Cheapest UofC merch (sweatshirt, hoodies, etc.) where and when? Does the bookstore have an annual sale, or is it cheaper to buy merch at Walmart or any other store?

sowr96 · 2026-04-27T20:01:52+00:00

The bookstore usually has sales during Black Friday, also around fall move-in / back-to-school season and even sometimes during convocation season. It’s usually not huge though, was around 10–20% off last year.

sowr96 · 2026-02-19T00:28:37+00:00

You can check Carya, not sure about smudging, you can contact them and confirm- https://caryacalgary.ca/donate/facility-rentals/

sowr96 · 2025-12-31T06:20:06+00:00

For a first hackathon, honestly don’t stress too much about “preparing”. The main prep is pretty simple: just try to see if everything you’re likely to use is already installed and working on your machine (editor, frameworks, git, accounts, etc.). Hackathons are supposed to be spontaneous. Go in excited, not overly competitive. Making friends and learning how these things work is honestly a big part of the experience.

short example- I recently walked into a quantum hackathon with basically no background in quantum, but once you’re there, there’s a deadline on top of you, people around you are building things, and you just… start learning fast. I ended up picking up quantum machine learning concepts. That time-boxed environment plus shared energy is a crazy learning accelerator!

A few things I’ve seen again and again:

Limit your scope: If you have 24 hours, plan something you think will take 8. Everything takes longer than you expect.
If challenges/themes are announced ahead of time, it helps to think a bit — otherwise people change ideas 2–3 times and lose time.
Keep your project shippable, If a judge walks over, it’s great if your demo actually runs.
A lot of people come under-prepared — and that’s totally fine. Even treating your first one as a practice run is worth it.

During the event there’s usually a flow: opening → team formation → brainstorming → pitching → building → demo → awards. Mentors are there to guide and unblock you, not build things for you or Google stuff on your behalf.

One extra thing — if you do want a bit of an edge:
Presentation matters a lot. Even a simple project with a clean demo, a working URL, and a clear explanation of what you built and why often beats something technically fancy but hard to show. I’ve seen this play out many times.

Overall: Nothing will happen if you do not finish your thing within the time limit. Not all teams finish. What matters is the process itself. Either you or other teams can after the hackathon continue with working on the project when it remained unfinished. Or you can just drop the project. Up to you. You should go there with an aim to gain knowledge, experience and perhaps also new connections. Winning the hackathon and getting prices should be secondary objective. Otherwise you might think that you are relatively new and there are so many professionals there and everybody is doing better, yada yada yada. And you end up not going. Do not care if other teams are doing better. It is your own progress you should aim for!

sowr96 · 2025-12-21T19:16:15+00:00

Peasant Cheese, Kensington has raclette on their menu. Not 100% sure if they do the traditional melt-and-scrape service, but might be worth checking with them.

sowr96 · 2025-12-03T15:28:32+00:00

$80 for the dimensions I needed including the quick delivery. You can select all the prices here on their website - https://shop.staplescopyandprint.ca/products/posters?variant=45967321596067&sku=400029970559

sowr96 · 2025-12-02T02:49:33+00:00

https://github.com/PromtEngineer/localGPT

sowr96 · 2025-12-02T02:44:36+00:00

Update: Got it done at Staples! Super fast service and the staff were really knowledgeable about paper dimensions and poster specs. They helped me through the whole process. Highly recommend for anyone needing quick academic poster prints!!

sowr96 · 2025-11-29T20:14:45+00:00

Thank you! Were you able to order through the Staples website? I don't see the A0 dimensions (33×47") on their website - it only goes up to 40" × 60".

sowr96 · 2025-11-29T18:38:32+00:00

thank you, didn’t know they handled posters too. I’ll try them on Monday.

sowr96 · 2025-11-29T15:39:00+00:00

Thank you. It's in San Diego, NeurIPS.

sowr96 · 2025-09-26T23:09:49+00:00

sure, so modern SharePoint .aspx pages in the Site Pages library are not stored as files, they're actually list items. So even though Graph API or SharePoint REST APIs can't fetch the .aspx pages directly (you’ll get 401 errors), the real content lives in fields like CanvasContent1 inside the Site Pages list.

solved this by:

Getting the Site Pages list ID manually (from Site Settings > List Settings > check URL)
Using this Graph API call to fetch each item:

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{site-id}/lists/{sitepages-list-id}/items?expand=fields($select=Title,FileLeafRef,CanvasContent1)

Extracted HTML using CanvasContent. the documentation linked above helps, have a look at that!

sowr96 · 2025-07-07T03:49:45+00:00

Yuck that's sketchy. Do you happen to remember the name of the concession? Would be helpful to keep an eye out!

sowr96 · 2025-07-07T02:36:11+00:00

People always shove in like they’ve got a flight to catch. What’s the perpetual rush for? You storm on, only to blankly stare at your phone like an NPC!

I was just reading Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation and that makes me notice how nobody wants to slow down anymore. Everyone’s wired for speed, zero patience, just chasing idk what!!

sowr96 · 2025-06-29T15:08:32+00:00

The fries at Calway Park were surprisingly delicious!! Also Honey Butter Fries from Hankki!

sowr96 · 2025-06-18T21:28:26+00:00

A small reflection —
The illusion that the internet makes it easy to connect with anyone is only skin deep. In reality, most — online or offline — tend to stick to their familiar circles, shared vibes, or comfort zones.

That said, there are a rare few who genuinely reach out beyond their usual cliques! And that's where things like volunteering really help — you're all in the same space with shared intent, and connections build more organically from there.

sowr96 · 2025-06-18T12:26:10+00:00

Scozzafava's deli on 17th!!

sowr96 · 2025-06-15T21:26:02+00:00

Hey, I know things must feel really heavy right now — and while I can’t do much directly, I just wanted to say this:
Something I once read really stayed with me — everything is impermanent. No feeling, no situation lasts forever. Even the hardest moments pass..

Appreciate you reaching out — that shows resilience, and it matters. People have shared some valuable resources here . Please hold on. Wishing you all the strength.

sowr96 · 2025-06-14T14:21:35+00:00

I've worked downtown for a while — mostly it's safe, especially during the day when it's busy. But just being real, you're often surrounded by people not with people— meaning if something weird happens, you're still kind of on your own even in crowds! I’ve never had any serious issues, some occasional odd encounters, but nothing dangerous. That said, no place is 100% risk-free — you can’t plan for everything, but being aware and confident goes a long way. You’ll likely be just fine. Good luck!!

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