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I don't think this is a penis
— Mike George,
looking at an OS prelim with a phallic drawing at the back of exam
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Dec. 1, 2014
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Serge: I'm going to skip a bunch of stuff...I'll just mention "deep learning"..."big data"...
Robbert: ...and "software-defined something."
— Robbert van Renesse,
at the Cornell Systems Industry Workshop
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Nov. 21, 2014
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Actually, I'm not sure if that policy is still in effect, as the dept, kind of like Mobutu, but at a step below Qaddafi who actually put out a book, never puts its policies in writing. I suspect this maximizes the different ways it could say no. Which it has to do, for it says no a lot.
— Gun Sirer,
explaining issues with how department policies work
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Nov. 19, 2014
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Penalty. Unicorns are full of rainbows and butterflies.
— Isaac Sheff,
while moderating a debate on "Upworthy or Clickhole?" at SIGSEGV
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Nov. 15, 2014
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Epsilon, is, like, a social construct.
— Dylan Foster,
in a discussion of math
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Nov. 10, 2014
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"We have three days. That's infinity time."
— Kavita Bala,
on the Thursday before grant proposal due next Monday
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Nov. 6, 2014
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If it makes sense, then it makes sense.
— Ross Tate,
explaining what is appropriate to put on the category theory homework
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Sept. 10, 2014
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Now, let's go over a concrete example...
— David Steurer,
at the theory retreat, shortly before admitting he could not derive any of the actual numbers in said example.
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May 13, 2014
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Don't grade bad
— Noah Snavely,
visiting a CS 311 grading session
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Dec. 10, 2013
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Windows is an operating system for people who make PowerPoints.
— Mike George
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Nov. 18, 2013
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Frankly, I would say I have a gluttony for parentheses
— Ramin Zabih,
CS 311 lecture (Fall 2012)
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Sept. 10, 2013
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The easiest way to confuse me after 2-line concurrent locking protocols is to give me a 3-line Lisp program.
— Fred Schneider,
talking about the complexity of programs at the Systems Lunch
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Sept. 26, 2008
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