[wplug] Richard Stallman talk at Pitt.

Mon Apr 4 18:14:32 EDT 2005

As a former English major (at several colleges) and English professor, I take offense to your suggestion that social activitism is only for folks of the aforesaid ilk. Frankly, we hate it as much as anyone, but we are forced to nod our heads and scowl thoughtfully when anyone in academia mentions the concept in order to appear enlightened and accrue brownie points towards getting tenure :)
(BTW, I have since seen the light and switched to teaching Computer Science)
CBelcher

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From:	wplug-bounces+cbelcher=ccac.edu at wplug.org on behalf of Dave Neuer
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Subject:	Re: [wplug] Richard Stallman talk at Pitt.

--- Jonathan Billings <jsbillings at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 4, 2005 10:30 AM, Tim Lesher <tim at lesher.ws>
> wrote:
> > 
> > Yeah, the only thing more annoying than an
> out-of-touch idealist is
> > people mischaracterizing an out-of-touch idealist.
> > 
> 
> Which is almost as funny as a zealot annoyed by
> someone mocking their
> out-of-touch idealist.
> 
> Humor aside, I've always been annoyed by RMS, mostly
> because he is an
> activist before being a programmer.

Yeah, when we all know that the only thing which
should be elevated above programming is internet porn.

Social activism is for English majors.

Dave
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