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Ellen Spertus
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I am a computer science professor at Mills College. I used to work at Google on projects such as App Inventor (which I still contribute to), Blockly, and the Hour of Code. I have done research in computer architecture, compilers, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, and data mining.

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What is a non-gendered synonym for "macho"?
Feb 6, 2015
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Is there a name for the red circle and slash in a No Smoking sign?
Mar 9, 2014
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How to end a letter beginning with "To whom it may concern"
Mar 28, 2012
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Can “thanks in advance” be considered rude?
Jun 1, 2014
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Is the term "setting someone straight" offensive to queer people?
Jun 10, 2014
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What is a word for a mean kind of happy?
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What adjective is between "intermediate" and "advanced"?
Mar 28, 2012
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What's a modern term for sucker or sap?
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What is a colorful non-profane synonym for "batshit crazy"? [closed]
Oct 31, 2016
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What is the meaning of the first known English passage with the word "computer"?
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Is it better to lie to students or to be pedantic when teaching Intro CS?
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Do authors have to be politically correct in article-writing?
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Is multi-thread output from System.out.println interleaved
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Why are they called breadboards?
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Is praising students' aptitude harmful?