tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post6359860515826377724..comments2024-03-12T14:31:50.264-07:00Comments on Bits and Pieces: "Codebreaker" and "Ivory Tower"Harry Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17088418333536732728noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-13465958748900878472016-04-05T20:20:58.305-07:002016-04-05T20:20:58.305-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-73939449046737552232016-03-26T00:49:11.817-07:002016-03-26T00:49:11.817-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jr. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627387829300054935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-622887582488358592014-11-29T16:30:56.685-08:002014-11-29T16:30:56.685-08:00Codebreaker pretty good. Have you read Robert Harr...Codebreaker pretty good. Have you read Robert Harris' Enigma, terrific novel on Turing and Bletchley. His Pompeii is also outstandingRichard Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345488915985847172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-47447637294458831252014-11-20T06:26:54.544-08:002014-11-20T06:26:54.544-08:00Yes, I liked Ivory Tower because it portrayed posi...Yes, I liked Ivory Tower because it portrayed positively some things that really are good about Harvard: the diversification of the student body, the fact that financial aid is so generous that nobody need graduate with any debt, and nobody does graduate with any serious debt, and CS50, which really is a course with a lot of heart and a lot of staff support for students from varied backgrounds.Harry Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17088418333536732728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-17330513058465319852014-11-20T05:37:55.560-08:002014-11-20T05:37:55.560-08:00Did you like it because it portrays Harvard so pos...Did you like it because it portrays Harvard so positively :-) <br />I rather doubt that.<br />But more important- did it Portray Harvard correctly?<br />Is the recent (how old is it?) policy of makign sure that people who get in can go working to (1) reduce Student Debt, and (2) diversify Haravard.<br />My guess would be YES (in caps) and no (in small letters). Hope the caps don't put this in the spam falter.GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-62606606623731882422014-11-20T03:05:57.380-08:002014-11-20T03:05:57.380-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044496250639897093noreply@blogger.com