tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post4278756865266816090..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: CompetitionLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-13438938003145515562012-02-08T15:37:55.880-06:002012-02-08T15:37:55.880-06:00Only six days from the notification have past. I g...Only six days from the notification have past. I guess we'll have to wait for three or four weeks.Fightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-47552684274749296042012-02-08T01:06:10.239-06:002012-02-08T01:06:10.239-06:00What about STOC accepts folks?What about STOC accepts folks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-17879546617396446722012-02-07T09:07:29.775-06:002012-02-07T09:07:29.775-06:00You guys are obviously unaware that there are a fi...You guys are obviously unaware that there are a fixed and constant number of good TCS people at any time which the NSF and other funding agencies have accurately calculated to within +-1 persons which drives the number and amount of funding awards. Don't you guys read their press releases?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-89501201848864414872012-02-07T05:24:58.118-06:002012-02-07T05:24:58.118-06:00Anonymous (Feb 6, 2012 03:07 PM) "Further inc...Anonymous (Feb 6, 2012 03:07 PM) "Further increase of jobs in TCS means mere promotion of mediocrity."<br /><br />ROTFL … global-scale application of "anonymous" dyspeptic reasoning leads us to the mathematically rigorous conclusion that further increases in planetary population, and the education of that population, serve merely to ensure that only a vanishingly small portion of young people can ever reach the top ranks of their profession. <br /><br />Perhaps this reasoning makes sense to <i>some</i> folks … whom we can hope do not rise to positions of influence within academia!<br /><br /><b>Elevator Summary:</b> Planetary-scale access to education is undesirable because it promotes academic mediocrity?John Sidleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16286860374431298556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-24344913833997462012012-02-07T02:55:24.172-06:002012-02-07T02:55:24.172-06:00I totally agree. It is a while I can't underst...I totally agree. It is a while I can't understand the relation between academic paper disputes and the thrive of knowledge. I always has thought that open community and brain storming can help the academia to find the path...Mohsenhttp://ce.sharif.edu/~mahmoudinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-51573385783133476102012-02-06T20:00:27.815-06:002012-02-06T20:00:27.815-06:00Why would an increase in TCS positions promote &qu...Why would an increase in TCS positions promote "mediocrity"? What areas of TCS research do you consider mediocre?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-91180112945213365752012-02-06T17:07:55.310-06:002012-02-06T17:07:55.310-06:00I know this sound snobbish but the general funding...I know this sound snobbish but the general funding situation in TCS is already much better than maths: further increase of jobs in TCS means mere promotion of mediocrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com