Just for a lark, I decided to look up some bass videos on youtube. The results were disturbing.

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SC CSE 4402 Cr=3.00 A Term:F Logic Programming
SC CSE 4412 Cr=3.00 M Term:W Data Mining
SC CSE 4421 Cr=3.00 Z Term:W Introduction to Robotics
SC CSE 4115 Cr=3.00 A Term:F Computational Complexity

Four interesting courses (none of which start before 11:30) plus my thesis, then I win at university. Sweet.

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Instead of doing usedul and productive things this weekend, I installed Windows 7. There's not much to report: It's pretty, it's solid, I don't know if I like the new taskbar. The one thing that amuses me is peoples' reactions. The conversation usually goes something like this ( Read more... )

My G1 license expired yesterday. Boo. I'd been holding off getting my G2 because I have no car to practise on, so I didn't think I could pass the road test. Do you think it's likely that I could pass it with one of those 40 hour driving schools? How much did y'all drive before you did your G1 exit road test? Is 25 hours even remotely enough? Anyone ( Read more... )

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I've been signed up to this OKCupid dating website for a long time (incidentally, I recommend it- I've met a lot of cool people on there). They've just come out with a new feature: "flowchart to your heart". It takes the answers to the match questions (questions that are used to compute how likely you are to get along with other users) that you've ( Read more... )

I'm copying the following verbatim from Science-Based Medicine, because it needs to be (re)said.

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Last year Simon Singh wrote a piece for the Guardian that was critical of the modern practice of chiropractic. The core of his complaint was that chiropractors provide services and make claims that are not adequately ( Read more... )

The paperwork is done, all that's left is the crying. I got myself a cozy 1-bedroom apartment across from Finch station (5754 yonge, for the curious).

Move-in is on Sept. 5. Anyone who helps out with the move will be paid the standard fee of pizza and beer.

Would anyone like to watch UFC100 at my place on Saturday night? There will be fewer people, better company, and cheaper beer than your local bar.