StatusNethttp://rainbowdash.net/api/statusnet/groups/timeline/68.atomcollegebronies timelineUpdates from collegebronies on Rainbow Dash Network!http://av.rdn.io/avatar/68-96-20110407144703.jpeg2024-03-29T15:06:52+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/grouphttp://www.rainbowdash.net/group/68/idcollegebroniescollegebroniesBronies at College/UniversityFor all you college students out there!Everywherehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/grouphttp://www.rainbowdash.net/group/68/idBronies at College/UniversitycollegebroniesBronies at College/UniversityFor all you college students out there!Everywherehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1888793!calgary !college http://s16.postimage.org/wpm1njihx/2012_09_04_12_35_48.jpg Well, here we go again.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> <a href="http://s16.postimage.org/wpm1njihx/2012_09_04_12_35_48.jpg" title="http://s16.postimage.org/wpm1njihx/2012_09_04_12_35_48.jpg" class="attachment" id="attachment-122886" rel="nofollow external">http://s16.postimage.org/wpm1njihx/2012_09_04_12_35_48.jpg</a> Well, here we go again.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-09-04T18:39:04+00:002012-09-04T18:39:04+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1888593!calgary !college So I'm standing in line to get a transit pass sticker put on my student ID. But, for some reason, it's the same lineup for getting a brand new ID. I'd like to know who thought this was a good idea, because it's actually very inefficient. I spent less time in line to get Tara Strong's autograph at the expo.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> So I'm standing in line to get a transit pass sticker put on my student ID. But, for some reason, it's the same lineup for getting a brand new ID. I'd like to know who thought this was a good idea, because it's actually very inefficient. I spent less time in line to get Tara Strong's autograph at the expo.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-09-04T17:16:31+00:002012-09-04T17:16:31+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1888312!calgary !college http://s11.postimage.org/ixj5q2wir/2012_09_04_08_40_07.jpg First class to officially use the new lab. Looks pretty stylish.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> <a href="http://s11.postimage.org/ixj5q2wir/2012_09_04_08_40_07.jpg" title="http://s11.postimage.org/ixj5q2wir/2012_09_04_08_40_07.jpg" class="attachment" id="attachment-122852" rel="nofollow external">http://s11.postimage.org/ixj5q2wir/2012_09_04_08_40_07.jpg</a> First class to officially use the new lab. Looks pretty stylish.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-09-04T14:50:51+00:002012-09-04T14:50:51+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1888263!calgary !college Class starts in 20 minutes. I think I might actually try putting effort in this year. Coasting my way to straight A+'s just feels weird.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Class starts in 20 minutes. I think I might actually try putting effort in this year. Coasting my way to straight A+'s just feels weird.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-09-04T13:44:43+00:002012-09-04T13:44:43+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1714429!college !calgary Just got my class schedule for next semester, which starts on september 4th. Friday looks ugly. 8-5 with only a 1-hour break at 1 pm. || Can't complain about thursday, though. 4 hours total, counting the 1 hour break. Everything else is average || Still miss 1st semester when we started late on mondays and left early on fridays.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> Just got my class schedule for next semester, which starts on september 4th. Friday looks ugly. 8-5 with only a 1-hour break at 1 pm. || Can't complain about thursday, though. 4 hours total, counting the 1 hour break. Everything else is average || Still miss 1st semester when we started late on mondays and left early on fridays.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-07-20T19:46:31+00:002012-07-20T19:46:31+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1323196!calgary !college Well, it doesn't look like anyone's going to post the marks for the actual exams anywhere, but my final grades are up, and as expected, I got an A+ in every course again.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Well, it doesn't look like anyone's going to post the marks for the actual exams anywhere, but my final grades are up, and as expected, I got an A+ in every course again.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-05-03T21:31:15+00:002012-05-03T21:31:15+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1288196!calgary !college Ahh, basic arithmetic, my arch-nemesis, we meet again. I spent 20 minutes stuck on the first question because I was trying to convert hours to seconds by multiplying instead of dividing. The rest of the test proceeded much more smoothly. The only question is, did I do well enough to land an A+, or do I have to settle for an A?!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Ahh, basic arithmetic, my arch-nemesis, we meet again. I spent 20 minutes stuck on the first question because I was trying to convert hours to seconds by multiplying instead of dividing. The rest of the test proceeded much more smoothly. The only question is, did I do well enough to land an A+, or do I have to settle for an A?http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-27T16:30:32+00:002012-04-27T16:30:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1287502!calgary !college Here we go, last final!!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Here we go, last final!http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-27T13:53:30+00:002012-04-27T13:53:30+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1278380@pseudoartiste !calgary !college Nothing wrong with that. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. All the good grades I keep getting might sound impressive, but they're really just a side-effect of being in a program I'm naturally good at. || I never saw a single A+ when I was in high school. Hell, I never FINISHED high school. In order to get into this program I had to take English 30 for a third time, and not fail it. If I'd had to take Social Studies again, too, I probably wouldn't have gotten in. || With that said, STAT245 can certainly be a challenging course for people who aren't mathematically inclined. My main point was that it really, REALLY doesn't warrant 60 hours. I am not joking in the slightest when I say that my teacher kept having to remind herself to slow down in order to stretch the lessons out. On the plus side, she also kept showing us youtube videos of cool robots as filler.@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/2510" class="url" title="DL"><span class="fn nickname">pseudoartiste</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Nothing wrong with that. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. All the good grades I keep getting might sound impressive, but they're really just a side-effect of being in a program I'm naturally good at. || I never saw a single A+ when I was in high school. Hell, I never FINISHED high school. In order to get into this program I had to take English 30 for a third time, and not fail it. If I'd had to take Social Studies again, too, I probably wouldn't have gotten in. || With that said, STAT245 can certainly be a challenging course for people who aren't mathematically inclined. My main point was that it really, REALLY doesn't warrant 60 hours. I am not joking in the slightest when I say that my teacher kept having to remind herself to slow down in order to stretch the lessons out. On the plus side, she also kept showing us youtube videos of cool robots as filler.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-25T23:35:06+00:002012-04-25T23:35:06+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1270788@darcyblue !calgary !college I cannot overstate how mind-numbingly elementary Stat245 was. If you can read a formula book and use a scientific calculator, that is literally ALL you need to pass the course. Actually understanding the material, while recommended, is largely optional, because you can figure out most of the questions by just reading them, and then reading the formula sheet to see what fits.@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/2399" class="url" title="John"><span class="fn nickname">darcyblue</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> I cannot overstate how mind-numbingly elementary Stat245 was. If you can read a formula book and use a scientific calculator, that is literally ALL you need to pass the course. Actually understanding the material, while recommended, is largely optional, because you can figure out most of the questions by just reading them, and then reading the formula sheet to see what fits.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-24T20:29:49+00:002012-04-24T20:29:49+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1270127!calgary !college 45 minutes left 'til my stats final. Wish me luck; I'll need all I can get to stay awake. This course has been a complete waste of 60 hours. Our TEACHER said more than once that she could teach it in 5.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> 45 minutes left 'til my stats final. Wish me luck; I'll need all I can get to stay awake. This course has been a complete waste of 60 hours. Our TEACHER said more than once that she could teach it in 5.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-24T17:18:36+00:002012-04-24T17:18:36+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1269659@puzzlemint !calgary !college Well, I think that went okay. Now I have three hours to kill before my stats final, though.@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/173" class="url" title="Puzzlemint"><span class="fn nickname">puzzlemint</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Well, I think that went okay. Now I have three hours to kill before my stats final, though.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-24T14:56:31+00:002012-04-24T14:56:31+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1269513!calgary !college T minus 15 mniutes 'till ELEC320, the final I'm least prepared for. Which is good. Set the bar low. I already passed all my courses, anyways. The finals are just there to pad my GPA.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> T minus 15 mniutes 'till ELEC320, the final I'm least prepared for. Which is good. Set the bar low. I already passed all my courses, anyways. The finals are just there to pad my GPA.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-24T13:43:22+00:002012-04-24T13:43:22+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1237109!calgary !college So after leaving the electrical lab for the final time this year, having managed to avoid incident over two semesters. And then I somehow managed to electrocute myself while plugging in my phone charger. || I'm totally fine, but I've never been electrocuted before. My arm is kinda sore.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> So after leaving the electrical lab for the final time this year, having managed to avoid incident over two semesters. And then I somehow managed to electrocute myself while plugging in my phone charger. || I'm totally fine, but I've never been electrocuted before. My arm is kinda sore.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-18T17:08:50+00:002012-04-18T17:08:50+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1231065!calgary !college Aced Robotics, too. Which means I don't have to show up to any classes on thursday or friday. Rest of the finals don't start until next tuesday.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Aced Robotics, too. Which means I don't have to show up to any classes on thursday or friday. Rest of the finals don't start until next tuesday.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-17T18:54:13+00:002012-04-17T18:54:13+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1230763!calgary !college One question shy of 100% on my Electronics final. And such a stupid mistake, too.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> One question shy of 100% on my Electronics final. And such a stupid mistake, too.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-17T17:40:10+00:002012-04-17T17:40:10+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1226393!calgary !college Well, I think I just aced the Projects final, including the rather weighty bonus. If that's true, then that would bring my current grade up to 100.27%. And I still haven't finished one of the labs. || I'm not going to finish it, either. I already have over 100%. I don't really need more %. Unless I can transfer it from my Projects mark to Mech, which I'm still a little shaky on. And by shaky, I mean I might only get an A, or even an A-.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Well, I think I just aced the Projects final, including the rather weighty bonus. If that's true, then that would bring my current grade up to 100.27%. And I still haven't finished one of the labs. || I'm not going to finish it, either. I already have over 100%. I don't really need more %. Unless I can transfer it from my Projects mark to Mech, which I'm still a little shaky on. And by shaky, I mean I might only get an A, or even an A-.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-04-16T22:14:33+00:002012-04-16T22:14:33+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1138790!calgary !college So, now I have to figure out this monstrosity by myself, more or less from scratch. One of the inputs is analog, which we haven't learned at all. I may actually need to do some research and studying. Good thing there's a four-day weekend coming up. http://ur1.ca/8v3br!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> So, now I have to figure out this monstrosity by myself, more or less from scratch. One of the inputs is analog, which we haven't learned at all. I may actually need to do some research and studying. Good thing there's a four-day weekend coming up. <a href="http://ur1.ca/8v3br" title="http://rainbowdash.net/file/puzzlemint-20120330T141019-3vkmgbf.jpeg" class="attachment thumbnail" id="attachment-69992" rel="nofollow external">http://ur1.ca/8v3br</a>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-03-30T14:10:20+00:002012-03-30T14:10:20+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1067258!calgary !college Well, apparently my last final overlaps with the first three hours of the Calgary Comics Expo. Thankfully, it's in AutoCAD, so it'll probably only take about ten minutes.!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Well, apparently my last final overlaps with the first three hours of the Calgary Comics Expo. Thankfully, it's in AutoCAD, so it'll probably only take about ten minutes.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-03-09T21:16:11+00:002012-03-09T21:16:11+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanadahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/1061626!calgary !college Durandal made it to the finals and came in second. And still, no one gets the name. http://ur1.ca/8ka0l!<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/321/id" class="url"><span class="fn nickname">calgary</span></a></span> !<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/group/68/id" class="url" title="Bronies at College/University (collegebronies)"><span class="fn nickname">college</span></a></span> Durandal made it to the finals and came in second. And still, no one gets the name. <a href="http://ur1.ca/8ka0l" title="http://rainbowdash.net/file/puzzlemint-20120307T203408-twmn7wv.jpeg" class="attachment thumbnail" id="attachment-63755" rel="nofollow external">http://ur1.ca/8ka0l</a>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2012-03-07T20:34:10+00:002012-03-07T20:34:10+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/173puzzlemintpuzzlemintPuzzlemintCanada