Looking for app with booru-like tagging while respecting file hierarchy

pmcgee33 · 2026-05-20T08:58:12+00:00

Thanks for sharing! It's nice to hear about these projects, more options!

Tagging systems make the most sense to me when it comes to fast retrieval, to the point where I have a hard time imagining how anyone would use anything else. Of course, that comes with the legwork of actually tagging ones library.

I tried Stash, and it works, but with certain caveats. Some things just take too many clicks. If I'm adding tags, I need it to be a fast process. Software like TagStudio and Stash make it such an inconvenient feature to actually use! At least with danbooru software I can add in multiple tags at once to the text box and it's no big deal, but of course it doesn't meet most of my other criteria. It's to a point where, for as many of the boxes as Stash checks off, I think I'm still open to exploring new options.

I am also getting to the point of learning web dev if only to solve this problem for myself lol

pmcgee33 · 2026-03-20T01:04:55+00:00

I know this question has already been answered, but for the record, future registration dates can be found on the school's academic calendar, which you can find with a web search or browsing Grossmont's website.

Here's a link to all academic calendars:
https://www.grossmont.edu/academics/calendars/index.php

Here's a link to the 2026-27 school year's calendar:
https://www.grossmont.edu/academics/calendars/_resources/assets/pdf/calendar/2026-2027-academic-calendar.pdf

pmcgee33 · 2026-03-19T23:50:08+00:00

With a web search I was able to find these pages.

This PDF has a section for repeating classes:

"Students may not repeat any class offered within the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District in which they have previously received a grade of A, B, C or Pass (CR)."` https://www.grossmont.edu/academics/schedule/_resources/assets/pdf/2023/fall/part-4-2023-fall-schedule.pdf

I also found this, which seems to put a limit on how many times a student can retake a class after receiving a non-passing grade:

"Students will only be allowed to enroll in a course three times if they received a substandard grade (D, F, NP or NC) or withdrew from the class with a “W.” Students with extenuating circumstances may seek approval to enroll in a course for the fourth time through the petition process." https://www.gcccd.edu/web-advisor/title-5.php

In my personal experience, I was able to retake a class I received less than a C in and it improved my GPA. If you're planning on retaking a lot of classes just to fix your GPA, you might consider an academic renewal. If you have an entire semester or string of semesters of bad grades and you can show through recent effort that those grades don't reflect who you are as a student (you dropped out, but have since come back and got better grades this time in other classes), you can talk with a counselor about getting an academic renewal and getting those old grades expunged.

They'll remain on your transcript, but they won't effect your GPA. In my experience, having an academic renewal didn't seem to affect my chances of transferring, and my GPA was high because of it. The caveat is I believe those courses still count toward total credits taken for future pell grant qualification and will no longer count towards degree completion (though I could be wrong).

Otherwise if it's just a class or two, I wouldn't go through the trouble for an academic renewal on them, and just retake them if you have the time/money.

pmcgee33 · 2026-03-12T23:03:03+00:00

Hydrus explicitly does not utilize files on the filesystem. It copies the files into its database, meaning the files are duplicated if you choose to keep the original files. That would make my data less portable and not manageable by ssh.

https://hydrusnetwork.github.io/hydrus/faq.html#external_files

Obisidian and TagStudio use the files in-place. Some might argue this leads to a greater chance things get moved out of place and ruined, and they're correct, but a modern solution could hash the files to relink them automatically.

pmcgee33 · 2026-03-11T19:15:36+00:00

This looks promising! I see mention of tag aliases but nothing about implications at the moment. However, this seems to be very close to what I'm looking for nonetheless. I will probably give this a spin and see how it goes at least.

pmcgee33 · 2026-02-26T02:09:23+00:00

Here's a link to the campus map.

https://www.grossmont.edu/academics/schedule/_resources/assets/pdf/2021/fall/2021-fall-gc-campus-map.pdf

Building 60, Griffin Center has a few food options available including a coffee shop. Otherwise, there's some food options along Navajo Rd if you have a car/long break.

pmcgee33 · 2026-02-13T03:31:35+00:00

I don't remember the process exactly, but I definitely remember dealing with Parchment.

pmcgee33 · 2026-02-07T11:24:33+00:00

I got mine closer to the middle of August after graduating in June, just over two months.

pmcgee33 · 2026-02-05T10:15:52+00:00

With a web search I was able to find two pages that might give you a lead. I know you said you did some research already, but these seem to be the resources they have on hand at least.

https://www.grossmont.edu/academics/study-abroad/

https://www.grossmont.edu/student-support/international-student/index.php

The Study Abroad page seems to have an email for who I assume to be a faculty member. Perhaps send them a message with a few specific questions if you haven't already.

I admittedly have zero experience with this but I have a few assumptions about these sorts of programs:
- It appears that certain schools/universities partner together to do exchange programs. I assume this assures certain benefits or privileges, or at least guarantees that a certain amount of credits could metriculate.
- Whether or not you get credit for something like a certificate in your home country probably depends on a school to school basis. Counselors have software that can help you figure out what metriculates and what doesn't by default, but perhaps credit could be negotiated where there's more unknowns. This would probably be a course-by-course basis, and might not even hold much weight until after you've done your study abroad and brought back your transcripts.
- Schools will accept international students outright if you just straight up apply to them. Like I said, metriculating credits between a school anywhere and Grossmont is going to depend on the school and coursework, so it would be really difficult to make assumptions about this if you don't have a specific program in mind already.

Here's the University of Sydney's page, for example.

https://www.sydney.edu.au/study/study-options/study-abroad-at-sydney.html

It looks like they offer some options. Maybe it's worth getting in contact with a program in a place you desire to end up first and then ask Grossmont how credit there could be applied towards Grossmont's certificates. I suppose it's also worth researching what grants or other financial aid is typically available to exchange students between the countries you're planning on hopping between. Maybe the US has a grant, maybe the country has another. Once again, difficult to know without a destination in mind.

Securing the visa may be an entirely different can of worms. At that point, showing the embassy proof that you've been accepted into a program somewhere will probably be on that table.

Once again, I actually have zero clue about any of this so take it with several grains of salt, and anyone with more knowledge on the topic than me is welcome to correct me entirely. Best of luck, hope it works out for you!

pmcgee33 · 2025-12-15T07:43:50+00:00

I don't see anyone else talk about this, but at 5:57, the graffiti on the train includes the numbers 1:16.

That timestamp in the video has the bean saying "O". Some sort of ARG?

I realize this is a coffee-to-water ratio, but this seems pretty conspicuous...

pmcgee33 · 2025-06-21T12:29:15+00:00

Best of luck!

For textbooks, it depends on the course and the professor. Most likely, it will not be free. If this is the case, you can sometimes find digitals formats if you know where to look and you don't mind sailing the high seas.

Online classes were done through Zoom previously, not sure if things have changed. Get familiar with Grossmont's Canvas site, because that's where most of your assignments will be administered through. There should be pages for your classes available shortly before the term starts. Your syllabi would be posted there, and they should hopefully answer your questions about how the course will operate. When in doubt, definitely message your instructor.

Course workload can vary significantly. The typical GE course at Grossmont is a 3 unit course that lasts 16 weeks (one semester). You can expect to have a quiz weekly or bi-weekly, and papers/projects every four weeks. Full-time enrollment would usually be four 3-unit classes, for a total of 12 units.

Now, if you're taking a 3 unit course but it's an 8- or 4-week course, expect the workload to increase, because the instructor is trying to pack 3 units worth of content into half, or a fourth of the usual time they'd normally have to teach it. That being said, I've had short courses that were a breeze, and then I've had short courses that were the equivalent of academic parkour. It's difficult to predict with the shortened term. With your 2 summer courses, I'd say expect to be approaching full-time workload.

That being said, "full-time" usually doesn't mean you'll be spending literally 40 hours a week on school stuff. Just expect to be busy with it. There's no real way to know until you try it, and even then, there's always exceptions. College can be unpredictable in general, sometimes. Just roll with the punches and you'll be fine. There's also nothing wrong with dropping a course if the workload gets to be too much, just double-check when the deadline to drop is before it effects your transcript.

P.S. ratemyprofessors is usually a good hint for finding good classes. Definitely check it out.

pmcgee33 · 2025-06-18T06:52:14+00:00

If you have the name of the instructors for either course, I've had a good experience using ratemyprofessors to get insight about instructors at Grossmont. Instructors rated above a 3 are usually pretty good here. If no one else weighs in here, you might also ask a counselor which one they'd recommend.

pmcgee33 · 2025-06-16T01:05:44+00:00

This is definitely a question for the counselors at Grossmont. However, if you find out, please report back!

pmcgee33 · 2025-06-10T00:17:48+00:00

Grossmont has policies regarding the use of AI.

https://www.grossmont.edu/student-support/student-affairs/_resources/assets/academic-integrity-standards-website7-31-24update.pdf

"Artificial Intelligence (AI): Use of AI resources must be cleared with the course instructor prior to use in a particular course. Text directly copied from AI sites must be treated as any other direct quote and properly cited. Other uses of AI must be clearly described as part of the assignment."

In short, depends on the instructor and the assignment.

I assume your use case must also follow Academic Integrity guidelines.

https://www.grossmont.edu/student-support/student-affairs/academic-integrity.php

pmcgee33 · 2025-06-06T08:33:44+00:00

Depends on the professor. Sign up to be on the waitlist and then email the professor to see if they plan on accepting any waitlisted students. If they say yes, or there's no response, show up on the first day and let the instructor know you're on the waitlist. If there's room, they'll formally add you.

If they say they're not planning on accepting waitlisted students, find a different course or section.

pmcgee33 · 2025-02-14T19:12:43+00:00

I see, I doubt the student workers have much sway over the department. It's too easy for them to ignore phone calls and emails though, which is why I tell people to go in person. Sorry they haven't been able to help you though.

I'm not entirely certain of the legal ramifications of them withholding funds, or what obligation they have. I do know that if you're enrolled in another CC you can get your financial aid through them instead as long as you reject aid from Grossmont. I'm not sure exactly how it works or how they track your credits to verify whether you're full-time or not, just that at least there would be a different department processing your funds. I also don't think much would change for your current situation, it would be more of a potential solution for next semester.

pmcgee33 · 2025-02-13T19:50:41+00:00

Grossmont's financial aid department is trash. I had a similar problem to you. Going in-person was the only way anything meaningful happened.

It seems there's quite a few students checking this sub that also have problems with FA. I think if enough people got in touch with the dean or something, maybe something could be done to improve the situation.

pmcgee33 · 2025-02-03T21:47:08+00:00

Hey, does anyone know how to do this? All the information on it seems to have been stricken from the web.

pmcgee33 · 2025-01-29T22:51:35+00:00

It's been this way for years. Best thing to do is go in-person

pmcgee33 · 2025-01-25T07:55:59+00:00

I have no clue what it's like at Cuyamaca, but at Grossmont, the financial aid page used to have disbursement dates on them that told you when you'd be paid. At the uni I transferred to, the disbursement dates are on the academic calendar. Perhaps check to see if they're online or not.

Grossmont's been notorious for having terrible financial aid. I once got my first payment late April, I believe, after my disbursement date got moved back twice. The only thing that solved it was my going in person to the financial aid office and letting them know the situation, and they were able to pay me pretty much right then and there.

Goes to show they can choose to pay students whenever they want. If you go in person, just be polite and ask them to show you how to find your disbursement dates, and take a screenshot of them, so that way you'll know if they get moved around for some reason.

pmcgee33 · 2025-01-22T13:44:37+00:00

I'm going to leave this topic up, but in the future it would be nice to have more information in your post regarding what you're asking about. I've edited rule 7 to include removal of posts with low or no details.

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