Prof. Lipton is, after all, a professor. From his blog, it seems that he truly likes teaching and exposing ideas. An excerpt from his blog: "I have worked in t

Prof. Lipton is, after all, a professor. From his blog, it seems that he truly likes teaching and exposing ideas. An excerpt from his blog: "I have worked in the area of theory of computation since 1973. I find the whole area exciting and want to share some of that excitement with you." Many times, interesting ideas which can be explained to a non-expert are scattered in countless papers and books, and it's hard for someone new in the field to put all the pieces together by himself. Thus, a blog seems a great idea: * it's much faster and more informal than peer-reviewed publications. * it allows one to communicate ideas to a broader audience. * it allows one to have almost immediate feedback from the readers. * it's open to everyone who happens to be interested!