How I feel on 4/20 when I have a drug test Monday

ChantingMonk · 1 month

Me as well man. I have to look out my window to my entire campus celebrating :(

GloriousMatt · 2 months

Did not know this existed. Uptoke for you sir.

HardGainer · 3 months

I feel you on this one as I too wish they kept ethernet as an option you could sign up for at the beginning of the semester.

But it all comes down to network stability. Once you have so many wireless and wired interactions many users will accidentally bridge their connections which can cause major slowdowns in the network.

HardGainer · 3 months

I would say the best way to report a slow connection is to submit a help request at oit.umass.edu (near the bottom right corner) and explain the situation you're having, your type of computer, where you live, and what times it slows down.

Most likely OIT will contact you to ask several more questions or tell you recommendations you may or may not already know. Just let them know that you are notifying them of a poor connection and NSS will see that ticket for the specific building and usually investigate the problem.

HardGainer · 3 months

OIT worker here. To my knowledge there hasn't been any sort of throttling to any of the networks.

Running tests on websites such as speedtest.net are never consistently accurate since several factors can affect your connection. During peak times, the connection speed on the user side is definitely slower and sometimes there can be a bottleneck effect on the test server side as well as many other uncontrollable situations.

Dishing out wireless availability on such a large scale (such as the southwest expansion) is a very difficult process where there are countless unforeseen conflicts that can affect network stability over time.

The workers over at NSS (who control the network) are constantly running new tests and updates on their hardware and software to make connections more reliable during the semester. All I'm saying is that it's a learning period that will iron itself out eventually and you'll have to expect some ups and downs every now and then. But like I said, I've never heard of anyone over at NSS throttling a network.

deslok · 3 months

deslok · 3 months

I am honored.

babucat · 3 months

I think the whole thing was a misunderstanding. I know plenty of people thought the last sentence was a red flag but it just seemed to me that the kid wanted some change in his life.

The entire time I was reading the letter I was saying to myself "why doesn't he just join one of the many university clubs?"

bucko3the7man · 3 months

I've always been meaning to go to this. Definitely making an appearance this year.

dooglehead · 5 months

Nooooo! We can't have more on the 21st! It's a secret!

jas120 · 6 months

As another OIT employee, I've researched this problem for hours on end and it really comes down to authentication issues through the network that you really can't do anything about.

Like this guy says, stick with bridging, and if it's down delete your bridge, recreate it and then set your Xbox network settings to factory default and give it another go.

Also, I think another thing I tried was bridging my connection to a wireless router, and then connecting to that via the Xbox, but I can't remember if that worked :/

Bomber929 · 7 months

I've gone to just about every one of these places and I have to just about 100% agree with your choices.

I would also say check out cushman market and zhangs kitchen.

wildething · 7 months

orrrrr we could just buy a pitcher?

wildething · 7 months

I would love to have a beer with fellow redditors, but I'm only 20...

babucat · 8 months

where on the hill would we meet? It's pretty open.

skilodog2000 · 8 months

What's the craziest event that's happened throughout all of the years you've been there?

gorillagreg · 8 months

Yeah I've always liked it this way. I just fucking HATE it when people throw ice cream/oranges at the wall.

Edinto · 8 months

I'm currently a junior in the CS and Biology department and I have to say the quality of teaching in the CS department compared to any other is superb. If you're looking for a school that has top of the line professors and research in this field and still want to experience the whole 'college life' then I would say this school is a fine choice for you.

TheConeIsReturned · 8 months

Where the hell is the hot sauce and bbq sauce in Frank? And are the scrambled eggs made every morning real or powdered?

lightslash53 · 8 months

I work at OIT and all I have to say is make sure you don't have any sort of wireless shit on (wireless printers, etc). Look into purchasing a dual band wireless card or call up Help Desk to file a complaint with your building. We will then check out the router and make sure it isn't failing. Finally make sure you're on the secure network.

patsrule711 · 8 months

2013 comp sci major, I couldn't believe how many computer geeks love to blaze.

SaveMoneyDieBetter · 8 months

I've heard a lot of Wal-mart employees will turn a blind eye to customers stealing small unprotected items due to possible lawsuits (in case they put the item back before they leave and are falsely accused of stealing) is this true?

avlopp · 9 months

Here is a digital wallpaper version, it would have been a little easier to make with a bigger image but this is all I could do. http://i.imgur.com/c3pSU.jpg

deslok

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