How to Handle a Flirty Professor. Youve got problems, Ive got advice. This advice isnt sugar coatedin fact, its sugar free, and may even be a little bitter. Welcome to Tough Love. Youve got problems, Ive got advice. This advice isnt sugar coatedin fact, its sugar free, andRead more Read. This update will see the death of the old email program Outlook Express, as well as the depreciation of the popular Paint application. As Microsoft told Gizmodo back. This week we have a college student who is wondering if her professor is flirting with herand she doesnt like it. Keep in mind, Im not a therapist or any other kind of health professionaljust a guy whos willing to tell it like it is. I simply want to give you the tools you need to enrich your damn lives. If for whatever reason you dont like my advice, feel free to file a formal complaint here. Now then, lets get on with it. Im in college. My professor never really bothered me before, but now Im starting to question him. I changed my hair to red one day and he complimented how nice it was even though I hated it. I have never seen him comment on anyone elses appearance. A few days later I dressed up pretty fashionable and changed my hair back to black cause I was going out that night with my boyfriend and he said, Wow another look, Nice I brushed it off. Then, another time in class, I was talking to my friend and asked her to call me by my nickname. He overheard, asking me why I didnt ask him to do that. I just told him I found no reason to, but ever since then he calls me by my nickname anyway. He also gave us a quiz and one of the questions asked what we thought he could do to make the class better. I said one day out the week for tutoring would be nice. Heres where things get a little weird. This week we have a college student who is wondering if her professor is flirting with herand she doesnt like it. Wordle is a toy for generating word clouds from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source. When he handed back our quizzes, he made sure to let me know I was the only one he responded back to on the quiz. When I read his little response it said, Okay, lets try to do that, my nickname. Its a pleasure having you in class. Is he flirting Sincerely,Not Hot for Teacher. Hey Not Hot for Teacher Heres the deal if you think hes flirting, hes flirting. So, if youre getting that creeper vibe, thats enough to say he is. I think hes flirting and I cant even see his body language or anything. He calls you by your nickname when you didnt ask him to, he takes care to notice your appearanceand keep track of itand he makes comments on said appearence, directly to your face. Plus, the weird note on your quiz. Thats a little inappropriate there, Professor Horndog. But heres the nail in the coffin hes not doing these things to anyone else or so you say. I mean, if he was, it would still be inappropriate, but its obvious hes shown a specific interest in you, lady. And it sounds like youre not interested in his version of extra credit. So, the real question is what do you do about it For one, I wouldnt attend his romantic solo tutoring session created specifically for you. If hes saying those things in front of people imagine what he might sayor dowhen its just you two in a room alone. Ew. He may not actually be a total creep, but youre probably better off getting tutoring from a classmate if he makes you uncomfortable. Think about ityou wont be able to focus and learn when youre on your guard the whole time. Beyond that, you have two options. The first, which isnt ideal, is to ignore him until this class is over. If you wont see him again after this semester, just keep your head down, do your classwork, and move on. But if hes an adviser or a regular professor of yours, thats not really an option. And I think youre better off doing something about it, so. The second option, Not Hot for Teacher, is to tell him that what hes doing makes you uncomfortable. Dont make a display out of it. Do it in private during office hours and say, Mr. Horndog but actually use his name, it makes me uncomfortable when you use my nickname and make comments about my appearance. Id appreciate it if youd stop. Now, hell probably get defensive and say that he didnt mean anything by what he said, but it doesnt matter what he meant. Say, Its fine, you dont have to explain. Id just like you to stop. Thanks. Remember, youre not debating his intentions with him, youre telling him how you feel about it, and as your teacher he needs to respect thatperiod. He may not be aware that hes making uncomfortable. While you feel a little harassed, he may think youre cool with it in his creeper brain. Until you say something, hell probably continue. Whatever you choose to do, keep a record of everything he says to you, and when. If you choose to ask him to stop, keep a record of that as well. That way youll have plenty of evidence in case this situation escalates and it needs to be taken to a higher power. You never know. You might dress well, have a cool job, and be blessed with beauty, but flirting is where the realRead more Read. Thats it for this week, but I still have plenty of blunt, honest advice bottled up inside. Tell me, whats troubling you Is work getting you down Are you having problems with a friend or a coworker Is your love life going through a rough patch Do you just feel lost in life, like you have no direction Tell me, and maybe I can help. I probably wont make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but sometimes what you need is some tough love. Ask away in the comments below, or email me at the address you see at the bottom of the page please include ADVICE in the subject line. Or tweet at me with Tough. Love Also, DO NOT EMAIL ME IF YOU DONT WANT YOUR REQUEST FEATURED. I do not have time to respond to everyone just for funsies. Til next time, figure things out for yourself. Time slice. Hobbyists. Personal computers. It was an adventure shared by a virtual. Paul Allen and Bill Gates were two of these early entrepreneurs that took the computer business seriously enough to grow a sustainable business. Worlds. First Minicomputer to Rival Commercial Models. Hobbyists around the USA were trying to figure out how to piece together systems. MITS Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry. Systems of Albuquerque, New Mexico, announced the MITS Altair 8. January 1. 97. 5 issue of Popular Electronics. MITS Altair inspired a new generation of technology enthusiasts, including Bill. Gates and Paul Allen, who were among the first of these early hobbyists to realize. This. is it says Paul Allen, waving a copy of Popular Electronics in his hand. On the cover is a mockup of the MITS Altair. Dr. John G. Kemeny and Thomas. Kurtz developed the BASIC. Dartmouth in 1. 96. BASIC stood for Beginners All Purpose. Symbolic Instruction Code. Their objective to create a simplified. Gates and Allen. recognized that the compact design of BASIC made it ideal for the limitations. Allen. employed by Honeywell and his friend Bill Gates, a sophomore at Harvard, immediately. BASIC for the machine, working in marathon 2. Using the Altairs published specifications, Gates and Allen created a simulator. DEC PDP 1. 0 computer that allowed it to emulate the MITS machine. Working. day and night, they created the first version of MICROSOFT BASIC for the Altair. Jan 2, Bill Gates and Paul Allen complete BASIC. Allen is going to deliver it to MITS president Ed Roberts in Albuquerque. Realizing. he didnt have a way to load it into the computer, Paul Allen hand assembled. BASIC at 3. 0,0. 00 feet in the air, on the flight to New Mexico. Even though it had never been tested on an actual machine, it ran perfectly. They license BASIC to their first customer, MITS of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Altair 8. 80. 0 personal computer. This is the first computer. Paul Allen joins MITS Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems. Director of Software. Gates follows him later that year to form an. Micro soft, complete with hyphen. The. MITS Mobile travels through the western United States demonstrating. Altair and Micro soft BASIC. It also unwittingly distributes. BASIC. 7, The MITS Altair newsletter, Computer Notes, declares, Altair. BASIC Up and Running. Bill Gates and Paul Allens BASIC officially ships as version 2. K and 8. K editions. July. 2. 2, Paul Allen and Bill Gates sign a licensing agreement with MITS. BASIC Interpreter. Microsoft is not yet an official partnership. In fact, the name has not even been chosen. Nov 2. 9. In a letter to Paul Allen, Bill Gates uses the name Micro soft to. Partnership. This is the earliest. Homebrew. Computer Club meets for the first time in Gordon Frenchs garage in Menlo. Park, California. The. Computer Mart opens on Madison Avenue in New York. Zilog Z 8. 0 chip is introduced. Stats. Revenues 1. Employees 3 Allen, Gates, and Ric WeilandMITS promotes Altair BASIC, the computer language developed by Gates and Allen. Altair computer. Hobbyists are ecstatic, despite the fact that, even. BASIC, there is little you can actually do with the Altair. The MITS Mobile travels through the western United States demonstrating. Altair and Micro soft BASIC. It also unwittingly distributes. BASIC. Jobs and Steve Wozniak announce the Apple I personal computer, for only 6. A price high but affordable for someone really wanting. Shugart. introduces the 5. Three computer magazines. BYTE, Computer Graphics Art, and Dr. Dobbs Journal of Computer. Calisthenics and Orthodontia. April. Fools Apple Computer is formed with the introduction of the Apple I on April Fools. Out of the garage and into the history books, Steve Jobs and Stephen. Wozniak build the first single circuit board PC complete with video interface. K of RAM and a keyboard. The system incorporated some cost saving. MOS Technologies 6. RAM. Various. potential investors were shown the prototype Apple I which was mounted on a. A computer hobbyist group the. Homebrew Computer Club based in Palo Alto, California previewed one of the prototypes. A local computer dealer owner who agreed to sell. Once displayed in his store, almost all the Apple. I systems sold in the next ten months. Apple I systems were built before. Apple II. Jobs and Wozniak continued building systems. Apple headquarters. Cupertino, California. March. 2. 7, Twenty year old Bill Gates gives the opening address at the First Annual. World Altair Computer Convention WACC held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. July 1. Microsoft refines and enhances BASIC to sell to other customers including DTC. General Electric, NCR, and Citibank. November 1. Paul Allen resigns from MITS to join Microsoft full time. November 2. 6. The tradename Microsoft is registered with the Office of the Secretary. State of New Mexico to identify computer programs for use in automatic. The application says. November 1. 2, 1. Microsoft. develops its first ad campaign, called The Legend of Micro Kid. Although still an informal partnership, Microsoft moves to its first real offices. One Park Central Tower in Albuquerque. Gates returns to Harvard for the spring. Microsoft in its efforts to license BASIC to. General Electric, NCR, Citibank, and others. February 3. Bill Gates is one of the first programmers to raise the issue of software piracy. In his An Open Letter to Hobbyists, first published in MITS newsletter. Computer Notes and later in several other newsletters and magazines. Gates accuses hobbyists of stealing software and thus preventing. If you are STILL using Altair BASIC. March 1. 97. 5He prophetically concludes with the line,. Nothing would please me more. Stats. Revenues 2. Employees 7. MITS sponsors the World Altair Computer Convention WACC in Albuquerque, for. Altair owners, dealers, programmers, and anyone interested in microcomputers. The convention features a 2. Bill Gates. Microsoft develops its first ad campaign, called The Legend of Micro Kid. Research markets CPM Control Program for Microcomputers operating system. Tandy. Corporation announces TRS 8. Model 1 microcomputer. Commodore Business Machines introduces Personal Electronic Transactor PET. Apple Computer introduces Apple II. Branching. Beyond BASIC, Microsoft develops FORTRAN, COBOL, and Assembler, extending the. PC into scientific and business realms. July. 1, The company ships its second language, Microsofts version of FORTRAN. BASIC on a single copy basis. Other First generation machines that ran Microsoft BASIC included. Atari, Cromemco, and Texas Instruments, built around a mind numbing. Z 8. 0, 8. 08. 0, 6. Because most machines had unique designs with proprietary and usually primitive. Microsoft development team had to create a specialized. With the introduction of inexpensive microprocessors such as the Intel 8. MOS 6. 50. 2, a few people began to dream of actually having their own computers. With BASIC in demand, Microsoft branches out. February 3, A partnership agreement between Paul Allen and Bill Gates is officially. Their main product is still BASIC, but its tied up with MITS, which. In Bill and Pauls view, however, MITS is making less effort than it should. The. picture shows Starting from the top, left Steve Wood, Bob Wallace Jim Lane. Next row Bob ORear, Bob Greenburg, Marc Mc. Donald Gordon Letwin. Next row Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis, Marla Wood Paul Allen November 1. Arbitration decides the matter in Microsofts favor, setting the company free. BASIC to others. Within months, Microsoft licenses BASIC for the Commodore. PET and TRS 8. 0 computers, and begins negotiating with other companies. BASIC. product. BASIC has been the subject of an extended legal dispute between the. Bill Gates and Paul. Allen shared the title of general partner until 1. Bill Gates became. Paul Allen vice president of Microsoft Corp. Stats. The BASIC Foundation for a company. Revenues 3. 81,7. Employees 9. Microsofts flat fee of 2. Applesoft BASIC seems like. Apple sells more than a million machines with. BASIC built in. Put your calculators away it works out to 2 cents per copy. Tandy and Apple computer systems. Intel introduces the 8. Al Gore coins the phrase information. First COMDEX computer show in Las Vegas. Apple. co founder Steve Wozniak wrote Integer BASIC, the first language available for. But it was quickly supplanted in popularity by Microsoft Applesoft.
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