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The link reads like a joke and you seem to be taking it as fanboyism (word? sp?).

by bugs 17y ago

alexgartrell 17y ago
He gave a presentation that I attended emphasizing exactly the same set of points, so don't take it "as a joke", though Von Ahn tends to make jokes a regular part of his presentations. The fanboyism to which I am referring is common among undergrads at Carnegie Mellon. Though I applaud Von Ahn's efforts with Human Computation and think the awards and rewards (namely, the acquisition of reCaptcha by Google) are well deserved, I question the apparent need to discuss his greatness on a regular basis. Hundreds of thousands (if not millions) oughta be enough approval for anyone. Simply look at the poster's comment and submission history to see what I mean by fanboyism.
- jchonphoenix 17y ago
  Haha, seems like someone's getting a little worked up. I do research for the guy. Obviously I support what he does. After all, aren't you supposed to learn from the best professors at your university? However, Von Ahn doesn't get to pick any class to teach. He received 251 while still a Grad Student and was rather "forced" to teach it. He created Science of the Web so I think he deserves to teach it if he wants to correct? And he absolutely hates AI and didn't, by any means, choose to teach it. What's interesting is that even you admit he's a great teacher, but he himself admits he hates teaching. Guess that means he must have some talent. (as for TAs in Systems being dicks, I completely agree with you. 251 TAs too.)
  - 146 17y ago
    I'm taking this comment into account when calculating your final grades, jc, dude.
    - jchonphoenix 17y ago
      Ok as, (I would say dude but TAs have names)
      - joshu 17y ago
        I am so, so glad I did ECE.
  - alexgartrell 17y ago
    I think he's a great professor for sure and don't think that he's been 'selfish' or anything like that. He just happens to teach classes with great material. I was mainly giving you crap about the fact that allll of your submissions have been VA-related. You have to sneak it in to comments and stuff, like I do with FAWN :) And as always, Systems >> Theory :P
jchonphoenix 17y ago
Yea it was meant to be a joke.

The link reads like a joke and you seem to be taking it as fanboyism (word? sp?).

by bugs 17y ago

The link reads like a joke and you seem to be taking it as fanboyism (word? sp?).

He gave a presentation that I attended emphasizing exactly the same set of points, so don't take it "as a joke", though Von Ahn tends to make jokes a regular part of his presentations. The fanboyism to which I am referring is common among undergrads at Carnegie Mellon. Though I applaud Von Ahn's efforts with Human Computation and think the awards and rewards (namely, the acquisition of reCaptcha by Google) are well deserved, I question the apparent need to discuss his greatness on a regular basis. Hundreds of thousands (if not millions) oughta be enough approval for anyone. Simply look at the poster's comment and submission history to see what I mean by fanboyism.

jchonphoenix 17y ago
Haha, seems like someone's getting a little worked up. I do research for the guy. Obviously I support what he does. After all, aren't you supposed to learn from the best professors at your university? However, Von Ahn doesn't get to pick any class to teach. He received 251 while still a Grad Student and was rather "forced" to teach it. He created Science of the Web so I think he deserves to teach it if he wants to correct? And he absolutely hates AI and didn't, by any means, choose to teach it. What's interesting is that even you admit he's a great teacher, but he himself admits he hates teaching. Guess that means he must have some talent. (as for TAs in Systems being dicks, I completely agree with you. 251 TAs too.)
- 146 17y ago
  I'm taking this comment into account when calculating your final grades, jc, dude.
  - jchonphoenix 17y ago
    Ok as, (I would say dude but TAs have names)
    - joshu 17y ago
      I am so, so glad I did ECE.
- alexgartrell 17y ago
  I think he's a great professor for sure and don't think that he's been 'selfish' or anything like that. He just happens to teach classes with great material. I was mainly giving you crap about the fact that allll of your submissions have been VA-related. You have to sneak it in to comments and stuff, like I do with FAWN :) And as always, Systems >> Theory :P

jchonphoenix 17y ago

Yea it was meant to be a joke.