Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

writing gold: about a third of the way through the paper, "This article is supposed to be a review of a book called The Access Principle by John Willinsky (MIT Press, 2006)"


His remarks about how unreadable the book is, and the quotes from it, had me laughing out loud (really)... the guy is sharp and funny.

This summer I also read his fantastic essay "Why Philosophers Should Compare About Computation Complexity": http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=735

Speaking as someone who has been out of CS and working as a programmer for 10 years, it was REALLY accessible for such a lofty topic (and well-written). I managed to finish it in just a few days and understand almost all of it. I wish all academics would take the time to review the necessary background info for an educated reader. That is difficult but shows real understanding on their part, in addition to helping to spread their ideas.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: