tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8825377280748297523..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: This Week's Big Thirsty.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83719925586772281712015-05-10T08:15:21.264-04:002015-05-10T08:15:21.264-04:00What question should I be asking?What question <em>should</em> I be asking?Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40559002382475051962015-05-09T09:16:10.264-04:002015-05-09T09:16:10.264-04:00Clark's Law was apparently supplied by J. Port...Clark's Law was apparently supplied by J. Porter Clark of NASA, who was almost surely aware of Arthur C. Clarke's three laws. I may have misquoted it; another source has it as "sufficiently advanced cluelessness is indistinguishable from malice." <br /><br />So which 'older distinguished scientist' are you, the one who says it's possible, or the other? I'm Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67514118045179567352015-05-08T10:18:24.718-04:002015-05-08T10:18:24.718-04:00I'm in danger of becoming the 'older disti...I'm in danger of becoming the 'older distinguished scientist' from Clarke's other law. But after finals I'll get better. Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15741044594876875202015-05-08T06:23:11.304-04:002015-05-08T06:23:11.304-04:00Good question. I'm reminded of Hanlon's Ra...Good question. I'm reminded of Hanlon's Razor, "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity," and Clark's Law, "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74021156947752057632015-05-08T06:17:07.109-04:002015-05-08T06:17:07.109-04:00coffee --> nose --> screencoffee --> nose --> screenOgre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57251986236195039522015-05-08T03:31:10.655-04:002015-05-08T03:31:10.655-04:00Why is it that the year I get a schedule that suit...Why is it that the year I get a schedule that suits me, it also really suits all the worst students?EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8719398025528025792015-05-08T01:18:12.495-04:002015-05-08T01:18:12.495-04:00Where might I get 12 cases of rotten eggs, so that...Where might I get 12 cases of rotten eggs, so that my colleagues and I might pelt our department Chair and Dean with them?Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47990507324504698632015-05-08T01:08:24.230-04:002015-05-08T01:08:24.230-04:00Qi: woo?Qi: woo?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23048200233302140542015-05-07T23:50:27.229-04:002015-05-07T23:50:27.229-04:00Will these questions count towards tenure?Will these questions count towards tenure?EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11086471139644069072015-05-07T18:34:09.532-04:002015-05-07T18:34:09.532-04:00For the interviews, I'm pretty sure the answer...For the interviews, I'm pretty sure the answer is both (and, if they're academic jobs, they should be willing to schedule so that you can make both, and will be impressed that someone else has shown interest). <br /><br />If you get both jobs, let us know. I'm sure we'd all be happy to throw in our two cents, and confuse you even further (but sometimes it helps to write out yourContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91818880667748172902015-05-07T18:32:00.516-04:002015-05-07T18:32:00.516-04:00That's a very plausible answer to an extremely...That's a very plausible answer to an extremely cryptic question. Ph.D. ESP? Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28938356695097775222015-05-07T18:30:58.807-04:002015-05-07T18:30:58.807-04:00As far as I know, we don't have any requiremen...As far as I know, we don't have any requirement. I spent most of the last 3 weeks holding conferences pretty much non-stop. I now seem to be spending all my time answering panicked last-minute emails about late work (rather than grading the work I've already got), but at least I'm doing it from home. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10391319735026291542015-05-07T16:24:54.638-04:002015-05-07T16:24:54.638-04:00Why does my uncharacteristically empty calendar in...Why does my uncharacteristically empty calendar indicate simply the absence of bite-sized chunks of busywork, when the reality is more like three days of having to swallow the whole pig of full-day, impromptu meetings?Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24886326247013125652015-05-07T15:34:48.955-04:002015-05-07T15:34:48.955-04:00Are my students conspiring against me, or just coi...Are my students conspiring against me, or just coincidentally all making the same pernicious decisions?Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47286926140641998342015-05-07T14:11:59.674-04:002015-05-07T14:11:59.674-04:00If you have a PhD you like torture and doing what ...If you have a PhD you like torture and doing what we do is just more torture?Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47835542559039070392015-05-07T14:11:31.026-04:002015-05-07T14:11:31.026-04:00I have two interviews next week. If I get both, h...I have two interviews next week. If I get both, how do I decide which one to take? I hate making big decisions!Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81093306719929707142015-05-07T14:06:54.174-04:002015-05-07T14:06:54.174-04:00We are told that we need to "be available.&qu...We are told that we need to "be available." I promise to crawl under my desk to avoid people less often during finals week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29240394221397568542015-05-07T13:45:07.279-04:002015-05-07T13:45:07.279-04:00Nice.
Our administration is clear that we don'...Nice.<br /><br />Our administration is clear that we don't. But it is also the week that sees the largest number of students trying to come see me in my office. I haven't been keeping a fixed schedule, but I think I should in the future.dmckeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052641757203089416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73860580354498898722015-05-07T10:32:40.648-04:002015-05-07T10:32:40.648-04:00Why?Why?Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17503052664565353342015-05-07T08:51:03.047-04:002015-05-07T08:51:03.047-04:00A colleague asked me this one yesterday, "Do ...A colleague asked me this one yesterday, "Do we have to keep office hours during finals week?" If so, how many are you required to keep? How does it work at your school?Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815313561677464295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40396912336518985452015-05-07T08:13:37.013-04:002015-05-07T08:13:37.013-04:00Whoa. A metathirsty. Not until I've finished ...Whoa. A metathirsty. Not until I've finished my coffee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com