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- From: tomf@ai.bunny.gte.com (Tom Fawcett)
- Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
- Subject: Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Splotch, a Racter/Eliza type routine
- Summary: WORTH READING
- Message-ID: <TOMF.92Jul22173202@ai.bunny.gte.com>
- Date: 22 Jul 92 21:32:02 GMT
- Sender: news@ceylon.gte.com
- Reply-To: tomf@ai.gte.com
- Organization: GTE Laboratories Inc.
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- Mark C. Langston writes:
-
- > How would you have felt if, during your education, one of your peers or
- > professors, whose skills you admired, put you down simply because you were not
- > as expert or adroit as they were?
- >
- > If you wish to criticize his _work_, then do so. If there is an ERROR in
- > his code, tell him. If you could make suggestions for improvements, do so.
- > But do _NOT_ put someone down because they are curious ambitious, and
- > resourceful.
- >
- > I fervently hope that, if you persist in this attitude, no one ever hires
- > you as a teacher.
- >
- > Mark C. Langston | "Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny."
- > Psychology Dept. | "Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't
- > Memphis State U. | be done, and why. Then do it."
- > "Pftph!" | -From the notebooks of Lazarus Long
-
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- ------------ clip here ---------- clip here ---------- clip here ------------
-
- To Whom It May Concern:
-
- I would like to recommend Mr. Robert Crane for the position of
- Instructor in the Computer Science Department there at Memphis State
- University.
-
- As leader of the Blue Engineering Project, I have worked closely with
- Mr. Crane for several years and have had many opportunities to observe his
- interactions with others. He takes a keen interest, bordering on obsession,
- in those inexperienced with computers; he is always willing and eager to
- provide feedback to them. He applies his experience to every endeavor.
- Computer networks and communication are his speciality.
-
- Mr. Crane's knowledge, interpersonal skills, and sense of humor
- have made a deep and lasting impression on me. Though Mr. Crane served on
- our project as a research programmer, I can state categorically that, as a
- teacher, Mr. Crane would be without equal in any university department.
-
- Should you require further information or clarification on Mr.
- Crane's skills, please do not hesitate to contact me.
-
- Most sincerely,
-
- Dr. Thomas Fawcett
- Senior Staff Scientist and Principal Investigator
- Blue Engineering Project
- Symbolic Institute
- University of Illinois
-
-
- ---------- clip here ---------- clip here ---------- clip here ----------
-
- There you go Bob. Clip and attach to your resume.
-
- Remember, keep that maniacal laugh in check during the interview.
- And give Mark my regards when you get to Memphis.
-
- -Tom
-