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My Whirlwind Romance with the Lawnmower Bot

Dear Reader,

I’m back at Carnegie Mellon for grad school, and I have quickly noticed a new hot body roaming the Cut.

I’m sure you’ve noticed them. Sleek, shiny, not afraid of getting their hands dirty, always dressing in a provocative red. From the moment I saw them, …

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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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Poetry Corner

Chuck Schumer’s Glasses
Chuck Schumer’s Glasses
Precariously perched
Tilted and tepid
How does he look up?
Or straight forward?
Or in any direction that isn’t at a 60 degree angle?
Left with many questions
I seek
No answers
Just Chuck

Fiddler on the Roof
Without traditions
Our …

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New ID Loopholes allow for underage drinking!

Readme is proud to announce that it will be hosting a party this Friday night to welcome all incoming freshmen present for o-week, and yes, there will be alcohol. To be invited, simply bring a copy of this week’s Readme issue with you and show it to our bouncer. “What …

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Top 10 Tops

10. Bob Ross “Just beat the devil out of it” was NOT about the paintbrush.

9. Thom Yorke He wrote Creep.

8. Ellen She’ll abuse you just like how she abused her staff.

7. Meryl Streep Have you seen The Devil Wears Prada?

6. Michael Cera

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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."

Welcome to Pittsburgh!

The Big Apple. The City of Angels. The Motor City. The Windy City. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is known by many names that reflect the splendor and enigma of this Pacific Northwest paradise.

A European jewel nestled in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, Pittsburgh has amazed at least a dozen …

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Bio-Computing at CMU Promises to Revolutionize Queer Literature

“It is sacrilege that anyone graduating from Dietrich as an English major could even consider the possibility of having a stable career” – Unnamed Computational Biology researcher. With the unveiling of ChatGPT-4o early this summer, along with constant daily advancements in AI technology, artists are feeling mounting pressure as their …

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Entropy+ Dissolves

Yesterday morning, students in search of the most overpriced, mediocre sushi on campus were greeted by a bizarre sight: Entropy+ no longer exists. For the past few months, the store’s shelves had been getting progressively more messy and chaotic, culminating in this strange spectacle. The leading theory suggests that, by …

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North Korea to recognize README as official newspaper of Carnegie Mellon University

Recently, after several visits to the North Korean embassy I am proud to announce that readMe has officially been declared as North Korea’s go to source for American news. As part of this readMe will now be receiving funding straight from the prosperous economy of North Korea. In addition, a …

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The yearly CMU black market finals guide

Welcome, dear one, to the last academic guide you will ever need.

In this trying season of finals and term projects – when time is short, energy wanes, and we remain besieged by our thanksgiving-fueled, Celsius-charged gut microbiomes – conventional academics are no longer viable. This compendium, brought to …

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Booth Stuns CMU With Structural Anomaly

When Spring Carnival Committee began a routine structural check on what seemed to be an ordinary one-story booth, it certainly never expected to discover a scientific mystery that would stump even the greatest minds CMU has to offer. Yet that’s exactly what happened when SCC checked the booth built by …

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CMU Apologizes For Typo, Tuition to Increase by 37.2% Instead of 3.72

The president of Carnegie Mellon University, Farnam Jahanian, recently issued an email apologizing for a typo in a recent tuition update sent to students. The email incorrectly notified students of a 3.72% price increase in tuition. In reality, the increase was 37.2%. Jahanian’s email writer, who also ghostwrites for …

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Auntie Readme's Advice Column

The people have asked questions and I, having no knowledge about anything in my head save for a handful of terminally online references, have found it fitting for me to respond as confidently as possible. Here goes!

should i take a job at lockheed martin if they …

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A Song for Dear Ol' Tech

I am the very model of a student here at Carnegie,
With plans to triple major in AI, CS, and ECE
I've memorized the answer key to every leetcode medium
I spend my time on Stack Exchange to mitigate the tedium

I’ve crashed in classrooms everywhere from Gates to …

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Readme Sex Survey Results

The Tartan, a scourge on all good, dishonest reporting, recently published a survey on the sexual behaviors of the student population. We could not let this stand. Since every single readme staffer is a veritable sex magnet (unlike those treehugging, literaturereading geeks at the Tartan), we decided to do our …

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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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SCS Students to join call centers en masse

This afternoon the Office of International Education in collaboration with the School of Computer Science announced an exciting opportunity for all Computer Science majors. Students will be given the opportunity to provide Microsoft tech support in various call centers throughout India. This will provide them hands-on experience with both programming …

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Stop Calling Your Parents So Late At Night, You Whiny Little Bitch

It’s the middle of the night and you feel like shit. Maybe it’s 1 a.m., and you just realized there was something due at midnight. Maybe you’re being kept awake by your fifth cold in three weeks. Maybe it just hit that you actually kinda sorta miss home a little. …

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Satire Publication Behind Attempted Robbery Last Week?

It has come to our attention that on September 19th, a ReadMe contractor was caught attempting to commit aggravated robbery for a sum of $5.00 but was thwarted due to their target's lack of cash, Zelle, or Cash App. We deeply apologize for the negative impact of this particular employee …

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‘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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Spring Carnival Committee found dead in office

The CMU community is in shock after the discovery on Wednesday morning that all of Spring Carnival Committee (SCC) has died. An FMS maintenance worker discovered their remains in the SCC office on the third floor of the UC, and autopsy reports state that they had likely been dead for …

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I Ate 100 Tic Tacs and now I’m Glowing

My day started off pretty normal. I went to the store and bought my groceries. At checkout a box of tic tacs tempted me. I purchased the box. I ate one tic tac. It was so yummy. I ate another tic tac it was yummier. 5 hours later and I …

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Am I the bazonkle?

Yesterday, I was taking the Zoop line back to my shelter pod after returning from a short half system-cycle trip to the flubble swamp. Now if you don't know anything about the flubble swamp, it's the peak of relaxation. There is no greater feeling in the multiverse than letting its …

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Readme Responds to The Allegations

Let it become beknownst to whomstever accused our collective of various “allegations”, that they are all factually incoherent and blatantly untrue. This response will be organized in the following format — an untrue statement made by an adversary, and our rebuttal.

“Readme will be responsible for various cases of …

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CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Anatomy class adds study inside component • Booth Gloryhole Competition Winner Announced • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • CMU football wins ten consecutive Heismans, CMU students still not going to games • Hillman very angry to discover nobody knows which building is his • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video • Man showing off new AI model really wants you to stop asking questions about ethics • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Courses to begin offering bonus points for students willing to let TAs heckle them while they take the exam • Professor suspended after CMU student argues "Proof by God" valid Concepts tool • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers • Rabbi hot?! • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims • My strong opinions on the Middle East - an essay • Carnegie Mellon unveils plans to make second, shittier donner • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes • CMU student skips Halloween party by dressing as Godot • Finding the best corner to stand in at a crowded party ­ a guide • Wave of Freshmen crashes LinkedIn in incident compared to Republican National Convention Grindr incident • SCC proposes new Booth teardown technique including ramming buggies into them • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • Scandal as Kermit found in saucy Peppa pics, Ms Piggy exclusive interview! • Gelt still more real than crypto • It's not blood libel, it's just a better skin care routine • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM" • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row • CMU student lives in a barrel, claims it's better than first year housing • Anatomy class adds study inside component. • Booth Gloryhole Competition Winner Announced • Dog doesn't solve relationship, couple moves on to children. • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds. • CMU partners with CMR to release 60mph mobility scooter. • DeviantArt, Conservapedia, and Other Websites We Don't Know Why We're Tagged In • CPS intervenes after a drunken Big Pharma beats Little Pharma • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • CMU football wins ten consecutive Heismans, CMU students still not going to games. • Hillman very angry to discover nobody knows which building is his • President Jahanian renames Office of Community Responsibility to Department of War. • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • Drinking in Young Adult Duos Study discovers new kind of alcohol poisoning • “Surely the balloon animal guy will fix this schools mental health problems” says CMU admin for the fifth time this semester. • “I have no way of knowing”, says person who could very easily look it up • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video. • Man showing off new AI model really wants you to stop asking questions about ethics. • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • Can President Joe Biden please presidentially pardon my AIV? • Courses to begin offering bonus points for students willing to let TAs heckle them while they take the exam. • Professor suspended after CMU student argues "Proof by God" valid Concepts tool. • Congress deems every white male citizen over the age of 80 honorary senator • OPINION: First, it was a Masters. Now, you need a Ph.D. before they let you fuck the computers. • Rabbi hot?! • "I had no clue he was gay," Leonardo DaVinci's third apprentice twink claims. • My strong opinions on the Middle East - an essay. • Carnegie Mellon unveils plans to make second, shittier donner • Coca Cola rebrands to Methamphina Cola, claims no ingredient changes. • CMU student skips Halloween party by dressing as Godot. • Finding the best corner to stand in at a crowded party ­ a guide. • Wave of Freshmen crashes LinkedIn in incident compared to Republican National Convention Grindr incident. • SCC proposes new Booth teardown technique including ramming buggies into them • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • Scandal as Kermit found in saucy Peppa pics, Ms Piggy exclusive interview! • Gelt still more real than crypto. • It's not blood libel, it's just a better skin care routine. • Oops! All Eugenics! Student accidentally argues for eugenics during ethics class for seventeenth time this week • Dreamworks newest IP revealed: "How to train your LLM". • USNews names CMU number 1 school named after Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon for the 125th year in a row