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Title: OT-School's out
Post by: VW-Dynamo on May 01, 2002, 12:12:37 pm: Just thought everyone'd like to know that I just completed my last exam and I now get to enjoy a nice long summer of working and boredom back at home. Go me!
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Stunaep on May 01, 2002, 12:26:43 pm: Go you, while I have still all my exams coming up in the next 2-3 weeks or so, among them one in Russian, a language which I simply plainly SUCK at. :mad: .

Man, I'm happy.:sigh:
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Fineus on May 01, 2002, 12:31:51 pm: Out?! Now?!! Dear god I want to go to the school you go to... we've got another 4 weeks to our exams, then another 4 weeks of them!
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Nico on May 01, 2002, 12:34:23 pm: :doubt:...
I finish at the end of the week, and I start again in May, th 21... till November... :doubt:
Somehow I feel spoiled...
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Razor on May 01, 2002, 12:54:30 pm: Exams suck! I have a Computer Science exam in two days and a few more in the next two weeks but by the 17th of May, I should be finished with those. Then, I will have a lot more free time.

By the way, I got bored for the last 10 days at home because I had to wait all that time to have my phone line installed again. :headz: :mad2:
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 01, 2002, 12:55:14 pm: Bah... all of you with your... breaks. :p
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Shrike on May 01, 2002, 01:04:40 pm: *whistles*

Had an interview today.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: VW-Dynamo on May 01, 2002, 01:06:23 pm: Some of my friends that go here have been done since last Friday. UD rocks!
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 01, 2002, 01:20:08 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Shrike
*whistles*

Had an interview today.

Painting, eh? When do you start?
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Shrike on May 01, 2002, 01:23:36 pm: Don't know. Should know in the next two weeks.....
Title: Re: OT-School's out
Post by: Sandwich on May 01, 2002, 01:34:39 pm: Quote
Originally posted by VW-Dynamo
...boredom back at home...

Go fix VW!!! :p :lol:
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 01, 2002, 01:47:47 pm: Yea, FIX IT!! :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Blue Lion on May 01, 2002, 01:58:20 pm: Damn school let out for me......4 years ago
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Redfang on May 01, 2002, 02:30:09 pm: :sigh: Still 4 weeks left. :snipe:
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: JR2000Z on May 01, 2002, 02:51:33 pm: Same here.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Kellan on May 01, 2002, 03:00:25 pm: I finish on June 28th. Then I go on holiday to America for 2 weeks. :cool:

In between, I have 16 exams, 1 driving test, and should really finish the BWO demo. :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Alikchi on May 01, 2002, 03:05:13 pm: I get out the 22nd..
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: CP5670 on May 01, 2002, 03:08:16 pm: I dropped out of school near the end of January due to health trouble and the fact that the whole system was not geared to my taste at all (too many crappy time-taking assignments, way too much social interaction needed, work wasn't nearly challenging enough and overall the whole thing was extremely inefficient and nobody learned anything; and this is at what is supposed to be one of the top ten schools in the nation...bah :p); I am currently just studying on my own and plan to do that for the next two years until college. ;) I am taking a couple of AP exams this year though (and plan to do several more next year), which always take place during the first two weeks of May, so it is a somewhat hectic period for me right now. ;)

The schools around here don't end until mid-June or so though; I guess some of you are lucky. ;)
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Corsair on May 01, 2002, 04:49:20 pm: Two or three week till exams, a week of exams, and then week more of school and I'm done! and then 2 weeks of hanging out and then I go to camp...:)

exams: :snipe::headz:
CP5670: Nerd. :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Zeronet on May 01, 2002, 04:51:54 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Kellan
I finish on June 28th. Then I go on holiday to America for 2 weeks. :cool:

In between, I have 16 exams, 1 driving test, and should really finish the BWO demo. :D

Yes the demo...

2700 post :D :D.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: VW-Dynamo on May 01, 2002, 05:36:44 pm: Kellan, where in the US are you going to?
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 01, 2002, 06:35:40 pm: Hey, Dynamo - when did you unchain him from the desk? I thought he was supposed to stay there until BWO was done... :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: VW-Dynamo on May 01, 2002, 07:02:35 pm: He gnawed off his foot like most animals do when they're trapped.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 01, 2002, 07:22:12 pm: Quote
Originally posted by VW-Dynamo
He gnawed off his foot like most animals do when they're trapped.

Damn. Gotta think of a better way to keep him working next time... :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Shrike on May 01, 2002, 07:41:52 pm: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
way too much social interaction needed
You are going to grow up to be a sad, sad, lonely man...... :blah:
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 01, 2002, 07:43:42 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Shrike
You are going to grow up to be a sad, sad, lonely man...... :blah:

Or he'll snap out of it some day and die trying to catch up to the time he lost... :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Stunaep on May 01, 2002, 11:58:59 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx

Or he'll snap out of it some day and die trying to catch up to the time he lost... :D

Can you bet on that???
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Blue Lion on May 02, 2002, 12:03:40 am: Screw that, more girls for me
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Kellan on May 02, 2002, 01:16:46 am: Quote
Originally posted by VW-Dynamo
Kellan, where in the US are you going to?

To hark back to the old, old bit of the thread which happened whilst I was asleep...I'm going to Florida. It's a family holiday, so Orlando and then the Keys.

But never fear, I shall return! I need to go travelling somewhere, and America seems to have it all. Plus, I might be doing some studying in Canada (or Australia) for Uni. Woohoo! :cool:

*limps off*
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: TurboNed on May 02, 2002, 01:22:17 am: Something's messed up here - I don't get out of school 'til mid June. ARGH.

--TurboNed
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Red5 on May 02, 2002, 01:23:02 am: I got one last final at 9 am and im outa here too.......
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Stunaep on May 02, 2002, 08:00:39 am: What kind of school lets people out in May anyway. Give me address, zip code and phone number please! :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: VW-Dynamo on May 02, 2002, 10:35:16 am: Quote
Originally posted by Kellan

To hark back to the old, old bit of the thread which happened whilst I was asleep...I'm going to Florida. It's a family holiday, so Orlando and then the Keys.

Make sure you hit up Key Largo and John Pennenkamp State Park. It's the best snorkling you'll find in the state.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Red5 on May 02, 2002, 10:43:24 am: Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep
What kind of school lets people out in May anyway. Give me address, zip code and phone number please! :D

www.dartmouth.edu
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 02, 2002, 10:53:48 am: Quote
Originally posted by Kellan
...I'm going to Florida.

You're going to disneyworld? :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Zeronet on May 02, 2002, 11:36:23 am: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx

You're going to disneyworld? :D

Its disneyland. Although i think its not "disney".
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Corsair on May 02, 2002, 11:39:04 am: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
You're going to disneyworld? :D
Or go to MGM and Universal...much better. I've been to all three. :D
Or if you really have the time, go to SPACE CAMP!!!!! ;) Now that place was fun! :p
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: VW-Dynamo on May 02, 2002, 11:45:22 am: Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep
What kind of school lets people out in May anyway. Give me address, zip code and phone number please! :D

http://www.udayton.edu

Some years we get out in April too.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: CP5670 on May 02, 2002, 11:51:41 am: Quote
You are going to grow up to be a sad, sad, lonely man...... :blah:

nah, a happy, happy, lonely man! :p :D Who needs people when you have math and a computer!
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Zeronet on May 02, 2002, 12:10:16 pm: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670

nah, a happy, happy, lonely man! :p :D Who needs people when you have math and a computer!

:blah: Sure...
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 02, 2002, 12:14:01 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Zeronet
Its disneyland. Although i think its not "disney".

Hm, isn't Disneyland the one in California? :p
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Zeronet on May 02, 2002, 12:33:16 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx

Hm, isn't Disneyland the one in California? :p

I wouldnt know.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: aldo_14 on May 02, 2002, 12:40:27 pm: EEp.

Exams from not till the end of may...algorithms & Complexity, Forensics, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems & Systemas analysis.

Lifes a ***** :
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Redfang on May 02, 2002, 01:22:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670

nah, a happy, happy, lonely man! :p :D Who needs people when you have math and a computer!

Hmm... :blah: :doubt:

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Originally posted by Zeronet
:blah: Sure...

:nod:
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Corsair on May 02, 2002, 02:02:31 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
Hm, isn't Disneyland the one in California? :p
Yup. Disneyworld is the one in Florida. :p
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Zeronet on May 02, 2002, 03:23:40 pm: World, land no real difference.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Kellan on May 02, 2002, 03:50:38 pm: Quote
Originally posted by VW-Dynamo

Make sure you hit up Key Largo and John Pennenkamp State Park. It's the best snorkling you'll find in the state.

I'll try...I like snorkeling. And I am going to Universal and MGM, not the crappy "Magic Kingdom" :p

I've also been to Cape Canaveral before, and seen Atlantis takeoff last time. Awesome sight.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: VW-Dynamo on May 02, 2002, 07:59:01 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Kellan

I'll try...I like snorkeling. And I am going to Universal and MGM, not the crappy "Magic Kingdom" :p

Actually, I'd rather go to Magic Kingdom over Universal. Magic Kingdom has a few cool rides but most of the stuff at Universal sucked IMHO. Jaws is just cheezy, the T2 show is kinda lame, as is King Kong. The only thing that was decent there was the Back to the Future ride but it's by far the longest wait for the shortest ride. (The Jurrasic Park water ride is awesome, but it wasn't finished when we were there. I rode the one in LA though)

Magic Kingdom has Space Mountain which is pretty cool still, as well as Thunder Mountain and some kind of alien encounter thing too. Plus the Magic Kingdom has better food (Universal studios food tasted like crap plus it was expensive. Magic Kingdom is just expensive) and better ambiance IMHO (Disney puts on a hell of a fireworks show).

Just my $.02 though.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Corsair on May 02, 2002, 09:26:43 pm: THUNDER Mountain? Never went on it and never actually heard of it. We have our own here though. :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Sandwich on May 09, 2002, 05:35:04 am: Quote
Originally posted by Zeronet
World, land no real difference.

That's what j00 think, foo! :p

Disneyland (in Calif) is quite small compared to Disneyworld. :D Plus, I grew up in Florida. :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: CP5670 on May 09, 2002, 09:36:38 am: The Calculus BC test took place on the day before yesterday; it was fairly easy, but extremely poorly designed. The focus of the test was not how much of the subject material you actually knew, but how fast you could do things; heck, the test is not even designed to allow people to finish all of the problems. The were a numbers of problems that I knew how to do right after glancing at them, but which I skipped due to time constraints. This is really nonsense; when working on a problem later on in life (which are much harder and complicated than these test ones), you have your whole life to work on them. :p These College Board guys should be hit over head repeatedly with a textbook. The Physics C test on Tuesday better be properly designed.

Also, the test seemed to favor putting answers as decimals. Screw numerical approximations, I like exact answers. :p The value of the Gaussian integral is Öp, not 1.772. bah :p
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Kellan on May 09, 2002, 09:39:01 am: Welcome to the world of tests. They do tend to be based on how fast you can regurgitate information onto a page, not what you know...

That's why coursework is better. But harder.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Redfang on May 09, 2002, 11:54:44 am: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
you have your whole life to work on them. :p

Well, probably, but I'd rather not work my whole life on one problem. :p
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 09, 2002, 12:12:49 pm: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
when working on a problem later on in life (which are much harder and complicated than these test ones), you have your whole life to work on them.

Hmmm, no. You most certainly won't have your whole life to work on any problem, unless your life is really, really short. ;)
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: CP5670 on May 09, 2002, 12:19:56 pm: Quote
That's why coursework is better. But harder.

Do you mean college coursework? The high school assignments for the most part were so bad that I even preferred these bad tests to them... :p

A good test would be something like where they only gave one really difficult problem that combined all of the concepts, and unlimited time to do it. ;) And get rid of those stupid approximations. :p :D

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Hmmm, no. You most certainly won't have your whole life to work on any problem, unless your life is really, really short. ;)

Many people in history have done that actually, but I wouldn't want to work on a very specific problem the whole time either. ;)
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: neo_hermes on May 09, 2002, 09:23:06 pm: Man i get out of School on the 31st Woohoo.
then in september i'll Be a senior and i won't have to Put up with little Freshmen annoying the hell out of me. :lol:

Scans room notices a Amateur Freshman Sniper :snipe:
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: icespeed on May 09, 2002, 10:00:34 pm: me and setekh finished this week our half-yearly exams; he's taking his last one after lunch. unfortunately, our school requires our presence for the next eight or nine weeks, which really sucks. Then again, we just had holidays, two weeks ago...

CP: you're right, exact values are much better than approximations. you have to waste time finding the later, instead of working with the pure state of the former... too much fiddling with numbers.

Shrike: painting? you paint for a living?
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: penguin on May 09, 2002, 10:14:08 pm: Ugh. I just looked at the calendar and realized that of the three weeks of vacation I get this year, I spent two of them in January taking paternity leave :blah:

On the plus side, I work for a dot-com, so I frequently get to drink beer while I am coding :cool:

[penguin mutters bitterly for a while, then returns to hacking the FS2 source code to bits and begins to whistle again]
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: NotDefault on May 09, 2002, 10:38:02 pm: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
(too many crappy time-taking assignments, way too much social interaction needed, work wasn't nearly challenging enough and overall the whole thing was extremely inefficient and nobody learned anything; and this is at what is supposed to be one of the top ten schools in the nation...bah :p)

:nod::nod::nod:
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: CP5670 on May 10, 2002, 01:14:41 am: Quote
CP: you're right, exact values are much better than approximations. you have to waste time finding the later, instead of working with the pure state of the former... too much fiddling with numbers.

I think the reason they do that is that some of the integrals cannot be expressed in terms of elementary functions and require special functions to calculate (which are not taught at all in first three years of calculus for some reason), but then they shouldn't give those type of problems in the first place. :p As you said, there simply is not enough time to perform big numerical operations (which simply require mad calculator skillz :p).
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 10, 2002, 07:51:42 am: Quote
Originally posted by icespeed
Shrike: painting? you paint for a living?

Not exactly but, right now, he'll do anything for a livign. :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Sandwich on May 14, 2002, 05:16:21 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
...he'll do anything for a livign. :D

:wtf: I'm afraid to ask, but is that some sort of... uhmmm... activity you guys participated in while he was down there? :nervous:

:lol:
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: CP5670 on May 14, 2002, 06:15:22 pm: Incidentally, since someone bumped this topic back up, the Physics C test was today. It was better than the math test, but still had the same time limit problem; just like the other test, you were not supposed to be able to finish the test in the time given. :p Still, the multiple choice section was not as bad, with the exception of a few problems that should not have made it in there. (they take too long) Anyway, now that it is done with, I am finally free! w00t! Math, FS2, FRED2 and philosophy all day! ;7 :D :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Mr. Vega on May 14, 2002, 06:39:09 pm: I get out at the end of this month!

*braces against incoming flames*
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Vertigo1 on May 14, 2002, 11:28:06 pm: I've been out for two weeks so neener neener neeeeeener! :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: CP5670 on May 15, 2002, 03:02:22 am: I have been out for almost four months. :D :p :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Nico on May 15, 2002, 09:06:10 am: I'm... in next tuesday... oh well :sigh:
At least it's my 6 last months of school ever, and it's CGI mwahahahahaha :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Stunaep on May 15, 2002, 09:32:58 am: well, for me the horror (THE HORROR) begins next monday with Russian, and goes out on the next friday after the next friday, which is not the friday this week, with.... gee, also Russian.
There's also French, Maths and stuff, but they are all in one. Russian is the only one that has the oral and writing exam two weeks apart.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Redfang on May 15, 2002, 09:45:26 am: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
I have been out for almost four months. :D :p :D

What? You've been outside for four months? :eek:

And I thought you were a True Nerd(tm). :p

j/k
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Nico on May 15, 2002, 10:29:16 am: Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep
well, for me the horror (THE HORROR) begins next monday with Russian, and goes out on the next friday after the next friday, which is not the friday this week, with.... gee, also Russian.
There's also French, Maths and stuff, but they are all in one. Russian is the only one that has the oral and writing exam two weeks apart.
why did you take russian? ;7;7;7
somehow you must like it :D mmh, I'm sure you'll be soooo happy during those tests, i envy you :D hey, I'll be sleeping while you'll do them, so lucky you are! ( I'm evil hehehe :D i love being evil mwahaha! )
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: CP5670 on May 15, 2002, 10:36:18 am: Quote

What? You've been outside for four months? :eek:

And I thought you were a True Nerd(tm). :p

j/k

Hehe, I enrolled out of school in January. ;) The school I used to go attend does not end until June 15, however. :p

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hey, I'll be sleeping while you'll do them, so lucky you are!

But I am even luckier, because I've got FRED2 and my math problems! ;7 :D

Regarding languages, does anyone here know German? The only reason I would like to know more of that is so I can understand all those Wehrmacht soldiers talking and the labels on the crates in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. :D
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Nico on May 15, 2002, 11:13:37 am: well, I'm learning english on my own now, what i'd REALLY like to know now is japanese.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Zeronet on May 15, 2002, 11:36:50 am: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
Incidentally, since someone bumped this topic back up, the Physics C test was today. It was better than the math test, but still had the same time limit problem; just like the other test, you were not supposed to be able to finish the test in the time given. :p Still, the multiple choice section was not as bad, with the exception of a few problems that should not have made it in there. (they take too long) Anyway, now that it is done with, I am finally free! w00t! Math, FS2, FRED2 and philosophy all day! ;7 :D :D

I fully finished my geography exam which was for 90 mins in 45. Geography is so simple :D. Same thing with all tests, two hours long but you usually complete 95% of it in a hour.
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Styxx on May 15, 2002, 11:39:12 am: I'm trying to learn German, but my teacher is not helping much. Guess I'll try to learn the blasted thing by myself. :p
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: Nuclear1 on May 15, 2002, 12:22:06 pm: [singsong voice] 1 1/2 weeks left...... 1 1/2 weeks left [/singsong voice]
Title: OT-School's out
Post by: beatspete on May 15, 2002, 01:15:27 pm: I went to florida last year, 2 weeks in Orlando and 1 week in Key Largo.
Orlando is a bit cheesey with all its theme parks and child orientated, but Key Largo is quite nice :yes: , go snorkelling there thats pretty fun. :nod:

Back to exams.... *grunt* mine start tommorow, Higher English, oh goodie. The worst bit is i have to go back for 2 weeks after they finnish, so i dont get on holiday till 29th june, ahhh!

pete