Official bitch about daily life in UL

Ave Sodalis · 23-02-2015 2:31pm

Subutai wrote: »

**** one. Unless you really need some specific software for something, consider getting a chromebook. You'll easily get one for less than €250, and if all you're really doing is Internet and Office stuff they'll do the job. They start up in a few seconds, and are highly portable little yokes.

Not if you plan on using it a lot. The size of the keyboard messes up your hands after prolonged use.
Have you priced just the screen? It's really easy to replace a screen yourself.

Subutai · 23-02-2015 3:26pm

sup_dude wrote: »

Not if you plan on using it a lot. The size of the keyboard messes up your hands after prolonged use.
Have you priced just the screen? It's really easy to replace a screen yourself.

Depends on the model in fairness, with very small ones that's probably an issue. The one I use has a great keyboard.

Chris Martin · 23-02-2015 10:38pm

Screen is always around that.. 100-150, I found, having broken 2..
Keyboard replacement for me was around 60 as well I think.
Have you found anything wrong with HD yourself?
250e in replacements you'd wonder is it as well getting a new laptop.
Defo get 2nd, 3rd opinion on HD though, if it's something you didn't even notice, could be something you could do without, or more believable, something that isn't there...
Have to be careful in some repair shops, the price lists are based on the customer..

onethreefive · 23-02-2015 11:06pm

On the off chance anyone finds 10 euro in the library or C block of the main building please let me know.. Going to be eating cornflakes for a couple of days without it

jamo2oo9 · 23-02-2015 11:09pm

onethreefive wrote: »

On the off chance anyone finds 10 euro in the library or C block of the main building please let me know.. Going to be eating cornflakes for a couple of days without it

I would seriously doubt that anyone would bother trying to find the owner of that tenner..

If it was like 50/100, then someone will probably look for the owner

onethreefive · 23-02-2015 11:11pm

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

I would seriously doubt that anyone would bother trying to find the owner of that tenner..

If it was like 50/100, then someone will probably look for the owner

Yeah

I don't know how I lost it though, but it could easily be commuting around limerick on a seat/the floor of the 304 as we speak

Not too sure where I lost it..

iLaura · 23-02-2015 11:19pm

The screen replacement was gonna be €120, and the harddrive €130 on top of that. The fn button on my laptop stopped working last week and the fan had definitely seen better days. So, I am now the proud owner of a new laptop. 1.5 Tb harddrive, 8 Gb RAM (neither of which I will even come close to using), USB 3.0 and a HD webcam. AND I managed to only pay €100 between the parents and boyfriend contributing to it. YAY!

And then to the bitch...Was gonna create a backup file for the new laptop on my external harddrive when some little error thingy came up on my laptop and wiped the harddrive. Which had ALL my stuff on it. Thankfully it's still on my old laptop so I'ma bring the old one into the library tomorrow, connect it to a VGA screen, put it all back onto the harddrive, then onto my laptop and then back it up online like a million and one times. I nearly lost all my TP stuff, which is a crap tonne of resources.

EDIT: I also DESPISE Windows 8...

FlyingIrishMan · 23-02-2015 11:25pm

iLaura wrote: »

EDIT: I also DESPISE Windows 8...

Install StartIsBack. I hate the metro menu too, but once you get rid of it and get the old start menu back, Windows 8 is a lot better than Windows 7. Quicker in every way, and more functionality.

iLaura · 23-02-2015 11:27pm

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Install StartIsBack. I hate the metro menu too, but once you get rid of it and get the old start menu back, Windows 8 is a lot better than Windows 7. Quicker in every way, and more functionality.

Already have it :P ninite is a FANTASTIC website

phish · 24-02-2015 10:39am

I've said it once, I'll say it again I HATE the TP office! Why they can't stick to what they say and give straight answers is beyond me!

21 Schump Street · 24-02-2015 7:53pm

Do library fines go up if you don't pay them? I took out a one day loan book and forgot to return it over the weekend and I now have a fine of 20 quid.

Ave Sodalis · 24-02-2015 8:46pm

21 Schump Street wrote: »

Do library fines go up if you don't pay them? I took out a one day loan book and forgot to return it over the weekend and I now have a fine of 20 quid.

I hope not :eek: I had a twenty euro fine cause of short loan section from last semester which I need to wait until my next grant installment to pay. I don't think they do.

jamo2oo9 · 24-02-2015 8:59pm

21 Schump Street wrote: »

Do library fines go up if you don't pay them? I took out a one day loan book and forgot to return it over the weekend and I now have a fine of 20 quid.

As long as you've returned the book, the fine will stay as it is but if you haven't, it'll keep going up.

iLaura · 24-02-2015 11:05pm

I know its not a bitch BUT;

Don't forget to go to the ULSU UGM tomorrow at 6pm in KBG12! I will love you all forever if you do. Quorum is 100 people so we need everyone to come along.

And I will bitch to the high heavens if we don't reach quorum. Surely you wouldn't want that :P

Polar Ice · 24-02-2015 11:09pm

I'm going to bet this tenner I found that the UGM won't reach quorum :pac:

iLaura · 24-02-2015 11:11pm

Polar Ice wrote: »

I'm going to bet this tenner I found that the UGM won't reach quorum :pac:

Hahaha :P We actually managed to reach quorum for the meeting last semester! But that was in J.Swift so we just pulled people in from Red Raisins

Ave Sodalis · 24-02-2015 11:17pm

iLaura wrote: »

I know its not a bitch BUT;

Don't forget to go to the ULSU UGM tomorrow at 6pm in KBG12! I will love you all forever if you do. Quorum is 100 people so we need everyone to come along.

And I will bitch to the high heavens if we don't reach quorum. Surely you wouldn't want that :P

This one is includes ULSU's stance on SSM, doesn't it?

wnolan1992 · 24-02-2015 11:31pm

Well as the poor bastard who's going to be lugging a massive box full of microphones and cables from the SU to Kemmy, I for one f*cking hope it makes quorum so it's not a wasted effort! :P

Was quorum reduced at the last meeting?

Polar Ice · 24-02-2015 11:33pm

I think they should be in favour of super-size meals...

@wnolan, isn't KBG12 the main lecture hall?

wnolan1992 · 24-02-2015 11:37pm

Polar Ice wrote: »

I think they should be in favour of super-size meals...

@wnolan, isn't KBG12 the main lecture hall?

'tis.

They actually have WiFi in there now, which they certainly didn't have last year!

wnolan1992 · 24-02-2015 11:38pm

sup_dude wrote: »

This one is includes ULSU's stance on SSM, doesn't it?

It does. There's a vote on whether they should take a Yes stance on it.

Ave Sodalis · 24-02-2015 11:39pm

Does anyone know if the phone place beside Aldi can change microsims to nanosims? Don't really fancy a trip into town to the Vodafone store.

Ave Sodalis · 24-02-2015 11:39pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

It does. There's a vote on whether they should take a Yes stance on it.

How long will the meeting take?

Polar Ice · 24-02-2015 11:41pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

It does. There's a vote on whether they should take a Yes stance on it.

That's a curious one. Was there a previous discussion or vote on taking a stance on religious matters?

wnolan1992 · 24-02-2015 11:42pm

sup_dude wrote: »

How long will the meeting take?

If it meets quorum, I reckon it has the potential to be over an hour because there's something like 10 motions that need to be voted on, plus a presentation from USI, plus all the other bits and bobs. (This is based on me reading the agenda earlier, I haven't been following ULSU stuff for ages so for all I know these things might all be done in 10 minutes. :P)

Ave Sodalis · 24-02-2015 11:43pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

If it meets quorum, I reckon it has the potential to be over an hour because there's something like 10 motions that need to be voted on, plus a presentation from USI, plus all the other bits and bobs. (This is based on me reading the agenda earlier, I haven't been following ULSU stuff for ages so for all I know these things might all be done in 10 minutes. :P)

I wanna go to help make sure there's a Yes stance, but I don't really have an hour to spare so I hope it is just a ten minute job

Polar Ice · 24-02-2015 11:44pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

'tis.

They actually have WiFi in there now, which they certainly didn't have last year!

That room is already wired for audio. I also never found it that bad without mics because it's a relatively narrow room for it's depth.
Why the need for microphones?

iLaura · 24-02-2015 11:48pm

sup_dude wrote: »

I wanna go to help make sure there's a Yes stance, but I don't really have an hour to spare so I hope it is just a ten minute job

The Sabbats have to do their officer reports, there's the discussion on same sex marriage and whether the union should take a political stance on it. There's also going to be changes to articles of the constitution. And of course, USI information. Now I'm not condoning this sort of behaviour, but it has been known for people to go to the UGM, sign in, sit for half an hour and then leave. The only problem with this is, and I'm not 100% sure, there's also a certain quorum that has to be met for changes to the constitution. So if people leave after the discussion on SSM, we mightn't have enough people for the constitution changes and then another UGM will have to be called :P

wnolan1992 · 24-02-2015 11:48pm

Polar Ice wrote: »

That room is already wired for audio. I also never found it that bad without mics because it's a relatively narrow room for it's depth.
Why the need for microphones?

We're (hopefully) going to be broadcasting it live, so we're bringing our own gear.

sup_dude, you could always just go, vote on the SSM motion then leave. :P

iLaura · 24-02-2015 11:51pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

We're (hopefully) going to be broadcasting it live, so we're bringing our own gear.

sup_dude, you could always just go, vote on the SSM motion then leave. :P

See my above statement on why that isn't really the best idea :cool:

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