Gangbare naam: Institute Historian T. F. Peterson
Geslacht: n/a
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Woonplaatsen: East Campus, MIT
Opleiding: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Beroepen: Historian
Korte biografie: Institute Historian T. F. Peterson has spent many years lurking in the corridors of MIT picking up gossip and monitoring hacks in progress. [from MIT Press]

IHTFP is an abbreviation which makes up part of the folklore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It originally stood for "I Hate This Fucking Place" but, due to use of profanity, is often euphemized with other backronyms. Some of the more popular meanings include "I Help Tutor Freshman Physics", "It's Hard to Fondle Penguins", and "Interesting Hacks To Fascinate People", as well as "I Have Truly Found Paradise" and "Institute Has The Finest Professors." The precise time of origin is unknown, though the term was already widely used at MIT by 1960. [from Wikipedia]

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Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT door Institute Historian T. F. Peterson

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pszolovits | 3 andere besprekingen | Feb 3, 2021 |

Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT door Institute Historian T. F. Peterson

I had previously read one of the earlier editions about the hacks at MIT and was very pleased to read the updated version. This book gives a great overview of the tradition of Hacking at this Engineering school. The pictures of the hacks are always fun to look at.

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yukon92 | 3 andere besprekingen | Sep 9, 2012 |

Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT door Institute Historian T. F. Peterson

Those wacky engineers come up with some really amazing pranks.

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rhohnholt | 3 andere besprekingen | Jun 25, 2008 |

Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT door Institute Historian T. F. Peterson

hack = an inventive, anonymous prank

An excellent book with lots of good ideas. Personally, I find putting various objects outside on top of the dome is rather boring. Hanging a model of the enterprise inside the dome for William Shatner's visit was clever and thoughtful. The disappearing President's door is my favourite.

You don't need to buy the book though. Most of the info is here:

http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/… (meer)

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