2005.12.19
Who Will Edit the Editors?
I am often asked to review papers that are written in a language
only superficially resembling English.
In a few cases the writing is so confused that I return the
manuscript, asking for it to be edited by a native speaker of English.
I realize that writing proper English is an additional
hurdle for, possibly brilliant, scientists who are not
native speakers of English, and
I often wondered how authors could address this problem.
Apparently, there are companies that will edit scientific papers
for a modest fee.
Continue reading "Who Will Edit the Editors?"Last modified: Monday, December 19, 2005 2:53 pm
2005.12.07
If STL Had Been Designed by a Committee
I've been reading on XML schema, and it's embarrassingly obvious
that it has been designed by a committee.
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2005.12.05
A Clash of Two Cultures
I dug the following gem from the Usenix
HotOS X Conference
Panel titled "Do we work within existing frameworks or start from scratch?",
summarized by Prashanth Bungale.
Continue reading "A Clash of Two Cultures"Last modified: Monday, December 5, 2005 9:25 pm
