IP: UCI keynote

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Last night I gave a keynote talk at a UCI anniversary dinner but due 
to illness had to make a video tape of it. (Wonder where all the 
marvelous video conference from my home computer is when I need it -- 
where is my DSL or Cable connection at home -- I am told 2007). 
Anyway it was fun making and I have gotten some neat notes about it. 
This is one of them

Dave

ps if I can get Real Video of it I will put it up


> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:07:31 -0700
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Don Gibbs <donald.e.gibbs () jpl nasa gov>
> Subject: UCI keynote
>
> Prof Farber,
>
> Thanks for your (video) keynote last night!  I took a sophomore class from
> you (circa '73) at UCI in data structures.  Among the things I remember
> were the tests you gave using passages from "Alice in Wonderland" for
> analysis and your opinion that computers would not lead to a utopia, but
> instead would bifurcate society into the techology haves and havenots.
>
> You mentioned a few new chilling items, which resonate with a conclusion I
> settled on after once hearing how badly the US's standardized school tests
> compare with other countries' tests.  I believe that our country as a whole
> will continue to do well economically so long as our top 10% are strong.
> But we'd better have another 10% in a domestic police force to control a
> resentful underclass.  Not desireable.
>
> I've recently began poking into open systems stuff (Linux and Perl) and
> Sun's "Community License" Java/Jini.  Perhaps a techincally savy, authority
> suspicious citizenry can do much to quash privacy invasion.
>
> Anyway, thanks for your insights and I hope your ear is better soon.
>
>  --Don Gibbs
>
> PS. I also remember going to my TA (Larry Rowe) once, listing in hand,
> proclaiming earnestly, "I think there's something wrong with the
> assembler."  He replied, patiently, "Well, let's see ..."
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