Univ. of Penn Offers "Wasting Time on the Internet" Class Taught by "Robotic Erotica" Professor

Pundit Press ^ | 1/28/15 | Aurelius

[rightistight]

The University of Pennyslvania is now offering a “Wasting Time on the Internet” class that will earn students credit.

The class, literally named “Wasting Time on the Internet,” is being taught by Professor Kenneth Goldsmith this Spring 2015 semester. In 2010, Professor Goldsmith also taught “Uncreative Writing: Robotic Erotica/Erotic Robotics: Scribing a Non-Expresssive [sic] Sexuality.”

Goldsmith writes for his new class that “students will be required to stare at the screen for three hours, only interacting through chat rooms, bots, social media and listservs.

“Distraction, multi-tasking, and aimless drifting is mandatory,” the description adds.

[Responsibility2nd]

Wow. I could Major in that.

With a Minor in Beer Drinking and Goofing Off.

[Responsibility2nd]

Goldsmith writes for his new class that “students will be required to stare at the screen for three hours, only interacting through chat rooms, bots, social media and listservs.

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What about FReeping? Can I take this course by satellite proxy?

Three Hours? Hell, I do that before breakfast!

[Vigilanteman]

Sounds like the perfect career preparation for a community organizer . . .

[Slings and Arrows]

What about FReeping? Can I take this course by satellite proxy?

You could *teach* this course by satellite proxy.

[2banana]

While drinking mountain dew and eating doritos

[Buckeye McFrog]

Undergrad tuition for a year at Penn $47,688.

Just sayin’

[Darksheare]

Robot erotica?
Same guy who did the Bjork music video for “All is full of love”?

[moovova]

One class? Big deal.

Get back to me when they’re offering a PhD.

[Gamecock]

Wasting Time on the Internet?

I guess I could audit that class and still get an A.

[faithhopecharity]

this course would over-qualify a “community organizer”

[windcliff]

I would get an “A”.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Easy A

[proxy_user]

Welcome to Free Republic, professor!

Ready for a good Zot? Or how about another female teacher/male students thread? Or perhaps you would fancy a financial-catastrophe-due-to-derivatives discussion?

We have them all every day!

[willibeaux]

Responsi.... I wonder what kind of job opportunities would be available if you majored in that silly subject.

[Kirkwood]

Imagine someone actually flunking this course. LOL

[Kirkwood]

I wonder if there’s a Cliff’s Notes for this?

[Daffynition]

Time to employ ye olde coffin-escape mechanism

[Slings and Arrows]

Just install a chatbot and you don’t even have to come to class.