http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/categories/general/p220/feed.rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:31:48 +0000 General - talkSFU en-CA http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/7011/social-networking Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:25:51 +0000 Thanatos 7011@/forum/discussions I don't just not have them but I actually hate them. I hate how people waste so much time on facebook and myspace sending each other little glittery pics that just say WASSUUP?!? It really annoys me when I go to a lecture and 90% of the class is on their laptops checking their facebooks. Then they complain that they didn't get As. Isn't it obvious?
There's just something about networking that seems wrong, so fake, and like McDonald's employees when they tell you to have "a nice day". It's all about people you don't really know, having thousands of acquaintances you rarely even see, and wasting time.
I don't think it's good.]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/7009/is-philosophy-really-so-bad Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:35:10 +0000 Thanatos 7009@/forum/discussions Funny, but is phil really so bad?
I was planning on taking some Phil in the future for electives, but now I'm worried. Is it really so hard at SFU? I once picked up a book on Philosophy from a condo book-sharing thing and it was all on Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, and so on. I thought it was really fascinating. So is philosophy really so bad at SFU? Is it just "boring" for people who don't like phil, or is it actually demanding, involving a lot of papers, graded unfairly, awful profs and so on?
I must say I am sick of assistant profs who have no experience. I had one this semester and it looks like I'm getting one next semester for Kin 207. Anyone heard of Bloomfield? Well, it seems like a new/assistant prof, and it sucks that they pass off profs with no experience on to students, because it always = worse grade.]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/7017/mbb-222-with-scott-briscoe Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:20:34 +0000 soggybread 7017@/forum/discussions http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/6995/finished-exams-what-now-party-sleep-vacation Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:37:13 +0000 wh0whatwhere 6995@/forum/discussions
Had 4 exams 11/12/14/15 and now the stress is finally being lifted.

When are you done and if so, what's the first thing you're going to do?]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/7015/food-yes-another-rant Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:40:57 +0000 Thanatos 7015@/forum/discussions I just saw it. It wasn't exactly an eye-opener. I already knew about the abominations that are chicken farms and pig farms and cow farms, how cruelly the animals are treated, how the immigrant workers are exploited and feces gets into everything, and how there's a massive conspiracy going on with the corn industry trying to get corn into everything from dog food to cat food to your orange juice to cow feed to fish feed to chicken feed to medicine to soda. But still really interesting. Actually there was one thing I thought was fucking shocking. These really obese diabetic people came on and said that they had never even known fast food was unhealthy, and that they thought all food is healthy. Then they complained that they couldn't afford both diabetes medication and healthy food, it was either one or the other, so they were going to pay for the diabetes meds and stick to unhealthy food. Wtf. I think it's shocking people can fail to realize fast food is unhealthy, and even more shocking people automatically assume it's too expensive to eat healthy. Broccoli is really goddamn cheap. Lentils are really cheap. Beans are cheap. Eggs are cheap. Oranges are cheap. Healthy food is not too expensive, it's just that it's not as FILLING, and people are too goddamn greedy.


But it still got me thinking, as did Capitalism: A love Story (has anyone seen that? It's really good, you should see it).
Capitalism: A love story actually WAS an eye opener. Has anyone ever heard of Wal-Mart's "Dead Peasants" policy before?
WAL-MART BUYS LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES ON ITS EMPLOYEES WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR PERMISSION, AND THEN HOPES THEY DIE SO THAT THEY CAN CLAIM THE LIFE INSURANCE.
They actually figure these deaths into their annual finance reports, like, expecting than x number of employees will die this year and therefore there will be x amount of revenue from the life insurance they bought on those people.

That's fucking crazy! There's already a significant number of people who get murdered by their crazy ex-husbands, wives, friends and so on every year for life insurance money. If we let companies and corporations buy life insurance on people without those people knowing about it or consenting, it's ridiculously dangerous. It's just INSANE that someone can take out a life insurance policy on you and profit from your death without you being able to stop them.]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/6990/i-m-definitely-not-looking-forward-to-next-term-now Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:42:48 +0000 Desolate 6990@/forum/discussions
I am taking CRIM 104 and 135 in Surrey. Outlines haven't been posted for either and the profs aren't on the SIS. So today when I was checking to see if the textbooks are in I discovered that 104 is being taught by Stoneman and 135 by Bowbrick.

Now, granted, a friend of mine loved Bowbrick... but I've heard absolutely terrible things about Stoneman... that she is improving, but her lectures are all over the place. So keeping my GPA above 3.5 for my scholarship is starting to worry me.

Guess I'll have to make up my marks in 135 and POL 241 DE. :\



PS. Sorry about turning the Academic Lounge into my personal area to bitch and complain. hahah]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/6937/iron-man-2 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:58:55 +0000 Simon604 6937@/forum/discussions


http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/30/iron-man-2-movie-poster-war-machine-revealed/]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/7004/snowboards Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:55:26 +0000 lazyGUY 7004@/forum/discussions
Where do you go about buying the basic equipment for a decent price. I've checked out sportschek but they only have 200+ plus stuff. Is that what I should expect to pay or can I find something a little cheaper.]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/6781/vampires-in-town Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:59:59 +0000 bleed.the.mannequin 6781@/forum/discussions
i think they built some sort of houes there....I believe it's the Sherrif's office. ^^

Thought i'd let you know by wasting 30 seconds of ur life. =)

Have a good night.]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/6966/ta-complaint-what-to-do Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:10:32 +0000 randomuser 6966@/forum/discussions
In the end I decided against it, I was tired, and wasn't sure my last minute changes would make that more than a 10% difference.

So the TA ends up saying that for the last two assignments, he forgave people for handing in the assignment 8 hours late (the assignment was due at 4PM but he accepted them up until 12AM).

I'm pissed now because I handed mine in on time, and would have gladly took the extra 8 hours to make revisions.

What do you think I should do, or what is fair? I don't want to complain directly to him because I have one assignment still to be marked. I was thinking of complaining to the instructor, or go higher, what do you think?

How is it fair some people get an extra 8 hours to hand it in with no penalty?]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/3841/academic-probation Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:42:48 +0000 rawrrr101 3841@/forum/discussions Read up on it, but if you are on AP or put on AP the next semester, are there a certain # of courses you have to take to pull your gpa back up?]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/6997/minor-in-business-admin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:47:56 +0000 imsoging 6997@/forum/discussions
So now I'm considering majoring in communications, and instead minor in Business admin.

Any thoughts about the change? Do people often minor in business admin? I personally haven't heard of anyone minoring, only majoring. In my case, if I switch to the minor none of my courses will be wasted, so that's pretty good.

Is a minor in Business admin any useful in finding a job (ie. bank) or is it a waste of time. Should I just suck it up and finish a full major program.

Thanks!]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/6979/hist-110 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:09:51 +0000 Desolate 6979@/forum/discussions
Asked about it in the shoutbox but it got lost in the dramz. >_>]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/6999/question-about-major-requirements Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:35:38 +0000 mab18 6999@/forum/discussions
I got a C minus this semester in one the mandatory classes for psyc and so I don't know now if it will count because I got a C minus.]]> http://www.talksfu.ca/forum/discussion/6920/meetup Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:36:15 +0000 Kingsley 6920@/forum/discussions