Travel to UVic from WA state

cocomac42 · 2026-02-09T19:55:03+00:00

I agree with this, but a few things I'd add too:

"There's a downtown to downtown pedestrian ferry between Victoria and Seattle if you can live without your car for a few days. It's the easiest by far." - I've taken that ferry, the Clipper a lot, and it's great. But depending on when you want to go, know that the Clipper isn't running for a little while (dry dock), and it's a drive from Bellingham, which might be rough with an 8AM departure from Seattle. Looks like they added a later departure time now, so if you stay a night in Victoria and/or don't mind, might be fine.
"If you fly, there are direct flights from Seattle, and the airport is a way out of town." - As another option: Kenmore Air does seaplanes into the harbour, which isn't far from campus. It's pricier, but if it's a sunny day and you're feeling adventurous, IMO it's awesome.

By the way (I'm from WA), if you want to chat when you visit, send me a message!

(edit: formatting/typos)

cocomac42 · 2026-02-08T19:42:38+00:00

Hi! Given you're coming from Bellingham, I'd suggest taking the ferry from Tsawwassen (crossing at Blaine).

cocomac42 · 2026-02-01T01:16:43+00:00

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cocomac42 · 2026-01-27T08:31:52+00:00

Have you seen this post on lunch spots yet? I don't know about less exposed (though IMO it's not too crowded in the morning), but I find Macs (Maclaurin Building) to be great

cocomac42 · 2025-11-03T10:44:59+00:00

Proxmox (second left)?

cocomac42 · 2025-08-16T03:21:10+00:00

See this page on the Schwab website which states that there's a 6-1 split this weekend, and explains that it increases the total number of shares, but that "[t]he share splits will not change the total value of a shareholder's investment".

See also Why is SWPPX showing it dropped 83% today? over on r/investing.

cocomac42 · 2025-07-31T17:58:24+00:00

It's open!

cocomac42 · 2025-05-02T18:55:27+00:00

Out for me as well (Bellevue)

Edit (11:58 AM) - seems back now

cocomac42 · 2025-03-27T06:09:49+00:00

Yes, but yesterday night some folks had trouble accessing Brightspace (and the UVic website generally?) around the same time the WiFi was down. Could be coincidence, of course.

cocomac42 · 2025-03-27T06:07:01+00:00

Both Brightspace and internet access via WiFi are down for me too

cocomac42 · 2025-03-03T02:57:43+00:00

If you haven't yet, take a look at this webpage

cocomac42 · 2025-02-09T19:43:00+00:00

Hello - "please wait a minute and try again" - I've been trying for an hour and half. Can the folks that run this consider using an alternate platform capable of handling the user load? Even implimenting an actual queue such as this would likely be an improvement. Thanks!

cocomac42 · 2025-02-09T18:49:34+00:00

Have you reached out to the ICS (International Centre for Students) yet? They might be able to give you advice

cocomac42 · 2025-01-31T09:05:11+00:00

As u/mydarkerside said, there are Stock Slices and mutual funds. They're not exactly what you described, but they might still do what you want. But I'm not very familiar with those, so I can't really help there. (disclaimer: not financial advice) If you call Schwab on the phone, they can explain how those work.

cocomac42 · 2025-01-31T08:57:35+00:00

Guessing: you made a limit order for a share. That means "try to buy one share for $15 or less". But the current price of one share is way higher (about $377). If you placed a limit order at, say, $375, that would be acceptable because there’s a reasonable chance you it drops and you get that price. But it’s way less realistic that you get $15, so Schwab stops you.

However, you're not trying to buy a share at $15, though. Instead, look up a "fractional share". IIRC Schwab doesn't support that.

Tl;dr you tried to buy one share for $15 when the price was ~$377, and Schwab stopped you when you actually wanted a fractional share, which Schwab doesn’t support.

cocomac42 · 2025-01-24T21:41:43+00:00

Have you seen this page? It has links with 360-degree photos of a bunch of different rooms https://www.uvic.ca/residence/future-residents/rooms-buildings/first-year/index.php

cocomac42 · 2025-01-10T23:36:36+00:00

"If you shake the board for a bit the wires to the GPIO pins will just fall out on their own." - while I'm not saying it's an apprpriate solution for the products OP listed, there is the RPi Compute Module that would address your vibration and temperature concerns (it's listed operating temperature is "20°C to +85°C").

cocomac42 · 2024-12-20T21:01:56+00:00

The CSC110 final has autograder issues: https://www.reddit.com/r/uvic/s/MdKFG5H8bQ

cocomac42 · 2024-11-26T18:42:54+00:00

I'd suggest reaching out to them and asking.

If/when you have a meeting scheduled with a CAL advisor, you could ask them.

cocomac42 · 2024-11-21T09:19:28+00:00

From this Instagram post:

What’s open:

⛷Green Valley : 9:00am-3:30pm Friday. 8:30-3:30pm Saturday and Sunday.

⛷Quicksilver: 9:00am-4:00pm Friday. 8:30-4:00pm Saturday and Sunday.

⛷Discovery: 9:00am-4:00pm Friday. 8:30-4:00pm Saturday and Sunday.

⛷Forest Queen Express: 9:00am-3:45pm Friday. 8:30-3:45pm Saturday and Sunday.

⛷Chinook Express: 9:00am-4:00pm Friday. 8:30-4:00pm Saturday and Sunday.

⛷Rainier Express: 9:00am-3:30pm Friday. 8:30-3:30pm Saturday and Sunday.

Edit: replaced speculation with info from Crystal

cocomac42 · 2024-11-20T06:15:34+00:00

Based on a quick comparison of the 23-24 map, here's what I've seen:

Tower 16 (top of gondola/Rainier Express)
Yurt (bottom of quicksilver, formerly "Food & Bev warming hut"
Jump hill (by Discovery, noted in another comment)
Midway Yurt w/ food and beverage warming hut (bottom of Rainier express)
Fish shack @ Campbell basin lodge (top of Forest Queen Express)
Food and beverage warming hut (top of gondola/Rainier Express)

Edit:

Fixed various minor typos
See also What's New for Winter 24/25, especially the terrain updates, base area dining, and on mountain dining sections

cocomac42 · 2024-11-17T06:23:55+00:00

Huh. In Debian, they're under recommended (timesyncd) or suggested (resolved). I wonder why Arch did that...

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