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I had the bad fortune of taking this guy's "computer science" class a long time ago as an undergrad. He spent the entire first week covering WW2 and other histo

I had the bad fortune of taking this guy's "computer science" class a long time ago as an undergrad. He spent the entire first week covering WW2 and other history. Then during the rest of the semester didn't teach anything. The icing on the cake was when we were handed evaluation forms he said to the class "It doesn't matter what you fill out because I have tenure."

MetalGuru 6y ago
I didn’t find any valuable insight in this. Get help and build for the future... ok? Also, I felt his anecdotes barely got whatever point he was trying to make across. And half the post consisted of name drops of people I’d never heard of.
- herodotus 6y ago
  Butler Lampson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Lampson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Lampson L. Peter Deutsch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Peter_Deutsch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Peter_Deutsch The point is, these two people are incredible Computer Scientists.
spicyramen 6y ago
And?
bade 6y ago
What I meant was, say what you think, don't worry about getting me in trouble. As for the course , you''re saying I didn't teach for the future. Guilty.
- frequentnapper 6y ago
  You didn't teach anything. Period. This was the opinion of all my classmates and others I knew who took your class. If you don't believe me, see for yourself: https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=48636 https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=48636
  - bade 6y ago
    I clearly remember teaching the resolution proof method, adversarial graph search (games), the state of automatic language translation, Bayesian spam filtering ... maybe you weren't paying attention.
    - frequentnapper 6y ago
      I got an easy A in your course. How would that happen if I weren't paying attention?
      - mesaframe 6y ago
        So, he taught topics.
        frequentnapper 6y ago
        Not really. I don't remember learning anything and I still got an A just like most of the other students. Teaching is more than just providing a syllabus and then lazing around in the classroom.
        gen_greyface 6y ago
        >I got an easy A in your course. How would that happen if I weren't paying attention? This statement implies that something was taught, what else can help you get an A with your attention
        frequentnapper 6y ago
        Yes you caught me lying. "Something" was taught. How clever of you. /s

MetalGuru 6y ago

I didn’t find any valuable insight in this. Get help and build for the future... ok? Also, I felt his anecdotes barely got whatever point he was trying to make across. And half the post consisted of name drops of people I’d never heard of.

herodotus 6y ago
Butler Lampson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Lampson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Lampson L. Peter Deutsch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Peter_Deutsch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Peter_Deutsch The point is, these two people are incredible Computer Scientists.

spicyramen 6y ago

And?

bade 6y ago

What I meant was, say what you think, don't worry about getting me in trouble. As for the course , you''re saying I didn't teach for the future. Guilty.

frequentnapper 6y ago
You didn't teach anything. Period. This was the opinion of all my classmates and others I knew who took your class. If you don't believe me, see for yourself: https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=48636 https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=48636
- bade 6y ago
  I clearly remember teaching the resolution proof method, adversarial graph search (games), the state of automatic language translation, Bayesian spam filtering ... maybe you weren't paying attention.
  - frequentnapper 6y ago
    I got an easy A in your course. How would that happen if I weren't paying attention?
    - mesaframe 6y ago
      So, he taught topics.
      - frequentnapper 6y ago
        Not really. I don't remember learning anything and I still got an A just like most of the other students. Teaching is more than just providing a syllabus and then lazing around in the classroom.
        gen_greyface 6y ago
        >I got an easy A in your course. How would that happen if I weren't paying attention? This statement implies that something was taught, what else can help you get an A with your attention
        frequentnapper 6y ago
        Yes you caught me lying. "Something" was taught. How clever of you. /s