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==Geek== | ==Geek== | ||
| − | *[What if computer users bought cars] | + | *[[What if computer users bought cars]] |
| − | *[ | + | *[[Life before computers]] |
| − | + | *[[Geek nursery rhymes]] | |
| − | *[Geek nursery rhymes] | + | *[[Hindi film songs to illustrate programming constructs]] (really) |
| − | *[ | + | *[[My geek humour]] |
| − | + | *[[Rapid reviews]] | |
==Academic== | ==Academic== | ||
| − | *[Understanding the university power structure] | + | *[[Understanding the university power structure]] |
| − | *[Universal Grade Change Form] | + | *[[Universal Grade Change Form]] |
| − | *[Decoding professors] | + | *[[Decoding professors]] |
| − | *[Decoding letters of reference] | + | *[[Decoding letters of reference]] |
| + | * Advice I got from a referee of one my papers (quoted verbatim) | ||
| + | ** Some polishing of the English is required. With a thoroughly reading, the authors can find the grammar mistakes. | ||
==India-related== | ==India-related== | ||
| − | *[Rules of the Indian Road] | + | *[[Rules of the Indian Road]] |
| − | *[US naming ceremony] | + | *[[US naming ceremony]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 11 April 2024
Well before the Web, Usenet used to be the only way to waste time while writing a thesis. Much of the humor here dates to my grad student days in the late 1980's. Please note that I did not write most the articles linked here: I merely saved them from Usenet for posterity.
Geek
- What if computer users bought cars
- Life before computers
- Geek nursery rhymes
- Hindi film songs to illustrate programming constructs (really)
- My geek humour
- Rapid reviews
Academic
- Understanding the university power structure
- Universal Grade Change Form
- Decoding professors
- Decoding letters of reference
- Advice I got from a referee of one my papers (quoted verbatim)
- Some polishing of the English is required. With a thoroughly reading, the authors can find the grammar mistakes.