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From: hugo@griggs.dartmouth.edu (Peter Su)
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Subject: Re: Theoretical computer scientists know a thing or two
Keywords: theory
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Date: 1 Oct 90 12:34:36 GMT
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In-reply-to: matloff@heather.ucdavis.edu (Norm Matloff)

In article <7746@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>, matloff@heather (Norm Matloff) writes:
>In article <24755@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> hugo@griggs.dartmouth.edu (Peter Su) writes:
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>[I do agree with Peter's point, but just for the sake of accuracy...]
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>

Everyone is correcting me, so I thought I'd clarify what I said.  Here
is what I wrote:

>>little about computer science graduate students.  Let me name for you
>>a few people with CS PhD's...and a couple who have the equivalent...
			       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I will admit to being mistaken about Jon Hennesey, EE is not the same
as CS.  But, he has done a lot of good work in both architecture and
in the more theoretical parts of compiler design, which illustrates by
point well.  

>Again, I do agree with Peter's point.  There is lots of practical work
>done in academia.  On the other hand, the other poster is correct to
>some extent  --  there certainly *are* some Ph.D.s in CS who "don't
>know what a bus is."  I would assert, though, that the same holds
>for a number of people in the Silicon Valley.
>
>   Norm

Something to add:  I think one should always remember Sturgeon's
Law...90% of everything is crap.  This applies to industry, academia,
computer science, engineering, and certainly goverment.  The best one
can do is try to stay within the other 10% most of the time.  I like
to think I do, but sometimes, I'm not so sure.

Pete
hugo@sunapee.dartmouth.edu