tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post138198645251987914..comments2024-03-18T12:52:00.931-04:00Comments on Luis von Blog: 30 Pies Thrown at Me (Literally)Luis von Ahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03028143830490915261noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-24821837683065591922009-10-27T10:10:25.017-04:002009-10-27T10:10:25.017-04:00It absurd, contradictory, almost bizzare that a PR...It absurd, contradictory, almost bizzare that a PROFESSOR says he wants to FAIL more students. It implies wanting more stupide people. Or unknowing any other motivation toward studying different from a animal-avoid-pain fear technic. <br /><br />The ideal (not attainalbe but orientative) is a professor who doesn't have to fail ANY student due to his great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-64844555805220378482009-09-14T15:04:14.321-04:002009-09-14T15:04:14.321-04:00What happened is infinitely more desirable than be...What happened is infinitely more desirable than being forced to recite every digit of the number "Pi". Infinitely large WINKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-49269851216273214362009-08-31T21:52:10.687-04:002009-08-31T21:52:10.687-04:00Anyone who thinks that throwing food at tLuis is a...Anyone who thinks that throwing food at tLuis is a waste of food clearly does not know him. I do feel sorry for the cleaning staff.Proactolhttp://www.proactolreviewsblog.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-88230199273892935362009-03-23T11:02:00.000-04:002009-03-23T11:02:00.000-04:00video evidence: http://www.cmu.edu/news/news-notes...video evidence: <BR/>http://www.cmu.edu/news/news-notes/pi_day.movAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-32257772074281193862009-03-23T02:09:00.000-04:002009-03-23T02:09:00.000-04:00exactly.. That's the spirit!! :)exactly.. That's the spirit!! :)Bradley Yoo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323216613288265748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-53949043888571065402009-03-22T22:03:00.000-04:002009-03-22T22:03:00.000-04:00I killed him.I killed him.Luis von Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028143830490915261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-76329121806807184942009-03-22T18:37:00.000-04:002009-03-22T18:37:00.000-04:00Because obviously.. the winner would always claim ...Because obviously.. the winner would always claim that he/she smashed the opponent.Bradley Yoo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323216613288265748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-46897798877435682722009-03-22T17:47:00.000-04:002009-03-22T17:47:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bradley Yoo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323216613288265748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-37877771756450742382009-03-22T16:53:00.000-04:002009-03-22T16:53:00.000-04:00Not sure what you mean. I got way more pies thrown...Not sure what you mean. I got way more pies thrown at me, but I threw more pies at him than he at me.Luis von Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028143830490915261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-32472455255394117172009-03-22T16:50:00.000-04:002009-03-22T16:50:00.000-04:00You think you only fared "well" against Mackey? Cl...You think you only fared "well" against Mackey? Clearly you lost..Bradley Yoo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323216613288265748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-36873293056478136132009-03-22T09:11:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:11:00.000-04:00I think I fared well against Mackey!I think I fared well against Mackey!Luis von Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028143830490915261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-62572750801475630322009-03-22T00:39:00.000-04:002009-03-22T00:39:00.000-04:00So, Luis, how did you fare vs. John Mackey?I'm rem...So, Luis, how did you fare <A>vs. John Mackey</A>?<BR/><BR/>I'm reminded of the MIT tradition of professors competing to win the <A HREF="http://www.mit.edu/~apo/big-screw/" REL="nofollow">Big Screw</A>. They wouldn't just talk about failing students; they actually do things like give calculus lectures <A HREF="http://tech.mit.edu/V127/N17/bigscrew.html" REL="nofollow">in French</A>, covering material that would be included on the final exams.<BR/><BR/>Luis, if you're trying to turn CMU into MIT, you'll have to crank up the evil a bit. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-51232095144617081412009-03-21T22:08:00.000-04:002009-03-21T22:08:00.000-04:00Proof that it's him: http://twitpic.com/2bb78Proof that it's him: http://twitpic.com/2bb78j.w. ramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673854637818532385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-91252370047278284902009-03-21T21:06:00.000-04:002009-03-21T21:06:00.000-04:00$5*30 = $150. I don't know but if I were him I don...$5*30 = $150. I don't know but if I were him I don't think I want to get paid $150 to get your whole day ruined by getting pied 30 times..Bradley Yoo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323216613288265748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-71388788030932577022009-03-21T18:27:00.000-04:002009-03-21T18:27:00.000-04:00Hey Luis, I have this genius idea. How about you c...Hey Luis, I have this genius idea. How about you charge kids 5$ to pie you. Make a post about failing kids the day before. And therefore, instead of some random committee getting money, you get rich!<BR/><BR/>(for coming up with this idea you can give me an A in 251. It took lots of discrete mathematical thinking :P)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-16453317393658498412009-03-21T16:51:00.000-04:002009-03-21T16:51:00.000-04:00Saying that you want to fail more students few day...Saying that you want to fail more students few days before pi a professor day was probably the worst idea ever...Bradley Yoo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323216613288265748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-16916699618740248112009-03-21T11:28:00.000-04:002009-03-21T11:28:00.000-04:00Anyone who thinks that throwing food at Luis is a ...Anyone who thinks that throwing food at Luis is a waste of food clearly does not know him. :) I do feel sorry for the cleaning staff, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-88367236277537964742009-03-21T10:37:00.000-04:002009-03-21T10:37:00.000-04:00Argh!!! I can't believe that CMU students are so l...Argh!!! <BR/>I can't believe that CMU students are so lame! There is not even a UTube video about it! ;)dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825435867493579983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-22860183792937285082009-03-20T23:57:00.000-04:002009-03-20T23:57:00.000-04:00I wish I could have been there to see this. Howeve...I wish I could have been there to see this. However, I was comatose, following a hard-pitched battle with this week's 251 homework. (I won. Take that!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-68948179758281710832009-03-20T23:48:00.000-04:002009-03-20T23:48:00.000-04:00The question is, who should you fail: the out-of-c...The question is, who should you fail: the out-of-control, insensitive-to-world-hunger students who threw pies at you, or the cowardly student who did not? Or perhaps you should fail students randomly, just to keep them on your toes. I am fortunate not to have anyone likely to throw a pie at me, and I'm not planning to visit Pittsburgh until this comment thread is long forgotten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-54146329676615865392009-03-20T23:33:00.000-04:002009-03-20T23:33:00.000-04:00In India at some universities if you do so and you...In India at some universities if you do so and your students are members of some mafia gang, they will kidnap you and give you a good beating. I know many professors at those type of colleges who go underground after releasing the grades :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-11933260762164767732009-03-20T23:25:00.000-04:002009-03-20T23:25:00.000-04:00So, now will you fail them or not????Did this made...So, now will you fail them or not????<BR/>Did this made your more strict or it mellowed you??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-87214239689663258932009-03-20T19:57:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:57:00.000-04:00Good times were had by all. Well, except maybe for...Good times were had by all. Well, except maybe for von Ahn, but he deserved it :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-8009464787076781122009-03-20T19:32:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:32:00.000-04:00Maybe it's just me, but my first plan of action fo...Maybe it's just me, but my first plan of action for how to pass a class would not include soiling the professor with pies, much less leaving photographic evidence of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725006152290977601.post-21396583149464684862009-03-20T19:13:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:13:00.000-04:00The one redeeming fact about these pies that the s...The one redeeming fact about these pies that the students threw at me was that they were not actually pies. They were just a pile of whipped cream.Luis von Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028143830490915261noreply@blogger.com