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To-Do Item: Raise Tuition Fees

• Re: Hey there. Apr 17, 2007, 10:18 am
  
  
  I'm tired of UMSU messing around where they shouldn't. I'm all for affordable tuition, but when the lack of funding starts to affect the quality of education, raising tuition should be seriously considered.
  
  Demanding the freeze (or cheaper) regardless of how much funding is given by the government is greedy and makes it seem like you dont care about the value of your education.
  
  Ask any student and they will tell you that the facilities and classes need improvement....
  
  
• Raise Tuition Fees Feb 8, 2007, 12:31 pm
  Thaw the freeze, raise the fees!
  
  
  
  Edited on Feb 8, 2007, 12:32 pm...
  
  

To-Do Item: Can i set up Thunderbird to check my UM email account?

• Re: Can i set up Thunderbird to check my UM email account? Feb 1, 2007, 5:01 pm
  
  
  Yupper! The university offers both a POP3 and IMAP service for your email. The difference between POP3 and IMAP is that with POP3 it downloads the messages and stores them on the computer that you're using to read your email.
  
  If you use IMAP, it keeps all of your email on the server so that you can view it from multiple computers and webmail without having to worry about which computer downloads your mail. The only disadvantage to using IMAP is that you have to worry about...
  
  

To-Do Item: Stop the global warming

• Re: end of the world in 2036 Dec 19, 2006, 9:51 am
  
  
  
  Didn't you see those two movies, Deep Impact and Armageddon? The solution is obviously to send up a crack oil drilling team and have them dig a hole and drop a nuke to split the big asteroid open.
  
  Alternatively, we could start building a big underground shelter for our best scientists and a lottery selection of citizens to populate.
  
  More seriously, I've heard recently that NASA is planning missions to test the feasibility of altering the course of an asteroid...
  
  

To-Do Item: Watch less TV

• Re: Solution Oct 16, 2006, 9:25 am
  
  
  I don't watch alot of broadcast TV, but I do download most of the shows that I like to watch. What typically happens is that I'll forget about it for a couple weeks or a month and then I'll download like 10 episodes and I won't be able to not watch them all at once.
  
  For instance, last weekend I rememberd this new sci-fi show that was coming out called Eureka, so I went online and downloaded the first 12 hour long epsiodes. Let's just say that by the end of the weekend I was looking for something else to watch. he he he....
  
  

To-Do Item: I want to dig a tunnel to St. Paul's College... with my bare hands

• Re: Think bigger!!!! Oct 10, 2006, 9:15 am
  
  
  Hrm.. it would probably be difficult to train that many bunnies.. I'm thinking maybe some kind of high-velocity bunny-cannon-drill is in order....
  
  

To-Do Item: eat more vegetables

• Re: SUBWAY! EAT FRRRESH! Oct 6, 2006, 3:37 pm
  
  
  It should be noted that the cafeteria in fishereis does not entirely serve fish. Very little fish, actually, only once a week (fridays usually?) do they have fish specials. They really have a good clubhouse sandwich special (not sure which day, I think it changes from week to week) that includes fries and coleslaw for < $5....
  
  

To-Do Item: Stop the global warming

• Re: what's your source Oct 6, 2006, 3:24 pm
  
  
  The new engineering building is supposed to have a green roof on certain sections. They were planning on putting up this super genetically modified grass that groes under absolutely any conditions and never needs to be watered fertilized or seeded.
  
  Not sure if they ran out of money or not before reaching that part though. he he he
  
  Maybe if we just got everybody on the day side of the earth to jump at precisely the same time, we could push the planet a bit farther...
  
  

To-Do Item: I want to dig a tunnel to St. Paul's College... with my bare hands

• Re: Think bigger!!!! Oct 6, 2006, 3:20 pm
  
  
  I wonder if a spork would work better.. I think could rummage up some plastic sporks. What do you guys think?...
  
  
• Re: Think bigger!!!! Oct 5, 2006, 4:01 pm
  
  
  I'd be interested to hear your method for carrying -10 people. ...
  
  

To-Do Item: Stop the global warming

• Re: what's your source Oct 5, 2006, 3:52 pm
  Wow.. that's quite the list.. you must be an expert on the subject. ...
  
  

To-Do Item: Learn how to cook

• Re: Here goes... Oct 4, 2006, 5:28 pm
  Ok... I've tried to follow your instructions. But my stove didn't have some of the buttons and widgets that you seemed to be describing, so I sorta improvised.
  
  My stove has a big round element (?), but there's water in the middle.. And there was no knobs, but this little thing that I could sorta move up and down.
  
  I pushed it down so that it would pre-heat the element, and all of a sudden the water in the middle started going crazy.
  
  I figured that maybe it was...
  
  

To-Do Item: Fall in love?

• Re: love Oct 4, 2006, 4:24 pm
  
  
  They will be permanently "hooked up" with implants and will never be isolated from the internet. Keyboards and mice may be "obsolete", being replaced by direct neural interfaces. Obesity will thrive (even more so than it is now), but it will be more socially acceptable..
  
  Not sure how this could affect social interactions... I suppose it would just increase what's already happening, social networks are getting larger and less personal. People have...
  
  

To-Do Item: I want to dig a tunnel to St. Paul's College... with my bare hands

• Re: Think bigger!!!! Oct 4, 2006, 9:20 am
  
  
  I've heard the suggestion that we all get go-carts to ride around the tunnels in. That would really be cool. I suppose a little train would be fun too (but not as fun). ...
  
  

To-Do Item: Stop the global warming

• Re: Stop the global warming Oct 3, 2006, 9:06 pm
  
  
  We've learned a lot from our mistakes with regard to nuclear power.
  
  Firstly, Chernobyl was a poorly designed reactor. They used treated water as a coolant, which has (I believe I have the term right) a positive void coefficient. What this means is that when it heats up beyond a certain temperature, bubbles can form. When a bubble forms on the threshold of the reactor and the coolant, that local area increases in temperature because there is no longer any coolant making...
  
  

To-Do Item: Go running with Running Room

• Re: So... Oct 3, 2006, 4:41 pm
  
  
  There are a few people. If you look at the bottom of every content page (not threads or most to-do's) you'll see a contact for the person or group responsible for that particular entry.
  
  There are some people from the Learning Technologies Centre, Libraries, the Learning Assistance Centre, IST and a bunch of other people I don't quite remember right now....
  
  

To-Do Item: Stop the global warming

• Re: Stop the global warming Oct 3, 2006, 4:34 pm
  
  
  I realize that. I don't personally refuse to change, but then again, I don't consider myself the "Average Joe". From what I've observed, people are willing to recognize the environmental impact of our ways, but are always looking to offload the responsibility to somebody else.
  
  The average joe solution for global warming is to trade in their gas guzzling auto for a hybrid or electric car. While it can be debated whether or not this actually helps in the long...
  
  

To-Do Item: Fall in love?

• Truce Oct 3, 2006, 11:14 am
  Ok Magicant and Snail, let's just call it a truce....
  
  

To-Do Item: Go running with Running Room

• Re: phew! Oct 3, 2006, 11:10 am
  
  
  Sort of.. I'm the programmer. Responsible for the code, but not the content....
  
  

To-Do Item: Stop the global warming

• Re: Yesssss! Oct 3, 2006, 11:09 am
  
  
  Nobody is squashing free speech, or argument. I'd rather just not argue for the sake of arguing. If you have a legitimate point to make, by all means, make it....
  
  

To-Do Item: Go running with Running Room

• Re: Hey you again... Oct 2, 2006, 5:35 pm
  
  
  I was worried that stuff like this may eventually crop up in the VLC... anyway, Snail, you're to-do that failed, "Be nice to people, even on VLC", feel free to add that again (I think it's a great To-Do).
  
  I was just updating some of the code when you tried it and my magical super awareness alerted me to the problem....
  
  

To-Do Item: meet new people and make more friends

• Re: Wiseguys Social Oct 2, 2006, 5:12 pm
  
  
  Boo.. shameless plug! he he he...
  
  

To-Do Item: Fall in love?

• Romantic Places? Oct 2, 2006, 5:09 pm
  Well, to get things a bit back on topic, earlier people were talking about romantic places around campus.
  
  Can anybody actually list off a few? It would be interesting to find a place to take my girlfriend that neither of us have been to before. Note: Please list places that are significantly more private than the line at Tim Hortons, quieter than the "Wind-Tunnel" between Parker and Armes (that whining fan noise drives me nuts), and somewhere where asbestos doesn't rain down from every orifice in the walls and ceiling....
  
  

To-Do Item: Stop the global warming

• Re: HEY! Oct 2, 2006, 5:00 pm
  
  
  You can file that under Step 4 if you want....
  
  

To-Do Item: Fall in love?

• Re: Okay-dokey Oct 2, 2006, 9:04 am
  
  
  Nobody is saying that falling in love is something that can be planned, or scheduled. The purpose of this todo (from what I've read anyways), seems to be the discussion of romantic experience and places on campus that are good to *be* with someone (not neccessarily meet someone).
  
  People who wan't to meet do not wan't to fall in love with eachother (although I'm not excluding the possibility entirely). If you think it's kind of weird discussing this online and it makes you...
  
  

To-Do Item: I want to dig a tunnel to St. Paul's College... with my bare hands

• Oh man! Oct 2, 2006, 8:56 am
  I couldn't agree more. In the past couple years, the EITC complex wasn't done so us engineering students were forced to trek to the aforementioned college(s).
  
  Fortunately enough, that time is now over, and it will be much rarer (but not unheard of) for an engineering student to grace the halls of St. Pauls....
  
  

To-Do Item: Fall in love?

• Re: wow Sep 27, 2006, 9:52 am
  
  
  
  Hrm.. you say it's disappearing. That's very odd indeed. I'll add it to my list and see if I can get it to reproduce the problem so that I can fix it....
  
  

To-Do Item: Stop the global warming

• Re: Stop the global warming Sep 26, 2006, 10:07 am
  
  
  Step 1) Unequivocally prove that global warming is actually occuring and that it is caused by man.
  
  Step 2) Convince the public that global warming is actually occuring and that it is caused by man.
  
  Step 3) Formulate a plan that can be implemented without the average joe having to change their lifestyle (The majority of people won't be willing to change the way they live).
  
  Step 4) ????
  
  Step 5) PROFIT!...
  
  

To-Do Item: do more yoga

• Re: Hot Yoga? Sep 21, 2006, 4:46 pm
  
  
  According to Google, Hot Yoga is a special type of Yoga that is done in a heated room that is between 90F and 100F. The heat causes profuse sweating which is supposed to rid the body of toxins....
  
  

To-Do Item: know what everyone thinks about this "Virtual Learning Commons"

• VLC Updates! Sep 21, 2006, 4:15 pm
  Thanks to your feedback, we've made a couple changes.
  
  First off, as suggested by Webmastera, we've added "Top 20" and "Alphabetical List" view options to the main page.
  
  Next, as recommended by Crimson, the discussions now display only the latest 20 comments by default, making older posts viewable through a simple link at the top and bottom of the thread.
  
  Thanks for your suggestions, and we'll continue to monitor this thread for ideas to improve the VLC!...
  
  

To-Do Item: Wants to know where people hang out between classes.

• IEEE Sep 20, 2006, 9:08 am
  Hey folks,
  
  If you're looking for a place to hang out in EITC, swing by IEEE. We're in room E1-514 (you can take the elevator by the front up or go up to the 5th floor from the E3 or E2 elevators).
  
  We have a great place and a great bunch of people. Currently we are just getting settled back in so our lab isn't quite operational yet, but aside from that we've got couches, videogames, computers (w/ printer), a canteen (well stocked and reasonable prices), coffee, etc..
  
  We're...
  
  

To-Do Item: know what everyone thinks about this "Virtual Learning Commons"

• Re: organizing to dos Sep 13, 2006, 4:18 pm
  
  
  Well, we could list categories, but that does add another level of complexity to the site that may or may not be welcomed. For instance, what kind of categories do we start with? How are new categories created? Do we allow users to put a To-Do into their own category? If so, what do we do about mis-categorized To-Do's?
  
  I think in the long run the categories would just make things more complex, but I like the idea of being able to sort by different factors like popularity,...
  
  

To-Do Item: Go running with Running Room

• Re: Go running with Running Room Sep 13, 2006, 2:34 pm
  
  
  What is "Running Room"?...
  
  

To-Do Item: know what everyone thinks about this "Virtual Learning Commons"

• Re: Nice job! Sep 11, 2006, 4:16 pm
  
  
  The dictionary that I used has a lot of slang/acronyms in it. Another reason that I'd like to switch it asap....
  
  
• Re: Good Job Sep 8, 2006, 10:14 pm
  Hello People,
  
  Thanks for the positive feedback. I'm the programmer who wrote the VLC over the summer. I'd have to agree the spell checker really sucks right now.
  
  Currently, it's got a massive dictionary file coded into a binary tree. To find suggestions, it simply grabs the closest nodes in the tree, which really doesn't work. I've got a better version that uses a decent open source spellcheck library, and we're working on getting that library installed on the production server....
  
  

To-Do Item: join IEEE

• join IEEE Sep 8, 2006, 9:19 am
  Are you a computer or electrical engineering student? Computer science?
  
  Are you looking for a great place to hang out, meet people and express your interest in all things tech?
  
  Look no further! Come and checkout the universities local IEEE student branch! We just got back our lounge and lab space in E1, where we provide students with comfortable couches, unrestricted computers, television/video games, and a well stocked canteen at reasonable prices.
  
  For more...
  
  

To-Do Item: Find a job

• Re: Let's try this again... Sep 7, 2006, 11:52 pm
  Here, try this link... I am master of all things VLC.
  
  [[http://bison.umanitoba.ca/web2/tramp2.exe/authority_hits/A23audj7.001?server=1home&amp;item=4&amp;screen=hitlist.html bison link]]...
  
  

To-Do Item: Watch less TV

• Re: Try Covering it Up Sep 7, 2006, 5:00 pm
  
  
  I'm not taking any Comp Sci courses this semester, but I do have some interesting Comp Eng courses (Parallel Processing, Digital Systems Implementation, Solid State Electroincs, and Applied Discrete Mathematics)....
  
  

To-Do Item: Buy a notebook computer

• Re: Buy a notebook computer Sep 7, 2006, 12:51 am
  Once you go mac, you will never go back.
  
  What's great about a Mac is that it *just works*. With the new macs, if you absolutely need a windows application, you can run it with either Boot Camp or Parallels....
  
  

Discussion Item: know what everyone thinks about this "Virtual Learning Commons"

• w00t! Sep 7, 2006, 12:44 am
  w00t!! This website rocks....