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Subjective System 37
University of Baymack meeting room. An emergency meeting was held. The principal specifically requested for the dean of the computer science department to be present.A lot of professors were in their laboratories when they were called to the meeting.The topic of the meeting was simple. It was regarding one issue, which was the article floating around on Weibo: [On the topic of modern Chinese university academics: Starting from an undergraduate student’s thesis].The article mentioned that an undergraduate student published nine computer science theses within a month. It used that as an entry point to criticize the academic atmosphere of higher education institutions in China and their lax journal review process. It also mentioned that the student was from the University of Baymack.The article was basically roasting the University of Baymack.During the meeting, an old computer science professor adjusted his glasses, stood up, and said nonchalantly, “I’ve read those nine theses and t
Subjective System 38
Harper Group Building, CEO’s office.Neo Carter leaned back in his office chair and was scrolling through his phone.It was after the lunch break. He would always take a half hour break after his lunch to look at what was trending on Weibo or today’s news. After all, his work was closely related to the Internet and so, it was important for him to keep up to date.“An undergraduate from the University of Baymack published nine SCI theses... Are undergraduate students these days so smart?” asked Neo Carter as he smiled and shook his head.He opened the article and saw that the author was by famous science writer Dean Parker.Neo Carter saw this name and twitched his eyebrows. His first impression of him was not good.This Parker counted as a celebrity. He was famous for annoying people on Weibo. He had no talent and was named “Big Mouth”. Neo Carter was a practical workman and did not like this type of clever clowns. Especially since this person loved to criticize China’s education syst
Subjective System 39
Parker was feeling really good today.He normally just criticized people all day. He did not expect to be number one on trending.Although University of Baymack and the [Modern Communication and Geographic Information Technology] editorial department released a response indicating that the theses did not have any problems, the public was unconvinced due to the conflict of interest.University of Baymack had no other options. They even sent a lawyer’s letter to Parker!In the lawyer’s letter, University of Baymack righteously conveyed that the theses had no problems at all. Not only did University of Baymack asked for him to immediately withdraw the article, but they also requested for an apology. Otherwise, University of Baymack would maintain the right to sue.In addition, it was posted on the official University of Baymack’s Weibo account. It presented the response from the [Modern Communication and Geographic Information Technology] review board, which proved the academic value of
Subjective System 40
[Hello, Blake. This is New York University’s Courant mathematical research department. First of all, thank you for submitting your research to the [ International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics] journal. One of your conclusions mentioned in the “Optimal Inversion Theory of Linear Operators and Linear Functional” thesis made significant progress for our research collaboration with the Paul Scherrer Institute.[... The project is regarding seismic wave back spectrum analysis which is used in geological exploration and seismic research. Specific details of the project are under a confidentiality agreement. But I promise you, your research is used for peaceful purposes...][... When we found out that you are only 19 years old, Professor Catwell and Professor Tom of our institute expressed their surprise.At the same time, I quite admire your talent in mathematics. While expressing gratitude for your research, we are also sincerely inviting you. If you are interested in comi
Subjective System 1
2014, City of BaymackThe blazing hot sun in June was heating up the ground as if it were trying to evaporate every last bit of water from the asphalt roads.Blake Watson listened to the sound of cars honking and looked at the busy people rushing along the streets. He stood in front of the Com Business Hall as he stared straight at the roads. Although cooled air occasionally blew across his back, his thick costume prevented him from experiencing the luxury of air conditioning.Someone might ask, why was he here?Of course, it was for survival...Okay, let’s clarify.Telecom Business Hall partnered with Vivo phones to do a promotion over the summer holidays. Workers were paid 40 dollars an hour to stand outside the door in a puppet costume. The pay was almost double the pay of him handing out flyers and not to mention, he did not have to suffer from people rolling their eyes at him. Additionally, because the temperature outside was over 30 degrees, he would receive a 10 dollar per hour
Subjective System 2
“Blake, wake up!”With his shoulders violently being shaken again, Blake slowly opened his eyes and saw Steve’s fat face.“F*ck! You’re finally awake,” said Steve before letting out a long sigh as he let go of Blake’s shoulders. He laughed apologetically, “Hope you don’t mind. I didn’t mean to disturb your rest. I saw that you were snoring and guessed that you were okay.”Blake looked at the surrounding white walls and the bedsheet covering the hospital bed before asking, “Where am I?”“Don’t you remember? You had a heat stroke at the Com Business Hall!” said Blake as he sat back down onto the chair. He sighed and patted his stout thighs before saying, “Ah, I told you not to be stubborn and you didn’t listen. We’re only doing this part-time. We’re not professionals. What’s the point of working so hard? Look at you now. You’ve sacrificed your health. Is it worth it?”Reluctantly, Blake smiled as he asked, “What did the doctor say about my health?”“Not much, just a bit of dehydration,”
Subjective System 3
Mission begin!”Blake closed his eyes and whispered the words. He did it two more times just in case it was not enough.When he opened his eyes, he saw a line of semi-transparent words floating in front of him.[Mission three begins. Current time: 0 hour. Timer stops when exiting the library.]Blake was startled by the words that appeared suddenly. He looked around the area and when he saw a student walked right through the semi-transparent words, he started to relax.It turned out that no one else could see the system’s words.Anyways, spend 24 hours reading a couple of books in the library and the mission should be completed, right?Blake walked towards the mathematics section as it was better than nothing. He was about to browse through the books when he suddenly noticed that the books had number labels. In addition, there was a pattern in the color of these number labels. As the numbers went from large to small, the colors went from red to gray.[Di Donne’s Foundation of Modern Ana
Subjective System 4
It was six o’clock in the morning when he felt his bed shaking softly. Jack squinted his tired eyes and tried to figure out where the shaking was coming from. When he saw Blake climbing down the ladder, he asked dramatically, “Blake, you’re awake this early?”Blake replied quietly as he was afraid of waking up his two other roommates.“Yeah.”Jack persisted and asked again.“Working again?”Blake hesitated before shaking his head and replied, “Not going. I’m resting for a few days.”“It’s so early. Where are you going then?”“The library.”Suddenly Jack was no longer sleepy.Blake went to the toilet to brush his teeth. When he came back and saw Jack climbing down from his bed, he asked curiously, “Are you not sleeping anymore?”“Study,” said Jack as he took his toiletries and swiftly walked towards the toilet.Blake did not know whether to laugh or cry at his overly competitive roommate. In the end, he shook his head and did not say anything. He put on his shoes and took his backpack