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is there any more context to this? All I could find is this: https://www.ccs.neu.edu/~shivers/advisor-stmt-original.txt https://www.ccs.neu.edu/~shivers/adviso
by pavanky 6y ago
is there any more context to this? All I could find is this:
https://www.ccs.neu.edu/~shivers/advisor-stmt-original.txt https://www.ccs.neu.edu/~shivers/advisor-stmt-original.txt
- jimhefferon 6y agoOS also has this: https://scsh.net/docu/html/man.html https://scsh.net/docu/html/man.html (I understand it to be intended as humorous, BTW.)
- VectorLock 6y agoMaybe we are a bit more "puritanical" but I think yes today even joking about pulling a gun would be seen as a "bad idea."
- mcguire 6y agoBack then, it was a "no one would do that" thing. Now it's more of a "would he really?" thing.
- waterhouse 6y agoThe page that used to link to it said, "At MIT, my students chose me after reading a [little thumbnail bio](link to just the first paragraph) published by the undergraduate office. But you can see the [original, pre-censored version](the link you posted) that I mailed in." Much of Shivers's (excellent) humor has been purged from his home page; that may unfortunately be necessary in today's more puritanical times.
- jasonjayr 6y agoIs this the same Dr. Shivers that's running for a Senate Seat in MA?
- waterhouse 6y agoGoogling a bit, all I see are a Dr. Shiva running for Senate in MA, and a Dr. Ayanna Shivers in Missouri. In either case, no, different person.
- costigan 6y agoJust to be completely clear, this was satire. The professor who wrote it is very well-regarded by his students.
- mcguire 6y agoOlin Shivers (https://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/shivers/ https://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/shivers/) is special.