barry@chatham.uucp (Barry Campbell) (04/21/91)
Well, not exactly. The first-year core has its dull moments, but in general I've found it delightfully stimulating. On the other hand, I'm at a state school (UNC) with low tuition, a collegial and cordial atmosphere, and few intellectual pretensions... which makes what BS there is a bit easier to swallow. Because I don't have enough excitement in my life :-), though, I'm interested in starting an EFF chapter at the law school. There are a fair number of people interested in the civil rights implications of the electroi (whoops) electronic/cybernetic revolution down here. Can you help me out with that, Mike? Barry Campbell barry%chatham@duke.cs.duke.edu / UUCP: [...] mcnc!wolves!chatham!barry Chatham Host BBS 919 932 1142 / Chapel Hill, North Carolina ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Pray for a good harvest, but don't stop hoeing." - Bohemian proverb
mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) (04/22/91)
In article <3DDq11w164w@chatham.uucp> barry@chatham.uucp (Barry Campbell) writes: >Well, not exactly. The first-year core has its dull moments, but in >general I've found it delightfully stimulating. On the other hand, >I'm at a state school (UNC) with low tuition, a collegial and cordial >atmosphere, and few intellectual pretensions... which makes what BS >there is a bit easier to swallow. Except for certain periods of panicky and a general loss of sleep, I thought the first year was pretty interesting, and I didn't lose interest as I continued in law school. I'm told I'm an exception on this score, however. >Because I don't have enough excitement in my life :-), though, I'm >interested in starting an EFF chapter at the law school. There are a fair >number of people interested in the civil rights implications of the electroi >(whoops) electronic/cybernetic revolution down here. We're not quite at the stage where we can support EFF chapters, although we'll want your help when we reach that stage. We're still waiting for our 501c3 application to be processed, which makes a big difference. In the meantime, check the Sunday New York Times magazine for its article about John Perry Barlow, Mitch Kapor, and EFF. --Mike . -- Mike Godwin, |"Most pernicious of French imports is the notion that mnemonic@eff.org | there is no person behind a text. Is there anything more (617) 864-0665 | affected, aggressive, and relentlessly concrete than a EFF, Cambridge, MA | Parisian intellectual behind his/her turgid text?"
wdstarr@athena.mit.edu (William December Starr) (04/22/91)
In article <1991Apr21.180107.10697@eff.org>, mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) said: > >Well, not exactly. The first-year core has its dull moments, but > >in general I've found it delightfully stimulating. [Barry Campbell] > Except for certain periods of panicky and a general loss of sleep, > I thought the first year was pretty interesting, and I didn't lose > interest as I continued in law school. I'm told I'm an exception > on this score, however. I'll second and third the above (except for the bit about Mike being an exception; I'm not qualified to render judgement on that :-). Sometimes it's fascinating, sometimes it frustration, occasionally it's boring (especially when some other student is talking and is either getting it wrong, is asking about something I already understand, or is so clueless as to be incomprehensible... naturally, *I'm* never guilty of any of these sins :-), and, in the few weeks before finals, it can be downright terrifying... but in general it's a good experience and it beats the hell out of working in the real world. :-) -- William December Starr <wdstarr@athena.mit.edu> Q: What happened then? A: He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me." Q: Did he kill you? A: No.
gundrum@svc.portal.com (04/25/91)
>Sometimes it's fascinating, sometimes it frustration, occasionally >it's boring (especially when some other student is talking and is >either getting it wrong, is asking about something I already >understand, or is so clueless as to be incomprehensible... >naturally, *I'm* never guilty of any of these sins :-), and, in the >few weeks before finals, it can be downright terrifying... but in >general it's a good experience and it beats the hell out of working >in the real world. :-) I don't think law students have a monopoly on this. O:-) -- _______________________________________________________________________ Any statements made by this account are strictly based on heresay and should be assumed to have no intelligence behind them. (No, that does not mean they have the approval of management.) gundrum@svc.portal.com