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[zeitghost]

whereas polys focused on teaching stuff that was actually useful. Well, except the Fine Art department

Our fine art dept teaches all sorts of stuff, including architectural glass.

Which the fine artists regard as a craft.

[zeitghost]

Wondering what the odds are that I'll wake up at 6am in the morning despite having no need to and no alarm, just out of habit

I'm now waking at 5:25 in preparation for the clocks going forward.

Which I'm looking forward to with keen anticipation of getting up in the fecking dark again.

[eek]

I'm not dissing it - the fact is when I came here as a student, it was Leicester Polytechnic, so I still think of it as "the poly"

I never agreed with the attitude that universities were somehow superior to polytechnics anyway. They served different purposes: universities were more focused on purely academic studies, whereas polys focused on teaching stuff that was actually useful. Well, except the Fine Art department

At least you just think about it as the Poly. Northumbria is the poly until I remember the letterhead for the City University of Newcastle upon Tyne....

[norrahe]

Morning

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

This not-getting-up-at-an-ungodly-hour is quite refreshing

Anyway, better get ready to head into town

[DaveB]

At least you just think about it as the Poly. Northumbria is the poly until I remember the letterhead for the City University of Newcastle upon Tyne....

At least it still exists.

Mine went from City of London Polytechnic, to London Guildhall University, to not existing anymore. They've even demolished the building that housed the Comnputer Science department.

Mind you, when I was there even the Students refered to it as tulipty Poly.

[SimonMac]

Porridge with Apple and Blackcurrant for breakfast, where is that nommy simley?

[norrahe]

At least it still exists.

Mine went from City of London Polytechnic, to London Guildhall University, to not existing anymore. They've even demolished the building that housed the Comnputer Science department.

Mind you, when I was there even the Students refered to it as tulipty Poly.

Mine keeps changing its name and back again to it's former name.

[norrahe]

I also found out my old uni had it's own nuclear reactor.

[NickFitz]

Bloke from Google supposed to be presenting over Hangouts, video + slides. Connection lost after about two minutes, can't be re-established

Explaining that they'll try to fit him in later on, organiser adds "And we'll try to persuade him to use Skype, like normal people"