u/nerdwithfriends

He's still so good, man. When he plays, he genuinely has an argument to be our best defender. Plus, he's a lights-out shooter. After Banner 19 he's deadass gonna tie Jrue's legacy in Boston, I can feel it in my balls.

We really got better this summer, moved off of having to pay Jaylen his insane extension, and got 2 FRP's with one of them being a 5-star asset. Trust Brad. And fuck Philly.

There is a cow moose and her calf on the LOOSE in Glenridding/Windermere/Keswick area in SW Edmonton spotted just 30 minutes ago. Seen crossing Windermere Blvd and also Glenridding Blvd too. Be careful!

I'm going into 2nd year engineering at the U of A. I live with my parents (dependent on them) and don't pay rent or anything like that. I'm paying for tuition myself.

Last year provincially/federally I was given loans but no grants but they I was given even more than what my tuition/total fees were. My parents' 2024 and 2025 income is basically the same!

This year, upon inputting their income, it says I'm eligible for $0 in Student Aid. Did some policy or threshold change? Has this system always been in place, where despite my parents not paying my tuition I'm ineligible for any loans?

I'm going into 2nd year EE. I live with my parents (dependent on them) and don't pay rent or anything like that. I'm paying for tuition myself.

Last year provincially/federally I was given loans but no grants but they I was given even more than what my tuition/total fees were. My parents' 2024 and 2025 income is basically the same!

This year, upon inputting their income, it says I'm eligible for $0 in Student Aid. Did some policy or threshold change? Has this system always been in place, where despite my parents not paying my tuition I'm ineligible for any loans?

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget: $1300-$1400 CAD
• Are you open to refurbs/used? No
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life? I don't want a 2-in-1, I want MacBook Air-level build quality, performance, and battery life.
• How important is weight and thinness to you? Very important. No huge gaming laptops.
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 13 or 14 inches is ideal.
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Premiere Pro, Photoshop, VS Code/Cursor, Robotics Simulations (Gazebo), KiCad, potentially Fusion360 or SolidWorks??? But likely not in the actual degree (maybe for personal projects).
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Not for gaming.
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Build quality is key. Don't want touch screen. Don't care about other things mentioned.
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. With education savings I can get an M5 MacBook Air (16 GB, 512 GB) for $1359 CAD. I'm wondering if there's any Windows laptop at that price that can compete with the Air's build quality, efficiency, and performance. I'd also likely dual boot Ubuntu.