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I'm in my college networking class and I'm about 3 weeks ahead of where I need to be, so I decided to download Eve Online so I can do some mining while I do my schoolwork.
The installer is downloading a 4GB file at about 150-200 kb/s, and it says it'll take about 4-5 hours. I'm using the majority of my schools bandwidth, and I can hear the people in the business class complaining that Facebook is taking forever to load, and YouTube is stalling and not working.
This is making me smile 
Yes, I'm being kind of a jerk right now. Normally I just do my schoolwork and listen to music/browse TL. The majority of the people though just kind of fuck the dog all day on FB/YouTube and I can't explain why, but it irritates me that I'm busting my balls and everyone else just skims by while abusing the fact that these are self-paced classes with minimal supervision.
So, I'm going to hog all the bandwidth today and feel great about it
 
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On December 06 2011 03:44 HackBenjamin wrote:
The installer is downloading a 4GB file at about 150-200 kb/s, and it says it'll take about 4-5 hours. I'm using the majority of my schools bandwidth
wut? your school is in an igloo no?
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What kind of crappy internet does your school have? That´s just sad man
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I'm surprised this isn't a rage blog about your schools slow internet tbh
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If you're 3 weeks ahead why bother showing up? Just stay home.
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Yeah it's pretty terrible. This is after an upgrade, too. The administration is just cheap, they can totally afford a better internet connection, they would just rather spend money on aesthetics.
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On December 06 2011 03:49 bonifaceviii wrote:
If you're 3 weeks ahead why bother showing up? Just stay home.
Student Loans requires me to put in 5 hours a day, minimum. If I fall under that, I risk having my loan taken back and then I wouldn't be able to pay for my schooling 
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it's your school's fault. You're actually doing them a favor by helping realize they need better internet.
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On December 06 2011 03:51 HackBenjamin wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2011 03:49 bonifaceviii wrote:
If you're 3 weeks ahead why bother showing up? Just stay home. Student Loans requires me to put in 5 hours a day, minimum. If I fall under that, I risk having my loan taken back and then I wouldn't be able to pay for my schooling
You don't have to, but care to explain? This is a very unusual set up.
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lol Epic What do you do in eve I play as well?
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On December 06 2011 03:55 emperorchampion wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2011 03:51 HackBenjamin wrote:On December 06 2011 03:49 bonifaceviii wrote:
If you're 3 weeks ahead why bother showing up? Just stay home. Student Loans requires me to put in 5 hours a day, minimum. If I fall under that, I risk having my loan taken back and then I wouldn't be able to pay for my schooling You don't have to, but care to explain? This is a very unusual set up.
I applied to CDI College to be a full time student. Because I couldn't afford it on my own, I applied for a student loan. The way that the financial advisor explained it to me is that since they (Canada Student Loans [CSL]) are funding my education, they can stipulate minimum requirements for attendance. In a sense, this is a good thing because there are lots of people that will apply for a student loan, get the cash, and then just not go to school.
When CSL pulls your funding, the school doesn't get paid for the courses and therefore you can't attend unless you pay for your tuition out of your own pocket.
Not sure if this explains anything really, but if you have any questions about specifics I can try and answer them.
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+ Show Spoiler +On December 06 2011 03:44 HackBenjamin wrote: The majority of the people though just kind of fuck the dog all day on FB/YouTube
I'm pretty sure that's against the terms of use.
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Lol, talk about crappy internet. At least what little bandwidth exists is being put towards something awesome like EVE!
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Just wait until the last week or 3 days of class. They'll all be way behind and you'll be like a senior in high school who gets to laugh at everyone else who still has to do work while they bust it trying to finish with a C.
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Set aside the crappy internet why doesn't your school have stuff like FB and that shit blocked in the first place lol.
Only thing I haven't got blocked at my college is fucking own3d.tv T:T
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On December 06 2011 04:24 hp.Shell wrote:
Just wait until the last week or 3 days of class. They'll all be way behind and you'll be like a senior in high school who gets to laugh at everyone else who still has to do work while they bust it trying to finish with a C.
His first sentence kind of insinuated that he was in college.
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Damn that internet blows, even at peak usage times i get 20/20 at school. Come in later at night and its 80-100 Down.
Wait. Colleges block sites?.....My school blocks torrenting stuff for liability i think(not sure never really wanted to risk getting kicked off the internet at school). Other than that almost anything else is free game
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On December 06 2011 04:27 TheKefka wrote:
Set aside the crappy internet why doesn't your school have stuff like FB and that shit blocked in the first place lol.
Only thing I haven't got blocked at my college is fucking own3d.tv T:T
Great question. I asked the director this as well, and he says "Because adults shouldn't need to be told how to allocate their time".
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Yeah.
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On December 06 2011 04:46 HackBenjamin wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2011 04:27 TheKefka wrote:
Set aside the crappy internet why doesn't your school have stuff like FB and that shit blocked in the first place lol.
Only thing I haven't got blocked at my college is fucking own3d.tv T:T Great question. I asked the director this as well, and he says "Because adults shouldn't need to be told how to allocate their time". ... ............ Yeah.
I'm confused. That's entirely correct. This isn't public schooling anymore. You're paying THEM for a service. Why the hell should they place limits on YOU?
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Well, when you have a shitty internet connection and people are using it for non-school related shit, it affects the rest of the school fairly drastically. The way I'm justifying it to myself right now is that since nobody else is using the internet for school related stuff, I'll make ISK while I learn about network engineering.
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Aw man, I could write a huge rant about my schools internet! Downloading something like that would take a few days! And I'd get caught too. Ah, well I actually know how you feel about feeling a little good when it is your turn to make everything slow, since everyone else does it with their youtube videos etc. I'm not going to claim to be a complete angel - I occasionally youtube something (usually when linked to me or if listening to a particular song is going to increase my work productivity) and I used to skype.
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On December 06 2011 03:49 Skeggaba wrote:
What kind of crappy internet does your school have? That´s just sad man
Canadian internet. There's some kind of internet monopoly going on over there. They even have data caps!
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On December 06 2011 03:59 HackBenjamin wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2011 03:55 emperorchampion wrote:On December 06 2011 03:51 HackBenjamin wrote:On December 06 2011 03:49 bonifaceviii wrote:
If you're 3 weeks ahead why bother showing up? Just stay home. Student Loans requires me to put in 5 hours a day, minimum. If I fall under that, I risk having my loan taken back and then I wouldn't be able to pay for my schooling You don't have to, but care to explain? This is a very unusual set up. I applied to CDI College to be a full time student. Because I couldn't afford it on my own, I applied for a student loan. The way that the financial advisor explained it to me is that since they (Canada Student Loans [CSL]) are funding my education, they can stipulate minimum requirements for attendance. In a sense, this is a good thing because there are lots of people that will apply for a student loan, get the cash, and then just not go to school. When CSL pulls your funding, the school doesn't get paid for the courses and therefore you can't attend unless you pay for your tuition out of your own pocket. Not sure if this explains anything really, but if you have any questions about specifics I can try and answer them.
Ugh. There is no reason ever to go a for-profit college. You would be much better off at a community college. As you can see in this very post, for-profit postsecondary institutions don't really give a shit about their students (i.e., not providing adequate internet service or facilities). If you are not far in to your program you really should consider changing institutions.
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I'm more than halfway through
And don't speak ill of "Canadian Internet", this is a case of a company being overly frugal. My internet at home has no problems whatsoever. Those kind of jabs at Canadians really irritate me >
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On December 06 2011 07:23 Barrin wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2011 07:17 HackBenjamin wrote:
this is a case of a company being overly frugal.
Assuming the majority of people there are using it for non-school stuff, then what's quoted above is a big enough nail in the coffin for me to think what you're doing isn't really that bad at all. What I'm saying is that this situation might encourage them to upgrade their internet and thus provide a better service (which for all we know could help them in the long run o.O).
You are right, hopefully it brings attention to the poor internet. Will the administration do anything about it though? Probably not.
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On December 06 2011 04:54 Risen wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2011 04:46 HackBenjamin wrote:On December 06 2011 04:27 TheKefka wrote:
Set aside the crappy internet why doesn't your school have stuff like FB and that shit blocked in the first place lol.
Only thing I haven't got blocked at my college is fucking own3d.tv T:T Great question. I asked the director this as well, and he says "Because adults shouldn't need to be told how to allocate their time". ... ............ Yeah. I'm confused. That's entirely correct. This isn't public schooling anymore. You're paying THEM for a service. Why the hell should they place limits on YOU?
Yup I agree with this. Shouldn't be told how to do your time should be able to do it yourself and not be babied like in high school and what not.
I never understood why people just don't get ahead and kind of finish as fast as possible rather then wasting class time for that kind of stuff. Oh well whatever while they stress and you are not they look at you and go "how the fuck are you not stressed?" :D
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On December 06 2011 04:54 Risen wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2011 04:46 HackBenjamin wrote:On December 06 2011 04:27 TheKefka wrote:
Set aside the crappy internet why doesn't your school have stuff like FB and that shit blocked in the first place lol.
Only thing I haven't got blocked at my college is fucking own3d.tv T:T Great question. I asked the director this as well, and he says "Because adults shouldn't need to be told how to allocate their time". ... ............ Yeah. I'm confused. That's entirely correct. This isn't public schooling anymore. You're paying THEM for a service. Why the hell should they place limits on YOU?
He lives in Canada, post-secondary education is paid in most part by the government. And the taxpayers don't pay to have kids wasting their days on facebook.
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Why do you just have to be a dick yo?
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