w00t! If Google is Zeus, then Wikipedia is Athena.
...and Studomat is Hades
I was, luckily (?), the generation that escaped
The Studomat. For all those that don't know what that infernal thing is, a brief explanation:
One glorious day, the Elders of the Zagreb Uni got together beside a burning cauldron.
"But it's not Tuesday," murmured some of them.
"No," the Grand Priest bellowed. "But I was just that
bored."
"Well we can't have that," they all thought, nodding their heads.
"So," he continued, "we'll have to deal with my boredom. For my boredom is your boredom. Am I right or am I right?"
"You are right, oh Grand One."
"Damn right. What are we doing to molest our students?" That always seemed to cheer him up.
"Oh, the usual," the Keeper of the Seals muttered. "A bit of bureaucratic chaos here, a bit of contradictory requirements there."
"Excellent, excellent," The Grand Priest chirped. "Anyone have any more creative ideas?"
"Well..."
"Yes? Speak up."
"We could, hypothetically..." It was the Grand Imperial Wizard, a quiet type if there ever was one. "Well... You know. Concoct a digital system of managing their academic responsibilities."
The Grand Priest frowned rather violently.
"But that sounds...
useful."
He spat that last word like it was vinegar.
"Ah, yes," the Grand Imperial Wizard continued, "but we make it
unusable."
The old Priest's eyes immediately lit up.
"So, instead of streamlining it..." he blurted excitedly. "Genius! Absolute, pure genius!"
"Thank you, sire."
"Yes. Yes! Right this down: Let it henceforth be known that all students must use... What should we call it?"
"May I offer a humble name like "Studomat"? Sire."
"Yes, Grand Imperial Wizard, I like it.
Studomat. Let it henceforth be known that all students must use "Studomat" when dealing with matters pertaining to the University, their respective studies, etc. etc."
"
So say we all."
"Damn right."
That night, the Grand Priest was so excited he forgot his weekly virgin-blood bath.
Some people are just easy to please.
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A thousand apologies for this enormous off-topic, just thought I'd share. Will stop now.
feeling: hyper. so many movies to watch, so little time
Multitask - watch three movies on three separate screens!
...
Not helping, huh?
Feeling: Tired, yet lazy. Too lazy to go to sleep. :yawns: