James Purtilo
Associate Professor of Computer Science
University of Maryland at College Park

SEAM: Software Engineering @ Maryland

  • There are 10 kinds of people. Those understand binary, and those who don't.
  • "People say that if you play Microsoft CD's backwards, you hear satanic things, but that's nothing, because if you play them forwards, it installs windows."

    • Information on our study of the quality of information in sites such as Wikipedia (including our examples concerning Dr. John Lott) are found HERE, under the title "To REALLY lie, you need a computer - and wikipedia."

    Course links:

    HONR 239R: "Privacy versus In-your-face Big Government".

    CMSC 435: "Software Engineering".

    GEMS396: "Gemstone Team Project Seminar III".

    Inspiration for Students of Software Engineering in CMSC 435 ...

    For those interested in the politics of firearms and civil rights:

    Please refer to Purtilo's site myguns.net for the latest developments in Maryland. That site contains reprints of articles from Tripwire newsletter, and also information about MPFO (Marylanders for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. You can also get technical information on firearms at recguns.net, the FAQ site for the net news group that Purtilo runs called "rec.guns")

    Answers for pop quiz.

    For limo liberals.

    Quote of the week: "I am not robbed by people who have more money than I. I am robbed by a government that wants to penalize my industry and give increasing portions of what I earn to people who do not emulate my principles, morals and ethics... We once taught our young people the virtues of hard work, saving, personal responsibility and accountability for one's actions, chastity before and fidelity and commitment in marriage, honesty, integrity and virtue-not to mention the Ten Commandments (especially the one about not coveting that which belongs to your neighbor). We now teach them entitlement, victimhood, class envy and rights to other people's money." -Cal Thomas

    Maturity