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   by cgshep 2y ago

   Tenured prof here. Every paper of mine goes on Arxiv with no exceptions, published under CC BY-NC-ND licenses. Some of us are working hard to overcome the system (e.g. look at the IACR's efforts). Unfortunately, academics are still hin
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   by cgshep 2y ago

   > Use HTML rather then PDF. Tenured prof here. Academics don't use HTML, despite its obvious advantages. The incentive system is deeply broken. No big-name journal or conference will accept a well-formatted HTML over their proprieta
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   by cgshep 4y ago

   It's important to note that most ECC is not quantum-resistant and will be obsoleted in the coming years following completion of NIST's post-quantum cryptography competition. Indeed, OpenSSH recently enabled PQC by default (NTRU
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   by cgshep 6y ago

   Sadly, this omits a hard truth that impactful research requires near-total dedication. The payoff is highly non-linear versus time invested; conducting research part-time is a recipe for underperformance, which is (partly) why research fund
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   by cgshep 6y ago

   This thread resonates a lot having graduated in 2013. I've worked for several years in three major European cities — London, Cambridge and Brussels — on above average salaries as a data scientist in the financial sector. I'm also