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Readme Gets Absurd


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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Researchers discover brief existence of Marnegie Cellon

Scientists have been studying unusual patterns of molecules in space for decades now, which tend to be artifacts of well-known universal phenomena, like supernovas.

However, one of the latest studies of these molecular “fingerprints” has yielded a result far more surprising than anyone could have ever imagined: A specific …

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Recruiting poster with an Uncle Sam with Farnam Jahanian's face. It says "I want YOU for README. Nearest recruiting station: [outdated pitch meeting location]. By: the CMU KGB"

SDC BUGGY NOTICE BOARD Freshmen Job Openings

SDC BUGGY Inexperienced working freshmen wanted! Inquire with us for:

STRONG SECURITY NEEDED for intellectual property protection on rolls, race mornings. Must be steadfast, relatively uncurious, good with cold. PAY MARGINAL, EXPERIENCE INVALUABLE. For full particulars see [Redacted], arrive with jacket.

TONGUE-TIED? APPLY NOW in official Deer In …

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Leaked CMRC Plans for Missile Silo Under the Cut

In a shocking discovery this Tuesday, one of our reporters found that Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command has mocked up CAD schematics for a missile silo to be housed underneath The Cut. According to our source, the silo is to be about 30 feet wide and 120 feet deep; it …

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School of Music to relocate practice rooms to the backrooms

PITTSBURGH, PA

As construction continues all over the lower floors of the CFA building, students have begun to wonder what exactly it is that the School of Music is building and why it's taking so long. Thankfully, their questions will soon be answered, as leaked internal messages between SoM …

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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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A sketch of a worm saying "boy, I sure do love getting up early!", with a bird flying toward it in the background.

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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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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"Escaping Samsara for engineers," an incredibly detailed hand-sketched diagram which this alt text could unfortunately not do justice to.
A "where's waldo?"-style drawing with hundreds of people on a beach. The shadow of an aircraft dropping a bomb is superimposed over them.
A marriage certificate for README. The name is filled in using pasted bits of cut-up newspaper.

An Open Letter to William Shakespeare

How now, sirrah, churlish Bard, bacon-fed knave!

Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat who taketh the name “William Shakespeare,” take heed! Thou seducest the innocent masses into sin with thy profane plays and pompous poetry. We address our grievances in the style thou’rt most fond of: the sonnet.

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Grandma's Secret Recipes, Volume 167

Sweet Surprise Chili 2 lbs ground beef 1 lb venison, fresh 2 cans red tomatoes (none of those damn other colors) 1 can sweet corn kernels 1 pack bacon 1 carton steel nails (add rust for flavor) ½ carton milk 2 tbsp garlic salt 2 tbsp lard

Melt lard …

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A candy heart bearing the message "R U work? Because UR in my <3"
A sketch of a horse drawing a (CMU-style) buggy.

Readme Retraces Its Steps

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An advertisement showing a picture of a young girl dressed as a witch next to a lawyer. It reads: "Have You or a Loved One Been Victimized By Delinquent Candy Thieves? Call CMU Legal to Lock Them Up!"

Back to School at CMU

It’s once again that time of the year for students to prepare to return to Pittsburgh for another semester at dear ol’ Carnegie Tech. And what better way is there to kick off the new year than with a trip to the bookstore for some back to school supplies? …

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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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Read Me's Recipes from Last Night

The SCS:
• One Monster Energy Ultra White
• One Vanilla Yoplait
• Two shots of Raspberry Vodka

The Tepper:
• One shot of Blue Diamond
• One shot of Coffee Liqueur
• Coke Served with a silver spoon.

The “White Boy speaking a little Espanol”:
• …

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A corrupted image of a silhouette of a woman dancing on a beach, with the sky blood red and fiery. Distorted text reads: "hot singles have abandoned us. Beautiful young babes in a distant land, ever longing for true connection. Ready to fuck, join now!"

How to Acquire and Care for Schrödinger’s Cat

So you want to get a cat, but that’s too easy. You want a pet that exists in a superposition of living and dead- a pet that makes your science friends think you’re cool. Thankfully, there is a solution. Schrödinger’s Cat is becoming wildly popular amongst college students at medium-sized …

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Gay Target Nutcrackers find true love

T’was a dark and stormy night in the Target warehouse. It had been months since June, and all but one little gay nutcracker had found a forever home. Tears streamed down the face of the little gay nutcracker. Was he unlovable? Was he destined to be alone? Was this all …

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README experts analyze a game of Chess 2.0

We have some absolutely riveting chess gameplay between RandomBot and Saffron here today. In the first game of RandomBot's career, they put up a courageous fight against a rotating chess veteran, managing to promote a pawn, defend from queen-rook mate, thwart rook freedom, and prevent checkmate throughout the seventeen and …

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English department to get $10 million to convince more people to drop out of English • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • Tragedy kills $400,000 worth of tuition • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person • Florida legalizes abortion “if the fetus shows early signs of ‘a homosexual disposition’” • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • King Charles III to consider castling • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog • Hasbro publishes internship rejection trading card game • Mudge Koi Fish never returned new sushi place set to open on Morewood Ave • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives • Worst kid in your Hebrew class insists on making Purim play a musical • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • Scotty dissection reveals eerily human skeleton inside • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Booth Gloryhole Competition Winner Announced • They may take our lives, but they'll NEVER take our US NEWS rankings! • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • CMU Administration shocked why students are still sad, "We gave you guys a Carnival?" • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • Forbes Avenue crosswalk announcer elated to finally have purpose again • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds • CMU Qatar Campus sees record low numbers of students celebrating July 4th • New Civil Engineering exam includes going inside condemned buildings and trying to make them collapse • English department to get $10 million to convince more people to drop out of English • My Professor Had One Comment After Viewing My Final Project: “This Sucks” • Banana shortage has monkeys going bananas • Reviewing Cathleen, Adam, their real estate business, their “bless this mess” wooden sign, and their three sons Craig, Creg, and Craigë. • 10 ways to avoid getting embroiled in a pedophillia scandal, #6 will shock you! • Tragedy kills $400,000 worth of tuition. • How to make sure the divorce is YOUR fault, a guide for teens • Kilties go on strike, now only wear normal hats • "What do you mean they don't know the difference between wet layup and prepreg?" CMU students shocked by lackluster carbon fiber fabrication knowledge of average person. • Florida legalizes abortion “if the fetus shows early signs of ‘a homosexual disposition’” • Student uses AI to write suicide note, gets posthumous AIV • King Charles III to consider castling • White boy SHOCKS locals by speaking in fluent Chinese accent. • Having a single thought about 15­-122 now considered an AIV • Report: Voices in your head usually correct, studies show. • If you don't read this magazine, we'll shoot this Scotty Dog. • Hasbro publishes internship rejection trading card game. • Mudge Koi Fish never returned new sushi place set to open on Morewood Ave • What linear algebra can teach you about your parent’s sex lives. • Worst kid in your Hebrew class insists on making Purim play a musical • Grand Reopening of Architect's leap in the leadup to finals week • Scotty dissection reveals eerily human skeleton inside. • Why the liberal left wants to make the face in the electrical outlets smiley instead of frowny • Booth Gloryhole Competition Winner Announced • They may take our lives, but they'll NEVER take our US NEWS rankings! • Booth Chairs and School of Drama compete to see who can violate the most labor laws • Complete works of Saphho discovered in a Home Depot • CMU's Drug Problem: Where are all the drugs? • CMU Administration shocked why students are still sad, "We gave you guys a Carnival?" • i have two calculators in my backpack and im ashamed. • President's Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health, and the Academic Experience releases first report: "It's bad." • New show “Nothing in this room is cake please stop cutting my stuff in half” is a Netflix sensation • World Peace finally achieved after man starts Israel­-Palestine argument in comments of a cat video. • Pennsylvania state law deems any number greater than 100 “frankly too many” • Forbes Avenue crosswalk announcer elated to finally have purpose again. • "It's not imposter syndrome, we did admit you as a mistake" admissions office admits • Nets placed under Pausch Bridge to remind CMU students that suicide is always an option • Undeterred, Sydney Sweeney stars in new Tide ad explaining the importance in separating whites and coloreds. • CMU Qatar Campus sees record low numbers of students celebrating July 4th. • New Civil Engineering exam includes going inside condemned buildings and trying to make them collapse