Official bitch about daily life in UL

sg12139793 · 03-04-2013 06:11PM

lkionm wrote: »

Without a shadow of a doubt, the worst coffee and I have ever had in 5 years.

Really? What are they at with the goat in the video?

Polar Ice · 03-04-2013 06:12PM

sg12139793 wrote: »

Haha check this out, what are they at on campus? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55mUF7PlKj8

Where does one start making fun of your video?
Could it be the complete randomness of your "I'll post this on boards.ie and it'll go viral"?
Or maybe the centerpiece of a random goat.

For some reason I don't associate goat with café I want to be overcharged at.

Jester252 · 03-04-2013 11:52PM

From the description its module that they shouldn't expect a good grade in

YFlyer · 04-04-2013 09:15AM

This weekend I met Shane....Shane the goat....

http://littlemsblogger.blogspot.ie/2010/08/this-weekend-i-met-shaneshane-goat.html

Chris Martin · 04-04-2013 02:03PM

Can't access notes on Sharepoint,
Quite annoyed.

KatyBob · 08-04-2013 02:04PM

Sick of all the new people in the library, particularly the computer room, why can't they just be quiet!

garv123 · 08-04-2013 02:51PM

A car in the public carpark left its lights on....
Only a few hundred cars there...

No need to give any description at all...

wnolan1992 · 08-04-2013 03:12PM

garv123 wrote: »

A car in the public carpark left its lights on....
Only a few hundred cars there...

No need to give any description at all...

They gave the reg though?

YFlyer · 09-04-2013 10:19AM

Ugly filthy cow leaving her paper coffee mug and paper plate on the desk here in the post grad PC lab :mad:

freyners · 09-04-2013 02:15PM

Christ the wireless in some parts of the main building is a complete joke (swift and holland theatres especially)

freyners · 09-04-2013 07:39PM

Just to continue my above bitch (while the internet connection in the library continuously drop at random for me and my neighbour beside me) has the wireless actually been upgraded lately? I remember there was something said here about the network being under a high load due to the recent proliferation of smart phones about two years ago and imo there has not been any notable improvement since then. It still drops at random and is next to impossible to reach in some areas of UL (a lot of the main building, the foundation building, etc) :mad:

I know we have a few people on here that are a lot more techie than me, anyone know anything about the above

Polar Ice · 09-04-2013 10:55PM

freyners wrote: »

I know we have a few people on here that are a lot more techie than me

freyners · 10-04-2013 08:42AM

Polar Ice wrote: »

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/tech_support_cheat_sheet.png

unfortunately googling "why is the UL wireless so sh1t" keeps bringing me back to this thread:p

mud · 10-04-2013 12:44PM

Pro-life anti-choice group spreading their poison in Red Raisin.

Grinds my gears!

I'm all for free expression and personal beliefs but not at the expense of the truth and not via crazy rhetoric with no basis in reality.

Grrr.

YFlyer · 10-04-2013 12:53PM

mud wrote: »

Pro-life anti-choice group spreading their poison in Red Raisin.

Grinds my gears!

I'm all for free expression and personal beliefs but not at the expense of the truth and not via crazy rhetoric with no basis in reality.

Grrr.

Yeah I noticed some members of the Christian Union there as well. Best just to walk by as you will never get a proper debate with them.

Since i practice transcendental meditation I'm gone to hell according to them

Jester252 · 10-04-2013 01:16PM

Some people just think so highly of themselves

chrislad · 10-04-2013 02:39PM

freyners wrote: »

unfortunately googling "why is the UL wireless so sh1t" keeps bringing me back to this thread:p

I would imagine, and this isn't based off any real evidence, it's a load issue. I would say close to 80% of people have smartphones (excluding staff, but nearly every lecturer I have has one) - Most people will connect to the WiFi but not disconnect when it's only being used. I have WiFi off on my phone when not using, plus on my laptop, I have to manually connect to the WiFi.

Green Giant · 10-04-2013 03:08PM

The black ramps on the bend at the Arena are way too severe. I thought my car was going to take off a la Dukes of Hazzard and I was only in 2nd

Jester252 · 10-04-2013 03:47PM

Green Giant wrote: »

The black ramps on the bend at the Arena are way too severe. I thought my car was going to take off a la Dukes of Hazzard and I was only in 2nd

There speed bumps and if your car was going to take off someone is going to fast.

Eletal · 10-04-2013 03:51PM

Em you all know that the wireless isnt available everywhere right? I mean there is no wireless in those places, what you're getting is probably a weak signal from one of the nearby hotspots. Nowhere on campus does it say that there is campus wide wireless.

Edit:

thats not gone well · 10-04-2013 04:00PM

Green Giant wrote: »

The black ramps on the bend at the Arena are way too severe. I thought my car was going to take off a la Dukes of Hazzard and I was only in 2nd

Jester252 wrote: »

There speed bumps and if your car was going to take off someone is going to fast.

SECOND SCHEDULE
Requirements in relation to the provision of ramps
1. Ramps shall be provided in the following manner:—
(1) There shall be a distance of at least 20 metres and not more than 200 metres between any two ramps on any roadway.
(2) Where a road has a gradient of more than 10 degrees, a ramp shall not be provided within 30 metres of the top of the gradient and the distance between any two ramps on the gradient shall not be greater than 70 metres.
(3) There shall be not less than two ramps on any roadway.

2. Where ramps are provided, they shall not be positioned—
( a ) so as to obstruct an entrance for vehicles to premises or land adjoining the road,
( b ) on or within 30 metres of a pedestrian crossing,
( c ) at or within 30 metres of a location on a roadway where a school warden operates,
( d ) on or within 30 metres of a bridge, tunnel, culvert or other structure over which the roadway passes,
( e ) under or within 30 metres of a structure over the roadway any part of which is 6.5 metres or less above the roadway,
( f ) at or within 8 metres of a junction or a 45° bend with an inner kerb radius of less than 50 metres,
( g ) within 200 metres of a traffic sign number 202 authorised by the Regulations of 1962 on the same road,
( h ) within 30 metres of a railway level crossing.

3. A ramp shall only be provided where its centre is within 5 metres of a street light.

4. Ramps shall not be provided on a roadway where the road concerned is—
( a ) a road in respect of which a speed limit exceeding 30 miles per hour applies,
( b ) a national road,
( c ) a dual carriageway, or
( d ) a road on which an omnibus service operates.
5. Each ramp shall—
( a ) be constructed of hot rolled asphalt,
( b ) extend across the width of the roadway between channels,
( c ) be 3.7 metres in length in the direction of the roadway,
( d ) have a maximum height at the centre above the road surface of 10 centimetres,
( e ) be properly secured so as to prevent movement, and
( f ) be painted with reflectorised white paint.

some how I dont think they meet the legal regulations for speed ramps...
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/plweb-cgi/fastweb?state_id=1332806222&view=ag-view&docrank=3042&numhitsfound=3611&query=Environment&query_rule=%28%28$query1%29%3C%3DYEAR%3C%3D%28$query2%29%29%20AND%20%28%28$query3%29%29%3ATITLE%20AND%20%28%28$query4%29%29%3Anumber%20AND%20%28%28$query5%29%29%3Asectionno%20AND%20%28%28$query%29%29&docid=18559&docdb=SIs&dbname=Acts&dbname=SIs&numresults=100&starthit=3000&sorting=none&operator=and&TemplateName=predoc.tmpl&setCookie=1

garv123 · 10-04-2013 04:49PM

thats not gone well wrote: »

some how I dont think they meet the legal regulations for speed ramps...
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/plweb-cgi/fastweb?state_id=1332806222&view=ag-view&docrank=3042&numhitsfound=3611&query=Environment&query_rule=%28%28$query1%29%3C%3DYEAR%3C%3D%28$query2%29%29%20AND%20%28%28$query3%29%29%3ATITLE%20AND%20%28%28$query4%29%29%3Anumber%20AND%20%28%28$query5%29%29%3Asectionno%20AND%20%28%28$query%29%29&docid=18559&docdb=SIs&dbname=Acts&dbname=SIs&numresults=100&starthit=3000&sorting=none&operator=and&TemplateName=predoc.tmpl&setCookie=1

The ones to slow down people at the crossing by the horse shoe are defo illegal since they´re so close to the crossing.
funny that they put them after the crossing too.. so people will slow down after they pass it

or who ever did it had OCD and couldnt cope with just one on each side of the crossing diagonal to each other

freyners · 10-04-2013 04:52PM

Eletal wrote: »

Em you all know that the wireless isnt available everywhere right? I mean there is no wireless in those places, what you're getting is probably a weak signal from one of the nearby hotspots. Nowhere on campus does it say that there is campus wide wireless.

Edit:

for a modern university not.to have wireless in their main lecture halls is a complete joke imo. never mind that when it is available its completely substandard.

Jester252 · 10-04-2013 05:33PM

thats not gone well wrote: »

some how I dont think they meet the legal regulations for speed ramps...
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/plweb-cgi/fastweb?state_id=1332806222&view=ag-view&docrank=3042&numhitsfound=3611&query=Environment&query_rule=%28%28$query1%29%3C%3DYEAR%3C%3D%28$query2%29%29%20AND%20%28%28$query3%29%29%3ATITLE%20AND%20%28%28$query4%29%29%3Anumber%20AND%20%28%28$query5%29%29%3Asectionno%20AND%20%28%28$query%29%29&docid=18559&docdb=SIs&dbname=Acts&dbname=SIs&numresults=100&starthit=3000&sorting=none&operator=and&TemplateName=predoc.tmpl&setCookie=1

There were only put up after someone took the turn to fast mounted the pavement and destroyed two pilers.

thats not gone well · 10-04-2013 05:58PM

Jester252 wrote: »

There were only put up after someone took the turn to fast mounted the pavement and destroyed two pilers.

And? Still doesn't mean they meet the requirements specified by the Dept. of the Environment.

on a related note,
anyone else notice the serious subsidence on the redbrick pedestrian crossings and on the road in from the flag poles?

it'll be a fun time when they start repairing that:(

Cossax · 10-04-2013 06:05PM

thats not gone well wrote: »

And? Still doesn't mean they meet the requirements specified by the Dept. of the Environment.

on a related note,
anyone else notice the serious subsidence on the redbrick pedestrian crossings and on the road in from the flag poles?

it'll be a fun time when they start repairing that:(

They may do it during the Summer when there is less traffic around. I reckon (in the case by the Schrodinger at least) it's all the buses as one side is significantly worse than the other.

On the speed bump issue, any chance that refers to what local government's obligations are around them rather than another body? I wonder, for example, is that road provided by UL and thus not under that legislation?

thats not gone well · 10-04-2013 06:16PM

Cossax wrote: »

They may do it during the Summer when there is less traffic around. I reckon (in the case by the Schrodinger at least) it's all the buses as one side is significantly worse than the other.

On the speed bump issue, any chance that refers to what local government's obligations are around them rather than another body? I wonder, for example, is that road provided by UL and thus not under that legislation?

If the general public have access it falls under the remit. Same for the Road Traffic Acts.
AFAIK if its gate/barrier access its a different story.

An anecdote of a Garda penalising someone for being on the phone in a drive-thru springs to mind.

Jester252 · 10-04-2013 06:20PM

thats not gone well wrote: »

And? Still doesn't mean they meet the requirements specified by the Dept. of the Environment.

on a related note,
anyone else notice the serious subsidence on the redbrick pedestrian crossings and on the road in from the flag poles?

it'll be a fun time when they start repairing that:(

They're private roads

thats not gone well · 10-04-2013 06:25PM

Jester252 wrote: »

They're private roads

“public place” means any street, road or other place to which the public have access with vehicles whether as of right or by permission and whether subject to or free of charge;

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1961/en/act/pub/0024/sec0003.html

Polar Ice · 10-04-2013 06:31PM

Jester252 wrote: »

They're private roads

thats not gone well wrote: »

“public place” means any street, road or other place to which the public have access with vehicles whether as of right or by permission and whether subject to or free of charge;
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1961/en/act/pub/0024/sec0003.html

And the next line:
public road: means a road the responsibility for the maintenance of which lies on a road authority.

Roads in UL are not public roads.

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