This has not been the case the last 10 years in most of the top 50 programs. Capstone projects and senior seminar classes often touched upon more "serious" topics. I've seen classes focusing on projects related to distributed/cloud computing, complex web apps, or then often hot-topic of the year technologies (game AI, computer vision, machine learning)
I believe OP means that a decentralized trading network (not sure how that would be implemented with lowish latency) would circumvent this, not that the transaction needs to be done in a cryptocurrency
"I don’t work for Google, but I do know that most big companies have established channels for addressing employee grievances"
If you read any of the articles coming out of this event you'll see that the protestors tried for months to get a dialog going with management in half a dozen different capacities, all of which were denied or swept under the rug immediately. Due to this behavior from management, many of the employees engaged in this cause had decided to quit, but if you were one of them why not try to protest one last time? This was basically the last option they had prior to leaving
For most of the professional schools (medical, law, and dental school) it is by far the most important metric. Business school is a close second and might have a little more leeway but it is still the biggest blocker of attendance for most applicants. Sure you can get into some business or law school, but after a certain point the ranking of the institution does matter for most people unfortunately.
Even for grad school it is still a very important metric, especially as not all undergrads are at R1 institutions where they can participate in (non bs) research. But lets say you're really just in it for the education and don't care, even then many valuable/important jobs only recruit from the top x schools in there respective fields.
So I would say yea, it does matter. In fact it's one of the few things that matter in many of those school applications.
I would not say grades are by far the most important metric for law school admissions. They are important, but LSAT is right up there as well. And of course, the undergraduate institution matters as well. You won’t get into HLS with a 4.0 from a no-name school, unless you’ve got a 175 (out of 180) on the LSAT.
But the power of the LSAT may wane, as they are removing the logic games, which was a big differentiator.
Sure, I'll concede that the LSAT is equally as important as your gpa. In my experience adcoms (just slightly) prefer high gpa's over high test score, in the case of applicants known as splitters, as the gpa can be a stronger signal of how consistently hardworking a candidate is. But my point still stands in response to the parent comment that they're extremely important
Absolutely unexpected. A clarification though, which maybe you were aware of: the fasting period studied is no eating for 10 days straight, not intermittent fasting Ramadan-style. Given how counterintuitive this result is, I'm not sure I'd jump to the conclusion that intermittent fasting has the same effect.
Muslims that I know tend to gorge themselves every night for iftar. I would expect the body's reaction to be completely different than the 10 day fast studied here.
Unfortunately this is very true. The intention I feel is to rest the body during Ramadan, eat only what you need, maybe a bit less to actually feel hunger, become more spiritual, etc. But where I am, it is literally the opposite; people make huge feasts, with round two being sweets and dessert. EVERY SINGLE DAY. Add to that the lack of motion and activity and at 30 days we’ve put on 10 kg. Sorry to put this under your comment xD
Its not really unexpected. One could also think that building muscles during high caloric restriction diet/pure fasting is impossible but growth hormone works wonders for that.
I second this op. Also relatively early in my career and in fang and have been circling on this line of thought as the "optimal" way to spend the next few years. We genuinely have it too good and should take advantage of it.
What are peoples thoughts on palladium? I’ve found their articles and podcasts to be a refreshing analysis on modern socio-political issues with minimal culture war or partisan interference. Any other podcasts of similar quality and rigor anyone is listening to?
I whole heartedly agreed on this point but have grown to see another side of the issue. I don’t want to over glamorize it but in the north east car dealers have done exceptionally well, and often were the wealthiest people in the towns they serviced. A dealership in Pennsylvania recounted to me how the founder of the dealership more or less built the town square and at one pointed owned more than half the town. Now this may seem negative but the founder is long dead and the dealership now employees a several dozen locals all making very strong salaries, all with minimal educational requirements (just a bachelors cause it’s in vogue).
Overall I guess the point I want to make is even thought it is rent seeking (many industries are) this one seems to provide for so many communities all across America. I find it hard to believe that ford will pass up the savings to the consumers. We all know that profits will be returned to shareholders.
This only convinces me dealerships should be gotten rid of. That's a lot of money sucked out of the car buying process. I'd rather pay less to a manufacturer than pay for a dealer to own a town in PA.
