Cute idea, but I wouldn't pay to use something like this. You can just open up whatever file in a texteditor and delete some header info or even some strings randomly, you have a corrupted file.
Besides, by handing in fake homework, you are just cheating yourself of education.
I wonder how long sites like turnitin.com will take to respond to this, if it becomes widespread.
If I were a professor (I've said this too many times-- maybe it's time for a career change) I'd seriously freak out if a student pulled this crap. The first of the pain he'd be feeling would be the 0 he got on the paper/powerpoint.
My other problem with this is the turnaround time on their custom orders. Who gets themselves into this situation with 12 hours to spare?
In every course I've ever TA-ed or even taken, a corrupted paper or code submission is considered the problem of the sender, and thus late. Last term, the penalty for one student who, I think through an honest mistake, submitted a corrupted file, was -50%.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 25.2 ms ] threadBesides, by handing in fake homework, you are just cheating yourself of education.
If I were a professor (I've said this too many times-- maybe it's time for a career change) I'd seriously freak out if a student pulled this crap. The first of the pain he'd be feeling would be the 0 he got on the paper/powerpoint.
My other problem with this is the turnaround time on their custom orders. Who gets themselves into this situation with 12 hours to spare?