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1999/5/13-15 [Computer/SW/Languages] UID:15805 Activity:very high
5/13    Seen on the "How can we make this computer lab better"
        suggestions sheet: "Have the printers print directly into the
        trash can for more efficient wasting of paper."
        \_ Allow social science students to use the lab.  That way
           increases the female:male ratio.
           \_ It also increases the female:male fellatio ratio.
                \_ Anywhere but a computer lab, yeah.
                \_ The social sciences are all heavily male.  You don't even
                \_ The social sciences are all heavily male.  You don'teven
                    \_ well, the social sciences don't have to be heavily
                       female to improve the female:male ration in a cs lab.
                       they just have to have a better ratio than cs.
        \_ I think we should start charging people for printing.  Maybe a
           few cents per page.  People should seldom *need* to print things
           out anyway, now that big screen displays are common.  We can
           save more trees this way.
           \_ Yeah, and ruin more eyes while we're at it.
           \_ This has been tried again and again all over campus.  The fact
              is that the effort required to charge kids for paper isn't worth
              the tiny amount of paper saved.
              \_ doesn't stop UC santa cruz from charging 10c a page.
                    know where the chicks on campus are... how sad.
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