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Let's see how I did, shall we...
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Where the f**k is UofC. And you are comparing this little provincial college or whatever it is to Oxford...you're more deluded than I could ever have imagined...Originally posted by Asher
Are you really so naive?
It's all true, and you know it.
Remind me again -- after you QUIT (that looks good on a resume, I'm sure) your PhD, how long did it take for you to land a job? What is the salary of said job?
Then we can compare our pissing contest about schools. Somehow I don't think you'd like it, though.Speaking of Erith:
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Again, Rich, different schools are good at different things.Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Where the f**k is UofC. And you are comparing this little provincial college or whatever it is to Oxford...you're more deluded than I could ever have imagined...
Oxford university, today, has a crap compsci/software engineering program. The UofC, meanwhile, was the first institution in Canada and 2nd in the world to actually have a "software engineering" discipline. The UofC is also the birthplace of technologies like Java (and inspired clones such as C#).
The UofC is regularly a finalist in the annual ACM Programming competition, and Oxford usually gets eliminated early.
As I said, Oxford is a respected and prestigious institution...but they don't have a very good compsci/software engineering program. This isn't a very difficult concept."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Dude, you kicked my asssLet's see how I did, shall we...
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Originally posted by Az
Generally, I am with LC on this one. And most people IRL call me honest too. I am completely honest, but probably not brutal about it. And I think there is a difference. It's the same difference as is constructive criticism, and simply mockery and ridicule for the sake of ridicule.
I, too, prefer that people will be honest when speaking to me rather than they put on masks and fake a "polite" smile - however I don't think I have to choose between dealing with fake *******s/sycophants, and people who offer nothing more than disdain and contempt in their words.
Both of those kinds of people are *******s. You don't have to be one of them.
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Originally posted by C0ckney
this thread = entertainment.
Great thread!
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not everyone can be as smart as you...Originally posted by Asher
It's probably because you're a normal person where politeness is something that comes naturally to you.
When it's something that requires active thought and causes genuine annoyance, it starts to get old after 22 years.
I'm polite to the extent that is required of me. But if I'm talking with somebody and I think they're being stupid, I'll tell them that. I'll let them know what's on my mind. If they can tell me I'm being stupid, good on them too.
People become so obsessed with being well-liked that if somebody says anything not positive ("I think you're being stupid") they leap on the defensive to try to correct that opinion. God forbid people think something badly of them...
Politeness is abused. It's fitting into social standards and that doesn't mean much of anything, except perhaps that they're a follower.
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Chicago, Illinois. Its one of the greatest Universities in the world, and is definitely able to stand on its own with Oxford. Not sure what it has to do with Asher, thoughOriginally posted by Provost Harrison
Where the f**k is UofC.
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I'm not the smartest person in the world -- there are people on this site I consider smarter than me.Originally posted by Dis
not everyone can be as smart as you...
I'm only 22 and I've got a lot to learn, but I'm not going to keep my mouth shut because I'm not as old as some people on the site. Even when they do refer to me as "kid" and "son" as a way to dismiss my opinions.
I call things as I see them. It gets me in trouble sometimes here, but it's nice to be brutally honest. Sometimes people need it."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Now, see, I like lotm. Even when he's not on my side and taking some shots.Originally posted by lord of the mark
Chicago, Illinois. Its one of the greatest Universities in the world, and is definitely able to stand on its own with Oxford. Not sure what it has to do with Asher, though
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/resources/nobel/
He's got personality and wit.
See that, Rich?"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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There's a ringing endorsement if I've ever heard one.Originally posted by Japher
PH has more personality than most lab rats I've ever "met"
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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calling University of Calgary UofC, without qualification, would be like Dinodoc saying hes at Oxford.Originally posted by Japher
I think Asher means University of Canada... since that is where he is from
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