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Canadian University Puts Tech Whiz Kids in 'Dormcubator'

Posted by Zonk on from the already-gestated-for-nine-months-thanks dept.

jades writes "The University of Waterloo (Canada), sometimes billed as the 'MIT of the North' is establishing a residence 'incubator'. Meant to challenge 70 of their very top students in the tech and business fields, students will live together and work on 'the future of mobile communications, the web and digital media'. It's called 'VeloCity', and it launches in Fall 2008 after renovations are completed this summer."

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  1. Funny summary by kamapuaa · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's funny, I never heard of MIT before, I've always heard of it as "The University of Waterloo (Canada) of the South."

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    1. Re:Funny summary by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I wonder if the French Canadians secretly resent having to go to a school called Waterloo.

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    2. Re:Funny summary by Pope · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, he did move a few years ago and it's been a while since I talked to him. Tell him I said "Hello!"

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  2. It's called 'VeloCity'... by mykdavies · · Score: 5, Funny

    but known as the "Dorkubator"

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  3. Re:What a waste by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

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  4. Re:nice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Isn't this similar to what happens in the Vatican? They have this kind of brainstorming thing too when they have to elect someone. Maybe they should call theirs a Mass-cubator.

  5. But can they solve this? by Smordnys+s'regrepsA · · Score: 4, Funny

    What is the average air speed VeloCity of an unladen geek?

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    1. Re:But can they solve this? by hool5400 · · Score: 3, Funny

      African or European?

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    2. Re:But can they solve this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      As a current student at UW, I assure you, the correct option is "asian."

    3. Re:But can they solve this? by Carewolf · · Score: 4, Funny

      What do you mean by unladen? A geek is always prepared. Maybe you meant unlaid?

  6. Re:bs by KillerCow · · Score: 2, Funny

    MIT of the North? who said that?


    American reporters.
  7. Re:Oblig by cheater512 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Cramming the night before (or even right before hand) also helps.

  8. Re:Campus news sources by florescent_beige · · Score: 1, Funny

    Waterloo, jeesh. That's not a campus newspaper....THAT"S a campus newspaper. (Large pdf warning).

    Example article titles: "White Guilt Month Set to be Best Ever" and "The Many (Retarded) Uses for Facebook". Yeah. Waterloo sucks.

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