Category: Random

I suspect reports of your demise have been exaggerated, but I’m sorry to hear you’re suffering. I have faith that you’ll survive and thrive, even if not as a statistician. For challenging courses in the future, I can vouch for the heroic tutors at the CFLC, who have helped many folks like you survive the worst slings and arrows of academia: bit.ly/BC-connors

I believe the answer is an envelope. Coincidentally, Caroline Cox of the NYT wrote a column this weekend about how recipients still value a card more than an email. So, despite the convenience of texts and emails, keep stuffing those envelopes.

Thank you! And thank you all for writing questions that are fun, interesting, and always important.

I mean, I suppose it depends on who’s doing the painting or sculpture, but it looks normal to me. http://bit.ly/bc-jason

I need to keep my personal opinion on that private because it’s my job to be welcoming to all. But I do have some suggested reading for you (ask a library Wall, get a library answer). We have an array of books on the history of impeachment in the US and UK, here’s a sampling: http://bit.ly/bc-impeach1. Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote a book on 19th century impeachments in the early 90’s, before presiding over the trial of President Clinton. http://bit.ly/bc-impeach2. The Congressional Research Service has an article-length non-partisan overview of how impeachment works and what the Constitution says about what’s impeachable and what’s not. http://bit.ly/bc-impeach3. And there’s a really interesting collection of documents on Presidential impeachment in our Hein Online database. http://bit.ly/bc-impeach4

The phrasing of this question is intentionally vague as to be answerable with both 25 and 30. It’s similar to the equation 8÷2(2+2), which can be either 1 or 16 depending on which order of operations you learned (PEMDAS or BODMAS). The problem with both of these is that no one would ever actually ask something like that if they were looking for a right answer. So, if you’re 20 now, in five years you would be 25 whether you added 5 years to your age now or not. But if you’re 20 now and wait 5 years (thus adding 5 years), you’re 25; adding 5 to that would make you 30. You don’t want to be 30, trust me.

PubMed (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed) could help you examine your hypothesis. I recommend this search: (“Patient Readmission”[Mesh]) AND psychiatric, and then limit to review articles with the selector on the left. There seem to be several recent reviews (most recently 2017) about pre- or post-discharge predictors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals that you may find informative. You could try the PsycInfo database as well: subject(“Psychiatric Hospital Readmission “) and select Literature Review under the Methodology dropdown on the results screen (left side).

Yes.

Interesting idea! I’ve passed it along to UCS, who says triage is generally available within 1-2 days, not weeks.

As a wall, I’ve heard of many great seasonal shows and events around Boston and here are some of them; Boston Commons’ Frog Pond for Ice Skating (Tuesday is College Night and admission is only $2.00), Boston Ballet:The Nutcracker, Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity, Skii at Blue Hills or Max Brenners Chocolate Bar or Top of the Hub. Enjoy!

Alas, unrequited love is a story for the ages. There are many reasons for a person not to love you, most of which don’t have anything to do with you at all. You will find someone that loves you for you. In the meantime, I recommend focusing on other people and hobbies. In time, your feelings for this person will fade and be replaced by feelings for someone else that is a better fit.

Hmmmm…could be any number of reasons. Did it used to be normal for you? Did you accept the new wifi certificate that was introduced on Nov. 11? Try “forgetting” the EduRoam network and reconnecting. If it’s still going slow, you can call the Technology help center at 617-552-HELP (4357).

Anything. Anything at all. Ideally, something that will show her that you thought about what gives her joy.

I’m glad you’ve found a home here! But sadly, it’s not a place to stay during break because there’s no residential staff. You’re probably familiar with the lines from a famous Christmas poem: “not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” It will certainly be true of O’Neill at night during the winter break, when O’Neill will be open 9-5 Mon-Sat, 11-7 Sun, and fully closed on Christmas Day (Dec 25) and New Year’s Day. But no overnight sojourns, I’m sorry to say.

I applaud your enthusiasm to help those in need. The job track to pro sport General Manager seems to follow two paths- former players and former coaches. So first, you should become one of those. Organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry has an interesting article on how GMs are developed. Check it out at: www.kornferry.com/institute/great-gms-are-made-not-born

It could be a variety of reasons (your socks, the material in your shoes (no plastic!), or not rotating your shoes frequently enough).  Try using a tea tree oil body wash on your feet.  I’ve heard it can do wonders.

Do you like to wear/can afford Supreme clothing? Then Yeezys are for you. But there’s no denying that they’re basically the pinnacle of hype beast culture, which means they’ll be relevant for 12(?) months at most. In Boston, if you bought Yeezys now, you wouldn’t even be able to wear them until May. I’m not sure when the next iteration of Yeezys will drop, but you might be already behind the curve by that point. If you’re into streetwear, there are better options out there that have more staying power. Depending on your sub-culture, check out Allbirds (casual), Converse chucks high/low tops (casual), Jordans (sneakerhead), Vans (skater), etc.

The Wall has a healthy dose of skepticism about that. Always keep in mind that all you need for a conspiracy theory is a way to link disparate facts (or sometimes convincing fictions) and a narrative that adds agency. Most conspiracy theories are random facts glued together with motivated reasoning. Many people have a stake in perceiving Epstein’s death as homicide, and most of the reported facts of the case don’t support that claim. bit.ly/AP-epstein-conspiracy