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candy screw.
author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date Sat, 30 Nov 2013 18:35:37 -0500
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29 #+begin_quote 29 #+begin_quote
30 There's no end to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care about 30 There's no end to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care about
31 getting credit. 31 getting credit.
32 #+end_quote 32 #+end_quote
33 33
34 <<<<<<< local
35 - candy screw :: edible candy screw with candy nuts that you can screw
36 as well.
37 =======
34 - better bibliography :: when writing a thesis or paper, have the 38 - better bibliography :: when writing a thesis or paper, have the
35 biblography not just be an opaque list of resources, but have it 39 biblography not just be an opaque list of resources, but have it
36 be a list of /summaries/ and /qualities/ that each paper has in 40 be a list of /summaries/ and /qualities/ that each paper has in
37 the context of the paper being written. When examaning a 41 the context of the paper being written. When examaning a
38 biblography, I want to know if reading the papers in the 42 biblography, I want to know if reading the papers in the
40 interested in exactly the things that are being discussed in the 44 interested in exactly the things that are being discussed in the
41 paper I'm reading. The bibliography is the perfect place to 45 paper I'm reading. The bibliography is the perfect place to
42 provide information about the referenced papers from the 46 provide information about the referenced papers from the
43 author's perspective. I will use this biblographic form in my own 47 author's perspective. I will use this biblographic form in my own
44 thesis. 48 thesis.
45 49 >>>>>>> other
50
51 <<<<<<< local
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46 - digital inter-library loan :: libraries at universities already do 53 - digital inter-library loan :: libraries at universities already do
47 interlibrary loans for books, so why not do the same for access 54 interlibrary loans for books, so why not do the same for access
48 to stupid paywalled digital papers? All the universities could 55 to stupid paywalled digital papers? All the universities could
49 allow access to articles for registered students to all the files 56 allow access to articles for registered students to all the files
50 available through any participating university. This could be 57 available through any participating university. This could be
51 achieved by sending requests through proxies at participating 58 achieved by sending requests through proxies at participating
52 universities. Each university would decide who at the university 59 universities. Each university would decide who at the university
53 can access the proxy network. Access to the proxy network could 60 can access the proxy network. Access to the proxy network could
54 be made easy using something like http://libx.org/. 61 be made easy using something like http://libx.org/.
55 62
63 >>>>>>> other
56 - chess visual :: to show the vast size of the game trees considered 64 - chess visual :: to show the vast size of the game trees considered
57 by computers, show two people playing chess in a 65 by computers, show two people playing chess in a
58 void. They are floating in space, and there is a 66 void. They are floating in space, and there is a
59 simple chess board between them. Then, as they play, 67 simple chess board between them. Then, as they play,
60 the game tree's they are considering are drawn 68 the game tree's they are considering are drawn