Date:
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:18:27 -0700 (PDT)
From:
David Sprague <dsprague@cs.ubc.ca>
To:
grads-conf@cs.ubc.ca
Subject:
Beer, art and the art of beer..
Well
looking around the department today, it seems like most people are
taking
today easy. Maybe its the weather. Maybe its the time of the
term. Well if people are not being overly
productive then coming out
to
Koerner's for a pint or two isn't
really going to hinder your
productivity. If you have been effective today, then you
will need a
break. Yes there is no reason why not to come out
to Koerner's * We will
be
meeting at the front of CICSR (probably inside) at 5:00pm and then head
on
down to the golden halls of fine beer and finer service. To a place
where
everyone knows your name. **
*
Unless you do not drink alcohol or you don't feel like socializing,
or
you don't have any money, or you don't want to drink anything tonight,
or
it's against your religion, or you have prior engagements, etc. Geez I
am
surprised so many people show up.
**
unless they don't.
As
promised, I wanted to contimplate the purpose and potential uses for
the
Atrium sculpture that was taken down last week. I still don't know
what
it is supposed to represent (although I am pretty sure it was
explained
to me at one time) so Vance and myself came up with some more
concrete
utilities for it. Why just put it
outside when it can be put to
use?
TOP
TEN USES FOR THE ATRIUM SCUPTURE
A)
USES FOR THE WHOLE STRUCTURE
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10)
Leave the tarp on it and bring an extension cord to it and you
have
extra office space.
9)
Terrific TA awards for good TAs. Solitary Sculpture Confinement
sentences
for crappy TAs.
8)
The worst rock climbing structure ever.
7) Grad school entrance requirement: Figure out
how to build it or you
don't
get in.
6)
Find out what modifications are necessary to make it an interesting
item
for the 'Does it explode?' game.
(Vance)
5)
Yet another thing for the skateboarders in front of the building to
jump
off of.
4)
Rename it To commemorate the Dot Com Crash: "The Modern Tech Jobs
Tumbleweed".
3)
Tie to car bumpers with a long rope.
Sit back. Laugh.
2)
Turn it into the best Beer Czar Mug ever!
(Vance)
1)
The Durocher Injury Prevention Sculpture (D.I.P.S.): Stick him in it
until
the wedding to ensure groom safety.
0) Fill it full of cs pamphlets to make it the
Frequent Use Computational
Knowledge
& Education Device (F.U......never mind).
-1)
Three words: Newfie Rubix Cube
-2)
An extra bike rack
-3)
A very cheap "COMPUTER Science World".
-4) Indianna Jones trap the cofee maker. Take the last cup of coffee,
even
if you replace it with a pot of water, and 300 pounds of sculpture is
rolling
your way.
B)
USES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL POLES
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5)
Build a maze. See if a $3 hamster can
solve it before a $10,000
robot
(Vance).
4)
Mandatory obstacle course for September's newbies. I want them in
shape,
dammit!
(Vance)
3)
Very large periscope. Aimed at the
north side of campus. So CS
people
can pass through the lobby and see non-computer scientists for
a
change
(Vance).
2)
Close off one end, put a straw in the side and you got one big
Bon....water
pipe.
1)
"Luke, I am your father!"
"Do,
that's not true. That's impossible!!"
0)
Large metal rods. Distribute, place
down pants. Head to Koerner's.
'Nuff said. (Vance)