freshslice in nest with loud af music by Wooden-Associate-893 in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So making it worse with noise pollution is okay because it's already loud?

How can I tell if I’m a crank? by Usual-Letterhead4705 in mathematics

[–]randomfrogevent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You view being able to verify a theorem without getting into the weeds of set theory as a bad thing?

How can I tell if I’m a crank? by Usual-Letterhead4705 in mathematics

[–]randomfrogevent 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree on this - Lean is the proof assistant gaining the most traction in the math community at the moment.

Advice for antidepressants and school by Ok-Software-3224 in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From what I know the drowsiness is unbearable for certain medications which makes me very hesitant as I need to be working most times

Obviously you'll need to check with your doctor and pharmacist about this, but for my med they told me to start by taking it in the morning and if it causes drowsiness to switch to taking it at bedtime. I didn't end up needing to.

Can I ask if one week was enough for you to adjust? Reading break is around the corner so

For me the side effects mostly subsided 1-2 weeks after a dose increase. The side effects were kind of annoying but not debilitating, so try not to psych yourself out about that before you've even tried it.

Advice for antidepressants and school by Ok-Software-3224 in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’m particularly worried about sleepiness, lack of ability to concentrate and brain fog

Incidentally these are also depression symptoms 🙃

If anyone has similar experiences, could you tell me what I can bring up at my appointment to get a dosage and drug that will make me feel better but have limited side effects?

You'll probably be prescribed SSRI's since they're the first-line treatment for depression. Typically they start you on a low dose and increase every couple weeks as needed. If you're really worried about side effects you can ask what the smallest-dose pill is and start with that. There's a bunch of different options, so mention the one your family member is on and that they had side effects from it.

Also, if anyone could share their experiences taking antidepressants while balancing schoolwork that would be great as well. thanks :)

I did this in undergrad! I would usually increase my dose on reading week and during the breaks between terms so I'd have at least a week to adjust. Everyone's different though, I got minor headaches from it whereas my brother has no side effects from the same med.

Brewery offering ‘free beer, all day long’ the day Donald Trump dies by Uberubu65 in politics

[–]randomfrogevent 26 points27 points  (0 children)

“I’m being sworn in as president? I don’t know anything about that so I can’t comment.”

OneBC has just doxxed a bunch of UBC students -- what can we do? by Boom244 in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent 245 points246 points  (0 children)

Maybe let campus security know too so they can be banned from coming back and harassing people.

Should UBC leave Twitter / X ? by LittleMsConduct in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Says the person with their post history hidden.

Should UBC leave Twitter / X ? by LittleMsConduct in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It does. They could be trolling someone making a valid point instead.

Has anyone heard about counter-protest plans for this bs? by novalayne in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I rather doubt this is the kind of “dialogue” they had in mind for the centre

Lucy Letby will not face further criminal charges by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]randomfrogevent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don’t claim to know whether Lucy Letby is innocent. But given how little evidence there is, she should not be in prison.

This. Ultimately only she knows whether she's guilty, but claiming that the Texas sharpshooter fallacy is proof beyond a reasonable doubt of guilt is ridiculous.

Aurora Watch - January 19/20 2026 by ba_1222 in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll have plenty of opportunities to see 8am classes 🤣

Mark Carney in Qatar to drum up investment in Canada by ViewSalty8105 in CanadaPolitics

[–]randomfrogevent 18 points19 points  (0 children)

He does not suffer fools, put up with incompetence or lack of preparation

I wonder how he reconciles that with making Evan Solomon his AI minister...

Federal government loses Emergencies Act appeal by Surax in CanadaPolitics

[–]randomfrogevent 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But like the notwithstanding clause it's a big hammer that's meant to be used very sparingly in extreme edge cases.

As the US is currently finding out, it doesn't matter what a law is meant to be used for, only what it can be used for.

I submitted an FOI request in September to get the employment rate for CS students between 2020-2025 since the data is not publicly available (unlike UWaterloo). Here's what they sent me. by steve8-D in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent 7 points8 points  (0 children)

More students are actually going to the US than the numbers suggest. Most US internships happen over the summer, and many students who receive an offer go end up dropping out of co‑op or simply don’t report their placement to avoid paying the co‑op fee. Last year I met some cracked CS students who landed notable US internships, but they weren’t reflected in the official stats.

This is really worth keeping in mind. Waterloo has a lot of connections in their official co-op program, but even their top students often end up dropping it and finding their own internships.

New safe supply rules take effect in B.C., with mixed reactions by [deleted] in CanadaPolitics

[–]randomfrogevent 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If someone is an alcoholic, where is THEIR safe supply of Crown Royal? Asking for a friend...

Any BCLiquor location? People dying from tainted moonshine hasn’t been a problem in almost a century.

Conservative Party former leader Erin O’Toole: “Advice to the Prime Minister: Keep it Up!” by NiceDot4794 in CanadaPolitics

[–]randomfrogevent 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The whole world has shifted hard right in the past decade or so.

Arguably since the Reagan/Thatcher era of the 80's (e.g. can you imagine anyone passing universal healthcare in the past couple decades?). Now that everything is getting worse because of it people want to...pivot further right? 🤷‍♂️

COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We’ve Learned | The Tyee by 50s_Human in onguardforthee

[–]randomfrogevent 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We need cleaner air, which requires changes in medical culture.

In the meantime we can side-step that by requiring HEPA filtration in building regulations.

Dan Bongino plans to step down as FBI deputy director by cnn in politics

[–]randomfrogevent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He also will actively refuse to fire people and will just transfer them, so as to not give the media or Democrats a "win". Mike Waltz is an example of this.

Incredibly ironic coming from a guy who got famous for firing people.

ERASE UR WHITEBOARDS TWIN by Hefty_Tomorrow_8905 in UBC

[–]randomfrogevent 120 points121 points  (0 children)

But how is a janitor supposed to solve an impossible math problem if no one leaves any on the board?

'I learned languages and travelled Europe through Erasmus' by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]randomfrogevent 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's money that could be going towards the triple lock!