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Scott Reynolds Nelson
@nelsonhist
Dad, historian, tireless layabout. wrote: Steel Drivin' Man, Nation of Deadbeats, Iron Confederacies, & OCEANS OF GRAIN @basicbooks rep'd by @mullanelit he/him
Oct 13, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
So @BORUSG hired Tristan Denley, who patented what I'll call a "frat boy algorithm": give me a major & your SAT & using the registrar's records I'll pick the easiest classes based on "prior grades in that class by other students." patents.google.com/patent/US20130… 1/5 D2L bought patent & calls it "degree compass" c2013. Bad enough right? Easy departments vs hard departments for the easiest path to degree. Econ history (lots of math), hist. of capitalism (2 papers), or MIST 4550 (tell me the grade you want)?nationalreview.com/2017/08/univer… 2/5