tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post5309550942654038164..comments2024-03-27T19:58:17.387-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Which Books to Keep?Lance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-13759335395658292782012-06-11T20:10:04.037-05:002012-06-11T20:10:04.037-05:00I vote for you to sign them and give them away as ...I vote for you to sign them and give them away as prizes on the blog :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-57182015294092911912012-06-06T09:25:09.150-05:002012-06-06T09:25:09.150-05:00Used Math books on Amazon are often absurdly price...Used Math books on Amazon are often absurdly priced (that is,<br />rather high prices). I've seen books stay unbought for years.<br />This serves nobodies interests. I recommend that Lance put them<br />on amazon for a reasonable price.GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-59853994128200786322012-06-06T08:10:26.824-05:002012-06-06T08:10:26.824-05:00I hope you won't throw away any books -- there...I hope you won't throw away any books -- there are plenty of people (students and otherwise) who will be happy to get them for free or even buy them on amazon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-10919536785795998642012-06-04T20:06:38.796-05:002012-06-04T20:06:38.796-05:00The first couple of "Structure in Complexity&...The first couple of "Structure in Complexity" conference proceedings are not on-line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-48758282417007120892012-06-04T19:12:49.908-05:002012-06-04T19:12:49.908-05:00I've used iAnnotate and NoteTaker HD w/ good r...I've used iAnnotate and NoteTaker HD w/ good results. Both have the functionality to zoom in at a particular point in the PDF so note taking is very nice.Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-31869387493565175232012-06-04T14:51:19.128-05:002012-06-04T14:51:19.128-05:00I use Goodreader with Dropbox to handle the files ...I use Goodreader with Dropbox to handle the files and the keyboard for writing comments. The lack of a good stylus is a definite disadvantage over paper.Lance Fortnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-27167075989663779692012-06-04T14:36:51.656-05:002012-06-04T14:36:51.656-05:00I don't think "math books" is the ri...I don't think "math books" is the right criterion. I have a few bookshelves filled with CS and math books, too. I hardly ever go to them. If I need really detailed information, I go to papers, which are available online. If I need a general survey, then Wikipedia and Wolfram often do a perfectly fine job.<br /><br />It's hard to see where books will have a special advantage going forward. Even for-profit books are increasingly available in Kindle edition, and some nice publishers such as Artima even produce PDF that you can browse at your workstation.Lex Spoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859632965228608649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-85412612857696184592012-06-04T13:57:51.027-05:002012-06-04T13:57:51.027-05:00None of the conference proceedings are publicly on...None of the conference proceedings are publicly online, and their research papers will probably remain locked up forever. I suggest scanning them in and uploading them all somewhere outside the US so this secret research can see the light of day. If we want effective research repositories, we will have to create them ourselves. Start with the older years, since those papers are less likely to be already online and their authors are likely to be out of academia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-3923653275940077122012-06-04T13:52:52.741-05:002012-06-04T13:52:52.741-05:00What do you use to markup PDFs on your iPad? I fi...What do you use to markup PDFs on your iPad? I find the styli for the iPad too clunky to do any real writing.David P. Williamsonhttp://www.davidpwilliamson.net/worknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-42225296537967465592012-06-04T13:41:58.465-05:002012-06-04T13:41:58.465-05:00One Tip: If you haven't looked at a book in 10...One Tip: If you haven't looked at a book in 10 years you probably aren't going to ever look at it again. Give it away or sell it. If you give it away it is quite possible that whoever you give it to will never look at it and give it away when they move.GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-30582436388231192322012-06-04T13:38:01.936-05:002012-06-04T13:38:01.936-05:00You should take the old books, bandsaw the backing...You should take the old books, bandsaw the backing off of them, scan and OCR, then upload a torrent to the pirate bay. You can read them on your ipad. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com