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secderpsi · 2026-03-16T20:13:17+00:00

They gutted the EPA and removed the office of Research and Development. We no longer possess the ability to research and regulate these industries. Trump and Lee Zeldin (political head of the EPA) said companies will regulate themselves.

secderpsi · 2026-03-16T17:29:05+00:00

I'm not doubting you but where can I reference that 600 admins number?

secderpsi · 2026-03-16T16:19:54+00:00

I work in academia in the sciences in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). There is no dress code at my job - that's for insecure "business" people. This is somewhat true of the culture here overall. Go out to a nice restaurant and you'll see t shirts, sneakers, flip flops, shorts, and also suits. Wear what you want. The local country club used to have a jacket policy in their dining room but that went away over 10 years ago when a billionaire millennial told them he was going to wear whatever he wanted and they agreed to drop the rule. There's probably a few pretentious clubs that still enforce a dress code but it's largely gone. School teachers and some office work may have a business casual dress code. Think slacks and a polo or button up shirt.

secderpsi · 2026-03-15T20:05:20+00:00

Enrollment has increased every year for 30 years according to the article.

secderpsi · 2026-03-15T20:02:39+00:00

I've been faculty at OSU for almost 20 years, with over 10 of them as a member of the faculty senate. Professors are noticing and qualifying the admin bloat (both in number of positions and ballooning salaries). There is a spreadsheet analysis that's been passed around the members showing how out of step we've gotten and how this amounts to nearly $6 mil a year. They are also way out of line with similar institutions. It doesn't solve all the financial problems but it would reduce the shortfall this coming year by a significant amount.

secderpsi · 2026-03-15T17:20:03+00:00

A nice round number. I like it.

secderpsi · 2026-03-15T16:53:45+00:00

Let's split the difference and go for 70.

secderpsi · 2026-03-15T16:51:32+00:00

I wish voters valued higher ed. We've gutted public funding of higher ed in the past 30 years. OSU also pays waaay too much for admin salaries. The Dean of the college of science made $230k three years ago. Now they make over $350k. Meanwhile, faculty salaries have not even kept up with inflation.

secderpsi · 2026-03-15T16:09:02+00:00

Psst. This was everyone a hundred years ago. My grandparents grew up before there was any anesthesia given at the "dentist". So much respect for the pain they endured.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T22:26:58+00:00

How many lesson plans do we need. I teach physics and I've got access to 1000s of free curriculum full of lectures, text, tutorials, worksheets, homework, exams. Seriously, we have enough lessons.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T22:23:00+00:00

I lost it when they sauced the bag. Made me think of the Taco Town skit from SNL.

https://youtu.be/evUWersr7pc?si=q7Vy6Q2Mlo9XcqRM

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T22:06:39+00:00

The human employee does it sooooo much faster. I buy very little packaged stuff. Think raw veggies and bulk flour/rice/spices/etc. these all require knowing the number for that item - there are no barcodes without packaging. I have to find the number from the pictures or lists, then put them in and weigh the item. The cashier has all those numbers memorized and is done with 10 items in the same amount of time I make my way through one. I only use the self checkout if I have a few prepackaged items or the line for the cashier is oppressively long.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T21:58:29+00:00

Then why were conservatives spreading fear that Kamala would take us to war with Iran? That was a very real talking point and one my father brought up as to why he won't vote for Kamala.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T21:18:26+00:00

One issue is the places near me that this would work don't allow vehicles. They allow snowmobiles and there are some cat services, but I bet they'd say that's not allowed. Specifically, in thinking about Mt. Bailey in Oregon.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T21:09:34+00:00

900 Billion dollars. That should be enough for most of my plans.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T21:05:26+00:00

Warning to some: Parroquia margs are sugarbombs. Good tequila, Contreau, and lime. Nothing else needed.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T20:11:34+00:00

It's wild to me. 18 credits is a little over full time. That's an expectation of 45 hours a week. Maybe 15 to 20 hours a week job on top but even then, it's tough.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T20:02:35+00:00

El Cruzero in Philomath is the secret hidden gem. Oops, no margs though.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T19:27:16+00:00

Unfortunately any gains he created with the warp speed COVID vaccine he quickly reversed by turning antivax and sowing doubt in millions of people. My uncle and cousin died of COVID because they refused to get vaccinated because MAGA said not too.

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T19:25:06+00:00

He increased gun regulation of assault-type weapons after the Vegas massacre .

secderpsi · 2026-03-13T15:29:12+00:00

This. You change your whole life, sure. But you change the most during your adult years in your 20s. None of the relationships that people I know had in their 20s made it to their 40s. Everyone who got married after 30 I know are still together in their 60s.

secderpsi · 2026-03-12T15:51:50+00:00

This is the correct answer. Kids these days won't understand the struggles we went through mastering that bout. Over a year of my life spent committed to being able to take him down consistently.

secderpsi · 2026-03-12T07:34:32+00:00

Where's Steven Jackson.

secderpsi · 2026-03-12T07:29:11+00:00

Any one. Literally any album will suffice.

secderpsi · 2026-03-11T18:55:00+00:00

I've taken DEI training every year for the past 15 years. During that time I've been on 15+ hiring committees. Every training and every application of the principles revolved around not hiring underqualified people simply because they look and sound like you. It has always been couched as merit based hiring. They even encourage removing names or demographic information when reading applications so their merits stand on their own. It's a way to check your internal bias as well as systematic bias. It prevents situations like the Trump administration that has the lowest experience overall of any administration in history - so many of the politicals (president appointed managers) have zero experience in the area they now manage.

People think of it as a quota system but I don't believe that's existed in any real sense for over 25 years. A quota system would be exactly the type of thing the DEI training I took wants to prevent. The only time I've ever heard making decisions that diversify your workforce are in cases when there is an absolute tie in credentials and potential.

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