Student Rick-Rolls His Professor with College Paper

  • 21st October 2010 at 11:37 pm
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I love this!  Student writes paper for college and Rick-Rolls his teacher!  Check it out here.

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  1. Mohammed Ali Abidi says:
    04 Nov, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    Hysterical! :razz:

    Though, of all the hackneyed writing, he had overdo it on the word, “you”. He would probably score as high as 68-75 per cent.

  2. Keith says:
    30 Oct, 2010 at 7:54 pm

    I earned my college degree in electrical engineering. Way too many useless classes that were required in order to get my Bachelors degree. And it didn’t mater anyway because I can’t find a job, let alone get interviews.

    In many of my classes, teachers assistants (graduate students), graded papers. They didn’t catch all of the errors in papers. And then there were classes where old tests were used. I wised up real fast when I realized many of the students were studying old tests to get A’s.

    I bet others here can give other stories on academia BS.

  3. lars2 says:
    23 Oct, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    Totally brilliant !!!

    School is basically a colossal waste of time. So much more could be learned and accomplished, but those in charge of this civilization have no interest in having an enlightened, well educated, able to engage in critical thinking, population, because that awakened citizenry would ‘throw the bums out on their collective asses’ who currently run things for their own benefit at the expense of The People. (to wit: the Bankster Bailouts, The Patriot Act, and endless illegal wars in the vain attempt to control the planet) That’s why the current state of the educational system is so despicable, inept, and ineffective, and will never get any better, because those people at THE TOP want it that way !

    In high school I wrote a paper in Senior Composition english class on “The Unrecognized Center”. It was about the cardboard tube that remains when a roll of toilet paper is exhausted. I don’t think anyone got the joke. It was graded a C- or D- or something.

    I doubt the professor here will note the left side words in column. Only one in a million would !

    Great job on this !!! LOL !

    It shows inventiveness, originality, cognitive ability, a sense of humor and much more.
    This young man has the ability to do many things, I hope he finds something in life that is what he loves to do, and puts his multi-talents to good use.

    Bravo !!!

  4. roberhor says:
    23 Oct, 2010 at 9:27 am

    So what if the professor doesn’t listen to pop music. Also, he didn’t justify his margins. There’s a lot of people who would like to have the opportunity to attend a university but cannot. Interesting how you find it entertaining for a student to waste valuable time playing Tom Foolery.

  5. Me Lika Do The Cha Cha says:
    22 Oct, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Marina sure can find ‘em :mrgreen:
    You may have a good one here.
    Give us some more! If it were up to
    me, I’d use words of steel.
    Wood is not as strong :twisted:

    (Crikey! I sound like LeoNard!) :lol:

  6. deluxenn says:
    22 Oct, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    I don’t think that his professor will be happy. :lol:
    I knew nothing about Rickrolls before. It’s interesting, in whose head this idea came in very first time and why Rick Astley?
    I like this song :cool:

  7. seesixcm6 says:
    22 Oct, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    Dear Marina,
    Nice of you to provide recent literary efforts. The Rick-Rolled paper had to be carefully crafted. The future of publishing article was both well-written and well-read. The article for we who are language pedants was good except it whimpered out at the end. It would have been better to end with a joke: :idea:
    A man rushes to his psychiatrist’s office and says, “Doctor! Doctor! I’m schizophrenic.”
    The Doctor wants him to relax, so he says, “Well well. That makes four of us.”
    “Aha,” replies the patient, “You must be a paradox.” :razz: :razz:
    I’m glad I write articles and get paid for them, so I don’t have to worry about grades any more. :smile:

    The news yesterday was that Maria Sharapova is engaged to Sasha Vujacic, a Guard for the LA Lakers. I’ve never met Maria Sharapova, but I know she is tall, strong, athletic, and she will have big, strong babies, too. :razz:
    Maria Sharapova probably makes ten times more money that Sasha Vujacic, but Sasha Vujacic makes at least ten times more than I earn. It’s probably better for me to date some woman who is small, thin, and eats very little, like you, Marina Orlova. :mrgreen:
    SeesixCM6

  8. гравитации мальчик says:
    22 Oct, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    This guy is crazy…

    http://rr.abv8.com/

    …read the part about the “non-consistency” of the speed of light?

    How can a scientist be so stoooopid? Idiotic? Inane? :mrgreen:

    p.s. He mentioned trusty in the paper

  9. marcusvermilion says:
    22 Oct, 2010 at 8:29 am

    LOL!!! :lol:

  10. wetsuit5 says:
    22 Oct, 2010 at 7:51 am

    I like these examples of imagination and talent.
    Kinda makes the future look a little brighter.
    Now to engage that talent in a positive way.

  11. me says:
    22 Oct, 2010 at 3:34 am

    ;-) ;-) ;-)
    I thank you for this, cause i do mind… :grin: :arrow: :cool:

  12. roberhor says:
    22 Oct, 2010 at 12:53 am

    Ok, I’m not going to get into this with very much depth but, when I read a term paper I like a brief paragraph describing what it’s about, a good hook, then I like see proof to back up their claim, finally a conclusion tied to the first paragraph, then I like them to stick their landing.

    I didn’t see:

    transition from file allocation table (FAT) to new technology filing system (NTFS).
    parallel bus v. serial bus.
    transition of serial bus interfaces – to serial advanced technology adapter (SATA) to make it possible for networks to transfer data on one bus.

    He says nothing about conventional hard drives v. solid state hard drives – advantages and disadvantages of read and write speeds and costs. SSHD have more validity however they cost much more.

    I mention this because these are why the increase in costs.

    He talks alot about security, but says nothing about encrypted keys.

    Dosen’t talk about internet v. intranet.

    But he says he knows all about the costs. So what! that He should prove it to the reader and show proof of the costs.

    He speaks allot about the managements approach in the part about the CEO looking into an individuals files. These are 14th Amendment issues, due process, equal protection, administrative law.

    I recommend research Security v. Liberty

    If he really knew what he was talking about he would be challenging the legitimacy of the institution.

    • PJJ says:
      25 Oct, 2010 at 6:47 pm

      Ah but I disagree.

      The title of the paper was “Disadvantages and Advantages of Networks”. Not technical aspects of networks. If he was given the title and told to submit a page then I think he did a good broad outline without anything too technical just the sort of information to give to upper management when they considering whether to deploy a network or not.

      As for the start, middle and end. I.e. Telling people what you are going to tell them, telling them, then finish by telling them what you told them. I certainly don’t do that any more unless it is a very long complex document. Management (who most reports are destined for in the real world) is bombarded with information – repeating information even in the form of a conclusion is waste. Being succinct and void of technical terms is ideal. Being a nerd I found the hard way the fastest way to make sure most of your report is unread is to fill it full of terms like NTFS and SSD. The higher up the document goes the more like a list of bullet points it becomes.(You must have read Dilbert?) Generally only documents extending to a dozen pages would you provide technical detail and statistics. Most overviews talk about general ideas not specifics numbers or terms or implementation details.
      Also humor – like Rick Rolling often gets a report read and remembered and ultimately understood more so than packing in detailed information that is instantly forgotten. Conversely a reference work rather than a pros and cons would certainly want to be more detail oriented.
      Security vs Liberty 75% of companies monitor internet usage, 55% read e-mails – anything on ‘their computer’ is theirs. Some even monitor all phone calls (for training).

  13. leoNard says:
    21 Oct, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    Damn trouble makers :lol: my egg is rolling across the road…grow small to to grow big…. :-)

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