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Posted 17 Sep 2014 supposedly the Gavrilo Princip sandwich story is actually a myth that originated sometime in 2003, and it's threatening to become the accepted version of the story in major parts of Europe, which is silly But yeah I like these history things, though learning about the basics of World War I and II feels like sitting in another history class in middle school. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 Sep 2014 I like their portrayal of him eating a comfort sandwich. The only thing he was missing was someone to pat him on the shoulder and be like "it's ok champ there's always next year" like he was a middle schooler who failed to win the spelling bee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 Sep 2014 yeh but really he just walked up and shot that dude like he was an unarmed black kid Franz and Sophie's death was way insane-whack dramatic. That just sounded heartwrenching, like one of those too-perfect movie deaths. Franz very clearly cared for Sophie. I feel sorry for them. T1g likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 4 Oct 2014 Guess who just got to meet James because James was giving a talk at his college? hint: IT WAS ME James is a really swell guy just saying pheonix561 likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 4 Oct 2014 UUUUUUUGH I CAN'T FIND A GUIDE OF WHICH PLACES HE'S VISITING WHAT IF HE VISITS NIU AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 4 Oct 2014 The reason he came here is because it is Reflections Projections, where lots of guest speakers come and talk about technology stuff. My friend Nick, who is on staff for RP, invited James to come speak, and James decided to after looking over what the people attending were speaking about. One of the Extra Credits videos mentions what you should do if you want James to come speak at your school http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference/2014/speakers/jamesportnow.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 5 Oct 2014 oh, and most of the stuff he talks about was already talked about on extra credits. Not all of it, but a very large part of it. They obviously need to use all the best material for the show Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Oct 2014 https://www.youtube.com/user/acmuiuc/videos I believe this is where the recorded lectures will wind up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 21 Oct 2014 They started uploading reflections|projections lectures to the channel i linked to above, but they haven't gotten to James' yet. I will give them a few days and if nothing shows up I will ask some people I know when it will show up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 13 Nov 2014 Good way to show why Japanese history is so romanticized. It sounds awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 13 Nov 2014 Oh yeah man. There was some pretty crazy stuff during feudal era japan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 13 Nov 2014 Turns out my school won't be releasing the recorded lecture of James, because James couldn't sign the release form for reasons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites