"Nobody teaches assembly language"

From: Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner <spc_at_conman.org>
Date: Wed Jun 23 21:50:44 2004

It was thus said that the Great Fred Cisin once stated:
>
> > > Wanna know WHY I'm grumpy?
> > I want to know why they're taking stuff away from you. That's insane!
>
> "Wouldn't showing your class a picture be just as good as showing
> them the real computer?"
> "It looks unprofessional to have all that junk
> [a single 5150 on a table at the side of the room]
> lying around."
> [a stack of 4 5150s] "is a fire hazard"

  So is all that loose oxygen in the air. Best have that removed too.

> [3 IBM mono monitors] "are toxic waste"
> [locked cabinets] "are a safety hazard"
> [a stack of 3 boxes of printer paper] "is a fire hazard"

  You know, after reading that, I'm surprised my condo didn't spontaneously
combust with the EPA fining me for having a toxic waste dump. Sheesh.

> They wouldn't let me put numbers on the workstations
> (so that a student could be a little more clear than
> "I'm at the machine that is kinda near the clock.")
> "The lab will look better without numbers cluttering
> it up."

  You know, letting the students use the computers is just asking for
trouble. Best to let the administrator know that so he can, you know, ban
anyone from actually *using* the computers and soiling the keyboards and
monitors.

> They hired an incompetent consultant to decide what computers to get.
> He had an AA degree with a C average.
> They refused to let any of the instructors, all of whom
> have BAs, and most MAs, have any input.

  What an incompetent consluttant. What he should have done was ask all the
instructors what they wanted and then told that to the administration.

  -spc (I'm beginning to think that mail order diploma mills are at least
        honest about what they're ofering ... )
Received on Wed Jun 23 2004 - 21:50:44 BST