The Official "rant/bitch/moan" Thread

Lawliet · 19-04-2012 10:46am

What's with the water pressure in the fountains the last few week? It takes ages just to fill a small bottle.

Groinshot · 19-04-2012 11:28am

The Black Oil wrote: »

Books that are there to say 'this desk is mine', or just lying there/closed with no notes, etc?

Books that say this desk is mine. In my row right now there's three emoty desks, the row in front of me has three out of 6 empty, one of them I haven't seen yet today, another left an hour ago. Can't say me being on boards is much better, but at least I'm using the space.

PurpleFistMixer wrote: »

The time for which the desk is not in use, clearly.

Not necessarily. Is it better to leave your desk reserved for an hour and a half in the morning, or an hour and a half throughout the day? It's a wasted desk for an hour and a half during the day either way.

PurpleFistMixer · 19-04-2012 12:40pm

Groinshot wrote: »

Not necessarily. Is it better to leave your desk reserved for an hour and a half in the morning, or an hour and a half throughout the day? It's a wasted desk for an hour and a half during the day either way.

I was responding to a scenario where the desk was either unoccupied for "hours on end" or a total of 1.5 hours in the day, where the difference is the length of time for which the desk is unoccupied. Hence my answer. I don't see how this is disputable.

Anyway, for what it's worth I was actually in the library (Hamilton, in case it's not already obvious I'm some description of scientist) yesterday, and while there were numerous desks unoccupied for at least an hour in my vicinity (I wasn't really counting but it seemed about that long), I also didn't see very many people coming in looking for desks. Perhaps they don't even try because they already know it's futile, but the library wasn't actually at maximum capacity.

On another note, it's always funny how the rant thread turns into "giving out about the library" at exam time. Not surprising of course, but so predictable.

19-04-2012 2:06pm

Lawliet wrote: »

What's with the water pressure in the fountains the last few week? It takes ages just to fill a small bottle.

Yeah, +1 one on that.

Was in the BLU for the first time since 2007 yesterday doing some study, am I losing it or did there used to be a water fountain somewhere? Used one in the Arts Block instead.

Groinshot · 19-04-2012 2:06pm

There's a guy, has been in here every day this week before me, leaves at ten am, comes back around 11:15, leaves at 11:30 and comes back when I;m on lunch, and leaves again around 2, and picks up his stuff at like half 5...
What a dick.

Larianne · 19-04-2012 6:40pm

'Sniffers' in the library. Blow your nose god damn it! :mad:

Kez1 · 19-04-2012 6:51pm

what really písses me off... People spending their whole time on facebook. Now I know it's a stressful time and all, but taking up a space and spending four hours (as the guy next to me did today) facebook chatting... WTF??

It's unfair on those coming in looking for a place to STUDY as the 24hr room is meant to be used. Also it's extremely distracting for others. I had to turn away from him cos it was distracting. I don't mind a few mins but seriously, four hours? Just go home and sit the repeats.

19-04-2012 8:23pm

PurpleFistMixer wrote: »

I was responding to a scenario where the desk was either unoccupied for "hours on end" or a total of 1.5 hours in the day, where the difference is the length of time for which the desk is unoccupied. Hence my answer. I don't see how this is disputable.

I get that the length of time is the difference, but what I was looking for was an explanation of how an hour and a half is acceptable to some people here as an amount of time to leave your desk, whereas many hours is completely inconsiderate. I'm genuinely interested as to what the reasoning is (other than the shorter time is the amount of time they like to take).

Lisandro · 19-04-2012 8:54pm

true-or-false wrote: »

I get that the length of time is the difference, but what I was looking for was an explanation of how an hour and a half is acceptable to some people here as an amount of time to leave your desk, whereas many hours is completely inconsiderate. I'm genuinely interested as to what the reasoning is (other than the shorter time is the amount of time they like to take).

I'd like to suggest that the matter is not so much the total amount of time spent on breaks in a single day, but more whether that time is reasonable. I have no problem with someone taking short breaks every few hours because there's nothing wrong with taking a little bit of time to recover and refuel before going back to work. The issue with someone who takes one hour-long break over the course of an entire day is that it's no longer taking a quick breather, but is now a major gap in the desk's usage, at which point it's no longer reasonable to expect someone else not to use it. In that sense, the two partitions (the first a number of short breaks and the second one long break) are not equivalent.

Mind you, a break for half an hour is in taking the piss territory. Anything beyond twenty minutes is really pushing it.

19-04-2012 9:09pm

That zero instead of the O in the Library's "ATTENTI0N" sign really annoys me every time I see it.

languagenerd · 20-04-2012 3:44pm

Non-library-related rant... I hate people who go through the 10-items-or-less self-service tills with a weeks's worth of shopping. :mad:

FloatingVoter · 20-04-2012 5:53pm

languagenerd wrote: »

Non-library-related rant... I hate people who go through the 10-items-or-less self-service tills with a weeks's worth of shopping. :mad:

...or get surprised when asked to pay for said goods at at cashier till, fumble for change, then choose to pay with a card (whose PIN they forget)....(as queue of muderous people mount slowly but surely behind them).

splnaiven · 22-04-2012 3:14pm

G'day Mates,

The names Johnno, and I hate every single one of youse. All of youse are dipstick, bogan, bludgers who spend every second of their day looking at stupid arse pictures. You are everything **** in the world. True Blue, have any of you ever had a root? I mean, I reckon it's fun taking the piss out of people because of your own bull****, but you all take to a whole new level. This is even more ****ed than **** to pictures on facebook.

Don't be a ****in' swagman. Just hit me full on deadset. I'm pretty much Fair dinkum. I was captain of the footy team, and I'm built like a brick ****house. What sports do you play, other than "Crack a fat to naked drawn Chinkys"? I also can skull a whole longneck in 10 seconds, and have a beaut sheila (We just had a root; **** was SO cash). You are all dole bludgers who should just go the outback with no water. Thanks for lending an ear.

Pic Related: It's me and me sheila

splnaiven · 22-04-2012 3:14pm

G'day Mates,

The names Johnno, and I hate every single one of youse. All of youse are dipstick, bogan, bludgers who spend every second of their day looking at stupid arse pictures. You are everything **** in the world. True Blue, have any of you ever had a root? I mean, I reckon it's fun taking the piss out of people because of your own bull****, but you all take to a whole new level. This is even more ****ed than **** to pictures on facebook.

Don't be a ****in' swagman. Just hit me full on deadset. I'm pretty much Fair dinkum. I was captain of the footy team, and I'm built like a brick ****house. What sports do you play, other than "Crack a fat to naked drawn Chinkys"? I also can skull a whole longneck in 10 seconds, and have a beaut sheila (We just had a root; **** was SO cash). You are all dole bludgers who should just go the outback with no water. Thanks for lending an ear.

Pic Related: It's me and me sheila

Jammyc · 22-04-2012 3:47pm

So good it was posted twice.

Hande hoche! · 22-04-2012 3:59pm

I must admit I was reading that in a stereotypical aussie voice in my head.

FloatingVoter · 22-04-2012 6:48pm

Very good post for a kangaroo. Who's the Sheila in the baseball cap ?

Lawliet · 23-04-2012 1:49pm

Why do people think it's okay to come into a room where the door is closed and then leave it open? Not only is there noise in the corridors, but it's freezing in here, the extra draft is not necessary.

The Black Oil · 23-04-2012 5:50pm

Back to the no motivation routine.

ethernet · 23-04-2012 10:03pm

Just one exam left

Warrior011 · 23-04-2012 10:32pm

you gotta love making your way out to tallaght for a tutorial, only to be the only studnet who shows up for it and the tutor says "ok, look over the slides yourself and ring me if you have any issues" - about 2 hours wasted and luas fare:mad:

Warrior011 · 25-04-2012 5:42pm

you gotta love running out of paper while in the middle of printing out notes :mad::mad::mad::mad:

blubloblu · 26-04-2012 2:30pm

Did IS Services shut down the @TCDISServices parody twitter account? Poor show.

DancingQueen:) · 26-04-2012 8:38pm

Decided to stay at home to study today but ended up doing absolutely nothing instead.. exams start in three days, not sure what I was thinking!

Definitely going back to the library tomorrow

FloatingVoter · 26-04-2012 9:58pm

DancingQueen:) wrote: »

Decided to stay at home to study today but ended up doing absolutely nothing instead.. exams start in three days, not sure what I was thinking!

Definitely going back to the library tomorrow

This has been my experience / attitude for the last three weeks. Assignments are OK. I might wing it. We have a library ?

DancingQueen:) · 26-04-2012 10:42pm

FloatingVoter wrote: »

This has been my experience / attitude for the last three weeks. Assignments are OK. I might wing it. We have a library ?

Always the way, too many distractions at home

Luckily i've no assignments still left to do but 9 exams coming up soonish : / Here's hoping I wing it too!

We have a few: http://www.tcd.ie/Library/maps-floorplans/ They're packed coming up to exams but great places to get work done and tons of extra reading there if you need it!

Groinshot · 28-04-2012 10:40am

In the 24 hour room this morning, sat there for half an hour, picked a desk and moved the stuff to the back of the room. Guy comes in 20 minutes later, and tells me to move. I explain to him that the desk was empty, and he says
"Well I went to pick up my mother from the airport at ten past nine"meaning he was gone over an hour.
This goes back and forth, he says lets take it up with security, I say fine. I lift my stuff and he takes the desk.

If you're reading this: **** you.

Security: Do nothing.

Really tempted to go piss in his bag right now.

blubloblu · 28-04-2012 11:39am

Groinshot wrote: »

In the 24 hour room this morning, sat there for half an hour, picked a desk and moved the stuff to the back of the room. Guy comes in 20 minutes later, and tells me to move. I explain to him that the desk was empty, and he says
"Well I went to pick up my mother from the airport at ten past nine"meaning he was gone over an hour.
This goes back and forth, he says lets take it up with security, I say fine. I lift my stuff and he takes the desk.

If you're reading this: **** you.

Security: Do nothing.

Really tempted to go piss in his bag right now.

15 minute rule, why did lift your stuff up?

Groinshot · 28-04-2012 12:14pm

blubloblu wrote: »

15 minute rule, why did lift your stuff up?

I lifted my laptop, to go take it up with security. Still ****ing raging, and have gotten nothing done.
EDIT:
Also, thought the guy was going to hit me.
Less hassle.

Doug Cartel · 28-04-2012 12:41pm

Groinshot wrote: »

I lifted my laptop, to go take it up with security. Still ****ing raging, and have gotten nothing done.
EDIT:
Also, thought the guy was going to hit me.
Less hassle.

Possession is nine tenths of the law. If you're in that situation in the future, send him to get security. Don't argue with him either, just plant yourself and tell him to keep the noise down - people are trying to study.

Groinshot · 28-04-2012 1:02pm

Doug Cartel wrote: »

Possession is nine tenths of the law. If you're in that situation in the future, send him to get security. Don't argue with him either, just plant yourself and tell him to keep the noise down - people are trying to study.

Yeah, I know that now. Realised it as soon as I stood up actually. Luckily it's the weekend and I prefer the second floor here anyway.

Jammyc · 28-04-2012 1:14pm

I would forward this complaint to the chief (?) librarian and make sure that they tell security what the rules are regarding desks.

c0nor · 28-04-2012 6:35pm

Can someone explain why ALL exams in a tsm subject must be repeated if one is failed as opposed to just that one. Doing tsm maths and I know single honours maths only repeat the ones they failed, what the f**k?

29-04-2012 4:36pm

The more I freak out, the less I do.

Also, anxiety + lasagne = nausea.

dabh · 29-04-2012 5:44pm

c0nor wrote: »

Can someone explain why ALL exams in a tsm subject must be repeated if one is failed as opposed to just that one. Doing tsm maths and I know single honours maths only repeat the ones they failed, what the f**k?

Yes and No. For decades, the Arts subjects that dominated the membership and carried the most influence on the TSM Management Committee considered it an important principle that anyone who failed in a TSM subject at the annual examination must repeat the supplemental examination in full - and all TSM departments have been required to implement this principle in their subject regulations.

There should be new regulations next year.

Tragedy · 29-04-2012 7:07pm

Micro is taking far longer to revise than I thought it would. Thanks Francis, 'your' lecture notes are really helpful considering they're (for the second year running) simply the ones provided to you by the publisher.

Ineedaflash · 29-04-2012 9:47pm

Despair, etc.

partyatmygaff · 29-04-2012 10:38pm

Bleh.

That will be all.

nommm · 29-04-2012 11:13pm

HELP

kitty9 · 29-04-2012 11:15pm

who wants to do biochemistry for me :P

Jammyc · 30-04-2012 12:08am

+1000 to the despair/panic et. al.

Larianne · 30-04-2012 12:11am

Hurry da fock up Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aoiferz · 30-04-2012 12:14am

Spent a whole day learning stratigraphy, still no clue on it

Cytokines · 30-04-2012 12:15am

Scared. Relaxing music helps. Hurry up Friday!

PurpleFistMixer · 30-04-2012 12:21am

What's happening on Friday?

Larianne · 30-04-2012 12:23am

PurpleFistMixer wrote: »

What's happening on Friday?

Finished for the summer.

almostnever · 30-04-2012 8:21am

Scared.

A Neurotic · 30-04-2012 10:28am

true-or-false wrote: »

The more I freak out, the less I do.

Also, anxiety + lasagne = nausea.

Ineedaflash wrote: »

Despair, etc.

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Bleh.

That will be all.

nommm wrote: »

HELP

Jammyc wrote: »

+1000 to the despair/panic et. al.

Aoiferz wrote: »

Spent a whole day learning stratigraphy, still no clue on it

Cytokines wrote: »

Scared. Relaxing music helps. Hurry up Friday!

almostnever wrote: »

Scared.

http://make-everything-ok.com/

Chins up, comrades!

Richieee · 30-04-2012 1:24pm

A not so spiffing start.

30-04-2012 6:45pm

Richieee wrote: »

A not so spiffing start.

Ditto. People who supposedly only studied a couple nights beforehand came out saying theirs went great, and I who crammed like no one has crammed before was absolutely lost. My mind went blank. I'll be completely relying on my CA for one of the subjects.

Onwards and upwards I suppose...

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