Arrival at the Faculty - There are those who arrive at the Faculty without knowing anything about nothing here. In fact, no one knows anything about nothing when he arrives. Have you seen the movie "Clerks"? Well, think about how the enrollment interns feel when you arrive fresh new. Then, multiply it by twenty-two and you will get what they feel with the people who are "supposed" to know what is going on...

Leaving Home - It is often that, when leaving your father in charge of the PC, you end with all your porn uncovered, but also new appeared porn... In case of mindfully hiding such porn, in our return we will find the system broken and the machine in ashes, despite using Unix.

Traditional Family - It's been a long time since you are able to open the window from inside a train, and greet or say goodbye to the people on the platform. There is no way to make some spectacular scenes, like in the movies, where someone runs next to the window of the person leaving, until the end of the platform. That running can be run equally, but it's not the same...

Bunny Business – The other day, somebody explained me what a "Presentation into Society" consists about. In the past, aristocrats held parties to present their now-adult children to society. And today "Pretty" people continue to do the same. "Oh, this is the Marquis of Clai! She has an 18-year-old son. If he marries our daughter we will unify territories..." Now it must be something similar, but unifying tax evasions... or something.

Meeting (Part 1) - Nowadays, it is usual to find people from UB (Universitat de Barcelona) in the bar in Campus Nord, more than people from FIB or Telecos. And, all in all, it is good, since we generate "Inner Product" with money from outside. This is how England became rich in the eighteenth century, exporting product to France and the Americas.

Encounters (Part 2) - "Pfff! Everyone knows that the future is not written, and it can be changed. Build a future for us that is yours."

• "Where are you going, Doc? To the future?"

• "The future...? No, I've been there already."

There's a Girl in My Lab (Part 1) - This reminded me of a Guille's sketch, in which it was said that while one's partner never goes to the Lab because he's sick, any girl's partner always goes for the same reason as the previous one.

There's a Girl in My Lab (Part 2) - Labs are a great place to make friends. If you have a girl as a lab partner (while being a boy) or vice versa, and she uses the British imperial system of measurement, don't let her change you. Always respect the International System!

The IC Professor - I forgot to put a comment here... Nye!

Azumanga Daioh - This strip is taken from a sketch in Azumanga Daioh [あずまんが大王]. It's just that since the original strip is in Japanese, I don't know what the characters say, so I adapted it to the context...

Coding P1 - Long, long time ago, in a Faculty far, far away, instead of typing code in P1 we typed code in IP. With the change of curriculum, P1 and P2 were created, just that P2 was patented by Richard Nixon, and we had to rename it as PrED. Other changes were done, but that's another story.

Tarantino Alike - I don't know if it's still there, but long time ago the Campus Nord infirmary was run by the live version of Dr. Nick Riviera. Once I went to have my ankle checked after a fall, and he prescribed me a bandage and five days of "not walking much". Hours later, I left Hospital Clínic in a plaster cast and crutches for a month.

Amazing Stories - Very strange things happen in the toilets of the A6 Building. I once had an Extraterrestrial contact. While he was in front of the mirror, a strange creature showed its head from behind the door, and immediately hid again...

Weird Happening - When Ziritrión saw this strip he called me "sick". But later, he is the one who goes through 4chan and 7chan every day, looking for videos like "2girls1cup", etc... It's not fair.

Encounter On Heaven - If people go to heaven after dying, as well as dogs and cats, dinosaurs and others, we can conclude that the Beatniks also go there. So the question now is: do beatnik angels, instead of harps, carry bongos with themselves? Do they wear black? Does this mean that there are also Gothic angels? And "pagafantas" angels?

Bunny Encoder - It is usual for compilers and interpreters to treat people in a badly fashion. If you keep your guard down, you get exceptions, segment violations, or errors indicating that there are too many errors. For these kind of situations, it is best not to look at them and stop believing in them until they disappear.... Well, not exactly.

The Internets - It's in the most inopportune moments that the Internet goes off. Like when you are 15 seconds away from finishing a download, when you have to do any official procedure via web, when you have a meeting with a girl through the (damn) messenger, or when you have to deliver an assignment. It also occurs in the middle of the practical exam of Compilers.

A Good Evening - Sometimes things happen in everyday life that surpass any imagined fantasy. When this happens, take the opportunity, and don't fool around like those who immediately log into fotolog or messenger to explain everything to everyone, instead of living the moment. Don't be such losers.

Abstraction At Algebra - A thing that once happened to me is to fall asleep in Algebra class (at that time, Algebra 91, before being M1 and being AL again later). My classmates didn't woke me up, and they let me sleeping in the front row while the lesson continued. Luckily, I woke up in the most glorious moment of my first year of my degree: someone threw a paperball at the professor, and he bounced off with a "There's no one cooler here than me until the semester ends". He has since earned the nickname "Guillermitical".

For God Sake - (I also forgot to put some text here... Dang!)

FlAmEnKiTaH sToRy X - Campus Nord is populated by many kinds of people: FIBers, Telecos, Camineros, Economy students, Law students, and folks who are passing through on their way to The Elephant, The Liquid, The Cartier, etc... Among them, there are some hastily described as "niñato", characterized by a speech different from ours, for having a "fotolog" with naked photos of themselves, for not knowing math and other details in life for which neither they nor us are usually to blame (well, maybe them for a little bit of...?). Sometimes they get lost and enter our buildings and classrooms. Has anyone ever see a pigeon or a cat sneak into class during primary school? Well, that's something similar, when they enter unintentionally into the classroom.

Teleco-Date - People go to TelecoFarra for two things: To drink all the alcohol surplus from TelecoGresca, or to pick up some girl from Pharmacy/Physics/Biology/Medicine/... Under no circumstances should you proceed to do both at the same time: The result can cause death, or make a fool out of you. Another thing that can happen is that you don't get anything at all, and you become something worse: a sad "calimotxero", half drunk, trying unsuccessfully to score high, and with people like Will or Eki following you to undermine all efforts in case you get the attention of a girl.

Geeks In Love - Nothing to do with the previous strip about the Internet. Simply remember that using Geek resources for flirting can easily backfire. I know a guy who tried, and today he is one of the saddest men in Computer Science. But... he still got a girl, who turned out to be much more geeky than him. So, he had a happy ending? We wish him all the luck in the world.

At You Own Risk - Scenes like this are a trope in cinema, and the story always goes the same way: friend warns protagonist, protagonist does not take that seriously, in the end protagonist discovers the love of his life, and coincides with what the friend had told him.

Note 1: As Will says He who warns is not a traitor, he is a warner

Note 2: Now that I know the future, I can change it! Mwahahahahaha!

Let's Get A Party Going - A long time ago, about 4 years or so, people who studied in this degree didn't have Internet at home (True! I was there!). At that time, at the "PCeras" of the A5 building, we had computer terminals called SunRay where you could connect to the Internet, be able to see your next class, see the spontaneous warnings of the Racó (news board), and see the grades at the time of their publication. Crowds of people made to the terminal to inquirie things at rush hour. It was worthy of admiration how an entire ILO course (Logics 101) concentrated in that corridor, while the people in the terminals read aloud the grades, asking for the ID number beforehand, of course. It was in front of the terminal monitors where, in the middle and end of the semester, victories and defeats were celebrated.

Party Hard - The problem with publishing grades was that grades were published at 11:55 p.m., while exam revision took place the next day at eight in the morning. If you didn't have Internet at home you were doomed. The Racó (news board) allowed many teachers to use this to prevent people from going to exam revision. When grades were posted on some physical bulletin boards, in a cork placed under the canteen, it was still possible to ambush the teacher at the time of grades publication (I also saw it!)

Lambda (Episode 1) - Few people can get a '10' in an assignment, except if they are hugh nerds, they have no life, or they had lots of luck (If you are in this situation, beware! You could be in danger!) However, it can also happen that somebody works a lot and gets a 10... If you are one of those, check the gade list and be sure that all the idiots that made fun of you got a '0. Then enjoy revenge. The revenge of the nerds!

Satisfaction - A common thing is to find couples getting some fresh air in the green we have at Campus Nord. However, this space is open to the entire neighborhood, both in access and vision, and that prevents 'snu-snu' stuff as usual activity. For that, there is a space behind the Nexus building, inbetween it and a concrete wall. You can't see what's going on there unless you go to pick your motorcycle from the parking lot, or if you work inside the building, whose walls are tinted from the outside in (only).

Nothing... - Not long ago, but not so much, just about three years, everyone was silent in Revistes' office. Suddenly, Romà (you know, from "Distorsió"), came in shouting "I know nothing! I know nothing!", to which Kescuin (also from Distorsió) joined in shouting "I know nothing!". In the end, no one went to that exam.

Alert: Asking somebody about what exactly happened can lead to the anecdote of that photo from Eki (you know, from "Distorsió") and the sudden appearance of m0d (already famous, you know, from "l'Oasi").

Osu! Tatake! Ouendan! - A long time ago, approximately 9999 years, I went to Japan, that's kinda far away, and bought the two Ouendan games for DS (Ouendan is like the original Elite Beat Agents from Japan). Then, we all proposed to dress up as Ouendan characters, and go around the Faculty lecture halls encouraging people, especially at exam time, with music and choreography. In the end nothing was done, because people are quitters.

Example Exercises - Example exercises have a fundamental problem, and that is that they are always wrong. You can try to make the exercises like shown in class, without adding up in the end. And the worst thing is that you will have it correct, but you will never know. Normally, example exercises are copied from the blackboard, but some parts of it are taken as obvious by the teacher, or you have not been able to copy them completely, or you have copied them but without having any idea what the teacher has doing at a given point, or you have copied them too quickly and you do not understand what you have written down.

Tip of the day: Never rely on an example exercise. Furthermore, if you know people who distribute or create example exercises, don't hesitate to report them to the police. If you find yourself in a situation where you rely on example exercises, don't hesitate to call Emergencies.

Bed Tales - Storing Algebra notes in a porn magazine is NOT an incentive to study. Given the natural revulsion that things have for Algebra, hiding notes anywhere would produce the opposite effect, and by hiding Algebra notes in erotic magazines and websites one could put an end to international wankerism. From here, a greeting to all those who have tried this technique. However, if one suffers from Algebraphilia, this situation loses its original meaning. A certain person around here (who is not me), loved Algebra so much that he repeated it throughout its selective phase (first year). Later, this person would become the reincarnation of the Eternal Repeater, of whom I will tell you about just another day.

Visita (Part 1) - Does anyone experienced similar things like this? Or whatever close? Tell us about your case here!

Visita (Part 2) - Here is a second part to such "usual" fact, where the parents are "good sports". Note that sometimes such comprehension is appreciated.

Forgetting - When in an exam, it is essential to isolate from everything happening around you, as concentration must be exclusive towards the exam. That means sitting in a place without girls showing cleavage, placing oneself away from windows (especially in Campus construction season), staying away from that guy who stinks (every class has one, always. In mine, the guy reeked of garlic, to be specific). Once you have found the perfect place, forget for a moment about the hot girl who is waiting for you at home. Yes, I'm referring to that one you seek on channel /s/ in 4chan.

Sleeping in Class - I remember, in an old "l'Oasi", there was an article (one of the best in the history of "l'Oasi") titled "Things I never told you", commenting about facts like "Snoring in class", "Snoring in the front row" and "Snoring in an exam"... I can say that, for honor or disgrace, I fulfilled these three milestones during my career...

For the curious ones, it was in the final exam of Computer Architecture (and I got a 6'5!)

Exams (Level 1) - I remember about a person who went through life as like in a video game. Without meaning it. Certain local philosopher once told me: While people performed tasks or chores, this person "completed stages". It was not about passing an exam, but about "completing the exam stage". Or instead of fixing a PC, it was about "completing the Fix the PC stage".

Remember that in an exam you have to forget about everything around you and not let anything distract you. With the exception of when you copy from a partner, which is not recommended since everybody knows that such partner is a moron and has less idea than you about everything.

Bunny Pleasure - I have no idea if such thing happen to anyone, although its chances are not zero. If you know of a case, you are already telling us, here and now! And if the subject in question is about a girl, you score double points. (The pretended ones are also valid...)

Outside - I once met a guy who had an allergy to that time after the exam where you wait outside. That is, he did not like to compare answers with the excuse of "I'm sure everything went wrong" (and then he passed, especially if those were tests about memorizing things). You will recognize these kind of people because they are nervously hanging around among others during the 5 minutes after the exam, wandering and changing course in a neurotic way every time they approach someone who comments on one of the answers. Catch them by surprise by revealing the results quickly without them having time to get away from you!

Outside (Part 2) - (Another post without a text?! Nooooo!)

Student Committee - It's always good to ask questions at the student committee (delegation). Of course, if you go, make sure that the information you need is not explicitly and obviously placed in the FIB website. Once a guy who had been in the degree for four years came to the delegation and asked us where to look at the subjects he needs to be enroll in. It turns out that he had always made the enrollments by copying from his classmates, and now he had no idea how the studies plan worked at all. We didn't know what to say, except to point him towards the web of the Faculty. He was instantly named the saddest man in Campus.

System Operator - At the A5's "PCeras" (computer classrooms) you can find a being known as "The System Operator". He will give you advice about equipment, assignment materials, and life in general. Specifically, there is one who knows the answer to the big question of life (and it's not 42). Only he'll reveal it to you if you find out who he is among all the LCFIB crew, and you buy him a beer.

TelecoFarra - I think I mentioned this on previous occasions, the TelecoFarra is that party (small party) in which the Telecos exhaust the surplus alcohol stock from the TelecoGresca (big party). It is usually in autumn, and it has some other faculty or school invited, usually a mostly girl's one. And drinks are for free. The important thing to know is that the only way to get a drink "frequently" is to become a friend of someone at the bar. As an extra detail, it is usually done at the Velòdrom d'Horta.

Farra Girls - Since the party is usually done along with another faculty like Pharmacy, Business, etc... it is usually full of girls (or so it is indented). The problem is when all the freaks of Campus Nord and other boys' faculties know this, getting all the tickets, leaving almost none for the girls. Of course, in the last one everything was filled with "teenies", and who knows if they were actually old enough to be in college.

Freak Show - There is really no much more to say about TelecoFarra, since any attempt to explain it could become a "spoiler". Actually, that is not a freak show, just that freaks/geeks/nerds make a good ambient for all the pretty people. The summum of the night comes when Guille (yes, the raccoon in the first panel) starts to play eighties music, or what the youth of that time listened to. And most important: It is at this moment when everyone in the tent brings out the freak in them.

P.S: Girls, watch out for "Quagmire". That exist, and it swarms through those places. (I'll tell you more about that some other day.)

The 'El Furor' - It is such state of certain streak with regard to attraction and relations with people of the opposite sex. Such a state comes from a gift, and therefore, as far as is known, its power can only be obtained at birth. It is unknown if such 'El Furor' can be acquired or induced, as it happens in Japanese comic series (manga) such as DNA2, or as Doctor Evil in "The Spy Who Shagged Me". The list of people with the "El Furor" is extensive, and you will find people like a certain person from Distorsió, directly nicknamed "El Furor".

Warning: It is said that, whoever has the "El Furor" has the power to impregnate girls by just looking at them.

Alone - Several people have as objective at TelecoFarra to go back home accompanied. Usual result: Total failure. Being such a mystical event, each one ends the night in a way that they would never have expected. I, for example, ended in the previous one with Ziritrión in a maternity hospital. Things like that happen.

Not Alone - As said before, the TelecoFarra always ends in some totally unexpected way. Sometimes accompanied, sometimes alone, sometimes in a hospital while Ziritrión exercises in front of a car park (¿?), and sometimes with a broken hand. This was the case of the System Operator, Mr. Blonde, who after the TelecoFarra woke up at home with a broken hand.

The Day After - This is the day when you explain what happened to you during the party, as well as afterwards. It may happen that the return home is more interesting than the party itself. Of course, there are hard to believe things, like your friend being mistaken by a junkie on the night bus back home, and kicked out halfway by the driver. This happened to a friend the other day, on the way back home from a party. Poor guy... (Note: Nobody was drugged, we only had a mishap with the Bicing (public city bike) on the way, and we ended up not very presentable, before him jumping on the bus.)

"Off Topic": I have been told that TelecoFarra is on October 24th, so it is better to get ready.

Impro-Strip - Well, finally people collaborated and provided details for the improvised Strip. Thus, this fiftieth strip of "Johny, Roy and Steffy" is inaugurated. As you can see, in the end I put up a medley of different proposals, because I thought they were all great, and because that way we have a nonsensical strip (And what memories it brings me of the famous saga "When the Absurdo attaks", of two volumes). So, now, we go for the hundredth strip! (Keep commenting, you rascals!!!)

L'Oasi - "L'Oasi" is the student magazine of the Faculty of Informatics of Barcelona. The magazine is made by the students (and professors) of the FIB, and tends to be satirical and humorous. It is normal to find characters such as Glyn Morrill, Jordi Petit or Dean Sancho doing things related to the current affairs at the Faculty. The magazine costs one euro, but it costs us a euro and a half to produce, so we always have to end up robbing a bank or ask for subsidies at UPC.

Rickenbacker - Directly copied from Wikipedia: "Rickenbacker is the first known maker of electric guitars, having introduced an electric lap steel guitar in 1932, and produces a range of electric guitar and bass guitar models."

Judge (Part 1) - "El Jutge" is the application used to correct (and kick out) the students and their P1 assignments. In the past, P1 (called IP) consisted of a few very simple practices in order to evaluate what students had learned during theory class. Only now, the LSI Dept. Super Geek Squad has taken over P1, and now, to pass it one must become a demi-god at the very least.

Judge (Part 2) - It was actually nice to stay late doing the assignment in the Faculty. When not IP (P1) it was EDA (PRAP+ADA)... in these SUN-Ray classrooms from The Past, with these system operators who had already assumed that they had to be on call every week. Now, everything can be done at home, and you only have to go to the "PCeras" one day to check the assignment works on the computers there.

Great romances arose in the time of the SUN-Ray!

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