Scsh Manual's Author's Self-Deprecating Acknowledgements
2025-01-08
Olin Shivers, author of the Scsh reference manual version 0.6.7, offers a darkly humorous take on acknowledgements. He satirizes his colleagues, students, parents, and department chair, confessing his reliance on Prozac and Jack Daniel's to get through the day, hinting at the stress and dissatisfaction he faced during the manual's creation. The entire acknowledgement is filled with negativity and self-deprecation; it's less a thank you and more a sardonic commentary on the academic environment and his personal circumstances.
(scsh.net)