michiexile | Twitter excerpts

12:08 @xek I should show you my circular slide rule at some point. And my two ordinary ones. Picked up my parents' old school supplies when I left #
16:01 @maymaym This? This is why I'm in academics. #
16:07 @maymaym 16+ years of schooling was what I went through because "learning new stuff" is very high on my list of things I love, and because.. #
16:08 @maymaym ..schooling is a form of learning that agrees decently well with me. I've tried (not very hard) to avoid losing student status. #
16:08 @maymaym One large reason that contemporary academics puts a postgrad degree as entrance requirement is to weed out crackpots. #
16:09 @maymaym Which is unfortunate, but I don't see a very useable alternative right now. I'm willing to discuss it, but spamfilters are needed. #
18:34 New record: idea to first complete draft: 1 week. Time to celebrate. #
21:43 @maymaym There's more to it. 1) I went to school in Sweden. Less commercialization. 2) PhD ~ spam filter coz academics want to do research.. #
21:45 @maymaym ..and not perform what spam & crank filtration they have to do instead. Even with this system, crackpots get through too much. #
21:46 @maymaym Also, with what I went through, it didn't feel like "paying my dues". But then I'm quite well-adjusted to academic life. #