tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post2669041886791442897..comments2024-03-28T14:56:46.834-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: News from CambridgeLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-9857142047430480472010-06-16T21:32:40.774-05:002010-06-16T21:32:40.774-05:00should "The EC proceedings is also on-line&qu...should "The EC proceedings is also on-line" be "are"?<br /><br />HiPPo should be HiPPOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-58748138680168817912010-06-16T18:26:27.707-05:002010-06-16T18:26:27.707-05:00Hmmm ... a quick grep of the Visions for Theoretic...Hmmm ... a quick grep of the <a href="http://theorymatters.org/pmwiki/uploads/Visioning/VisionsTCS-allnuggets.htm" rel="nofollow">Visions for Theoretical Computer Science</a> discloses that science receives ample mention (52 appearances of "scien*") ... good ... and mathematics receives ample mention (19 appearances of "math*") ... also good ... and engineering gets no mention at all (zero uses of "engin*").<br /><br />Gee ... what would we think of a white paper titled "Visions for Sea Otters" that never got around to mentioning the words "kelp" and "urchins"?<br /><br />Mammologists know what that kind of of vision leads to ... namely ... a generation of starving juvenile otters!<br /><br />The converse makes better sense, because a conservation plan that focuses on kelp and urchins (and practical engineering) provides essential habitat for healthy otter populations (and healthy math and science careers).John Sidleshttp://www.mrfm.orgnoreply@blogger.com