So.....computer Science, then.

edibility

Anyone here starting this year? Any tips for someone starting? Any idea of the standard female/male ratio? Anything else? Inform me!

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

Fo' Shizzle....another one starting CS

I'd love to help, but unfortunately I most verily cannot, what with me starting this year too and all dat...

Some viewpoints here...ok, it's comparing courses, but it should give you some idea.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=301715

oq4v3ht0u76kf2

Sarah! I'll be there in CS!

KamikazeBananze

I'm goin' into CS as well.

See you all on Oct 3rd!

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

Anyone know how big the class is?

oq4v3ht0u76kf2

My mate's a JS in CS [hee hee] and there's about 70 in his class. Neil is a SF so he could tell us how many are in his class if he turns up in this thread.

nosmo

Pimpin' it up CS stylee. Or something.

There's a big banana tree in the O'Reilly. That's why I chose the course.

Note: If ANYONE uses the acronym "ftw" in real life, I will kill you. and I'm not just saying that.

Señor Juárez

Radioactive banana!?

Unfortunately for you all, I shall be there too. As shall Mystic Fibrosis/Dalamar/stevanavich.

Also, I think there are about 40 in Neil's class.

Crash

yeah that sounds about right. think 10 of em were girls my year. only ....2/3 were hot.

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

crash_000 wrote:

yeah that sounds about right. think 10 of em were girls my year. only ....2/3 were hot.

Wow, that sucks ass

Crash

ah its not that bad. think about it this way, computer science is a course within the department of computer science/ statistics. computer science/statistics is a department of the faculty engineering and system sciences. engineering and system sciences is a faculty of trinity college dublin.

in total....thats a lot of hot girls to come to terms with

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

crash_000 wrote:

ah its not that bad. think about it this way, computer science is a course within the department of computer science/ statistics. computer science/statistics is a department of the faculty engineering and system sciences. engineering and system sciences is a faculty of trinity college dublin.

in total....thats a lot of hot girls to come to terms with

Are you mad man?? That requires substantionally more effort....
Society discriminates against lazy bastards..Peh

Chardee MacDennis

phh im doing ict and we had one girl in first year - dropped out 1/2 way through the year and now we have like 2, potentially 0 next year... god its disappointing!

edibility

Hmmmmh. Ten girls is too much competition. Six would be good. But! Bob! Omg! Had no idea you were doing the course. Another person I know which brings it up to....six. I think. Unless I haven't heard of other people. But still. Not bad for someone from the country :P

(any comparisions between myself and the sligo girl in the cs class ahead of us will be meet with glares and kickings)

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

Oh great; does that mean I have to share the class with country bumpkins?


(j/k )

Nietzschean

crash_000 wrote:

in total....thats a lot of hot girls to come to terms with

is that not potentially the faculty with the least ammount of women in it?

Crash

yeah, which is why you look outside the faculty - science faculty isnt too bad tbh.

Pet

Yeah, you can't beat the east end girls!!

fade

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI wrote:

Are you mad man?? That requires substantionally more effort....
Society discriminates against lazy bastards..Peh

one bit of advice to you my dear sir, do NOT settle for someone in your class, yea if she is fantastic and you want more than a ride then by all means go for it, but dont settle for anyone in your class cos beleive me, the awkwardness of it all post score can be horrible, especially when there is only as few girls to talk to!

Crash

hehehe, fades right, it can be a bit awkward after like.

Ron DMC

Call_me_al wrote:

phh im doing ict and we had one girl in first year - dropped out 1/2 way through the year and now we have like 2, potentially 0 next year... god its disappointing!

CSLL aren't much better off, 1 girl, 3 guys, at least two of which may have failed their maths repeat, in which cs JFs, i will see you in 1ba1 this year. (hopefully not though)

Crash

yeah, but she's hot man

masteroftherealm

Who would u class as Hot in CS neil?(Just out of curi)

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

Just out of interest do we get any BOP types (male or female) in CS? I mean I know CS hasn't been the "popular subject" for about 7 or 8 years, but the Gov. has been pushing Computers in general as an area with lots of "oppurtunities."

edibility

BOp types?

masteroftherealm

Tut tut tut he's obviously talking bout these kinda people

http://www.bop.gov/

oq4v3ht0u76kf2

Sarah! Check yo PMs!

edibility

Yes master bob!

Crash

BOP types? nope, havent seen one yet

masteroftherealm - i'll tell yeh when you start

masteroftherealm

Teehee alh ya all assume Im gonna do CS! Im not!!!! I just spemd extraordinary amounts of timne in LG12 am a netsoc member and know all of ya's!

Crash

good point - okay, i'll just tell you next time you're in lg12 - what are you doing anyhow?

masteroftherealm

Hopefully my Cisco Certified Network Ascociate and Professional over the next two years.

Skitbra

So how many this year in CS?

cianclarke

Rather than make another new topic, I'd just like to ask a quick question... I don't need a big long answer, but I'm comletely stuck. Basically...
Where do I go for CS (or Comp applications): UCD, DCU, TCD or UCC.
Cork is only an hour down the road, but I don't like the look of the course.
UCD course doesen't look as good as TCD or DCU.
DCU - course looks best but the campus and student life looks worse.
TCD - Course looks second best to DCU - campus looks bloody amazing, as does student life. I'm not talking from a "glug glug glug" perspective, just generally.
Any comments at all?
Go raibh míle!

Pet

campus looks bloody amazing, as does student life.

Wrt campus..yes it does look nicer from front square, but the Hamilton end isn't exactly paris in terms of architecture - it's almost exactly like DCU. Saying that, student life is definitely better in Trinity, cos it's closer to town and there's a better mix of people.

cianclarke

Yeah, suppose that building isn't a beautiful piece of architecture - still, overall the campus looks like a more pleasent environment... Anybody?

regi

Call_me_al wrote:

phh im doing ict and we had one girl in first year - dropped out 1/2 way through the year and now we have like 2, potentially 0 next year... god its disappointing!

Heh. The Computer Science Dept, singlehandedly fighting the war against TCD's gender imbalance.

exiztone

Yeah, I'm doing it. I'm that awesome guy that everyone wants to be... besides that cool motorbike guy... he's way above my league in awesomeness

Crash

and two girls. hehehe. and well, sarah and gill arent really girls anyhow.

KamikazeBananze

You'd better hope neither read that...

Nietzschean

have you considered he could be complimenting them and referring to them as ladies instead? (Well maybe....)

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

exiztone wrote:

Yeah, I'm doing it. I'm that awesome guy that everyone wants to be... besides that cool motorbike guy... he's way above my league in awesomeness

Motorbike guy....that dude ****ing kicks ass.....

Crash

zwei_ver_zwei and exiztone - come into lg12 and introduce yourself - my picture is knocking around here somewhere or just ask for crash loudly

on the other topic - god no i'm not complement sarah and gill, i'm goading them beyond belief!

why? because its fun

rainbow kirby

Regi wrote:

Heh. The Computer Science Dept, singlehandedly fighting the war against TCD's gender imbalance.

It's the same in UCD...
Of course, it's great for us CS girls!

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

By the way who are all you JF CS guys that keep posting here??? The only one of you I've met in person is KamikazeBananze, I couldn't guess who the rest of you are....what do you look like and stuff?

snappieT

I'm JF in CS also.

The blonde guy with the eyebrow piercing. Couldn't stop coughing on Wednesday.

Mystic Fibrosis

Ponytail, trenchcoat. Take your pick of the 5 of us :P

exiztone

I'm trying to get my head around that stupid Digital Design book, it's kind of gibberish though. Do any of you older CS/ICT guys know any good books or online guides for beginners for that Digital Logic class? Having a complex book and a guy who looks like Abe Lincoln for a lecturer don't go hand in hand for me. Seriously, that last lecture he gave us... did anyone know what he was talking about?

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

exiztone wrote:

I'm trying to get my head around that stupid Digital Design book, it's kind of gibberish though. Do any of you older CS/ICT guys know any good books or online guides for beginners for that Digital Logic class? Having a complex book and a guy who looks like Abe Lincoln for a lecturer don't go hand in hand for me. Seriously, that last lecture he gave us... did anyone know what he was talking about?

Gotta love that beard I think I kinda understood that lecture, I just didn't understand what the symbol "e op" meant. By the way, I'm the vaguely normal looking tallish chubby chap who offered the Philosophy guy Negativland from my iPod if anyone is wondering who I am.

And does anyone know what lectures we are meant to go to tomorrow? I am so confused over the whole deal...

KamikazeBananze

Well, I know we had nothing today. To my irritation.

I borrowed that Digital Logic book today. Hamilton has a lot of 'em.

Haven't read further than the 21 pages I read during lunch on Tuesday.

And you'll find out who everyone is at the boards.ie thing in the Buttery.

On a side note, I was issued an under-18s student card. Can I still get into the buttery bar?