Internet omens - A Meeting of Minds

Kath · Sep 13 2006, 10:50 AM

Picture the scene.

You read a thread on a board somewhere, on a somewhat controversial/inflammatory theme. You spend the best part of an hour writing, Like, teh Bestest Reply EVAR!!11!!...

...and the board's server goes down.

Is that a sign, from the internet powers-that-be, that you really, really need to think twice before posting that post?

What would YOU do?

Wait patiently before posting anyway as soon as everything's working again. Or thank your lucky stars for your narrow escape?

What other internet omens have you noticed?

Apocalypse · Sep 13 2006, 10:54 AM

I get time-outs when I'm supposed to be working

Kath · Sep 13 2006, 10:58 AM

Oh. That.

I'm kind of working... been buying new textbooks for PHY104, and I didn't have a lunch break today...

Apocalypse · Sep 13 2006, 12:34 PM

What does PHY104 entail then? (totally off the topic)

Mary · Sep 14 2006, 06:00 AM

I would curse myself for not having it done in word. And then I would press the back button hoping to bring up my reply to thread screen from a cache somewhere with my wonderful words of wisdom and cut, paste and save into word.

Otherwise I would just give up and go for lunch.

Kath · Sep 14 2006, 08:59 AM

Apo - "Builds on PHY111 to provide a more quantitative approach to key aspects of astrophysics: thermal radiation, the formation of spectral lines, the internal structure of stars, and applications of Newtonian gravity to astrophysical systems such as binary stars."

Clamball - I hit back on my browser, and e-mailed it to myself. Then I thought better of replying for a few hours, before revising the post and wading in anyway...

Apocalypse · Sep 14 2006, 09:38 AM

And a wonderful job you did too

PHY### sounds far more interesting than what I have to read for my job!

**Cheryl** · Sep 14 2006, 10:53 AM

The numbering system your uni uses for courses is entirely different than is typical in the US. I would have guessed PHY1xx would be a low-level course, 2XX would be intermediate, and 3 or 4XX would be advanced.

Do you start with much lower numbers (ie not three digit ones) for lower level course, or are the numbers not designed to offer any clue as to the level of the material covered?

Kath · Sep 14 2006, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheryl

The numbering system your uni uses for courses is entirely different than is typical in the US. I would have guessed PHY1xx would be a low-level course, 2XX would be intermediate, and 3 or 4XX would be advanced.

Do you start with much lower numbers (ie not three digit ones) for lower level course, or are the numbers not designed to offer any clue as to the level of the material covered?

Yeah, it doesn't really make much sense for 104 to follow on from 111, does it? I guess 111 must have begun life as 101 many, many decades ago... the numbering is now pretty arbitrary!

But yeah, both 104 and 111 are fairly low level, 1st-year courses. 111 is less mathematical, and designed to be more appropriate for the non-scientists who suddenly decide they absolutely must do an astronomy module...

Later this term, I get to write an exam paper!

c_ris · Sep 14 2006, 12:22 PM

Normally the first number designates year of study: like in my first year I did HR100, HR101, GV100 etc but this year, my courses start with HR9-- for some reason!

edith · Sep 14 2006, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kath

Yeah, it doesn't really make much sense for 104 to follow on from 111, does it? I guess 111 must have begun life as 101 many, many decades ago... the numbering is now pretty arbitrary!

But yeah, both 104 and 111 are fairly low level, 1st-year courses. 111 is less mathematical, and designed to be more appropriate for the non-scientists who suddenly decide they absolutely must do an astronomy module...

Later this term, I get to write an exam paper!

hmmm....
now what school of exam paper do you follow...
the
Make it so you can answer some of the question even if you forget the derivation
the
Make them derive it-or else!
or the
oh, let's just change the question from last year
school.

My course goe PH10 for foundation year
ph1? for 1st
ph2 for 2nd
ph3 for 3rd
and phm for mphys stuff.

Apocalypse · Sep 14 2006, 12:56 PM

Kath, you're an evil, evil woman!

Kath · Sep 14 2006, 03:04 PM

What have I done now!

:innocent:

[seriously, I'm a little confuzzled...]

As for the exam paper, well, it'll follow the usual format, but obviously I can't provide details!

40% will be mandatory, fairly short questions, about the stuff they really should know if they deserve to pass the course. The other 60% will be 4 in-depth questions, of which they have to choose 2. But I've got a lot of work to do preparing the whole thing!

Apocalypse · Sep 14 2006, 03:37 PM

You haven't done anything yet... it's just the

smilie I see when you plan the paper!

J'han · Sep 14 2006, 10:23 PM

I copy everything before posting, because several times it has happened to me. That way I can send it to myself via email and await the server to rise again.

Shalyn · Sep 15 2006, 07:39 PM

To answer the original post...

if it was on godawful.net, then I would think it was business as usual.

Kath · Sep 16 2006, 04:39 AM

If you've not visited GAFF recently, drop by the updates page (NOT the main board) for some news. The Site Guru has returned from dealing with RL issues, and is in the process of a major troll-nuking cleanup, upgrade and move.

bisbe · Sep 17 2006, 05:24 PM

I would write it in word first, but that's just me

Sep 13 2006, 10:50 AM	#1
Kath Starsmith Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oop North Fan of: Moreta	Internet omens Picture the scene. You read a thread on a board somewhere, on a somewhat controversial/inflammatory theme. You spend the best part of an hour writing, Like, teh Bestest Reply EVAR!!11!!... ...and the board's server goes down. Is that a sign, from the internet powers-that-be, that you really, really need to think twice before posting that post? What would YOU do? Wait patiently before posting anyway as soon as everything's working again. Or thank your lucky stars for your narrow escape? What other internet omens have you noticed?

Sep 13 2006, 10:54 AM	#2
Apocalypse Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Windy Lane Fan of: Dragon's Dawn Now Reading: Dragon's Dawn	Re: Internet omens I get time-outs when I'm supposed to be working __________________ Madam of The Pern House of Delights

Sep 13 2006, 10:58 AM	#3
Kath Starsmith Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oop North Fan of: Moreta	Re: Internet omens Oh. That. I'm kind of working... been buying new textbooks for PHY104, and I didn't have a lunch break today...

Sep 13 2006, 12:34 PM	#4
Apocalypse Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Windy Lane Fan of: Dragon's Dawn Now Reading: Dragon's Dawn	Re: Internet omens What does PHY104 entail then? (totally off the topic) __________________ Madam of The Pern House of Delights

Sep 14 2006, 06:00 AM	#5
Mary Inactive Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cork Ireland	Re: Internet omens I would curse myself for not having it done in word. And then I would press the back button hoping to bring up my reply to thread screen from a cache somewhere with my wonderful words of wisdom and cut, paste and save into word. Otherwise I would just give up and go for lunch.

Sep 14 2006, 08:59 AM	#6
Kath Starsmith Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oop North Fan of: Moreta	Re: Internet omens Apo - "Builds on PHY111 to provide a more quantitative approach to key aspects of astrophysics: thermal radiation, the formation of spectral lines, the internal structure of stars, and applications of Newtonian gravity to astrophysical systems such as binary stars." Clamball - I hit back on my browser, and e-mailed it to myself. Then I thought better of replying for a few hours, before revising the post and wading in anyway...

Sep 14 2006, 09:38 AM	#7
Apocalypse Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Windy Lane Fan of: Dragon's Dawn Now Reading: Dragon's Dawn	Re: Internet omens And a wonderful job you did too PHY### sounds far more interesting than what I have to read for my job! __________________ Madam of The Pern House of Delights

Sep 14 2006, 10:53 AM	#8
Cheryl Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Pronouns: She/her Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Relentless Moon by MRKowal	Re: Internet omens The numbering system your uni uses for courses is entirely different than is typical in the US. I would have guessed PHY1xx would be a low-level course, 2XX would be intermediate, and 3 or 4XX would be advanced. Do you start with much lower numbers (ie not three digit ones) for lower level course, or are the numbers not designed to offer any clue as to the level of the material covered? __________________ Visit one of the other sites of Cheryl's Anne McCaffrey Triad: Sariel's Guide to Pern: a detailed guide to the series The Many Works of Anne McCaffrey: largest fan site about Anne and ALL of her works McCaffrey Quest: annual trivia contest.

Sep 14 2006, 12:22 PM	#10
c_ris Journeyman Harper Roedin Wing Second Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Great Britain Fan of: the Dragonriders of Pern! Now Reading: The Elder Gods - Eddings	Re: Internet omens Normally the first number designates year of study: like in my first year I did HR100, HR101, GV100 etc but this year, my courses start with HR9-- for some reason! __________________ Roedin Of Pern "When a harper is silenced, all men should listen harder." AtWoP

Sep 14 2006, 12:56 PM	#12
Apocalypse Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Windy Lane Fan of: Dragon's Dawn Now Reading: Dragon's Dawn	Re: Internet omens Kath, you're an evil, evil woman! __________________ Madam of The Pern House of Delights

Sep 14 2006, 03:04 PM	#13
Kath Starsmith Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oop North Fan of: Moreta	Re: Internet omens What have I done now! :innocent: [seriously, I'm a little confuzzled...] As for the exam paper, well, it'll follow the usual format, but obviously I can't provide details! 40% will be mandatory, fairly short questions, about the stuff they really should know if they deserve to pass the course. The other 60% will be 4 in-depth questions, of which they have to choose 2. But I've got a lot of work to do preparing the whole thing!

Sep 14 2006, 03:37 PM	#14
Apocalypse Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Windy Lane Fan of: Dragon's Dawn Now Reading: Dragon's Dawn	Re: Internet omens You haven't done anything yet... it's just the smilie I see when you plan the paper! __________________ Madam of The Pern House of Delights

Sep 14 2006, 10:23 PM	#15
J'han Inactive Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Igen Weyr...ok California Fan of: Pern. Robinton. Volly. Now Reading: Crystal Singer	Re: Internet omens I copy everything before posting, because several times it has happened to me. That way I can send it to myself via email and await the server to rise again. __________________ Solemnly Burning Matches. "I believe I need a glass of wine to fortify myself against this conversation." -Laurence "One must always be prepared to liberate treasure"-Vala Mal Daran Stargate SG-1

Sep 15 2006, 07:39 PM	#16
Shalyn Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Loo-a-vull / Luhvuhl / Loo-ih-ville / Loo-a-ville / Looeyville / Lewisville Oh, Heck. Kentuckiana. Fan of: Dragonflight	Re: Internet omens To answer the original post... if it was on godawful.net, then I would think it was business as usual.

Sep 16 2006, 04:39 AM	#17
Kath Starsmith Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oop North Fan of: Moreta	Re: Internet omens If you've not visited GAFF recently, drop by the updates page (NOT the main board) for some news. The Site Guru has returned from dealing with RL issues, and is in the process of a major troll-nuking cleanup, upgrade and move.

Sep 17 2006, 05:24 PM	#18
bisbe Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wisconsin Fan of: All of them Now Reading: the one from the library!	Re: Internet omens I would write it in word first, but that's just me __________________ I'd love to have a or But since I can't I'll have lots of To keep me company while I

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