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Yeah, "left as an exercise" can mean anything from "this is an undergraduate exercise" to "if you understand both the field and this paper, you could write a different, much longer…

I think it will be quite some time yet. As a researcher, my objection to computer-aided proofs is not that they're hard to read -- you would of course write a human readable versio…

Also not an American, but the US left has a lot of controversial views that are nothing to do with the things you've listed. Surely you've heard of some?

Or perhaps that the pressures against legible expertise are worse in the US?

Exactly. It's one type of candidate, that the OP happens to like; you don't need this stuff to get hired. Personally my gut reaction to lots of side projects or social media is sli…

I’ve seen this happen frequently in both iBooks and Apple Music, which is why I refuse to use either. I always assumed it was a DRM thing? Kindle doesn’t do this at all, and while …

For UK sources, I'd suggest adding The Spectator. They're not perfect (some of their columnists strike me as fairly obvious shills), but overall I've found them the most intelligen…

It probably depends on the candidate pool, but I've had a few interviews where the candidate can tell they missed the bar, and genuinely just wants advice on how to work on it. Def…

Because giving good feedback is hard work, and candidates won't always take it well (even if they don't sue). If the employer has already decided not to hire you, there's just not …

I never understood why some colleges set group work, it seems like such an obviously terrible way to evaluate people. Good students will end up doing all the work, and if you try t…