Is the university of Phoenix considered a joke in academia?

I once met a woman who earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Phoenix. She had great difficulty getting a job, so she decided to pursue an MBA (not a good idea without some work ex…

Top stories for Long   Is the university of Phoenix considered a joke in academia? Joshua Gross, Associate Professor of Computer Science at CSUMB • Answered January 27, 2019 I once met a woman who earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Phoenix. She had great difficulty getting a job, so she decided to pursue an MBA (not a good ide... Read more » 244 31   How do casinos handle winners who immediately leave after a big jackpot? Amanda Maher, former Many Places • Answered January 31 As soon as you win a big jackpot, you will have a casino boss shadow you (not in a bad way). They will make sure you are unobstructed with your winnings. The might approach... Read more » 1.7K 89   Smith, Now Older and Wilder • Posted Feb 26 The Chinese just released this high definition photo of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in the Arabian Sea, south of Iran taking on supplies at this point of time, the ships are very vu... Read more » 1.2K 620   Why did Richard Feynman avoid supervising PhD students, and what impact did that have on his career and legacy? James Stewart, Participant in amateur astonomy for 65 years • Updated February 11 As I understand, Richard Feynman was continually processing and creating advanced concepts that were difficult for others to understand initially. One student presented a r... Read more » 601 21   Why do chefs hate well-done steaks? David Hyde • Answered June 14, 2023 I always used to ask for my steaks well done as I didn't like the idea of eating underdone meat. I was in a decent (not top) hotel in Tel Aviv and I asked for the fillet st... Read more » 3.6K 571   My two young daughters do not wear clothes at home. I'm a single dad. What do I do? Smitty0081, knows English • Answered February 11 I was a single father of my two oldest who were by my first wife. Despite being well dressed, healthy, happy and well adjusted, women were constantly trying to file false C... Read more » 1.9K 262   A Girl With No Name, former Desuper res infernas specto • Posted Feb 6 Bill Clinton *CHECK - MATE* CallToActivism: 🚨BOOM!!! President Bill Clinton just called out James Comer's bullshit so loud that you can hear the echo all over the United States of America. For Come... Read more » 3.5K 264   Why are there no 'B' batteries? Loring Chien, Electrical engineer • Updated March 1 In the family of cylindrical cell batteries you normally see AAA AA C and D sizes. The store shelves are conspicuously absent of A and B cylindrical cells. Well there is a st... Read more » 6.2K 387   Why did Perl lose to Python? Penfield Espinosa, Self Employed at My Own IT Company • Answered December 1 I was a C programmer when Python and Perl started making inroads in the programming world. Perl was then touted as the language of very intelligent and capable people, more... Read more » 254 33   What's something you can't believe you had to explain to another adult? Asked in Jokes, Humour & Funny stories 🤣😹🙈😆 • Answered by Pete Catman • November 27 I sold a new home to a Silicon Valley tech guy, about 40 years old. He called me and was very angry, saying, "We have been running the hot water in the kitchen for HALF AN ... Read more » 2.4K 365   When Sully's plane hit the Hudson, why did the plane not submerge as the wings should have come off? Preacher, former 11FX Fighter Pilot at U.S. Air Force (1977-1990) • Answered September 3, 2025 I'm a retired airline captain and former fighter pilot. I've come out of that airport many times, and I always chose the Hudson as my aim point if I hadn't reached a certai... Read more » 4.6K 153   If a nuclear bomb is about to explode 2 miles away from you in 30 minutes, what is the first place you would go to? George, Consultant Engineering and Science at Under Contract to Various Organisations (... • Updated February 6 Wel, you would not get 30 minutes warning. Nevertheless, if you have a car, and 30 minutes, then get into it and drive away from it . In 30 minutes you should be able to get... Read more » 4.3K 105 Read more in your feed

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What are ICBM crews supposed to do afterwards if they ever really have to launch thei...?

I was an Operations Sergeant with Pershing Missiles (tactical, not strategic) in Germany during the Cold War. Pershing missiles had a much smaller payload than ICBMs, and their mission was to la…

Top stories for Long   What are ICBM crews supposed to do afterwards if they ever really have to launch their missiles? Don McMahon, former Retired Engineer, Lifelong musician • Answered February 17, 2023 I was an Operations Sergeant with Pershing Missiles (tactical, not strategic) in Germany during the Cold War. Pershing missiles had a much smaller payload than ICBMs, and t... Read more » 1K 41   Why are so many PhD degrees earned under the age of 30? Is this positive or adverse? Joshua Gross, Associate Professor of Computer Science at CSUMB • Answered February 20 Average age at granting of the PhD has been steadily increasing. The number of people who continued on directly from undergraduate or master's degrees to the PhD is decreas... Read more » 116 8   Will I regret not having kids when I get older? HandMaiden to Horses, Adult human female with high mileage and education • Answered February 12 I am an adult, childless, widow. Do I have regrets? Holy Moses! There is nothing quite like being totally alone in life. For instance, everytime I go to the cellphone store ... Read more » 328 40   Shayan • Posted Feb 8 🇮🇷BREAKING: Iran's FM just confirmed there are unexploded U.S munitions from the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities He's likely referring to the B-2 GBU-57 bunker busters, or U.S. Tomahawks. Why ... Read more » 737 309   Could a Boeing 777 be a double decker if it didn't need to store checked luggage? Robert Williamson - Upāsaka (Theravada Buddhist) • Answered August 6, 2016 The Triple 7 (777), at least in its long distance configuration, (777–200LR, 777–300ER) is sort of already a double decker. At least for the crew. There are stairs going up... Read more » 317 19   Why is vitamin B12 so dangerous? Saumya Meena, MD Medicine at Sawai Man Singh Medical College (2024-present) • Answered February 15 Hi everyone. Being a DOCTOR, that too of MEDICINE, makes it all the more for me to actually tell the importance of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is not dangerous, but low levels ... Read more » 479 59   What's your "never again" car brand? Why? Phil Hodge, lives in The United Kingdom (1973-present) • Answered January 13 Over my 47 years and 1 million+ miles of driving, I've had around 12 different car brands, mostly mainstream, some now defunct. I accept that no car is perfect. I also accep... Read more » 1.1K 241   Why has the three-body problem not been solved? What are the technical obstacles in solving the three-body problem? Are these difficulties theoretical or not? Paul Mainwood, Degrees in Physics and Philosophy, Doctorate in Philosophy of Physics • Answered September 14, 2016 The folklore is that the three-body and higher n-body solution is not only unsolved but unsolvable, and that Poincare and Bruns proved this in 1888. This folklore is wrong. ... Read more » 556 36   Why is C faster than C++? Sid Wanderleaf, knows English • Answered February 9 To the extent it is, it's because of classes. More specifically, dynamic polymorphism (any time "virtual" enters the picture). They were great for the 1980s and '90s; but by ... Read more » 169 13   Why did the Soviet Union never attempt a crewed Moon landing despite being ahead in the early Space Race? Kevin Miller • Answered January 28 Here is the secret that was kept hidden behind the Iron Curtain for twenty years: The Soviet Union did attempt to send a crew to the Moon. They tried desperately. They faile... Read more » 4.3K 242   Rai, studied at Harvard University • Posted Sep 28, 2024 Iranian Officials state that a Group of Officers and Commanders with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG), including Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan, the Deputy Commander of Operations... Read more » 4.6K 598   Are highly educated people ever poor? And why or why not? Sean Kernan, Writer at seanjkernan.substack.com • Answered February 10 A man worked at my local gym and was in his late 50s. He seemed pretty calm and happy overall, relaxing in his low stakes job, reading the newspaper, checking people in as w... Read more » 3.9K 153 Read more in your feed

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