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The author seems to be a Professor in Oxford. I took the trouble to look up because i (correctly) guessed this was typical, dry British irony. The academic link

The author seems to be a Professor in Oxford. I took the trouble to look up because i (correctly) guessed this was typical, dry British irony. The academic link also came as no surprise.

throwaway2037 6y ago
To be clear, according to his LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancutress https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancutress): <<Academically I have obtained a doctorate degree (DPhil, aka PhD) from the University of Oxford>> It does not say he is/was a professor. (Please correct me if wrong.) Still, a PhD from Oxford is an amazing achievement! And, yes, I also enjoyed that bone-dry humor about enquiry about size of fingernail...
- IanCutress 6y ago
  Can confirm, not a professor :) Nine papers on Computational Chemistry during my 3 year PhD. Been writing about semiconductors for 10+ years now. Also doing video on the youtubes. https://www.youtube.com/techtechpotato https://www.youtube.com/techtechpotato
  - secfirstmd 6y ago
    Hahaha. That's some achievement and perfectly timed response. https://youtu.be/_uMEE7eaaUA https://youtu.be/_uMEE7eaaUA
  - gsibble 6y ago
    Hey! Subscribed to you the other day. Great channel. Keep up the hard work!
  - Covzire 6y ago
    I really like your level-headed, not-overly-gamer-but-still-not-too-dry style. Keep it up!
  - johncalvinyoung 6y ago
    Apparently we were up at Oxford at the same time! I wasn't working on my DPhil, though... PPE as a visiting undergrad student. I greatly enjoy your deep dives on Anandtech!
    - IanCutress 6y ago
      Thanks! I've only been back that way a few times since I finished. I'm quite upset that Noodle Nation has folded.
  - mcdevilkiller 6y ago
    Hello, chip eater :)
  - FridayoLeary 6y ago
    Oops. Didn't think you were reading this, Doctor....
colordrops 6y ago
Maybe too dry or I'm dense. I don't get the joke.
- beowulfey 6y ago
  The joke is that their reference of a fingernail, as if it were a consistent unit of measurement, turns out to be useless as a reliable measurement of surface area given the range in measurements of those around them.
  - ludsan 6y ago
    ISO has it as 1/42042042042042 of a "library of congress"

The author seems to be a Professor in Oxford. I took the trouble to look up because i (correctly) guessed this was typical, dry British irony. The academic link also came as no surprise.

throwaway2037 6y ago

To be clear, according to his LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancutress https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancutress): <<Academically I have obtained a doctorate degree (DPhil, aka PhD) from the University of Oxford>> It does not say he is/was a professor. (Please correct me if wrong.) Still, a PhD from Oxford is an amazing achievement! And, yes, I also enjoyed that bone-dry humor about enquiry about size of fingernail...

IanCutress 6y ago
Can confirm, not a professor :) Nine papers on Computational Chemistry during my 3 year PhD. Been writing about semiconductors for 10+ years now. Also doing video on the youtubes. https://www.youtube.com/techtechpotato https://www.youtube.com/techtechpotato
- secfirstmd 6y ago
  Hahaha. That's some achievement and perfectly timed response. https://youtu.be/_uMEE7eaaUA https://youtu.be/_uMEE7eaaUA
- gsibble 6y ago
  Hey! Subscribed to you the other day. Great channel. Keep up the hard work!
- Covzire 6y ago
  I really like your level-headed, not-overly-gamer-but-still-not-too-dry style. Keep it up!
- johncalvinyoung 6y ago
  Apparently we were up at Oxford at the same time! I wasn't working on my DPhil, though... PPE as a visiting undergrad student. I greatly enjoy your deep dives on Anandtech!
  - IanCutress 6y ago
    Thanks! I've only been back that way a few times since I finished. I'm quite upset that Noodle Nation has folded.
- mcdevilkiller 6y ago
  Hello, chip eater :)
- FridayoLeary 6y ago
  Oops. Didn't think you were reading this, Doctor....

colordrops 6y ago

Maybe too dry or I'm dense. I don't get the joke.

beowulfey 6y ago
The joke is that their reference of a fingernail, as if it were a consistent unit of measurement, turns out to be useless as a reliable measurement of surface area given the range in measurements of those around them.
- ludsan 6y ago
  ISO has it as 1/42042042042042 of a "library of congress"