I dropped out of college before I finished my math degree, but this is all completely true. The interesting thing about math people and their technology is their way more likely to run Linux, use foss, and hate M$ than even the so-called computer scientists. In my first ever college math class they taught me Latex, which was required for all future assignments, and which the prof taught use by recording videos of his Emacs + Gentoo setup.
CS people are often cool in my experience. The only uni exam I ever got 100 in was a CS exam. But to be fair it was an easy one. Good lecturer. Didn't get 100 for the subject because I didn't like doing assignments.
The thing about cs people is the professors and lecturers are the cool ones, because they're the onrs who didn't immediately leave after their bachelors to chase VC tech money.
:thinkin-lenin: This guy is who I'd picture as this type of dude, so I think you're onto something. Mathematician and computer scientist, the look of a graybeard, etc
I dropped out of college before I finished my math degree, but this is all completely true. The interesting thing about math people and their technology is their way more likely to run Linux, use foss, and hate M$ than even the so-called computer scientists. In my first ever college math class they taught me Latex, which was required for all future assignments, and which the prof taught use by recording videos of his Emacs + Gentoo setup.
CS people are often cool in my experience. The only uni exam I ever got 100 in was a CS exam. But to be fair it was an easy one. Good lecturer. Didn't get 100 for the subject because I didn't like doing assignments.
The thing about cs people is the professors and lecturers are the cool ones, because they're the onrs who didn't immediately leave after their bachelors to chase VC tech money.
Ah. That makes sense now. The ability to resist temptation.
Scott Aaronson is the least bad SneerClub target imho. He needs a good Marxist psychologist. Most guys do, especially liberal psychiatrists.
:thinkin-lenin: This guy is who I'd picture as this type of dude, so I think you're onto something. Mathematician and computer scientist, the look of a graybeard, etc