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Eight Things We'll Miss: Technology
Everyone knows that the world might or might not be ending next Friday, December 21st. Flyby's not in the business of making predictions, but just in case the Mayans were right and the last day of exam period also happens to be the end of, well, everything, we're compiling 8 lists of 8 great things (in no particular order) about the world as we know it, one for each day between now and The End. Today's theme is Technology.
Eight Things We'll Miss: History
Everyone knows that the world might or might not be ending next Friday, December 21st. Flyby's not in the business of making predictions, but just in case the Mayans were right and the last day of exam period also happens to be the end of, well, everything, we're compiling 8 lists of some great things (in no particular order) about the world as we know it, one for each day between now and The End. While it's a shame the world's going to end before the 2010s conclude, the approaching apocalypse does provide us with an exceptional opportunity for reflection on the good times humanity has had. In that spirit, here's Flyby's list of the five best decades ever. Runners-up included the 1870s, when the Harvard Crimson invented journalism.
The Year in Review
This year, a President won re-election, a Korean popstar invaded YouTube, and Kate Middleton, well, owned life. Here are some ...
Glozell, Condiments, and Clothed Screaming
The quick and dirty about what's been going on around the Ancient Eight (and other schools too). Harvard may be (partially) responsible for Facebook, but that doesn't mean that other Ivies can't make their voices heard via various social media, both on- and off-line. This week, several of our peer institutions did just that.
'Revenge' on Final Clubs!
It's not all that unusual to hear the Harvard name dropped on TV, but ABC's hit TV show "Revenge" just took it a little further with their mention of one of our more controversial institutions—the final club.
Widespread Rumors Claim Harvard Students Are Super Studious
According to an op-ed penned by University Professor Robert C. Darnton '60, director of the Harvard University Library, there is a widespread belief in China that the walls of Harvard libraries are graced by 20 allocutions which express an expectation that Harvard students constantly grind away at studies.
Which Would You Choose?
We want to know, if you had to join either the Harvard College Anscombe Society or Harvard College Munch, which would you choose?
Five Shows We're Excited to Watch on HBO GO
As we wrap up classes and stress over work for reading period, all the buzz around campus for new ways to procrastinate brings up two words: HBO GO. So rather than writing that paper or finishing that pset, join the trend. Here are Flyby's recommendations for the five must-see shows that HBO GO offers, free of charge.
The Apocalypse Is Approaching!
The Mayan calendar predicts that the world will end on December 21, 2012. Based on these five catastrophic events, it seems like even the Harvard bubble won't protect us from the demise of life as we know it.
Media Outlets Poke Fun at Kinky Sex
Clad with images of leather, chains, and handcuffs, articles in media outlets from around the world are of covering one of Harvard’s newest organizations, Harvard College Munch. Munch is a student organization that meets once a week over a meal to discuss various topics related to kinky sex.
Harvard Acronyms, Meet the Real World
Harvard operates in acronyms, and sometimes it feels like our sentences are mostly just letters: "HUDS is going to send me to UHS" or "My PAF is my TF in my SLS class!" It’s like our own secret language, and also helpful when we’re too lazy to actually say Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding. However, people who aren’t familiar with the jargon could get confused. Here are some alternatives to our beloved and well known letters, from the real world.
Myopic Misery: Protect Your Wallet This Holiday Season
This winter, you might want to save your holiday shopping for after finals period. Researchers from Harvard and other universities have found that sadness (a common condition among students trying to finish papers and projects at the end of the semester) not only leads to increased spending, it also impacts the quality of our financial decisions.
Deflated Princetonians Take Comfort in GPA Converter
It seems like someone in New Jersey is still disappointed they didn't get into Harvard. Fortunately, all those tigers who are licking their academic wounds from last semester can take comfort in a new website that purports to convert Princeton students' GPAs into slightly higher Harvard equivalents. Flyby can only assume that the site was generously created by a Princetonian hoping to fuel his classmates' fantasies about how much better their lives would have been had they gone to Harvard instead.
Predicting A Time of Death
Researchers at the Harvard Medical School didn’t intend to pinpoint a gene that can predict time of death, but somehow that’s exactly what happened.
