tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post6834656529762373138..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Academic trends in picturesSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-18488329070914858582008-12-10T11:24:00.000-05:002008-12-10T11:24:00.000-05:00To Smaug: Mitchell's paraphrase was (a) longer tha...To Smaug: Mitchell's paraphrase was (a) longer than the original; and (b) said less than the original.<BR/><BR/>This is how technical jargon works: it's a series of shortcuts aimed conveying information quickly to an in-crowd. It doesn't make sparkling prose, and it's tough if you're not an insider, but it does serve a function.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-88451668156083732992008-12-10T01:29:00.000-05:002008-12-10T01:29:00.000-05:00Mitchell, your approximate account of what Butler ...Mitchell, your approximate account of what Butler was saying was simple and clear -- so why didn't she just say it that way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-79286116447861737522008-10-01T03:15:00.000-04:002008-10-01T03:15:00.000-04:00@mitchell : how is that ridiculous that she won th...@mitchell : how is that ridiculous that she won the price ..<BR/><BR/>Is it *really* possible to find worse than that ?Nicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434148024010872285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-43254073834044768012008-10-01T03:10:00.000-04:002008-10-01T03:10:00.000-04:00There is a perfect account of this kind of bullcra...There is a perfect account of this kind of bullcrap from a litterary person who saved them all : Jacques Bouveresse, a highly respected french logician and philosopher.<BR/><BR/><BR/>He has a small book called "dire et ne rien dire" (to say and to not say anything) where he "deconstruct" that kind of novspeak.<BR/><BR/>It has a very meaningful analysis on where these almost new language comes Nicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434148024010872285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-24698715571169617652008-10-01T03:08:00.000-04:002008-10-01T03:08:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434148024010872285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-37768773565175956752008-10-01T03:07:00.000-04:002008-10-01T03:07:00.000-04:00I'm with Mitchell. (Well put by the way.)If certai...I'm with Mitchell. (Well put by the way.)<BR/><BR/>If certain terms, such as "social construction," are falling off the radar, it's because the point has been made and we can now continue exploring other lines of inquiry-- not because we renounce them or feel like fools for having used them. <BR/><BR/>Certainly the academic field is as subject to trends as any other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-5461795005795544762008-09-30T01:20:00.000-04:002008-09-30T01:20:00.000-04:00Those graphs all look like dinasaurs.Those graphs all look like dinasaurs.Luke Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290760894780619646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-54904118358719758422008-09-25T02:24:00.000-04:002008-09-25T02:24:00.000-04:00It's ridiculous that Butler "won" that bad-writing...It's ridiculous that Butler "won" that bad-writing competition. What she wrote is perfectly comprehensible, especially if you read the article it's taken from; moreover, the other finalists quoted are far more turgid. I can only think that the "judges" wanted to shoot her down because she's popular and respected within the intellectual movements that they wish to discredit. <BR/><BR/>As for what Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768655514143252049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-65287893737737465322008-09-23T11:14:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:14:00.000-04:00I've seen similar plots from data mined from the a...I've seen similar plots from data mined from the arXiv. My most distinct memory was of the major rise of ADS/CFT.Dave Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506030153326411733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-25461682358514387382008-09-23T07:57:00.000-04:002008-09-23T07:57:00.000-04:00Heh, that was pretty funny. I've only ever had th...Heh, that was pretty funny. I've only ever had the opportunity to use 'hegemony' in sarcasm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com