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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 12:48
there must have been some trouble on the last.fm servers a few minutes ago, because your sig was:

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 13:32
Oh, sig, I got confused!  I was referring to my avatar.

Yes, there must have been an error!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 14:07
Here's a new rant:

Let me post here a letter I wrote to one of my teachers this past semester.  He was the worst teacher I have ever had.  notice I refer to him as "teacher", not "professor", because he doesn't even have a master's degree, yet somehow he's teaching a college course in continuous and discrete systems to Junior level electrical engineers...
This man made me more angry and stressed than any other human ever has.  He actually curved the final exam DOWN so my 88% only counted as a C.  what a douchebag.

so here it is:

Mr. xxxxxxx,

Imagine being back in undergrad, and going to class with a teacher who
does so many things wrong that he's near impossible to learn from.  This
teacher consistently makes mistakes during lecture, and while doing
proofs, will write himself into a corner, discover his mistake, and
instead of fixing it, he will wave his hands and write the answer.
Imagine trying to understand difficult material in these conditions.
When he writes on the board, most of the writing is totally illegible,
and when he makes mistakes, he rubs it out with his finger instead of
using an eraser, making the scrawl even more difficult to read.  You
attend every single lecture, but you rarely learn anything.  Imagine
that this man has a GTA who is clearly a hardworking, intelligent girl,
who has to lecture to the class on occasion, but when she does, the
teacher corrects her constantly and treats her as if she were a stupid
child.  This teacher, after the first exam, chooses a small group of
exceptional students, and chooses to only listen to the opinions of
these select few for the rest of the semester.  Imagine that this
teacher spends more than half the semester "teaching" material that was
not even on the class syllabus, and spends very little time on more
important material.  This teacher assigns homeworks that consume
entirely too much of your time and deal with superfluous proofs instead
of actual engineering applications.  Imagine, then, that after a
semester of hardwork and mediocre return that you decide to study extra
hard for the final exam and you earn a B+ on it, which is a pretty good
grade for this class.  But, then of course, the worst is not over.  You
find out that your teacher decided to turn your hard-earned B+ into a C,
because it's "raw statistical data".

Understandably, you would be pretty be frustrated with this "teacher",
who in fact wasn't even the teacher you signed up for, but a last minute
substitute.

Mr. xxxxxx, you are easily and by far the worst teacher I have ever had
in my life.  I really wanted to learn this material, but I now disdain
it because of you.  I hope you feel no sense of accomplishment for your
"teaching" this semester, and I hope no students are ever subjected to
your "teaching" again.

Sincerely,


yeah, this guy sucks.  but so far I've received no reply.

EDIT:  I probably shouldnt post his name here... just in case.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 14:22
^ Wow. Sounds like you've had a fun semester! Shocked

Good for you writing that letter.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 15:31
I hate Amazon.com and hope I will never have to order anything from them again! This Censored piece-of-Censored company is apparantly so congested with orders that they can't even ship a Censored cd or book to me in a reasonable amount of time, not to mention they have the Censored selection and incredibly overpriced cds. I ordered the Marillion biography Seperated Out before Christmas. After delaying the shipping date for two months--keeping my hopes up BTW--they emailed and said they didn't even have the Censoredthing!!! Just now, I found out they delayed my Aisles cd until late June-early July. Dejau vu?!?!! Well Censored Amazon, Censored their Censored selection, and Censored their delayed orders (with no form of compensation at all!!!!!)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 19:03
Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

I hate Amazon.com and hope I will never have to order anything from them again! This Censored piece-of-Censored company is apparantly so congested with orders that they can't even ship a Censored cd or book to me in a reasonable amount of time, not to mention they have the Censored selection and incredibly overpriced cds. I ordered the Marillion biography Seperated Out before Christmas. After delaying the shipping date for two months--keeping my hopes up BTW--they emailed and said they didn't even have the Censoredthing!!! Just now, I found out they delayed my Aisles cd until late June-early July. Dejau vu?!?!! Well Censored Amazon, Censored their Censored selection, and Censored their delayed orders (with no form of compensation at all!!!!!)
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 19:11
You're just unlucky, I've had no issues with Amazon!

But I am using them less and less, because there is cheaper available.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 19:49
Someone stole my CD player, FOR THE FOURTH TIME. Ugh. At least it didn't have a CD in it, unlike last time, where I had to buy Dark Side of the Moon again. No prog for me for a couple days. Cry
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:32
People who listen to sh*tty music in their cars really loud. Thumbs Down

It's bad enough for the poor souls trapped inside, but must the rest of the world be forced to listen to that rubbish?  Honestly, how can you even enjoy the music if it's turned up so loud that people can hear it a mile away.  Every time I hear somebody blasting some sh*tty rap obnoxiously loud, I feel like I must listen to some real music in order to redeem myself.

And I also hate when people wear popped collars.  They look so incredibly stupid!


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:37
Originally posted by Bluesaga Bluesaga wrote:

People who listen to sh*tty music in their cars really loud. Thumbs Down

It's bad enough for the poor souls trapped inside, but must the rest of the world be forced to listen to that rubbish?  Honestly, how can you even enjoy the music if it's turned up so loud that people can hear it a mile away.  Every time I hear somebody blasting some sh*tty rap obnoxiously loud, I feel like I must listen to some real music in order to redeem myself.



Hey!  I'm one of those people!  Except I play metal and prog really loud.Embarrassed


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And I also hate when people wear popped collars.  They look so incredibly stupid!


yeah, that's really stupid.  just wait til they start in with the "double" popped collar.  that's how you know they're a real douchebag.  these are the same people who think Dave Matthews is the most original and talented artist of all time. Dead
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:38
But he is!

Apparently Dave Matthews has just hit the UK!  He's got a whole concert on the radio over here soon.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:41
^ boy, are you in for it.Tongue

One time someone tried to play DMB at a party in my apartment and I made a huge scene when I shut it off immediately.Approve
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:42
Originally posted by GoldenSpiral GoldenSpiral wrote:

Originally posted by Bluesaga Bluesaga wrote:

People who listen to sh*tty music in their cars really loud. Thumbs Down

It's bad enough for the poor souls trapped inside, but must the rest of the world be forced to listen to that rubbish?  Honestly, how can you even enjoy the music if it's turned up so loud that people can hear it a mile away.  Every time I hear somebody blasting some sh*tty rap obnoxiously loud, I feel like I must listen to some real music in order to redeem myself.



Hey!  I'm one of those people!  Except I play metal and prog really loud.Embarrassed



Well, there is a difference between loud and obnoxiously loud. Tongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:43
The bass player from DMB has guested with Gov't Mule, my second favourite band.  Stefan Lessard his name is.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:44
^ I get pretty obnoxiously loud.  I have a sub in the trunk, which really pounds when I roll down the windows and sing Genesis.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:44
Originally posted by Bluesaga Bluesaga wrote:

People who listen to sh*tty music in their cars really loud. Thumbs Down

It's bad enough for the poor souls trapped inside, but must the rest of the world be forced to listen to that rubbish?  Honestly, how can you even enjoy the music if it's turned up so loud that people can hear it a mile away.  Every time I hear somebody blasting some sh*tty rap obnoxiously loud, I feel like I must listen to some real music in order to redeem myself.

And I also hate when people wear popped collars.  They look so incredibly stupid!

Couldn't agree with you more
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:44
Originally posted by GoldenSpiral GoldenSpiral wrote:

^ boy, are you in for it.Tongue

One time someone tried to play DMB at a party in my apartment and I made a huge scene when I shut it off immediately.Approve

I haven't heard much DMB, but they're very bland.  Still, there is much worse today unfortunately.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:46
I wonder what people think of Taal blasting out loud... or PoS... or god forbid, VdGG!  They must think I'm the devil incarnate.

I quite agree Mike, boyracers in souped up hatchbacks playing Hip-Hop stupidy loud.

I call it "Traffic Light Music".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:47
Originally posted by Bluesaga Bluesaga wrote:

Originally posted by GoldenSpiral GoldenSpiral wrote:

^ boy, are you in for it.Tongue

One time someone tried to play DMB at a party in my apartment and I made a huge scene when I shut it off immediately.Approve

I haven't heard much DMB, but they're very bland.  Still, there is much worse today unfortunately.

I've heard more than I will ever want to, bland, bland, bland, just atypical fratrockDead.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2006 at 21:48
I play Pat Metheny loudCool.
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