| Re: Poetry Resume |
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| john adams (johnqadamsiiinospam@minsuthis.yahoo.com) |
2004/10/25 23:30 |
"Amathyzt" <amathyzt@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "Thomas Keske" <TKeske@Comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> > Co-authored a Chiron shareware database, all in ancient Greek
>> > I began at Biosym in the Polymer group
>> > Designed REACT system, to support our troops
>> > working with polymer scientists to write specs
>> > Project Leader of two Campus-Laboratory-Cooperation projects
>> > Lead Auditor for numerous Lockheed Martin Astronautics audits
>> > Project leader for W-Sensor
>> > Author of Motif/OpenGL Hermes software
>> > Los Alamos Nat'l Lab. HR-T&D, 1998:
>> > supervised experiments to demonstrate
>> > characteristics of proton-computed tomography, provided supervision
>> > Participated in numerous experiments in high-energy photoproduction
>> > Also participated in experiments in numerous departments
>> > to accurately measure multiple-Coulomb-scattering distributions
>> > working as a team member, I made many contributions
>> > deep in the Bose-glass and Mott-insulator regimes
>> > Led the task in formulating the verification schemes
>> >
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>> By the way, most of this stuff is extracted from real resumes
>> that were floating around the internet, not cited explicitly for
>> the sake of protecting the confidentiality of people who didn't
>> know that they were providing the raw materials for
>> ridiculous poetry.
>>
>> Although this is mostly indulgence in absurdity for the
>> sheer joy of it, it is also trying to make a subtle,
>> serious point (deep sigh). Does anyone know what it is?
>> Never mind- pretend that I didnt' say that. I almost hate
>> to open the whole can of worms.
>>
>> Tom Keske
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> I'm bad at guessing games but mine would be as follows
> 1. A lot can be said about nothing at all.
> 2. Words are as trivial as the person who uses them.
> 3. No word is fixated as a part of speech, it all can be twisted in
> context.
> 4. Resumes are bullshit games.
> 5. Poetry can not be determined valid or good by anyone.
> 6. Getting published means jack and superiority complexes are based on
> jack.
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> I think that is all I can come up with at this late hour, probably missed
> the point anyways. I do love sharp pencils so love to hear the real
> point sometime down the road. Seems interesting that this was for
> a purpose and not just an exercise in extremism.
I don't think there is enough absurdity to make it very absurd. I
don't find myself laughing or being shocked. The only thing that
contributes to that effect is the skateboard festival and never late
to classes comment. If I were the interviewer I would probably
hire you. Then again, I have a thing for Farey trees and metallic dots.
-john
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