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> Justin Yu, Class of 2025 No idea what the 2025 is doing there, or the '25 appended to his name. His Wikipedia entry [1] mentions neither. It does explain how
by tromp 3y ago
> Justin Yu, Class of 2025
No idea what the 2025 is doing there, or the '25 appended to his name.
His Wikipedia entry [1] mentions neither. It does explain how he inspired Blue Scuti to (be the first to) crash the game:
> After the 2023 CTWC, Yu announced his intentions to try to "beat the game" by reaching its "killscreen," a point late in the game when the code glitches, resulting in a game crash due to hardware limitations within the NES.
> Fellow competitive Tetris player and YouTuber Willis Gibson (known online as "Blue Scuti") became inspired by the goal, and would beat Yu to the achievement on December 21, 2023. Yu celebrated the achievement with Gibson, exclaiming "He did it, he did it!" on his livestream.
> On another livestream on January 3, 2024, Yu beat the game, becoming the second person to do so after Gibson and first person to achieve the earliest possible game crash on level 155, two levels quicker than on Gibson's run.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Yu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Yu
- monkey_monkey 3y agoThe 2025 refers to the year he'll graduate - it's fairly common for US college students to classify themselves this way - and this is a college publication he's being profiled on.
- jacquesm 3y agoThat seems to be a bit premature, no?
- MOARDONGZPLZ 3y agoNo
- xyzelement 3y agoNo. You are designated class of year X on the day you join (in year X-4). If you end up graduating sooner or later then X it will be adjusted.
- jacquesm 3y agoInteresting, I didn't know that. There seems to be a built in assumption that you will graduate, which I find a bit odd. But then again, I'm Dutch and we have a proverb here that roughly translates to 'don't celebrate until you've crossed the bridge' so this may be a cultural heritage thing.
- xyzelement 3y agoI get the idea of “not counting your chickens before they are hatched” Consider “class of 2025” as shorthand for “cohort targeting 2025 graduation” if you are struggling to accept it :)
- jacquesm 3y agoYes, I got it. Thanks for the clarification.
- thaumasiotes 3y ago> There seems to be a built in assumption that you will graduate, which I find a bit odd. Are there many Dutch university students who don't graduate?
- jacquesm 3y agoAbsolutely. On an 8 year window 30% doesn't make it to graduation.
- axus 3y agoTetris isn't THAT time consuming!