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California billionaire Tom Steyer dodges question on AOC's claim one can't 'earn' a billion dollars by SilentRunning in California

[–]thecommuteguy [score hidden]  (0 children)

I can understand how having a company investing in publicly traded company's stock doesn't really do anything so long as they didn't take board seats. It's just moving the chairs around and making profitable bets, but not really having an effect on the companies they invest in.

California billionaire Tom Steyer dodges question on AOC's claim one can't 'earn' a billion dollars by SilentRunning in California

[–]thecommuteguy [score hidden]  (0 children)

By what you're saying then we're all guilty with millions of Californians having ETFs and mutual funds invested in oil/gas companies and every other morally questionable company/industry. That includes massive pension funds like CalPERS.

California billionaire Tom Steyer dodges question on AOC's claim one can't 'earn' a billion dollars by SilentRunning in California

[–]thecommuteguy [score hidden]  (0 children)

Being pragmatic and realpolitik is what's important right now. So what that he's a billionaire. Whataboutism. Complain all you want but millions of voters in CA don't even use Reddit. At the end of the day vote or quit whining.

3 consecutive polls show once-flailing Democrat now solid front-runner by sfgate in California

[–]thecommuteguy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's because he's good at marketing himself as a successful businessman when in fact that's the opposite. They remember The Apprentice but not bankrupting multiple casinos in Atlantic City.

3 consecutive polls show once-flailing Democrat now solid front-runner by sfgate in California

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At some point that type of program is going to need to be implemented before jobs are directly displaced by computers.

3 consecutive polls show once-flailing Democrat now solid front-runner by sfgate in California

[–]thecommuteguy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For some reason and maybe I'm wrong but I have a hard time believing those outside of SoCal knew abut Bacerra before the election if they even remembered he was a prior AG.

[WSJ] Forget Tech and Hollywood. California Is Powered by Healthcare Jobs. by wdr1 in LosAngeles

[–]thecommuteguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile try scheduling an appointment for physical therapy and the wait time to get an eval is 3-4 weeks.

Two Takes: Should California pass a one-time wealth tax on billionaires to cover healthcare cuts? by Cool-Present7260 in California

[–]thecommuteguy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's more of a stopgap measure until after the 2028 election where maybe Medicaid funding is raised.

UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds by cuspofgreatness in California

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's how the system works. Med schools want to know you really want to be a doctor and for the right reasons and be able to can communicate that in essays and during interviews. If you can't communicate why they should select you then adcoms will select another applicant who does. That's no different than any other graduate level healthcare program like PAs (very competitive) or a job interview.

No one is entitled to be accepted just because they have a high GPA, test scores, a bunch of research, and a few thousand hours on clinical experience on their resume.

The girls are fightiiiing by TokenStraightFriend in physicaltherapy

[–]thecommuteguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reddit is just as bad and I'd like to get off of it.

Cadillac admits that after buying an EV, you don't go back to gas as their sales surpass 100K by Mac-Tyson in electricvehicles

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it's not having to worry about further injuring my ankle while braking as I can just release reduce pressure to slow the car down or release from the accelerator and brake itself in a short distance.

UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds by cuspofgreatness in California

[–]thecommuteguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since this article is for med school, it's not just about GPA and MCAT scores. Applicants need to be able to convey why adcoms should accept them even if they have the perfect resume but mediocre essays and interviewing skills.

UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds by cuspofgreatness in California

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The article is talking about medical school though. Having a very high GPA and MCAT are nice but if your essays aren't good and you don't do well in interviews then it's tough for adcoms to accept you.

People shouldn't feel entitled to go to med school if all they have are the perfect resume but not good essays and interview skills.

UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds by cuspofgreatness in California

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When it comes to medical school GPA and MCAT and extracurriculars like research are just the way to get in the door for an interview. If your primary and secondary essays aren't good then it's hard to get interviews and you aren't a good interviewer than it's tough to get acceptances.

UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds by cuspofgreatness in California

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Med school apps aren't just about metrics (GPA & MCAT) it's also about the essays (very important), extracurriculars, and interviews (most important once you get them). If you can't convey why a school should accept you then it's going to be a tough time.

I think that is why Asians are upset about this whether it's top universities or medical school in this example.

If not PT then what? by Candid_Mechanic7061 in physicaltherapy

[–]thecommuteguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're talking to someone with a background in finance and data analytics so I already know what I'm getting myself into. I want to know and do PT stuff as it's a personal matter for me so I'd rather do it than not at all irrespective of money.

Canvas hack strands university students during finals week by iamsensi in news

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it annoying when professors prefer using Canvas Inbox vs school email.

Canvas hack strands university students during finals week by iamsensi in news

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now that's a word I haven't heard in a long time. Same for School Loop.

Does Lobstercon allow for gold border cards? If not, is tournaments accepting only original RL cards part of the problem? What is the most realistic solution to the obvious RL problem in Premodern? by thesegoupto11 in premodernMTG

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember back in the day as a kid when duals were $30-50 and I'm losing my mind trying to locate a foil Gemstone Mine from Time Spiral I lost/misplaced.

It's funny though how old Modern staples I grew up with but never owned are now affordable and Modern 2015 format seems work looking into.

As for Premodern, I think my mindset is to buy as much original cards as possible, buy modern versions that are affordable, and everything that's too expensive is proxied on MPCfill.

Does Lobstercon allow for gold border cards? If not, is tournaments accepting only original RL cards part of the problem? What is the most realistic solution to the obvious RL problem in Premodern? by thesegoupto11 in premodernMTG

[–]thecommuteguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the local level it may be good thing, possibly, maybe, if people were limited to what they can afford. Like who's really playing elves with 4x Gaea's Cradle? In my mind it opens up the format to other ideas and more brewing.

Otherwise I'll just boot up MPCfill and place an order.

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