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Readme Summer School


Finals Week Sestina

As I enter the cold concrete cervix of Wean,
the gold plaque of Raymond smells my fear.
I order a coffee that’ll make me shit
out all my self loathing and lack of sleep.
I don’t think I’ve retained a thing from this class.
It might be worth risking the …

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My Relationship with the Ready 2 Ride Mobile App

Yeah, I know she’s unpopular.

I know you want your analog methods back. This is like the NYC Metro card all over for you, huh? Well, I don’t care. I’m in love, and I’m proud of it.

Me and the Ready 2 Ride Mobile app met on the …

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So-called “Platform for Free Speech” Against Freedom of Painting with Balls

It is with a heavy heart and a profound sense of betrayal that I must address a grave injustice unfolding on our campus. Not long ago, I was confronted for the innocuous act of painting The Fence with my gonads. This is nothing less than a blatant violation of the …

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"CMU Designs new dating app!" [Image of a white man and an asian woman (promise this is relevant) grinning and pointing to a smartphone] "JOIN NOW if you are: an incredibly attractive Asian woman OR...just a white guy"

MLM vs MLM vs MLM: Everything YOU need to know

The modern world is filled with confusing new acronyms, and it seems like more crop up every day. The most insidious example is “MLM”, an amorphous concept that no person seems to truly understand and which appears to shift meaning with no regard to context.

I speak, of course, …

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Traffic Calming Solution

The City of Pittsburgh has released an official statement following questions about PRT’s bus route redesign, which includes retiring a bus line on Fifth Avenue and rerouting affected buses to Forbes Avenue.

“Obviously, there are concerns about safety, given the increased congestion on Forbes Avenue,” said PRT spokesperson Mr. …

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CMU Takes Position on Gates Divorce

In August of 2021, Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates got a divorce after 27 years of profitable marriage. While the couples' finances have since been settled, CMU has quietly ignored a brewing custody battle over the Gates' favorite child: the Gates-Hillman Center.

While the 9-story building was conceived …

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The Homosexual Conundrum

Hello, fellow queers of Carnegie. Recently I have run into an issue that we have all experienced: too much gay sex. Just last week, I received trouble from this dreadful condition. As I was sashaying though campus, I noticed a poster for blood donation. Being a kind-hearted individual, I naturally …

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A hiring ad for Dr. Et al's lab, for the following projects: rice frying without shrimp assistance, what happens if you drink liquid nitrogen?, investigation of the application of dirt as a culinary seasoning, linguisitic analysis of "skibidi Ohio Rizz", and correlating cute pitbull names with their likeliness to main children. If interested, it says to contact by carrier pigeon at "cooo cooo coooooo, coooo, cooo cooo."
A color-by-number of a flag, where the entire flag is numbered 1 for red.

Readme Election Corner (2024)

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA - Tempers ran high at Monday’s Readme Pitch meeting as the topic of the November 5th, 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election was brought up once again. Chairs were thrown, walls were punched, and several friendships ended in emotionally devastating ways after the names of past …

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An ad for a work-study employment opportunity which pays $1250 to $2404 weekly. It offers good job security for post-graduation, including a guarantee of multi-year employment. You can travel overseas, work with land and sea vehicles, and develop close networks with major American tech companies. If interested, reach out to a recruiter with your name, other biographical details, and previous combat history. (The background fades to a camo pattern.)

The secret dark reality of ChatGPT

Much to the dismay of educators around the globe, the popularity of Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has exploded over the past year. Millions of prompts are sent every day to OpenAI’s groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT. Carnegie Mellon’s students in particular have quickly latched on to this new way to avoid their …

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readMe Assures Public: "Writers Are Irreplaceable; AI Would Never Take Over!"

In an effort to address growing concerns over the role of artificial intelligence in journalism, readMe—a publication known for its groundbreaking reporting—has issued a heartfelt statement, firmly asserting its commitment to human writers. This comes amid speculation that the company's recent deployment of AI tools is not, I repeat, not …

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CMU PhD Student Actually Born Yesterday

As college admissions become more and more competitive, so do the applications for graduate school. So competitive, in fact, that a newborn child was recently spotted being wheeled in a carriage over to their Advanced Statistical Theory II seminar.

Savants are nothing new at CMU, but one-day-old Weiss …

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I used to hate French People

I used to hate French people. As a young denizen of the internet, I spent time in circles that enjoyed ragging on the country and its citizens, and those sentiments festered into my own twisted anger at people I’d never even met. I jeered in history classes, bullied internet strangers, …

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Readme: Sex Sells

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A coupon offering "1 Free Advice" from Grey's Wingman Service (circa 2022).

Auntie ReadMe Advises On: Lack of Pronouns in the Barista Industry Due to Tech Layoffs

Hello valued readers! I’m Cindy, (they/them), better known as Auntie ReadMe. After opening my inbox to the questions that are stumping the best and brightest minds in the country, I have been continually disappointed against my lowest expectations, and not at all surprised. A completely unastonishing amount of you want …

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Opinion: Global Warming Can't Come Soon Enough

Have you ever gone outside and thought to yourself “Wow, it’s cold”? Likely not; that was a rhetorical question. However, if you were to hazard a venture outside right now, I imagine you would think that, and that makes us compatriots.

There seems to be a popular trend spread …

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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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An infographic about "the power of 'yet'", which includes the following statements: "I'm not depressed...yet!", "I'm not failing...yet!", "I'm not broke...yet!", "I'm not burned out...yet!", "I'm not forever alone...yet!", "I'm not a virgin...yet!", and "I'm not a cs major...yet!"
Huang was chosen to encapsulate the most important part of the CMU experience: Having AI shoved down your throat • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Student trains for Olympic speedwalking by signing up for class in Mellon Institute • That freshman you met during the O-week floor meet-and-greet is not your future husband • TechSpark welding class closes due to numerous math students attempting to make Klein bottles • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • How to have a hot AI data center summer • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • OPINION: Are Icebreakers hazing? • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Yet another Tepper startup discovered to be overly complex Ponzi Scheme • Physicists to start dropping large metal balls to see if gravity still exists • Modern Romeo and Juliet Thwarted by Ring Camera • Carnegie Mellon administration to consider using Booths as freshman housing for 2025 • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Huang was chosen to encapsulate the most important part of the CMU experience: Having AI shoved down your throat. • CMU endorses homelessness as a viable solution to rising competition in on-campus housing • Student trains for Olympic speedwalking by signing up for class in Mellon Institute • That freshman you met during the O-week floor meet-and-greet is not your future husband. • TechSpark welding class closes due to numerous math students attempting to make Klein bottles • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed. • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • How to have a hot AI data center summer • Loving Couple LARP as bitter, nearly-­separated divorcees • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • OPINION: Are Icebreakers hazing? • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes. • CS Senior devastated that he must complete Masters to finally fuck computer • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Yet another Tepper startup discovered to be overly complex Ponzi Scheme • Physicists to start dropping large metal balls to see if gravity still exists. • Modern Romeo and Juliet Thwarted by Ring Camera • Carnegie Mellon administration to consider using Booths as freshman housing for 2025 • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens