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Editor-in-Chief: Eshaan Joshi
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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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Following surprise come-from-behind campaign, George Michael announced as U.S. President Elect

president elect In a landslide victory, George Michael has successfully secured his victory in the 2024 Presidential Election. This marks the first time a third-party candidate has ever won a presidential election in United States History. Michael is also the first animal to reach the position of Commander in Chief since Garfield’s …

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I Just Shat Myself in a Macys

Please bring a change of pants
Its 1 am on a Saturday night and I am in a Macys
I didn’t know they had Macys anymore
Why am I in a Macyies

I ate 4 whole blocks of cheese before coming to Macys
I asked the Macys empoolye where …

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Dinner questions for your normal human parents

  1. So, Mr. and Mrs. ___, what do you do for work?
  2. Oh, software, that's cool. And you said your wife's an artist?
  3. Oh she does? What's paper mache?
  4. Oh god holy shit oh fuck
  5. No no it's fine, there's just some culture shock …

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Readme Throws A Carnival

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Three students injured in West Point cake cutting ritual, reports claim

Last Friday, the nightly dessert distribution at United States Military Academy West Point turned deadly. Jeff, the plebe assigned to cut the fruitcake, doffed his hat and removed the laminated cake-slicing template from beneath it. He brushed fresh buzzcut hairs off the template and placed it on the cake. There …

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Rightward Shift in Optimal Arousal Level to Maximize Productivity

From the enclosure movement in 18th century England, the owning class has been tasked with answering how to maximize the productivity of their peons. As the modern American university becomes increasingly corporate and a profit-seeking endeavor, similar questions are now being asked by university administrators. Many things have been tried …

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A word search for the word "word" filled entirely with the letter W (aside from "word" in the center).

It's Gone

2:33 PM

It’s the day before printing. Time to finally write that article the editor-in-chief keeps asking me for. Let me just check the pitch tracker to see what I’m supposed to write about… huh, it’s just a blank spot next to my name. That’s weird. Our secretary’s usually …

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Auntie ReadMe’s: A Conversation With Dr. Et. Al

After being suspended from the Guild of Advice Columnists for “giving bad advice” because “you can’t just lie” or something and “several people have died as a result of going along with something this column said and that means you can legally be charged with manslaughter” and other silly allegations …

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A GoFundMe page to "support readme on strike," with a photo of picketing readme writers. One sign says "Eshaan owes me $20."

Pittsburgh's Failing Water Infrastructure

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; any system should be not judged by its ability to excel in ideal conditions, but rather in its performance under predictable yet adverse circumstances. This week’s blizzard has revealed severe issues within Pittsburgh’s public works sector. It is reasonable to …

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Christmas tips for children of divorce

Are you a child of divorce who struggles on holidays? Having two separate Christmas parties can be disappointing and painful, especially for those of you whose parents tolerate each other’s presence enough to come together on your birthday. Well, I have the solution for you! Just follow these simple steps …

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Maggie Mo Daycare Lemonade Stands Busted

Carnegie Mellon University, humble home to a rambunctious fourteen thousand students from across the world, manages a tight ship on its campus. CMU has risen to international acclaim thanks to its remarkable near-abstinence from off-campus travel, partying, and many other plagues of state schools. This abstinence is in no small …

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I swear to god I'm stalking you platonically

Look, there's no easy way to say this, and I've thought a lot about how I want to introduce myself. I just wanted to send this to clear things up.

As I'm sure you've noticed, I've been stalking you for some time now. I know you might think I'm …

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"Is your GPA below 3.0? Did you fail your last midterm? Will it take a miracle to pull your grades out of the gutter? You don't need a miracle. You always have another option. ENLIST NOW!" [background fades to camo pattern]

‘I’m good’ Not Followed By Long Contemplative Silence, Officials Investigating

February 24th, 2024, 4:46PM: In a shocking turn of events, a local student exchanging pleasantries responded “I’m good” without a long, heavy silence brimming with unsaid daily anxieties, unfulfilled ambitions and existential dread.

“They didn’t even follow the statement with a discussion about how few hours of sleep they …

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Quarantine after Pgh Connections Trip

The Office of Community Engagement and Leadership Development recently sponsored a kayaking trip on the Allegheny River for incoming freshmen. While it was overall successful (97% retention rate), some students had a bit of a scuffle with some geese while out on the water. Chaperones noted that three or four …

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Statue of Liberty deported • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video • Carnegie Mellon attempts to renovate mousehole in less than two years • Students shocked to learn ChatGPT is a harsher grader than 98% of CMU professors • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona' • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • Scandal as Kermit found in saucy Peppa pics, Ms Piggy exclusive interview! • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • In shocking news, 112 grading party turns into a free­for­all as TAs fight for last slices of cold pizza • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030 • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Strangely, CS student's grade performance lines up with Cursor billing cycle • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Protein folding orgy finally gets the structure right • Statue of Liberty deported. • Is that Nazi salute or is Elon Musk just happy to see me? • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video. • Carnegie Mellon attempts to renovate mousehole in less than two years • Students shocked to learn ChatGPT is a harsher grader than 98% of CMU professors • My Military Industrial Complex could totally blow up your Military Industrial Complex • Student who refuses to pronounce Chinese peoples' names insists it's pronounced 'Barthhhelona'. • SCS opens research problem into computational complexity of hitting N birds with 1 stone • Scandal as Kermit found in saucy Peppa pics, Ms Piggy exclusive interview! • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • Admin continues to insist that you can't spell anything else with the letters C, M, and U. • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • In shocking news, 112 grading party turns into a free­for­all as TAs fight for last slices of cold pizza • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030. • Stupid fucking egg sits on wall, rolls off like a little dumbass bitch • Strangely, CS student's grade performance lines up with Cursor billing cycle • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • Protein folding orgy finally gets the structure right.