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lastdino
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Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:46 pm Posts: 936 Location: gramercy
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I asked the "tech support" people about why I was unable to play games or download files for that matter. They said they do not allow gaming, and have never had anyone ask about it. (figures, all the kids do is check their myspace) I told them it was ridiculous and they said I need to study and not worry about "that gay ass gaming shit." People in Kentucky are retarded...good thing I'm transferring next year.
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thejedipunk
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Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:58 pm Posts: 2748
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Theoretically, a college could ban gaming on the basis that it interrupts class time (i.e. lecture halls + laptops = World of Warcraft) and overall student academic performance.
If they were inclined to do so, of course.
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Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:03 am |
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BadRedOx
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Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:19 am Posts: 360
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[quote="Last Dinosaur"]I asked the "tech support" people about why I was unable to play games or download files for that matter. They said they do not allow gaming, and have never had anyone ask about it. (figures, all the kids do is check their myspace) I told them it was ridiculous and they said I need to study and not worry about "that gay ass gaming shit." People in Kentucky are retarded...good thing I'm transferring next year.[/quote]
It does make sense. The campus have to put some restrictions on computer use they paid for the computers they don't viruses or any weird shit. It's not like they'll go "Oh porn huh go ahead we don't mind."
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Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:46 am |
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terra
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Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:23 am Posts: 2624 Location: under the sun
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it's all about bandwidth consumption. bandwidth costs money, and file sharing and online games that push around lots of data chew that up and make things difficult for everyone using the network.
and no, a college can't restrict what you do on your personal laptop/PC, but they can and do restrict what you do on their network.
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Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:39 am |
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Overburn
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Joined: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:47 am Posts: 851 Location: Rochester, NY
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[quote="Last Dinosaur"]I asked the "tech support" people about why I was unable to play games or download files for that matter. They said they do not allow gaming, and have never had anyone ask about it. (figures, all the kids do is check their myspace) I told them it was ridiculous and they said I need to study and not worry about "that gay ass gaming shit." People in Kentucky are retarded...good thing I'm transferring next year.[/quote]
tech support said you should concentrate on studying and not to worry about "that gay ass gaming shit"? WTF? if even the tech support has that kind of additude, that seems like a rather shitty college you're going to.
bandwidth does cost money, but at 26k a year that's a terrible connection you have there. infact the college I transfered out of had a tuition of 26k a year, and the entire campus shared a completely unrestricted 10Gigabit fiber optic connection to the national LambdaRail.
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Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:43 am |
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Jomei
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Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:52 pm Posts: 6497
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I'm not supposed to do illegal file sharing, but, uh, lol.
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Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:37 pm |
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lastdino
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Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:46 pm Posts: 936 Location: gramercy
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This doesn't have anything to do with filesharing...
I need to stop bitching about the internet though kuz there's no shortage of other things at college to be unhappy about.
FUCK TRANSYLVANIA!!!!!!!
www.transy.edu
someone please hack their website / send them threats
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Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:12 pm |
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overAmped
premium buster
Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:11 pm Posts: 1014
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The connection speed at my dorm was crazy fast. Plus my up speed was usually 2-3x my down speed, so this made Bittorrent a lot of fun. But eventually the admins noticed this huge amount of outgoing traffic and forced everyone to cap their up speeds at 10k.
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Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:32 pm |
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Marekenshin
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Joined: Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:28 pm Posts: 12301 Location: Lost Angels
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[quote]10 Mbps[/quote]
my internet connection.
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Biscuit Hammer
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Joined: Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:30 pm Posts: 222 Location: MN
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Transy Quick Facts
Type: Liberal arts college
Enrollment: 1,100 students
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
History: Sixteenth college in US
Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
16th college but only 1.1k students? never really got the ball rolling, did they?
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Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:57 pm |
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lastdino
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Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:46 pm Posts: 936 Location: gramercy
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Haha, I guess not! I heard that in the 1800s they had a medical school that pretty much fell through...If it had been successful, it would now be up there with Harvard and such...It had a lot of potential.
We had a lot of famous alumni and teachers...Henry Clay, Stephen F. Austin, and lots of politicians...now it's just some liberal arts college
Side note: I also looked at the College of William and Mary (near VA Beach) which was the 2nd college in the US (Harvard was 1st) - anyone know anything about that school? It's farther from home, but I wonder if I should have looked more into it...
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zenkalia
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Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:40 am Posts: 1659
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i'm taking a class from the guy who solved fermat's last theorem <3
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sheerheartattack
terra's homie
Joined: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:23 am Posts: 5702 Location: New Jersey
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The College of William and Mary likes VA kids > you.
Here's my best advice for finding a great college:
1) Go to the northeastern United States. [Travel time]
2) Pick a direction (north, south, east, west, or anything in between). [5 seconds]
3) Walk that direction until you encounter a college that you have heard of at some point in your life. [5-10 minutes]
4) Apply. [45-90 minutes]
5) Wait for response. [From now until Spring]
6) Enroll. [From Spring until Fall]
Honestly, with, say, 90% of the world's best colleges in the northeast USA, it's not that hard.
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Overburn
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Joined: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:47 am Posts: 851 Location: Rochester, NY
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I'll be transfering to RIT in a year or two. if I get accepted :/
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