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> Colleagues from outside the state (still!) often wonder how I can survive in a place like Austin, Texas, automatically assuming that Texas’s solid conservatis
by goto11 7y ago
> Colleagues from outside the state (still!) often wonder how I can survive in a place like Austin, Texas, automatically assuming that Texas’s solid conservatism guarantees equally solid mediocrity. My usual answer is something like “Don’t worry. The CS Department is quite an enlightened place...
Very Dijkstra to start by insulting the intended audience. Wonder if it had the intended effect?
- diegoperini 7y agoI'm not a native English speaker. Where is the insult?
- ampdepolymerase 7y agoMediocrity is not praise.
- anchpop 7y agoI don't see the insult? He's saying that anyone who assumes that the CS program was mediocre is mistaken
- SomeGuy789 7y agoOne could interpret it as pointing out bias or ignorance. Considering the slightly condescending tone of the sentence it could be seen as an insult.
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