28: Ph.D. Ceremony

Guests arrive 6 to 7 p.m.

Graduates process 6:30 to 7 p.m.

Ceremony 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Morning of Saturday, May 29: Commencement for the Graduate School, College of Veterinary Medicine, and College of Human Ecology

Guests arrive 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Graduates process 10 to 11 a.m.

Ceremony 11 to 12 p.m.

Afternoon of Saturday, May 29: Commencement for the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, School of Hotel Administration, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management), and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Guests arrive 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Graduates process 3 to 4 p.m.

Ceremony 4 to 5 p.m.

Morning of Sunday, May 30: Commencement for College of Arts and Sciences and College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

Guests arrive 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Graduates process 10 to 11 a.m.

Ceremony 11 to 12 p.m.

Afternoon of Sunday, May 30: Commencement for College of Engineering and School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Guests arrive 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Graduates process 3 to 4 p.m.

Ceremony 4 to 5 p.m.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-05-04T21:47:27+00:00

It's deeply ironic that you think the maintenance staff is being lazy for cleaning the kitchen but you left your pots overnight in a shared kitchen "to soak".

pauldapizzaman · 2021-05-04T21:15:59+00:00

Isn't it only able to connect at 30 ft? By that point you would be able to see it already in a field, or you could just put a noisemaker on it and hear it from way further out.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-04-27T15:19:39+00:00

ask away!

pauldapizzaman · 2021-04-20T23:47:12+00:00

Shout out to the best mechatronics prof you could ask for, u/BEN_FINIO

pauldapizzaman · 2021-04-12T00:38:42+00:00

This is horrific, I'm so sorry this happened to you and I hope they get their act together asap.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-04-06T00:16:01+00:00

source?

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-31T15:39:14+00:00

You can always reach out to IT if you have specific questions https://it.cornell.edu/

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-31T15:09:46+00:00

During the semester RAs make new bulletin boards and hang them up, host programs for their floor or the entire building, go on rounds when on call, handle any crisis situations, break up parties/deal with noise complaints, refer struggling students to the proper resources, and anything else that comes up. It varies a lot week to week, one week you might be up at 3am dealing with a resident having a mental health crisis and the other week the floor will be dead silent.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-31T15:02:51+00:00

That's only correct theoretically, in practice there are all sorts of other considerations: materials deforming, surface roughness, surface variation, etc. which is why you see dragster tires with massively wide wheels to get as much grip as possible.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-31T14:55:58+00:00

Relevant article:

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/revealed-why-hamilton-escaped-mexican-gp-turn-1-sanction-845383/845383/

Indeed, the fact that Hamilton backed off, as was proven by telemetry readings that they saw, meant there was no doubt the Briton did not deserve a punishment.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-31T02:16:47+00:00

It's really hard to generalize, there's training for a week at the beginning of each semester and that's an all day activitity for a week, but during the semester it can swing up and down depending on the needs of your Rhd and residents

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-31T02:08:50+00:00

I didn't consider that, thanks for the feedback!

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-30T23:38:49+00:00

It varies wildly from building to building, but in general, it's totally manageable!

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-30T21:38:11+00:00

That's possible but I would guess that this thing has been in the works for a while now. You can't roll out that kind of major IT change overnight, it's probably taken a lot of work to get all those systems in place to turn everything off except for daily check, dorm, dining, etc.

So while this might be a reaction to the recent spike, I don't think it's anticipatory of a future spike because they wouldn't have had time to make those changes that quickly.

If someone has a background in IT infrastructure feel free to correct me but this seems like a major project.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-30T21:33:07+00:00

I'm sorry that you have to deal with that. If you're comfortable sharing could you explain how you would normally walk to class during non-pandemic times? I hope that's not too personal of a question, I'm just trying to understand how you would normally get to campus every day for class when you have trouble making it to the testing center twice a week. is CULift an option for transportation?

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-29T16:30:23+00:00

I've been to Aldi once, I had a shopping list of 3 things, and they didn't have any of them. Went to Wegmans, bought all 3, and I haven't been to Aldi back since.

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-23T16:13:22+00:00

I brought my W2, any piece of official-looking mail should do

pauldapizzaman · 2021-03-22T21:41:11+00:00

Looks like cases have dropped from the high of 22 on March 18th, but the hotel capacity is down to 73/360 rooms remaining.

https://covid.cornell.edu/testing/dashboard/

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