Comments on: Computer Science at Lakehead University http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/ Programming, Education, Computer Science Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:31:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/comment-page-1/#comment-101565 Tom Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:03:44 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/#comment-101565 From the pictures I've seen, Lakehead has to be one of the most beautiful campuses in Canada. From the pictures I’ve seen, Lakehead has to be one of the most beautiful campuses in Canada.

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By: Bashar http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/comment-page-1/#comment-100991 Bashar Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:12:55 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/#comment-100991 Hi, It's been a while since my last comment here. Hell of a nice view really. I bet it really improves performance. Mind you Gates used to take 2 weeks off for him self on a quite lake just to read. The computers by the window just reminded me of it. Hi,

It’s been a while since my last comment here. Hell of a nice view really. I bet it really improves performance. Mind you Gates used to take 2 weeks off for him self on a quite lake just to read. The computers by the window just reminded me of it.

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By: StealthArcher http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/comment-page-1/#comment-100905 StealthArcher Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:59:28 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/#comment-100905 I'd argue more on the political side, if this forum/blog was for that, since it's not... I'll leave it till the day we meet(If I win in the CCC maybe). Oh, and the laureate part? I know lots of them don't go to Yale, but debasing a school off an overused false accusation against Bush is overdone, and I'm frankly sick of it. If that's all you see in Bush's term, you should read more. Anyway... back to topic from now on. I’d argue more on the political side, if this forum/blog was for that, since it’s not…

I’ll leave it till the day we meet(If I win in the CCC maybe).

Oh, and the laureate part? I know lots of them don’t go to Yale, but debasing a school off an overused false accusation against Bush is overdone, and I’m frankly sick of it. If that’s all you see in Bush’s term, you should read more.

Anyway… back to topic from now on.

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By: Tony http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/comment-page-1/#comment-100904 Tony Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:36:56 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/#comment-100904 The point was that some laureates go to Yale, but if you go to Yale, you are not necessary a laureate just for that. There are people of distinction coming out of non Ivy Universities as well. Bush might have been in power, but his term has ruined America, started an unnecessary war with no exit strategy, dropped the worth of nation's currency by 30%, and increased nation's debt by 60% (and if one thinks that low-worth currency is great for paying off debt, then they need to recall the state of Germany between world wars 1 and 2). But this rant has little to do with Computer Science. The point was that some laureates go to Yale, but if you go to Yale, you are not necessary a laureate just for that. There are people of distinction coming out of non Ivy Universities as well. Bush might have been in power, but his term has ruined America, started an unnecessary war with no exit strategy, dropped the worth of nation’s currency by 30%, and increased nation’s debt by 60% (and if one thinks that low-worth currency is great for paying off debt, then they need to recall the state of Germany between world wars 1 and 2).

But this rant has little to do with Computer Science.

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By: StealthArcher http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/comment-page-1/#comment-100903 StealthArcher Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:03:48 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/#comment-100903 The "YaleShmale" campaign is the one reason I will never attend, or recommend that university to anyone. The whole "Mock G. Bush" thing is stupid, as though the university really thinks highly of itself, when how many nobel laureates are there from Yale? At least a hundred if not more, Lakehead? Take a guess. Bush twice became the highest official of the most wealthy and powerful nation in the world, and yet they flaunt on as though they are more intelligent, I suppose if Bush really was smart, he would be in some mid-class teaching job in Ontario huh? Other than that eyesore, good summary. Aside from that I can say that Lakehead has improved since I first heard of it, back when it was called the "College University". The “YaleShmale” campaign is the one reason I will never attend, or recommend that university to anyone.

The whole “Mock G. Bush” thing is stupid, as though the university really thinks highly of itself, when how many nobel laureates are there from Yale?

At least a hundred if not more, Lakehead? Take a guess.

Bush twice became the highest official of the most wealthy and powerful nation in the world, and yet they flaunt on as though they are more intelligent, I suppose if Bush really was smart, he would be in some mid-class teaching job in Ontario huh?

Other than that eyesore, good summary. Aside from that I can say that Lakehead has improved since I first heard of it, back when it was called the “College University”.

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By: Dan http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/comment-page-1/#comment-100871 Dan Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:41:16 +0000 http://compsci.ca/blog/computer-science-at-lakehead-university/#comment-100871 I give that review of Lakehead a 10/10. It sumerises what the CS program is like there very well and gives you an idea of what the university is like. I deftly recommend Lakehead to those that like to live and learn in a small school and city evneroment. We have an amazing student union too witch makes the small comity even better, tho being so small it can cause problems when it comes picking corses as they only are offered once a year and probly not in the summer and jobs for co-op will likey not be in the thunder bay area (but Lakehead students still get co-op placements at places like IBM and RIM, it just means traveling more after each term). As tony hinted at, at the end of the review, the admistation of Lakehead can be rather odd at times and has declared a WiFi ban witch is some what of a joke. The student ran restront/bar has WiFi and is in the center of campus but has been forced to put up warning signs informing people that they are entering a "WiFi Zone". Also lakehead being the only real uni in north west Ontario means that we get a tone of funding from varios levels of goverment witch to some level the administration has been unfocused on what to spend it all on. Right now they wont to build a law school in adtion to the medical school they just set up. The city of thunder bay is some what iscoalted from the rest of the world so it can be shocking at times for new students that are used to big city life or being able to quickly go out of town. Not counting small little northern communitys dispersed around thunder bay area there is nothing for about 1000km by car to any side of thunder bay, the closet canadian cites being Sault Ste Marie (707km) and Winnipeg(704km). I give that review of Lakehead a 10/10. It sumerises what the CS program is like there very well and gives you an idea of what the university is like.

I deftly recommend Lakehead to those that like to live and learn in a small school and city evneroment. We have an amazing student union too witch makes the small comity even better, tho being so small it can cause problems when it comes picking corses as they only are offered once a year and probly not in the summer and jobs for co-op will likey not be in the thunder bay area (but Lakehead students still get co-op placements at places like IBM and RIM, it just means traveling more after each term).

As tony hinted at, at the end of the review, the admistation of Lakehead can be rather odd at times and has declared a WiFi ban witch is some what of a joke. The student ran restront/bar has WiFi and is in the center of campus but has been forced to put up warning signs informing people that they are entering a “WiFi Zone”. Also lakehead being the only real uni in north west Ontario means that we get a tone of funding from varios levels of goverment witch to some level the administration has been unfocused on what to spend it all on. Right now they wont to build a law school in adtion to the medical school they just set up.

The city of thunder bay is some what iscoalted from the rest of the world so it can be shocking at times for new students that are used to big city life or being able to quickly go out of town. Not counting small little northern communitys dispersed around thunder bay area there is nothing for about 1000km by car to any side of thunder bay, the closet canadian cites being Sault Ste Marie (707km) and Winnipeg(704km).

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