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by HillaryBriss 3364 days ago
i like the fact that the course number is 88. nice.
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cgarduno1 3364 days ago
All courses at ucla that are taught by undergrads are 88S courses, just happens to be that way interestingly
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OJFord 3364 days ago
> All courses at ucla that are taught by undergrads are 88S courses

So kfranc is the only CS UG doing it? (Since it's listed as CS88S.)

> just happens to be that way interestingly

Can you or GP explain why '88' is 'interesting', or something to 'like'?

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HillaryBriss 3363 days ago
In China, "Number 88 symbolizes fortune and good luck in Chinese culture" according to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_%28number%29 which is why I thought it nice.

My original comment was downvoted and I didn't understand why. Now I think I know. I just learned that there's another really disturbing meaning of 88. It's used by Neo-Nazis as shorthand for "HH" since "H" is the eighth letter in the alphabet. (You get one guess what "HH" is shorthand for.)

That meaning is NOT nice. It's awful.

Sorry if my comment was interpreted to mean that I thought Neo Nazism or Hitler was nice. That is definitely not what I meant.

(What can I say? I've seen 88 in Chinese restaurants and stores. But I've never seen it used in a Neo Nazi way before. Ugh. Sorry folks.)

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cgarduno1 3360 days ago
Yes, kfranc is the only undergraduate student teaching CS88S. Other students teach other 88 courses. For example, I'm a neuro student, and if I wanted to teach a class on some topic then it would be NS88S.
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