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Georgia Tech did it by having many TAs and they’ve done it for 10 years now (with a relatively low cost) with an incredible increase in the number of CS Masters degrees awarded while also keeping their reputation/ranking strong.

Pre-internet, you just could not get a higher education without physically being at one of these institutions. Now, it has been possible for many years yet the institutions don’t want to give up their brand. If everyone could get a degree from Harvard, how special would it be? Not all majors...

The video is great and he is creative and talented! But I don’t think Harvard necessarily made a big mistake - they just had others they prioritized higher. Collectively, we need to stop caring so much about the brand but we do (as evidenced by the video and our discussion here). And as long as...

How should they decide who to admit without any sort of standardized testing? I actually wish these schools did not have a limit on how many can attend. But then the focus would be on learning as opposed to status/signaling… ugh

This is exactly what my kids say whenever I talk about putting them in a Kumon class!!

Exactly! If someone in California sells a home, does that put them into that category for that year?

One side is against it: https://www.atr.org/biden-calls-for-44-6-capital-gains-tax-rate-highest-capital-gains-tax-since-its-creation-in-1922/ Another side says it isn't so bad: https://www.forbes.com/newsletters/andrewleahey/2024/04/24/biden-capital-gains-rate-proposal-446/ What will be the...

https://robinhood.com/us/en/about/retirement/ This has been going on for several months and will be ending this month. I've had an account here for years but never used it. Any fans here?

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/19051-Croyden-Ter-92603/home/4740080

For several years now, I've noticed a large number of Student Driver stickers on cars with drivers that don't seem like students. What's going on with this practice? Growing up, I remember seeing those stickers only on cars that were used by driving schools for teaching kids.

It's a nice sentiment to just let the kids be but I think reality is a little different. They need to be exposed to all kinds of things so they can get a feel for what they like and don't. They need to be inspired. They need to socialize. They need to be physically active. They need to fail...

just need to take out more loans /s

But but.. what about the full college experience??

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/economy-might-booming-housing-recession-195209142.html

What part of Irvine are you in? Are you able to choose which high school or do you get assigned one based on where you live? I've heard that University High and Northwood High are academically very competitive.

Yeah, I'm in favor of one minimum wage. I'd also like to see that applied to waitstaff at restaurants. We need to simplify all of these crazy laws that add never ending complexity. But I guess bureaucracy in our institutions only serves to increase that bureaucracy. Bureaucracy's gonna bureaucracy?

Not Irvine but found the description interesting https://www.redfin.com/CA/Yorba-Linda/4109-Cortona-Ct-92886/home/12248979

I had to recently replace a set of tires on a Model 3 after 19k miles. Sucks but too many other positives about the car to steer me away.

I hope they sell a bunch and that if they don’t, I hope it doesn’t take down the company.

California now has the highest unemployment rate of any state?! Wow! I wonder what the spin will be..