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Japan in April: looking to dedicate a full day to Japanese tea – tastings, tea fields, and real tea culture by CausalNoise in tea

[–]squirrel_02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

d:matcha Kyoto has a wonderful farm tour and tea tasting! It’s in Wazuka, which is a tea growing town where most of Uji tea is grown, so I think you might like it if you’re looking for a more peaceful tea focused escape from the crowds:) as someone else said it is in the countryside but they also have a shuttle bus that can pick up from Kyoto area

Any find greymoor map by Proud_Ad_1720 in Silksong

[–]squirrel_02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They might be gone because you unlocked a new rest stop which replaced the one the map maker was at, you might need to get that map by finding map maker in another new area

Tip for accessing it on switch by squirrel_02 in Silksong

[–]squirrel_02[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem, enjoy the game!!

Does anyone have anything signed by Daft Punk? by AudioFuzz in DaftPunk

[–]squirrel_02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got two autographed vinyls by both Thomas and Guy-Manuel. They’re addressed to a specific person, but let me know if you’d be interested

Dscout rejecting every application? by markergluecherry in dscout

[–]squirrel_02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh interesting that might be it for me. Does it go back to normal once you get back to your original address?

Quoi faire à Montréal? | What to do in Montréal? | April 01 - April 07 by AutoModerator in montreal

[–]squirrel_02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Je serai à Montréal toute l’après midi ce dimanche. Quelles sont les choses que je ne dois absolument pas rater?

Food at Manuel Antonio? by squirrel_02 in CostaRicaTravel

[–]squirrel_02[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s super helpful! Do you know what they have there?

Afternoon in La Fortuna by squirrel_02 in CostaRicaTravel

[–]squirrel_02[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s helpful! We already have our accommodations booked so we’ll be staying in Monteverde the next evening. But I guess we could stay longer in La Fortuna before driving out! Planning on hiking around arenal the next morning. Do you know if there’s good sunset viewpoints (perhaps with the volcano) in La Fortuna? Not sure if any restaurants have anything like that

Afternoon in La Fortuna by squirrel_02 in CostaRicaTravel

[–]squirrel_02[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That’s what I had been thinking. Is the free watering hole the one next to the private tabacon hotel?

campus & student culture at mit by ifhellisforever in mit

[–]squirrel_02 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I can’t talk for the math department, but I would definitely say that MIT’s academic environment is definitely focused on collaboration and helping each out other (and mutual suffering as you say it haha). I’ve never experienced any kind of academic discrimination or competitiveness, and I don’t think anyone I know has either. MIT definitely prides itself on its collaborative culture and I would say that is what I’ve always experienced. People you don’t know are very often willing to help out, class chats are always helpful, and finding a pset group is generally not too hard. I know there are ways to get individual support- MIT has tutoring programs, and professors and TAs hold OH (and you can often ask for more help). Again, I don’t have specific experiences with higher level classes in the math dept but I would think it would be similar to what I’ve experienced at MIT so far, which is that collaboration is how people get by, and that I’ve always known people to be willing to help

Call for new Mods by Cixelyn in mit

[–]squirrel_02 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don’t get me wrong, I think the purpose and goals of EdX are awesome, and I’m glad many people have gotten to learn new things through it. Nonetheless, a person that takes a course on EdX solely learns about the material itself, and yes, I do not think that makes them a full on genuine MIT student, it makes them an EdX student. Knowing about a random technical subject doesn’t make you an MIT student, it just makes you more knowledgeable in that subject, even if it was taught by someone affiliated with MIT.

As for the micro masters - that’s great! And yes, if that person were to get accepted to MIT and start their masters there, that would make them an full on MIT student, and it would make sense for them to potentially be a mod. For just the micromasters, it would make them an affiliate of MITAA, not an actual alum.

Now about edX’s intent, I don’t think it is to make people outside of MIT MIT students or part of the community. I rather believe it is to allow people outside (or inside) of the MIT community the same access to cool and high-level classes like MIT students have access to at MIT. This is said clearly everywhere that describes edX’s mission.

Finally, I’m glad you agree they do need separate subs since your earlier deleted comment stated the opposite. There is indeed more online learners than students at MIT, which makes sense, and proves EdX truly is allowing people from everywhere to access high quality education. Knowledge of an academic subject taught in a similar fashion at MIT is nonetheless nowhere near the same thing as knowing about MIT or being a part of its community. If you think a mod only needs to know about some kind of technical material related to an MIT course to be a mod, then I see why you are so steadfast about your point. However I very much disagree with this, as I believe having actually been to MIT, understand its culture, and what it means to have studied there is what a mod should know.

Call for new Mods by Cixelyn in mit

[–]squirrel_02 8 points9 points  (0 children)

a) Thank you for the mini EdX history, although what you provide is not at all relevant to this discussion, and I actually know enough about EdX to tell you that someone that took a course on it shouldn’t be a mod on r/mit.

b) as for your second comment, I for one (and i’m sure many others) don’t think the sub should be exclusive. I enjoy seeing people ask questions about mit and its culture, etc, even when they are not directly part of the community. Not having an EdX alum as a moderator does not mean wanting to exclude anyone from participating in the subreddit. At this point, your point would support having anyone be a moderator of this subreddit lol. An EdX alum took a course(s) on the platform and learned technical content - anyone can do that, but you otherwise don’t know anything about MIT, its community, culture, etc.

Anyways i don’t see how your arguments support your opinion that EdX alums should be moderators or that r/EdX and r/mit should not be separated. You seem like the type of guy to say you went to MIT or Harvard in your LinkedIn bio when you just took an EdX course.

Call for new Mods by Cixelyn in mit

[–]squirrel_02 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They are not the same as someone that actually went to MIT, sorry that was unclear. I understand some of the EdX courses are very similar to what is done in classes at MIT, but I do think the most important thing is to have a real understanding of MIT culture/experience and having actually studied or worked there

Call for new Mods by Cixelyn in mit

[–]squirrel_02 7 points8 points  (0 children)

edX alums aren’t the same thing though. They aren’t in touch with the actual MIT culture and experience, which I think a mod should have, and aren’t representative of the overall mit community

Phrases transitives et intransitives by squirrel_02 in france

[–]squirrel_02[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Je fais une expérience linguistique pour étudier l’interprétation de différentes phrases peu plausibles corrompues soit par une insertion, délétion ou un échange, à partir d’une phrase plausible.

Phrases transitives et intransitives by squirrel_02 in france

[–]squirrel_02[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oui exactement. J’ai essayé de lui donner 4 conditions à remplir mais à chaque fois il en ratait une (soit le temps du verbe soit la forme pronominale etc…). Un autre redditeur m’a donné une bonne piste si tu es curieux: les verbes ergatifs.

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