blue Blog | The Best Way to Not Get Tenure
At the extremes, there are two ways to approach tenure. You can conform to the norms established for junior faculty. Or you can be yourself. I’m happy that I set my own course, and proud of the way that I divided by time between research, teaching, and service. Unfortunately, my approach did…
Hasnain says:
Shots fired, clearly. A harsh read on the tenure process
Posted on 2016-10-23T04:03:58+0000
The Professor Who Was Right About Index Funds All Along
“Believe me, there are plenty of smart people behind the robots.”
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Posted on 2016-10-23T00:01:56+0000
Hacker-Proof Code Confirmed | Quanta Magazine
Computer scientists can prove certain programs to be error-free with the same certainty that mathematicians prove theorems.
Hasnain says:
This is pretty cool. Program verification and static analysis for the win
Posted on 2016-10-22T05:44:43+0000
Nonsense paper written by iOS autocomplete accepted for conference
New Zealand professor asked to present his work at US event on nuclear physics despite it containing gibberish all through the copy
Pakistan just ruled schizophrenia is 'not a mental disorder'. Now a man with schizophrenia can be executed
Pakistan’s highest court has ruled that schizophrenia does not qualify as a “mental disorder” under the country's legal definition, paving the way for a mentally ill man’s execution. The United Nations warned it would be against international law to hang Imdad Ali, who was sentenced to death over th...
Samsung made YouTube remove video of GTA mod that turns Note 7 into a bomb
Samsung apparently doesn't see much humor in a Grand Theft Auto V mod that turns the recalled, hazardous Galaxy Note 7 into an in-game weapon. In fact, the company is trying to erase it from the...
Mercurial 4.0 Sprint Notes
Posted 10/17/16 12:52 PM
Peter Thiel, YC, and hard decisions – Project Include
Diversity and inclusion are hard, especially in tech. Doing them right means agreeing on values, setting standards, calling out bad…
This is what work-life balance looks like at a company with 100% retention of moms
When it comes to benefits and child care, Patagonia thinks about what humans need, not how to fix a problem.
Hasnain says:
This is amazing, and what the norm should be like, really
Posted on 2016-10-18T04:24:33+0000
I Won $104 Million for Blowing the Whistle on My Company—But Somehow I Was the Only One Who Went to…
The story of Bradley A. Birkenfeld, the first in our series of Unusual Millionaires
Hasnain says:
"A few months later, I went to the Justice Department. I thought they’d be thankful, but instead, they were hostile. Think of it this way: You have some civil-servant hack who’s uninterested in someone coming in and handing them an investigation they should’ve been able to crack themselves decades ago. All I asked for in return was a subpoena or immunity. They said no. And in an ironic, almost hilarious twist, they charged me with conspiracy to commit bank fraud for not giving up one of my clients. Meanwhile, all of my bosses got non-prosecution agreements."
This is pretty crazy
Posted on 2016-10-18T01:58:03+0000