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Scipio90

What sick and twisted logic lies behind the fact that plugging my phone in to charge causes it to come off vibrate and onto ring?

Presumably because it won't be in your pocket, so having it on vibrate would be pretty useless, as you wouldn't hear it.

Reply 2741

Supergrunch

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ukebert

Presumably because it won't be in your pocket, so having it on vibrate would be pretty useless, as you wouldn't hear it.

Which makes sense in theory, but in practice if you put the phone down on a solid surface, it'll amplify the sound made by the vibration. But it'll probably still be less intrusive than an actual ringtone.

Reply 2742

ukebert

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Supergrunch

Which makes sense in theory, but in practice if you put the phone down on a solid surface, it'll amplify the sound made by the vibration. But it'll probably still be less intrusive than an actual ringtone.

Yeah, I know. But you might not put it on a hard surface :wink:

And I have had my phone vibrate in my pocket before and me not notice it...

Reply 2743

thefish_uk

14

Went to the "freshers' meet and greet" in college where current students meet the freshers and freshers meet each other. It made me feel old. But kinda glad that I don't have the whole craziness of being a fresher and not knowing anybody to go through again.

Reply 2744

K.T.

12

I've been spending a fair bit of time with our college's new freshers, helping them to settle in - but I agree with thefish_uk, I wouldn't want to be a fresher again either!

On shoe related news, I impulse bought yet another pair today, taking the total (in Cambridge) to 12 pairs :rolleyes:

Reply 2745

minimo

15

came home early coz I was dying in the cold and rain and wind but had a faaaaaabbb time at the bbq and met some lovely people who I can see myself being friends with. (However the food was a bit poo....oh well!)

Reply 2746

Craghyrax

OP

17

Split was down to 2:08 today!!!! :king1:

I didn't actually get that whole Fresher thing.
I probably had it when I left my family in South Africa and moved to England, but when I got to Cambridge I was way too busy moving and running about doing practical stuff to really think much about the social side. I also just assumed that I wasn't likely to meet anybody in any kind of useful sense so early, and that I'd start finding friends once I had settled in and was beginning to often see the same people on a regular basis in a more natural setting. I still think this is pretty much how it works. I didn't particularly need everybody to work out who I was in the first week or two, because they'd only forget, or work it out eventually if they needed to.
Having said that, my college parents were both quite useful.

Reply 2747

ukdragon37

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I just let three dodgy-looking strangers out of Emma with my Core-key. Is that bad? :eek:

Reply 2748

Craghyrax

OP

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ukdragon37

I just let three dodgy-looking strangers out of Emma with my Core-key. Is that bad? :eek:

Well it sounds like you don't really want them around in college :dry:

Reply 2749

Zoedotdot

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ukdragon37

I just let three dodgy-looking strangers out of Emma with my Core-key. Is that bad? :eek:

Considering you're a fresher, they were probably just second or third years that you don't know yet leaving the Old Court party - we live all over the place! Besides, even if they're not, there's no problem with letting them out! They're hardly going to terrorise the college from without...

Reply 2750

The West Wing

18

The freshers this year at Clare seem (ever so slightly) less annoying that I'd anticipated. Still annoying though.

Of course it's the annoying ones that stick out in your mind!

Reply 2751

Lidka

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The West Wing

The freshers this year at Clare seem (ever so slightly) less annoying that I'd anticipated. Still annoying though.

Of course it's the annoying ones that stick out in your mind!

Do tell.

I'm thinking of things to say in my speech... hmm... :hmmmm:

Reply 2752

scarlet ibis

minimo

came home early coz I was dying in the cold and rain and wind but had a faaaaaabbb time at the bbq and met some lovely people who I can see myself being friends with. (However the food was a bit poo....oh well!)

aww glad things are going a bit better now!

Reply 2753

minimo

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scarlet ibis

aww glad things are going a bit better now!

thanks! I'm properly happy and excited now for proper Freshers' week!!

Reply 2754

MC REN

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ukdragon37

I just let three dodgy-looking strangers out of Emma with my Core-key. Is that bad? :eek:

On my first night here one of my fellow freshers met some eastern european bloke at a party and then brought him back into college, where he proceeded to rob loads of laptops and stuff. Not mine though, so was pretty funny.

Reply 2755

alex_hk90

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Anyone up for the pub quiz at the Union on Wednesday night? I have a feeling that if I don't commit to something I may not be able to make Thursday lectures...

Reply 2756

Craghyrax

OP

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The West Wing

The freshers this year at Clare seem (ever so slightly) less annoying that I'd anticipated. Still annoying though.

Of course it's the annoying ones that stick out in your mind!