tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post4834708695892797533..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Review of Lipton's Book-Blog/Review of Goldreich and Arora-Barak/New Book Review Column/Do you want to review?Lance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-40147877583542068672010-10-04T08:52:53.796-05:002010-10-04T08:52:53.796-05:00Last anon- Fixed, Thanks!
GASARCHLast anon- Fixed, Thanks!<br /><br />GASARCHGASARCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-55720934006480854182010-09-30T12:19:40.785-05:002010-09-30T12:19:40.785-05:00page 4: MANIFESTO II: We should have
(extra at bef...page 4: MANIFESTO II: We should have<br />(extra at before should.)<br /><br />page 5: line 1: ... It is not know*n* ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-14828230207932255562010-09-30T09:13:36.189-05:002010-09-30T09:13:36.189-05:00Last Anon- THANKS. I have fixed it.Last Anon- THANKS. I have fixed it.GASARCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-51558880456269863992010-09-29T10:13:03.462-05:002010-09-29T10:13:03.462-05:00Small typo in Lipton's book review: "If y...Small typo in Lipton's book review: "If you do better reading books then blogs" -> "If you do better reading books than blogs"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-8869814032507186462010-09-28T21:53:52.914-05:002010-09-28T21:53:52.914-05:00Last Anon- good question.
Someone who knows NO cr...Last Anon- good question.<br /><br />Someone who knows NO crypto who reads a crypto-for-the-novice book<br />would not work since the reviewer would not be able to recognize<br />what topics should be there but aren't.<br /><br />However, the reviewer does not need to know that much crypto either. Just enough to comment on coverage.<br />The content of the undergrad course in crypto should suffice.<br /><br />You can extrapolate that to whatever<br />X-For-The-Novice books I have.<br /><br />Thanks for asking!GASARCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-67949593226865800252010-09-28T20:33:50.469-05:002010-09-28T20:33:50.469-05:00I noticed that a few of the books on your to-be-re...I noticed that a few of the books on your to-be-reviewed list are aimed at novices. Would you be interested in getting reviews from non-experts, or do you prefer to have the reviews be from subject area experts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-82477889359806984292010-09-28T16:36:22.786-05:002010-09-28T16:36:22.786-05:00That was a thorough, well-conceived review, and al...That was a thorough, well-conceived review, and although I have not looked at the Arora-Barak text, the Oded Goldreich text was indeed outstanding in the respects described by the review. In particular, Oded's numerous pedagogic asides were helpful to, and greatly appreciated by, by least one reader.John Sidleshttp://www.mrfm.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-37656173012319438922010-09-28T15:58:49.046-05:002010-09-28T15:58:49.046-05:00Last Anon- THanks, I have fixed it.
bill gLast Anon- THanks, I have fixed it.<br /><br />bill gGASARCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-78280556901509433292010-09-28T13:22:59.207-05:002010-09-28T13:22:59.207-05:00page 2:
1. We all thought ... was *not* closed .....page 2:<br /><br />1. We all thought ... was *not* closed ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-66597235794190851192010-09-28T13:02:31.596-05:002010-09-28T13:02:31.596-05:00Please, blog on the just released rankings (http:/...Please, blog on the just released rankings (http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/computer-science)<br /><br />A challenge: pick criteria to make department X first, for as many X as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-58409671816511549502010-09-28T12:48:25.149-05:002010-09-28T12:48:25.149-05:001) here were some broken links but they are fixed ...1) here were some broken links but they are fixed now.<br /><br />GASARCHGASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-9631206446569700192010-09-28T12:34:12.736-05:002010-09-28T12:34:12.736-05:00your book reviews are worse than your blog posts.your book reviews are worse than your blog posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com