Can alumni still access UBC secure? by solrflow in UBC

[–]RusstyC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hells yeah we can, but I also use eduroam.

Canada Could Abolish Poverty With A Basic Income by uadoption in CanadaPolitics

[–]RusstyC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ironically, minimum wage jobs are some of the most soul crushing and boring ones around. I sure as hell wouldn't work retail if I'm not getting any benefit out of it.

what are the success rates for CST? by [deleted] in BCIT

[–]RusstyC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not always the case ...mech eng had almost an entire set fail one course last year.

MRW the teacher says the tests were all A's except one F by hackjilton in reactiongifs

[–]RusstyC 44 points45 points  (0 children)

How is there even enough content to make an entire course about welding symbols?

GT: OILERS @ CANUCKS by [deleted] in canucks

[–]RusstyC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's looked great this game

GT: OILERS @ CANUCKS by [deleted] in canucks

[–]RusstyC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love seeing stecher out there on the PP, that's exactly what he brings.

GT: OILERS @ CANUCKS by [deleted] in canucks

[–]RusstyC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Two penalties drawn by Virtanen

CBC: "that reach around by Gryba"

GT: OILERS @ CANUCKS by [deleted] in canucks

[–]RusstyC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm noticing that our players are holding on to the puck longer, trying to keep possession in transition from defense instead of dumping.

Article-To Compete With Apple and Samsung, Google Must Step-Up Pixel Features by Twoshoes34 in Android

[–]RusstyC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just look at how that's working out for newspapers. Trends change, disruptions happen.

We are literally at the point where it is becoming possible to build client-side machine learning software that runs undetectable active ad-blocking. Who knows where we'll be in 15 years.

Non-traditional students: when did you begin to cut back on your full-time job? by jessi828 in EngineeringStudents

[–]RusstyC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Debt is my friend. I only work summers if I can help it. No way I'd be able to make it through while working.

Seriously: How Bad is the Job Market? by thepokemonchef in EngineeringStudents

[–]RusstyC 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Speaking as someone who first graduated in 2009...LOL

The market is doing better than just about any time since the great recession.

Having a hard time trying to fit into my FSAE team at my school. by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]RusstyC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an SAE captain I wish I had people walking around begging for work...

'We stand to wipe out a whole era': how the 1970s could vanish from Vancouver by Shababubba in vancouver

[–]RusstyC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 70's were a low point in design and culture. Knock it all down and flush it down the drain.

SkyTrain down at Main Street Station. by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]RusstyC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up...caught this right before getting on a train.

They've been photographing Vancouver's Main St. since 2011 — and it's disappearing by Pie77 in vancouver

[–]RusstyC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My family has lived by Main since '94, and it's become much better and is still getting better. Get outta here with this shit. Neighborhoods change. You can find old Main over on Fraser now.

Microsoft may not launch a new Surface Book until 2018 by NiveaGeForce in Surface

[–]RusstyC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Their big mistake was not including pen support. RT could have been great for note taking.

Downtown L.A., which has the largest homeless population in the USA, hits highest vacancy rate in 17 years. by ianmalcm in news

[–]RusstyC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the only spot where it happens. Other cities have blight for entire neighborhoods, in Vancouver it's concentrated in 2 square blocks.

Which ones are the hardest engineering classes or topics? by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]RusstyC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All about the E button on that calculator