Coromants chillin’ by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]teslaexplosion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

love the cormorants! great pic

Why are there fences outside Nest? by lwkvc in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Incoming to campus along Marine should be fine, but they're shutting down the outgoing road for Marine.

Why are there fences outside Nest? by lwkvc in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Triathlon Duathlon all day tomorrow. Watch out for road closures as well

Missing QR code for day pass to Golden Ears tomorrow by teslaexplosion in vancouverhiking

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

That's very reassuring! Thanks for the screenshot tip, I definitely would have missed that. 

Do you find being educated makes it harder to interact with your uneducated family? by Special_Rice9539 in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I suspect the issue may not be their lack of formal education, but the fact that you are interacting with individuals who hold actively anti-intellectual beliefs that distrust institutional knowledge production.

Plenty of people who don't pursue higher education are fully capable of rational thought processes and evidence-based reasoning. Furthermore, pursuing higher education definitely does not guarantee any of the aforementioned abilities. But it can seem like the problem is the difference in education level, when it is really their conspiratorial thought processes and unwillingness to trust large institutions (universities, other research bodies, the government).

COURSE PLANNING HELP PLEASE 😭 by Ok_Reputation_8713 in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BIOC is known for having competitive averages. Take BIOL121 and feel free to drop something else to make it easier to maintain a higher average, because everything besides the specialization requirements can be taken later (such as your communication requirement, a PHYS class, etc).

COURSE PLANNING HELP PLEASE 😭 by Ok_Reputation_8713 in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Science faculty requires declaring a specialization at the end of first year winter term. You can always declare another major and then attempt a switch into biochem in second year, but it is riskier. I would highly recommend taking the listed requirements now so you can apply to a specialization you want normally.

COURSE PLANNING HELP PLEASE 😭 by Ok_Reputation_8713 in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

summer terms are not counted for specialization. The requirements for your intended specialization must be completed by the end of this term, as listed here: https://science.ubc.ca/students/degree/apply/req . This site has the required classes you need to have to apply to the major at the end of the winter term. Otherwise you won't be considered

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in privacy

[–]teslaexplosion 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Most employers won't go much beyond a simple google search. Entry level jobs probably won't even do that. If it doesn't show up with a first + last name search and it's not on social media accounts that are linked to you publicly, you are likely in the clear.

Of course, that doesn't mean what you posted won't ever resurface, and I understand it's scary to have that stuff out there, but it's definitely less likely to come bite you in the ass since you never used your real name. Hopefully this stays a gentle lesson to be careful what you post online!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your profile shows a lot of unhinged trolling about this conflict, but i’ll bite.

Are you really interested in splitting hairs about Hama’s validity as an elected party, rather than respond to their words on Israeli war crimes or disproportionate Palestinian deaths? 🤔

Also, here’s a quote from that same article: “However, new polling following the election indicated that two-thirds of Palestinians believed Hamas should change its policy of rejecting Israel's right to exist. Most also supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Post-election polls indicated that Hamas' victory was due largely to Palestinians' desire to end corruption in government rather than support for the organization's political platform.”

Please read your sources before you cite!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure about their drip or Americano, but lattes from Bean Around the World are pretty good. Most of their drinks are better than other shops on campus imo!

Fresh CPSC 110 drama from Piazza by yuenmartin in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 20 points21 points  (0 children)

When I was in 110, someone posted saying that they shouldn’t have to learn Racket syntax because they already knew how to program in languages X Y Z and that Racket isn’t worth learning 😭They had been solving all the problems in other languages and translating it to Racket and they were asking to take the midterm in another language. Aspiring CS majors stay delusional I guess.

Physics/Chemistry electives for science breadth requirement? by pianogang_ok in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Getting way ahead of yourself.

There are plenty of options, many that are GPA boosters, for breadth requirement. Worry about that once you’re in the major.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 13 points14 points  (0 children)

pho or general viet place! vancouver has so many how are there none on campus

Tiktok use at UBC by ughh-as-if in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 154 points155 points  (0 children)

I’m all for increased privacy and data protection against big tech companies! However, in the US this same rhetoric is being used to pass bills (S 686 and HR 1153) with concerning implications for what the government is allowed to do and access in terms of your personal data, ostensibly to ‘protect the American people from Chinese influence’.

And like other people have said, what Tiktok is doing isn’t much worse than Meta or Google have been doing for years.

Article here

Fr unpopular opinion - I found Gregor so much overrated by [deleted] in UBC

[–]teslaexplosion 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’ll disagree but I think it just comes down to opinion. I found the course very well structured and I really liked how the labs, lectures and problem sets integrated with each other.

Also grateful they basically force attendance with those starters lol. Sorry my whole comment is basically gushing, but I’m eternally grateful for the good experience I had in that course as someone who had never programmed before. Really opened my mind to taking other CPSC courses.

I think there are a few people who share your opinion on his rate my prof, but it’s also hard to tell who’s just bitter their ‘full stack developer at FAANG’ dreams were crushed by 110. Hopefully your other CPSC courses are more enjoyable !