Real snow on the Mellon Institute steps. No sign of Batman.
Mr. Nolan, you should’ve listened to us! You should’ve waited 5 months…
Pixburgh: Real snow on the Mellon Institute steps
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Tag Archives: CMU
Waiting in Line to Leave the Burgh
Carnegie Mellon students rushing out of Pittsburgh for winter break
This is how bad CMU students want to get out of Pittsburgh! They were waiting in a line that wrapped all the way up the street and around the corner to hop on the 28X airport flyer. Well, at least they’re making use of our public transportation system…
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OMG CMU
OMG CMU - A funny Facebook page about life at Carnegie Mellon
A new community page recently popped up on Facebook to help alleviate the pains of being a Carnegie Mellon University student. OMG CMU is a funny an innovative social outlet for voicing complaints and observations around the campus.
Taking ourselves less seriously one photo at a time.
The page is a major hit so far, proving that a healthy dose of taking-ourselves-less-seriously is definitely in need. As humorous as most of the posts and photos are, a recent poll reveals that the funniest part about the page is the “ability to relate” to the statements in the photos.
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This Just In: Mark Zuckerberg Becomes Mark ZuckerBURGH
Boy Billionaire Changes Name To Zuckerburgh For The Day In Pittsburgh
This is what the newspaper headlines should look like this morning in Pittsburgh, but they don’t. Which is why we don’t understand how the story became such a big deal last week after Carnegie Mellon University issued their press-release about Mark Zuckerberg coming to Pittsburgh November 8, 2011.
Since when did Mark Zuckerberg become a celebrity? This isn’t the guy who played Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network we’re talking about, this is the actual Mark Zuckerberg. And no offense to him, but who cares? In fact it’s rather boring news since the event isn’t even open to the media or regular students – it’s invitation only (and probably for a select group of PhD students)!
Note to reporters and editors: Mark Zuckerberg’s campus meetings will not be open to the public or the news media.
Maybe the hoopla is because Zuck’s stop at CMU is among two other college visits including Harvard and MIT. It’s no secret that CMU has a complex about being almost Ivy League, but c’mon guys, a visit from Marky Mark and the Facebook Bunch doesn’t mean anything more than better PR for Zuckerberg and free advertising for Facebook. Then again, it makes sense that he would throw CMU into the mix since it was one of the early schools to get exclusive access to the site (with a university email address) and CMU kids seem to use Facebook way more than other sites like Twitter.
Ah, we kid CMU and their special guest. But for real, next time you guys (and other Pittsburgh media) make a big commotion about something like this, make sure it’s not a closed event. At least get him to change his name to ZuckerBURGH for the day, or open up an office here to create some jobs!
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Tiramisu Real-Time Bus Tracking iPhone App
Tiramisu provides schedule and real-time arrival info for Pittsburgh buses (background midquel)
You already know about how the buses are tracking you, but thanks to a couple of developers from CMU, now you can track the buses! Tiramisu is the new iPhone app that uses crowd-sourcing to get an idea when the next bus will arrive at your stop.
When a rider first activates the app, Tiramisu displays the nearest stops and a list of buses or light rail vehicles that are scheduled to arrive. The list includes arrival times, based either on historical data for that route or on real-time reports from riders. When the desired vehicle arrives, the user indicates the level of “fullness” and then presses a button, allowing their phone to share an ongoing GPS trace with the Tiramisu server. Once aboard, the rider can use Tiramisu to find out which stop is next and to report problems, positive experiences and suggestions. (press-release)