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| Thread ID: 88176 | 2008-03-18 00:30:00 | Looking for ways to stay entertained "during breaks" at Uni | Chilling_Silence (9) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 650375 | 2008-03-18 08:41:00 | Haha, nah my hairs not that short, and they're not "break" breaks, so to speak.. they're 1 1/2 hour long "breaks" in between lunch and snack time ;) Also, I have XP on the EeePC now, for the next couple of months probably... so no linux games this time sorry, but cross-platform = fine :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 650376 | 2008-03-18 08:46:00 | You call that long? I have a 3 hour break twice a week. A friend of mine has a 6 hour break every Monday! That sucks man. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 650377 | 2008-03-18 08:55:00 | Re-organise your timetable so you don't have more than an hour wait. That's what I did. And when I wasn't needed I left because I agree it is boring if you aren't into the student life thing. But if I had an hour to kill then the Star Wars / Space Invader games used to get a thrashing, as did the AV library in the basement of one of the human sciences buildings on Princes St (they had some great docos and it was air conditioned). Later on I used to go into the other faculties and sit in on either architecture or math / logic lectures. | andrew93 (249) | ||
| 650378 | 2008-03-18 09:18:00 | Re-organise your timetable so you don't have more than an hour wait. Unfortunately, for some students there is only one stream available. |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 650379 | 2008-03-18 09:32:00 | Unfortunately, for some students there is only one stream available. Agreed that sometimes it cannot be avoided but to wait 6 hours between lectures (someone posted that previously) is a serious WOFTAM. When confronted with that situation it is better to go home and do something else. Why? It took me a while to learn this but the lecturer is simply going over material that exists in your textbook - usually to clarify some really obscure point or two. So if you read what you are supposed to read before you attend a lecture, then you don't actually need to take any notes - because it is all already there in your text book. Get a *friend* to fill you in the administration-type stuff of when things are due etc etc. Just my opinion.... Andrew :cool: |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 650380 | 2008-03-18 10:05:00 | Ahh I remember when I had to go to a class at 8am. It finished an hour later. That was it for the day. :groan: |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 650381 | 2008-03-18 10:30:00 | Im the one with a backpack, motorbike helmet, and the leather jacket.. If you see me, come say hi! Promise I dont bite ;) I was bored when I was a child. As I turned 65 last July and get a pension and work as well I am nowhere near bored. Does boring mean you have nothing to do? Personally I have a lack of time to do all the things I want to do. Ask questions and learn. Nobody knows it all. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 650382 | 2008-03-18 10:35:00 | Re-organise your timetable so you don't have more than an hour wait. That's what I did. And when I wasn't needed I left because I agree it is boring if you aren't into the student life thing. But if I had an hour to kill then the Star Wars / Space Invader games used to get a thrashing, as did the AV library in the basement of one of the human sciences buildings on Princes St (they had some great docos and it was air conditioned). Later on I used to go into the other faculties and sit in on either architecture or math / logic lectures. I wish... Just one stream available like Jammuz said which means I have 3 hour breaks, 4 days a week. Plenty of time to read and go to the gym though :) |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 650383 | 2008-03-18 11:25:00 | Yeah, Semester 1 I cant re-arrange, the courses are all compulsory. Also, things such as writing professional letters and whatnot seem to come rather naturally, running meetings, stuff like that... did it all on-the-job while at my previous company for a couple of years. Theres the occasional little tidbit of info Ive snatched up from the classes but not much. Its for that very reason why Im the most active in-class, giving feedback, answering the questions.. I force myself to sit back, give the rest of the class a bit of time to raise their hand and answer a question before I do.. Not wanting to come across as a know-it-all, I understand there is much to be learned, but this first semester is a breeze, its stuff Ive done before :) Hence why I'd love the occasional game I can multi-task with while listening to the lecturer, or locating where the memory slots are on a motherboard like last week (Coz thats so difficult for me... not!) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 650384 | 2008-03-18 18:53:00 | Chill Get yerself a girl. In no time you will have no spare time, and no spare cash, at all. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
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