[racket] You're invited to Neil Toronto's Dissertation Defense

From: Eugene Wallingford (wallingf at cs.uni.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 12 15:36:14 EDT 2014

> I have nothing intelligent to add. Just congratulations! (Also, "Doctor
> Toronto" is a pretty awesome superhero title.)

     I was thinking that we have the makings of a new television
     procedural: "Doctor Toronto, PLT".  Congratulations, and
     thanks for posting the video.

---- Eugene

> On Jun 12, 2014 8:53 AM, "Neil Toronto" <neil.toronto at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Here's the edit:
> >
> >     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKKkj-M34So
> >
> > Streaming and recording dissertation defenses should be How It's Done.
> > There were plenty of people who wanted to be there but couldn't: PLT
> > friends, friends and family who have moved away, people with scheduling
> > conflicts (such as my previous advisor), etc. This was all Jay's idea.
> > Major props.
> >
> > Also, I'm a doctor! Bwahahaha!
> >
> > Neil ???
> >
> > On 06/11/2014 05:59 PM, Jay McCarthy wrote:
> >
> >> Neil passed and is now Dr. Toronto. All hail. The Hangout site now has
> >> the archive video, which starts after about 15 minutes of testing
> >> content, which this link skips:
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqMUin-MDOg#t=883
> >>
> >> We'll be editing and posting another copy shortly.
> >>
> >> Jay
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Jay McCarthy <jay.mccarthy at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> This event is eminent!
> >>>
> >>> Jay
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 10:47 PM, Jay McCarthy <jay.mccarthy at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Many of you have seen many emails and commits from my PhD student,
> >>>> Neil Toronto, who has worked on projects like math and plot. He will
> >>>> be defending his dissertation soon and we're going to stream the talk
> >>>> for anyone who is interested.
> >>>>
> >>>> The defense is Wednesday, June 11th, 2:00pm MDT and we'll use Hangouts
> >>>> on Air at this URL:
> >>>>
> >>>>      https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cf900dgqvd68meg8toa1tstiqp0
> >>>>
> >>>> After the defense, we'll put up a recording and his final dissertation
> >>>> PDF. (There will probably be some change requests by the University
> >>>> Typewriter Dissertators.)
> >>>>
> >>>> We hope if you're interested, you'll think about attending.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jay
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Jay McCarthy <jay at cs.byu.edu>
> >>>> Assistant Professor / Brigham Young University
> >>>> http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay
> >>>>
> >>>> "The glory of God is Intelligence" - D&C 93
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Jay McCarthy <jay at cs.byu.edu>
> >>> Assistant Professor / Brigham Young University
> >>> http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay
> >>>
> >>> "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing,
> >>> for ye are laying the foundation of a great work.
> >>> And out of small things
> >>> proceedeth that which is great." - D&C 64:33
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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