The UCC 'Off-Topic' Thread

insinkerator

Said in the Echo last night that Argos will be taking on 700 temp staff for christmas... just thought everyone should know.

ReacherCreature

I intensely dislike the civil engineering building. It smells like a hospital and the seats are brutal!

Papa_Lazarou

I was forced to do a roleplay or how proteins are inserted into the membranes during our class in the civ eng building today....i was the ribosome....the building only holds bad and embarrassing memories for me now!! Also the fact that my friend who is in the lecture before ours was watchin me do it just makes it all the worse.

Orizio

This is going to come across as the stupidest question anyone doing a thessis has ever asked, but, this double spacing thing, is it double spaces between words or between lines or between both?

So is it this...

fglkfdjgdklgjkofdkjldfgjfdjklfjdkljglkfjglkdfjklgjfgkljfdgkjfdgklfdjgkfdjgfdkg

jgdkjfkljgklfjgklfdjklgfdjgklfjgkfljgfklgjfgklfdjgfklgjfdklgfjgklfjgfklgjfgkljfgklfjgklfdjgf

fgjklfjdjgklfgjdklgjfdklgjfdklgjdfklgjfdkgljfklgjfdklgjfklgjfkgjfgkljfkgljfgkljfgkljfklgfjgk

or double spaces between words...?

Byron85

Orizio wrote: »

This is going to come across as the stupidest question anyone doing a thessis has ever asked, but, this double spacing thing, is it double spaces between words or between lines or between both?

So is it this...



or double spaces between words...?

Between lines.

SuperInfinity

Double spacing is a trick used to make something seem twice as long as it actually is.

rebel girl 15

SuperInfinity wrote: »

Double spacing is a trick used to make something seem twice as long as it actually is.

Doesn't work for me, because all my assignments require word count to be printed on the cover page!

ReacherCreature

SuperInfinity wrote: »

Double spacing is a trick used to make something seem twice as long as it actually is.

Don't think so. Lecturers like to use it so it makes corrections and some cases, reading easier.

And yes, word counts are asked all the time from me. (Hist. Dept.)

Orizio

...how long is this taught thesis thing supposed to be again? No more then 20k, or more then 20k?

And this page numbering thing, can I just write, in pencil, the page number at the bottom of the page? Or those it have to be printed?

deisedude

Orizio wrote: »

...how long is this taught thesis thing supposed to be again? No more then 20k, or more then 20k?

And this page numbering thing, can I just write, in pencil, the page number at the bottom of the page? Or those it have to be printed?

It would look fair amateurish to write it in pencil

Orizio

deisedude wrote: »

It would look fair amateurish to write it in pencil

Yeah, but as far as I can tell OpenOffice doesn't do numbering at the bottom right in the middle as UCC specify. Irratating pedantic ****e really.

Also, where do I bring this 'thesis' to. The West Wing somewhere...? :P

Knifey Spoony

Orizio wrote: »

Yeah, but as far as I can tell OpenOffice doesn't do numbering at the bottom right in the middle as UCC specify. Irratating pedantic ****e really.

Open Office does do page numbers, you have to add a footer and then there should be one of those floating menu things when you are in the footer where one of the options is to add page numbers. But, yeah, I have a deep hatred for open office after trying to write a couple of reports with it at this stage. I find Office 2007 is just as messy, in some regrads as well.

Orizio

Rebel Girl, any idea as to when UCC are playing Sigerson/Fitz games?

rebel girl 15

Orizio wrote: »

Rebel Girl, any idea as to when UCC are playing Sigerson/Fitz games?

No idea at the moment, I do know that the camogie Senior B are playing tomorrow in the Mardyke at 4, if thats ant good

ReacherCreature

Fcuking miserable day today with the weather. Bast*rd leaves too!

rebel girl 15

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Fcuking miserable day today with the weather. Bast*rd leaves too!

an absolute load of them by the library as well, cutbacks in the maintenance I'd say with the amount down there, pretty dangerous as well!

Orizio

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

No idea at the moment, I do know that the camogie Senior B are playing tomorrow in the Mardyke at 4, if thats ant good

Oh holy **** Camogie Senior B?!? And you are only telling me now?!?

rebel girl 15

Orizio wrote: »

Oh holy **** Camogie Senior B?!? And you are only telling me now?!?

Yeah, kinda forgot to tell ya about their match in Tralee the other night as well, whoops

Knifey Spoony

So, what's everyone up to for halloween? I'm off to a fancy dress gig tonight , but have to study for a test on Monday morning tomorrow .

deisedude

Applying for jobs now, so many closing dates coming up:( On the lash tomorrow wherever the wind takes me:D

Just thought i'd mention for one of my classes every group was given a fiver and told turn it into as much profit as possible in a week with the money going to charity. So my shameless plug is for my groups keepy uppy competition on Monday between 2 and 6 in the amphitheatre! €1 for one attempt, €2 for 3 attempts. Come check it out:o

rebel girl 15

Eh, since when did the library close at 12.45 on a Saturday??

insinkerator

Maybe its because of Halloween?

rebel girl 15

insinkerator wrote: »

Maybe its because of Halloween?

Yeah, just checked next week's times and it was only this Saturday

insinkerator

Thats a relief, if they were the hours for every saturday, it would be pretty crap!

ReacherCreature

Any UCC folk travel to Dublin for protests today?

Papa_Lazarou

Turned out to be just a rumour!!

deisedude

Papa_Lazarou wrote: »

Eh rumours that el presidente got arrested.....not trying to stir the pot but its just what i heard.....could be 100% wrong.

His email says otherwise

Papa_Lazarou

deisedude wrote: »

His email says otherwise

Thats good to hear!

ReacherCreature

That's a horrible rumour to spread.

Papa_Lazarou

ReacherCreature wrote: »

That's a horrible rumour to spread.

Id say there was a bit of malice in it alright.