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The Essence of Academia

You write a paper, and it contributes epsilon to a field. You write another paper on the same exact topic, and it contributes epsilon/2. The next one (on the same exact topic) epsilon/4, etc.

On the one hand, you can add up the total contribution you make, and it’s 2 epsilon.

On the other hand, you can generate an infinite number of papers. . .

:as discussed by Michael Gibson, myself and one of Gibson’s friends @ Stanford.

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“It’s 11:00 PM and I check my email. 98 new messages have arrived since yesterday. At 2-3 minutes per message, I’ll need about 4 hours to handle them. I’d like to grant them my highest security classification – DBR: Delete Before Reading.”

:Michael Detouzos, Director of the MIT Media Lab in The Unifinished Revolution

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The Best of Proverbs

If it’s true that we are here to help others,

then, what exactly are the others here for?

Since light travels faster than sound, people

appear bright until you hear them speak.

How come “abbreviated” is such a long word ?

Don’t frown. You never know who is falling in

love with your smile.

Should women have children after 35?

No, 35 children are enough

Living on Earth may be expensive…

but it includes an annual free trip around the Sun.

Your future depends on your dreams

So go to sleep !

ALCOHOL KILLS SLOWLY So what ?

Who’s in a hurry ?

Love is photogenic;

it needs darkness to develop

A good discussion is like a miniskirt;

Short enough to pertain interest and long enough to cover the subject

Children in backseats cause accidents;

Accidents in backseats cause children!

A drunk was hauled into court.

Mister, the judge began, you’ve been brought here for drinking….

Great, the drunk exclaimed. When do we get started?

Can you do anything that other people can’t?

Sure, I can read my handwriting.

:Sent to me by Devika A.

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