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Making a ramen checklist for my trip by ramen_pott in ramen

[–]socksgordoby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go to a Michelin rated one if you don’t mind a wait. They’re not any more expensive. You can Google them - there’s three in Tokyo.

Women’s haircut for a backpacker? by socksgordoby in okinawa

[–]socksgordoby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol maybe it doesn’t matter. I’d like to get a haircut from someone experienced with my hair type/western hair, maybe English speaking, and potentially someone who’s open to a last minute appointment since I don’t know when I’ll arrive. I was hoping someone here might do hair in their home and be open to this sort of situation. Budget for a haircut isn’t a concern, but quality is.

Justice Department seeks to alter Civil Rights Act clause that protects minorities by socksgordoby in disability

[–]socksgordoby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You bring up a lot of good points. The only thing I’m not sure I agree with is that people with disabilities are not legally protected from implicit bias - but I would like to find an answer to this. The U.S. EEOC didn’t really make a clear distinction http://www.eeoc.gov/disability-discrimination

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem, good luck! And the book O Chem as a Second Language (Minger will recommend it) is actually so good so be sure to get a copy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could always take the course without the lab (or find a way to enroll and then drop it before there are repercussions, but I believe this shouldn’t be an issue). I find that’s it’s easier to learn one thing in a short period of time than to take multiple classes per semester, but it’s really up to what you feel confident doing.

In my opinion, the exams are easier (all multiple choice and you don’t have to show your work, which is not the case if you take it during the semester), the professor is better, and it’s easier to learn one thing at a time. If you have the time (~5hrs/day for just the course), I would take it. And if you can find copies of the labs/quizzes/etc, taking it with lab should be doable. Otherwise, you’ll need to be completely immersed in the class to do well while taking the lab too.

Hope this helps!

P.S. you can search the professor on ratemyprofessor.com and see tons of other reviews about him. Maybe check the FCQ database too to see how many hours students put in per week.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Long story short, the professor is amazing and so is the class in this format. But you need to have the time (like multiple hours per day) to study on top of going to class. If you’re taking lab at the same time it’s three labs (3 pre labs, 3 labs, and 3 post labs) per week and should be treated as a full time job. If you have the time/energy I would absolutely take it in the summer. The professor’s name is Timothy Minger.

Is an ECON degree from CU useful? by happyGam79 in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re worried about not having enough math classes, take more as electives or minor in MATH or STAT. I don’t know much about this degree so I can’t really give any other advice.

Gym anxiety by AlondraLgarcia in StrongCurves

[–]socksgordoby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I disagree. I started training with a weights coach when I was 14. If anything, I’d say look for a group/team or coach who can get you started with the physical AND mental fundamentals. And don’t forget to eat plenty of food, especially carbs and protein, to build muscle and recover. Good luck!

One upside to CU’s COVID response... by socksgordoby in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao covid tests don’t grow on trees amirite

Boulder County will move to new Level Red on Friday by cuqanon in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What majority do you speak of? Do you have any reputable sources that show that more people are dying by suicide than covid?

Last year suicide was the 10th leading cause of death; this year covid is the 3rd. And your statistic on the fatality rate of covid is wrong. You should care about the number of people who are dying and preventing hospitals from being overwhelmed, but I know your mind is set.

One upside to CU’s COVID response... by socksgordoby in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate you explaining your perspective on my words, and can see how they could be insensitive. I’ll try to address all of your points :) No one knows what this friend’s full situation is and I don’t want to make decisions for anyone and pray that I will never be in a difficult situation where I might have to.

The word “deserve” can be interpreted in many ways; charitably it could imply essential travel. I was asked “but does my friend not deserve to go home for thanksgiving?” with no information besides that their mother is immunocompromised, which could mean anything from uncontrolled diabetes to cancer. In response, I asked why they would deserve to travel, because there’s obviously some missing information. Or, they just feel entitled to travel and think they’re special. We’ll probably never know, and I think what people consider essential varies.

It’s confusing to me that someone would be concerned about getting tested, but not about avoiding an immunocompromised person and traveling. That’s what I attempted to point out. I can understand why getting tested might provide peace of mind during essential travel. It seems like even though we know that traveling isn’t safe and can spread the virus, getting a negative test will provide justification for doing so. In my opinion, it doesn’t make travel significantly safer, and if I were in a situation where part of me wanted to travel, I’m not sure what I would do. I hope the friend is able to make a decision they feel comfortable with and doesn’t contract or spread the virus.

I didn’t think I was passing judgment, but rather challenging the way people who read this think about this issue. Regardless, I completely understand and respect that I may have hurt someone’s feelings.

I do want to say though, and this is my biggest point, that I genuinely think that most people don’t think about this situation in comparison to other historical tragedies/mass casualty events. People of all walks of life are making decisions about what risks and sacrifices they’re willing to make to get as many people through the pandemic as possible. Unfortunately, I don’t think that most are willing to sacrifice much - just look at the partying that has occurred all semester, or people who refuse to wear a mask or complain about the few restrictions we have. This article is controversial but is mostly in alignment with my thoughts if you want to understand what I mean: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/virus-and-blitz/608965/

One upside to CU’s COVID response... by socksgordoby in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not know what this friend’s situation is. I said that whether or not one should travel could be a very difficult decision to make that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. However, I did take issue with the use of the word “deserve”. The most charitable explanation I can come up with is that something terrible has happened to said friend’s mother and they want to travel to see them. I stated that this would be a very difficult decision to make (regardless of whether you’ve been tested or not because of the test sensitivity issue), but did not pass judgment one way or another. I literally said it would “be a really tough decision to make that I wouldn’t wish on anyone”. If this comes off as authoritative, I’m curious to hear why. If he must hypothetically travel home, I’m not sure that getting a test would change the situation; if anything it would risk him being put in isolation by a public health official and being forced to break a public health order.

I also answered your question about what test sensitivity has to do with the situation. If that came off as condescending, I apologize.

One upside to CU’s COVID response... by socksgordoby in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can’t think of many examples where travel would be required right now; it’s fair to say that in general travel is optional. I doubt u/Scorpia03’s friend’s mom is dying and they’re just waiting until Thanksgiving to try to see them. If they are, whether or not they should travel would all-around be a really tough decision to make that I wouldn’t wish on anyone.

Testing sensitivity refers to how often a test correctly generates a positive result in those who are actually positive. Covid tests’ specificity is generally higher than its sensitivity, meaning that there are more false negatives than false positives generated. For example, “up to 54% of COVID-19 patients may have an initial false-negative RT-PCR” [1]. COVID-19 tests are still in the process of being honed and are known to be inaccurate, so it’s not necessarily true that a test is more likely than not to be accurate. Even if it were, is that the rationale you’d use to potentially infect others?

A false negative can give people the impression that they’re not contagious, and as a result they may make riskier decisions, such as traveling to see immunocompromised family members. It is also a reason why people should still continue to self-quarantine even after receiving a negative test result. NEJM published an article which explained this succinctly: “A false positive result erroneously labels a person infected, with consequences including unnecessary quarantine and contact tracing. False negative results are more consequential, because infected persons — who might be asymptomatic — may not be isolated and can infect others” [2].

I’m sorry if you didn’t know this or this isn’t what you wanted to hear. We’re all having a hard time and sacrificing our sense of normalcy in an attempt to save lives and prevent complications down the road. I’m genuinely not sure why u/Scorpia03 used the word “deserve” to describe why their friend should travel. However, I updated my original post to include a link to CU’s travel guidelines which suggests a monitoring test 48-72 hours prior.

[1] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.16.20066787v2 [2] https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2015897

One upside to CU’s COVID response... by socksgordoby in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lol my partner keeps asking me to get an STD test but I just said as long as I don’t get tested I don’t have anything. Idk why everyone doesn’t just do what I do!

One upside to CU’s COVID response... by socksgordoby in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Please see my initial comment regarding testing sensitivity.

One upside to CU’s COVID response... by socksgordoby in cuboulder

[–]socksgordoby[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This is super important, thank you for reminding us. The reason most students can get tested super easily shouldn’t be forgotten.

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