Post Here if You're Procrastinating - The Oxford Chat Thread Mk2

Yes please

I wouldn't call it NIMBYism, seeing as most members of Ebbes would probably like to ban lap dancing clubs nationwide. But it's certainly social conservatism. Is that a bad thing in this case?

I tried to sign up to attend this Philip Pullman talk in 6th week, and I sent them an email literally five minutes after the original email was sent out. I just got this email from [email protected]

"Dear all,

Because of unprecedented interest in the Masterclass I regret to inform you that you and your guests have not been successful in securing a place. I apologise for any disappointment.

Best wishes,

Simon"

I'm confused - who's the "all"? And I don't really understand how I haven't got a place if I sent the email so early...

Did anyone else here try to sign up?

Perhaps they just didn't like your name?

eta: ignore me saying i had a place, checked again and i had the same message saying i didn't get a place either. weird. maybe it was advertised elsewhere before the eug mailing list got it?

Im having a tute with somebody from a different college in 7th weej -- how alternative. My last tute ever. 10 days away

Wasn't me! If it had been I'd have been there to tell you of atheism.

"Have you heard the good news?! Your life is meaningless, you're just a somewhat intelligent biological machine. When you die that's the end and your body simply rots. Love, joy and morality are just the result of the chemical impulses in the squishy biological computer that is you. Also kittens are fake, sunshine gives you cancer and there is no good, only power. Would you like to make a donation?"

Im having a tute with somebody from a different college in 7th weej -- how alternative. My last tute ever. 10 days away

An external tutor? Yeah, we had one of those... literally weeks before finals

Is there something unusual about that? Most of mine were. I think all four of my finals options papers were taught externally and two of my core modules too (although that external tutor came to us).

The majority of chemistry tutors feel comfortable enough in teaching their whole branch of the subject. Some of the more obscure physical options are taught departmentally, but most academic staff will teach right through from prelims to finals without hesitation.

Just shows how much more complicated PPE is than any of that science rubbish It probably didn't help that I chose obscure options papers.

I think it's a lot more common in some subjects than others to go outside college. MFL always seemed to be internally taught, so it's not just an arts/science divide I don't think...