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> There’s the extremely-competitive tier (places like MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, CMU, and perhaps some others) One of these is unlike the other.

mdp2021 5y ago
What do you mean? Some of us are uninformed.
- FabHK 5y ago
  Yeah, not clear what GP is referring to. The 4 schools mentioned have joint 1st place at the US News ranking for CS, and are in the top 5 of CS Master programs at TFE. Two are initialisms, two aren’t, two are in California, two aren’t. Three are private, while one is public, but what does it matter? https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-sch... https://tfetimes.com/best-computer-science-program-rankings/ https://tfetimes.com/best-computer-science-program-rankings/
  - dr_dshiv 5y ago
    CMU isn’t as well known as the others. The OP may have thought it stood for Central Michigan University. Nope, it stands for Carnegie Mellon University, #1 in computer science and also #1 in Pittsburgh vibes :)
    - bambataa 5y ago
      I (as a European) thought CMU was well-known in the US for being one of the top CS schools?
      - dijit 5y ago
        Same. CMU comes up a lot when talking about the BSDs (yes, I’m aware that BSD stands for Berkeley Standard Distribution. But cmu still comes up a lot)
        jks 5y ago
        I (as another European) associate it with the excellent CMU Common Lisp.
      - ModernMech 5y ago
        As a CMU grad, I can report literally no one I've ever met outside of academia has heard of CMU, despite it being mentioned in passing in several blockbuster hits including: The Core, and The Happening. Fun fact, the bookstore wasn't allowed to make shirts that said CMU for some time because Central Michigan University had a problem with that. Eventually they came to an arrangement and now you can buy CMU shirts at Carnegie Mellon.
DonHopkins 5y ago
^^^ Found the Stanford student! ^^^ Pthththth. Go Bears!!! ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfebpLfAt8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfebpLfAt8g https://www.dailycal.org/2019/11/22/a-deep-dive-into-uc-berkeley-stanford-rivalry/ https://www.dailycal.org/2019/11/22/a-deep-dive-into-uc-berk... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24351695 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24351695 "4.2 > V" BSD -vs- System V, X-Wing / Death Star Poster https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashaferian/Drive/master/Mt.Xinu%20BSD%20Poster.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashaferian/Drive/master/Mt... https://www.ericconrad.com/2008/12/ https://www.ericconrad.com/2008/12/
- YeGoblynQueenne 5y ago
  >> "4.2 > V" BSD -vs- System V, X-Wing / Death Star Poster Funny poster, but that is not even an X-Wing. It looks more like a mashup of a BSG Viper with two WH40k Tau Burst Cannons strapped on (the older version, with the naked barrels). One would hope that PhD students at the top-rated US universities would be able to tell the difference.

mdp2021 5y ago

What do you mean? Some of us are uninformed.

FabHK 5y ago
Yeah, not clear what GP is referring to. The 4 schools mentioned have joint 1st place at the US News ranking for CS, and are in the top 5 of CS Master programs at TFE. Two are initialisms, two aren’t, two are in California, two aren’t. Three are private, while one is public, but what does it matter? https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-sch... https://tfetimes.com/best-computer-science-program-rankings/ https://tfetimes.com/best-computer-science-program-rankings/
- dr_dshiv 5y ago
  CMU isn’t as well known as the others. The OP may have thought it stood for Central Michigan University. Nope, it stands for Carnegie Mellon University, #1 in computer science and also #1 in Pittsburgh vibes :)
  - bambataa 5y ago
    I (as a European) thought CMU was well-known in the US for being one of the top CS schools?
    - dijit 5y ago
      Same. CMU comes up a lot when talking about the BSDs (yes, I’m aware that BSD stands for Berkeley Standard Distribution. But cmu still comes up a lot)
      - jks 5y ago
        I (as another European) associate it with the excellent CMU Common Lisp.
    - ModernMech 5y ago
      As a CMU grad, I can report literally no one I've ever met outside of academia has heard of CMU, despite it being mentioned in passing in several blockbuster hits including: The Core, and The Happening. Fun fact, the bookstore wasn't allowed to make shirts that said CMU for some time because Central Michigan University had a problem with that. Eventually they came to an arrangement and now you can buy CMU shirts at Carnegie Mellon.

DonHopkins 5y ago

^^^ Found the Stanford student! ^^^ Pthththth. Go Bears!!! ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfebpLfAt8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfebpLfAt8g https://www.dailycal.org/2019/11/22/a-deep-dive-into-uc-berkeley-stanford-rivalry/ https://www.dailycal.org/2019/11/22/a-deep-dive-into-uc-berk... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24351695 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24351695 "4.2 > V" BSD -vs- System V, X-Wing / Death Star Poster https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashaferian/Drive/master/Mt.Xinu%20BSD%20Poster.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashaferian/Drive/master/Mt... https://www.ericconrad.com/2008/12/ https://www.ericconrad.com/2008/12/

YeGoblynQueenne 5y ago
>> "4.2 > V" BSD -vs- System V, X-Wing / Death Star Poster Funny poster, but that is not even an X-Wing. It looks more like a mashup of a BSG Viper with two WH40k Tau Burst Cannons strapped on (the older version, with the naked barrels). One would hope that PhD students at the top-rated US universities would be able to tell the difference.