Re:Hacker School is now the Recurse Center
by curo on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @01:42PM
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My brain jumped to "curse" and "legal recourse," not "recursion." And I'm a software developer. Hacker School seems fine. I think you guys are over thinking it.
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Re:Hacker School is now the Recurse Center
by arikrak on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @01:56PM
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They seemed to have specific issues with "hacker". Though I agree "recurse" sounds like some kind of repeated curse.
Re:Hacker School is now the Recurse Center
by craigmccaskill on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @01:52PM
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As they mentioned in the post, the name was clearly causing problems for their students. Prospective, current and alum.
Re:Hacker School is now the Recurse Center
by briandear on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @04:36PM
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The students were creating their own problem. A tourist visa doesn't require an itinerary. Hacker School isn't eligible to sponsor student visas. So, I wonder, what was the problem?
Yes, I had the same reaction in terms of "curse" and "recourse". I think this is a very strange name. And I don't find it particularly nice to say even, due to the double "ess" sound in the middle.
Re:Hacker School is now the Recurse Center
by akarpenko on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @02:51PM
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I keep reading it as Recluse Center...
Re:Hacker School is now the Recurse Center
by mrdrozdov on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @03:07PM
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That would be quite the paradox. A place where solitary people get together?
Re:Hacker School is now the Recurse Center
by unclesaamm on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @09:12PM
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It's not really "overthinking" anymore so much as "overthought", so might as well roll with it ;).
But I agree, it sounds like a New Age retreat. Learn to be a witch at the Recurse Center.