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Readme Summer School


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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SCOTUS strikes down law banning academic weapons in school zones

In a landmark 54 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the Weapons-Free School Zones Act of 1990, ruling it unconstitutional and finding in favor of plaintiff Alfonso Lopez, a student previously deemed an “academic weapon.” Congress’s argument was best encapsulated by Solicitor General Days’s impassioned defense:

The unchecked proliferation …

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Experiences that count (for Experiential Learning)

Mow the cut.
Grow a historically accurate Baroque garden on CFA lawn.
Find a turtle outside of WQED. Take Space Robotics's latest rover for a walk.
Go to the floor meeting your RA insists is mandatory.
Start a multi-level-marketing scheme on the block market.
Finish your homework several days before …

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US Gov't to seize coal from stockings

Last week the US Department of Energy announced a new plan to obtain more fossil fuels. It is estimated that nearly 75% of America’s youth is on Santa’s naughty list(rising juvenile crime rates, internet challenges, and brain rot have been attributed as the main reasons for this). Thus if one …

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Two similar sketches of the base of Walking to the Sky with Warner Hall in the background. In one image, a crushed piano has just landed on top of what is now a splatter of blood.

I wrote this article while sober

We the twenty two ago, in order to psshhh. I just think that we’d be good together, ya know. Like like as friends. It's fine I gotta catch the bus. The bus! I’m gonna walk walk away. Ring around the rosy. Cool. Cool. It’s fine. I’m just gonna lie down. …

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A pie chart with the following data: "adrenaline junkie" is 16.7%, "crash test dummy" is 22.2%, "racing movie stunt double" is 52.8%, and "drunk driver" is 8.3%.

Anti Anti Aging Cream

Have you ever realized shit, I look TOO youthful? Have you ever been rejected from ordering copious amounts of alcohol for being “underage”? Well, here at Dave’s Rare and Unusual New Kreations, our team of award-winning scientists has discovered a new way to acquire alcohol!

Introducing Anti-Anti-Aging Cream! It's …

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A word search which, when completed, appears strangely similar to a certain four-panel comic.

SAE Lions Stolen, A Grieving Nation Mourns

A darkness has fallen over the Carnegie Mellon campus. Since we have departed for break, two of our good friends have vanished. Staples of our community have been lost. At first, I had hope that we were all being lied to, that the photos were doctored. Alas, upon returning to …

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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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Readme Joins Fight Against Global Warming on Side of Global Warming

The Shell oil company's logo, with Readme written in place of the wordmark Readme financial officer Benner Rogers has stepped forward with the reason why Readme has recently filed for chapter 15 bankruptcy.

“It’s because of all the crude oil we’re buying”. She says.

Crude oil, which is $1.70 per gallon at the time of writing this article, has recently seen …

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A Monopoly Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card with the text "KGB Official Card / Surprise Sick Day / Get Out of Class Free"
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."

A Letter from the Editor

As one of the most reputable sources of news on campus, readme staff took it upon themselves (with only a few threats of violence) to research one of our oldest and most favored traditions — bitching about Carnegie Mellon. While several old letters were uncovered complaining about the homework, the …

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New Study Finds Vaccines Cause CMU Students

Many parents have expressed concerns about the possible long-term complications of vaccinating their children. However, leading scientists recently discovered a positive relationship between childhood immunization and readiness for Carnegie Mellon University.

SCS freshman Lily Anderson received the measles-mumps rubella vaccine at age three. By age four, her parents had …

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Some finals traditions!

Pittsburgh itself is an incredibly unique city – near Ohio, but not Midwest, near Maryland but not Southern, near West Virginia, but most residents do not consider it Appalachian. We also have our own “accent insulate” here, as a consequence of Pittsburgh being settled during the time of the 13 …

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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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Silhouettes of a man with a CRT screen for a head and another man pointing guns at each other on Pausch bridge. It's captioned "explore Human-Computer Interaction at CMU."

Buggy: An Introduction

So you’ve found yourself in, near, or aiding and abetting a carbon fiber tube going 35 miles per hour down a hill. Do not fear, this happens all the time. There are many reasons why you may find yourself in this situation:


1) You are short
2) You went …

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All my Jewish Friends say the most antisemitic things

As someone who isn’t Jewish, I have not been involved in the production of the ReadMe Passover Issue. But even if it’s not my place, I would just like to say something. And I swear, it isn’t because it’s written by Jewish people. I have nothing against the Jewish people. …

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette takes inspiration from Andrew Carnegie

Steel mills, newspapers, and Carnegie Mellon Architecture: what do these all have in common? They are all built on a foundation of Pittsburgh-based exploitative labor practices. Andrew Carnegie opened his first steel mill in 1875, and with it started Pittsburgh’s cultural obsession with underpaying and overworking the labor force. With …

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Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report • My strong opinions on the Middle East - an essay • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus • November 4th is coming up and it's giving me an election • Wave of Freshmen crashes LinkedIn in incident compared to Republican National Convention Grindr incident • Lawmakers determine abortion to be legal only when Mercury is in retrograde • Canadians finally get a Stanley Cup, NHL officials aghast • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM" • It's a Christmas Miracle! Readme disbanded • Carnival rides now include the Throngler, the Impaly­Stabber, and the Twist • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030 • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers • For the upcoming Readme "Female" Issue: "Susan Be Shopping" • Tucker Carlson finally proposes to Green M&M. • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • I'm not going to do it, but it would be SO easy to kill my roommate, several report. • My strong opinions on the Middle East - an essay. • Californians Sigh in Relief as CMU Students Return to Campus. • November 4th is coming up and it's giving me an election. • Wave of Freshmen crashes LinkedIn in incident compared to Republican National Convention Grindr incident. • Lawmakers determine abortion to be legal only when Mercury is in retrograde • Canadians finally get a Stanley Cup, NHL officials aghast • "1929 will be my year" ­ says man who invested all his money into Wall Street. • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM". • It's a Christmas Miracle! Readme disbanded. • Carnival rides now include the Throngler, the Impaly­Stabber, and the Twist. • A day in the life of Jane Street's unsuccessful younger brother, Sesame. • There is nothing funny about erectile dysfunction • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • Top scientists suggest ReadMe will generate an original joke by 2030. • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers. • For the upcoming Readme "Female" Issue: "Susan Be Shopping"