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Readme Gets Absurd


Derealizating

Sometimes you don’t feel like a person. Sometimes you feel like you’re asleep and the people around you are guests on a podcast you forgot to turn off. There are a lot of words for this feeling, and most of them are long words starting with D: dissociation, disassociation, depersonalization, …

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Warning

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A Letter From The Editor

Well, It's been a couple weeks of the semester and it seems like the seasonal depression has finally kicked in for the freshmen. And by seasonal depression, I mean that they're depressed no matter what the season is. The energy and mirth of youth is over, and now there is …

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CMU announces new set of steam tunnels

Everyone knows the current CMU steam tunnels are dangerous and off-limits. Due to the harsh, cold, and miserable winter weather, Readme has taken it upon itself to dig new, safer steam tunnels so students can maneuver between buildings without stepping out into the elements. Readme’s dedicated new interns, led …

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Morewood Gardens on fire.
Illustrations of stick figures getting injured in various ways, with bold text reading "STOP STICKMAN ABUSE."

Love Letters To README

Dear Beloved Reader, Periodically I find myself thinking of you. My horoscopes tell me our stars align. ~ Yours truly, Readme

Dearest Readme, Today I was particularly drawn to your comics section. I have to say, you’re my type(face). ~ Eternally yours, Reader

My Darling Reader, No pressure …

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A public service announcement from CMU Police stating: "Do not leave items on tables to reserve spots. Effective immediately, doing so is illegal and subject to disciplinary action. To enforce, please steal all items left unattended."

October 29, 1929: "Block Tuesday" Leaves Freshmen Destitute

At Carnegie Mellon University, the end of the 1920s saw unprecedented financial ruin for many first-year students. The meal-block economy had crescendoed throughout the decade, with blocks selling for a whopping 50% of their original worth. Unfortunately, this lucrative exchange could not last forever. The block market imploded, wiping out …

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Interwar Update

Once again, we’d like to thank you, dear reader, for continuing to stick with readMe through these turbulent times. You probably never imagined that the US government would declare us illegal, but alas, much like cocaine and alcohol before us, it seems like Uncle Sam has a penchant for criminalizing …

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A skeleton in a sports car looking back at you. Neon text reads "Adios, fucker! Have a good one, friend."
A "where's waldo?"-style drawing with hundreds of people on a beach. The shadow of an aircraft dropping a bomb is superimposed over them.

Hey Alums! Here's what's new on campus

Welcome back to campus, alumni! We hope that you have fun during carnival, and that the school brings back warm memories of your time here. CMU’s changed a lot since you’ve graduated, but don’t fear: readMe is here to get you up to speed.

Schatz has acquired its first …

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A picture of Hamerschlag Hall surrounded by dense fog and tormented ghostly figures. A news headline overlay reads "Hamerschlag ghosts discover death does not grant an extension on 122 homework."

Dear Alumni:

Dear CMU alumni,

I know that you'll often get overly cheerful letters from CMU, saying how much they love you and how cool you must be, when all they really want is your money. We at readme detest this practice. In fact, we'd like to take the opportunity to …

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Fruity Take on CMU Housing

Back when Welch's was just a grape juice company, Andrew Carnegie was their biggest fan. In fact, in 1905, he built the beloved Welch House in the company's honor (and for a very generous donation) similarly to the Giant Eagle Auditorium or the Trojan Center for the Performing Arts.

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Hungry?

Are you feeling hungry? Because I sure know I am. With fall break coming up in only a few negative weeks, CMU students, faculty, and other people who eat things should be aware of the best dining options available around campus.

Doherty Hall:

Doherty is a year-round …

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A screenshot of a Gmail conversation in which a student asks for an extension on C0VM due to being on the front lines of a battle, described in intense and gory detail. A reply from Iliano Cervesato states, "if you can type, you can code."

CMU discovers secret life of Wean Hall namesake

Wean Hall needs no introduction. As the sole brutalist structure on campus, its stark concrete facade gives an intimidating visage to the campus's hub for science and engineering. Many are vaguely aware of Raymond J Wean, founder of Wean Incorporated, and the namesake of Wean Hall, immortalized in a plaque …

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The Man, The Myth, The Farnam

Hey you, did you know that Carnegie Mellon University has its very own version of Superman? A larger-than life guy so essential to campus life whether social, financial, sexual, or academic? A man so powerful he can bend steel beams with his own two hands? A man who can safely …

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Freshmen take part in Tate McRae raves in abandoned CaPS offices

If your evening strolls ever take you past E-Tower at dusk on Fridays, you may inexplicably be drawn to an ethereal siren song issuing from some secluded room on the first floor. I advise you, dear reader, to resist the temptation to investigate – for I have probed the depths …

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Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person • Dealing with your CMU-bound teen: "Sorry about your MIT rejection" and other key phrases • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • "Surely this one will work," says student on sixth cup of coffee • Courses to begin offering bonus points for students willing to let TAs heckle them while they take the exam • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • SDC buggy design leaked on War Thunder forum • Top 10 CMU buildings I'd pick up if I were Godzilla • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • POLLS: President May Be Elected • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester • New fraternity party house indistinguishable from background to ISIS execution video • "Hello foot fetish artist? Yes...I'd like to commission a meter." • Carnegie Mellon Athletics unable to record result for game since nobody was in attendance • Tripping out in Roberts Engineering Hall • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds • Architectures, Civil Engineers meet to discuss making Carnegie Mellon infrastructure even more unfriendly • OpenAI introduces AI-­powered rubber duck trained on millions of rubber duck responses • I met Santa Claus, she's black • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym • In shocking news, 112 grading party turns into a free­for­all as TAs fight for last slices of cold pizza • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Child tries to separate parents to get two Christmases • This dumbass thinks he can repay all of our sin debt • Kanye up to something • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Everyone still remembers that time you pulled several times on a push door. Everyone • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • “It’s actually a metaphor for being reeeaaalllly hungry.” ­ author, on cannibalism • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War. • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person. • Dealing with your CMU-bound teen: "Sorry about your MIT rejection" and other key phrases. • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • "Surely this one will work," says student on sixth cup of coffee. • Courses to begin offering bonus points for students willing to let TAs heckle them while they take the exam. • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Amid mental health crisis, Google image searches for “scary werewolf” outnumber searches for “silly dog” • 3D Printer Crushed by Anvil, Now Regular Printer • SDC buggy design leaked on War Thunder forum. • Top 10 CMU buildings I'd pick up if I were Godzilla. • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • POLLS: President May Be Elected • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • Engineering of murder too well set up; MechE majors absolved. • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester. • New fraternity party house indistinguishable from background to ISIS execution video • "Hello foot fetish artist? Yes...I'd like to commission a meter." • Carnegie Mellon Athletics unable to record result for game since nobody was in attendance • Tripping out in Roberts Engineering Hall • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds. • Architectures, Civil Engineers meet to discuss making Carnegie Mellon infrastructure even more unfriendly • OpenAI introduces AI-­powered rubber duck trained on millions of rubber duck responses • I met Santa Claus, she's black. • Gallo determined responsible for mudslide in rock climbing gym. • In shocking news, 112 grading party turns into a free­for­all as TAs fight for last slices of cold pizza • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video. • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Child tries to separate parents to get two Christmases • This dumbass thinks he can repay all of our sin debt. • Kanye up to something • CIT student's "new kicks" deemed "too swag" by the administration • Everyone still remembers that time you pulled several times on a push door. Everyone. • The nutritional benefits of eating this newspaper • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims.