The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[cookiecutter]

It's winter there and they are upside down so all the blood is rushing to their heads so they can't think straight

 

[waif]

Oh, that's right. It must be tough to coordinate schedules when the clocks run backwards.

 

[Einherjar86]

They might be on some kind of quarterly system.

 

[Dak]

They could just be hypnotized by the water in the toilets revolving backwards.

 

[Eligos]

Or have our toilet waters been revolving backwards this whole time?

 

[waif]

They might be on some kind of quarterly system.

Yeah. You would definitely call something that divided the academic year into four a "semester."

Gotcha!
But seriously, I'm curious.

 

[Dak]

Or have our toilet waters been revolving backwards this whole time?

 

[Valerie]

 

[zabu of nΩd]

x 500 @ this page

 

[Eligos]

How the F do you not notice your headlights are off? I see Japanese people driving without headlights all the time here.

I just noticed that you posted this. It was 3 in the morning, and I was quite tired. The streets of Colorado Springs are remarkably well-lit.

 

[King Richard]

Val is the greatest poster in all of UM. It's science.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Holy shit. I just realised that my computer is picking up radio signals in the air and outputting them faintly through my speakers. I didn't know that was possible. I thought I was going fucking crazy when I was hearing shit without anything playing on my computer.

 

[King Richard]

I'm pretty sure you're nuttier than squirrel turds.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Dude, I'm serious, honest!

Evidence of the phenomenon's existence: http://www.velocityreviews.com/foru...rs-picking-up-radio-station-interference.html

 

[damnromulans]

Episteme is lying. He doesn't have schoolwork or band stuff. He's just locked in his room being fed kimchi intravenously playing Starcraft.

I am probably going to buy Starcraft when it comes out (ironically the release date is on my boyfriend's birthday, the day before I head back to the States so I'll have to wait)

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

trying to get my monitors setting correct, but damn I suck at this.

 

[Einherjar86]

Yeah. You would definitely call something that divided the academic year into four a "semester."

No you wouldn't.

 

[waif]

Main Entry: se·mes·ter
Pronunciation: sə-ˈmes-tər
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from Latin semestris half-yearly, from sex six + mensis month — more at six, moon
Date: 1827

1 : either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided
2 : a period of six months

Thus, if there are more than two of them a year they can't be semester. Not sure if you were being sarcastic there or didn't get my sarcasm or what, but that was my point.

Secondly:

Australia
Main article: Education in Australia

In most of Australia, the school year lasts from late January to early December, and is split into four terms:

* Term 1 starts in late January or early February and ends one or two weeks before Easter
* Term 2 starts one or two weeks after Easter and ends in late June.
* Term 3 starts in mid-July and ends mid-September.
* Term 4 starts in early October and ends mid-December.

The exact dates vary from year to year, as well as between states, and for public and private school. In Tasmania, the school year is split in to three terms, the first one being the longest and including an extended Easter holiday. The following is a link with details on Australian term dates for 2008.

Australian universities have two semesters a year, between February and November. Many universities offer an optional short summer semester. One recent innovation in Australian higher education has been the establishment of the fully distance / online Open Universities Australia (formerly Open Learning Australia) that offers continuous study opportunities of individual units of study (what are called courses in North America) that can lead to full degree qualifications. Open Universities Australia operates four 13-week study periods each year. Since students study only part-time and off campus these study periods mesh reasonably easily with existing university offerings based on semesters. In some cases a "Semester" is referred to as a "Study Period", for example, by Centerlink.[citation needed]

 

[Einherjar86]

Thus, if there are more than two of them a year they can't be semester. Not sure if you were being sarcastic there or didn't get my sarcasm or what, but that was my point.

At this point, I think it's safe to say that I don't know.

 

[Episteme]

We have 2 semesters through out the year for university. From the start of March to the end of June and from the start of August to the start of December. We usually have tests/exams in the middle of these semesters.

Some areas of study have trimesters.
Do you guys have a quarterly system going for college?

I have my semester exams in 4 weeks, and I still have more assignments to finish.

@Krampus, I suck too much at Starcraft to be Korean.