:) Decades of frustration, and some fun conversations with good people. Credit for the "pushout lattice of theories" characterization to one - "sounds like what

:) Decades of frustration, and some fun conversations with good people. Credit for the "pushout lattice of theories" characterization to one - "sounds like what you want is a ...". Wish I knew how to nudge progress faster. Late 1980's "seems clear I want something X-flavored, and with so much related work, we'll be there soon!" became "progress is sooo slow and diffuse". Became "I still hope to dance code before I die". Became "oh well, not looking likely". Or how to avoid burnout on moonshot spikes... or...