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(regarding the current title of this submission, in case it gets changed:) >This 67-year-old retiree solved a math problem–using Microsoft Word What does Microsoft Word have to do with this? The fact that the document was typeset in Microsoft Word instead of LaTeX does not really sound remarkable.
> What does Microsoft Word have to do with this? It's an indication that the person who solved it is an amateur, that's all.
(regarding the current title of this submission, in case it gets changed:) >This 67-year-old retiree solved a math problem–using Microsoft Word What does Microsoft Word have to do with this? The fact that the document was typeset in Microsoft Word instead of LaTeX does not really sound remarkable.
> What does Microsoft Word have to do with this? It's an indication that the person who solved it is an amateur, that's all.
(regarding the current title of this submission, in case it gets changed:) >This 67-year-old retiree solved a math problem–using Microsoft Word What does Microsoft Word have to do with this? The fact that the document was typeset in Microsoft Word instead of LaTeX does not really sound remarkable.
> What does Microsoft Word have to do with this? It's an indication that the person who solved it is an amateur, that's all.
This title is absurd.
(regarding the current title of this submission, in case it gets changed:) >This 67-year-old retiree solved a math problem–using Microsoft Word What does Microsoft Word have to do with this? The fact that the document was typeset in Microsoft Word instead of LaTeX does not really sound remarkable.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> What does Microsoft Word have to do with this? It's an indication that the person who solved it is an amateur, that's all.
No, he's not an amateur but a retired statistian. And the fact that LaTeX is the standard for DIY typesetting in academia nowadays has nothing to do with your competence as a mathematician, or the rigour of a proof published as a Word document. Likewise, it doesn't matter if you work with pen and paper or with pencil and paper. This title is absurd.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, he's not an amateur but a retired statistian. And the fact that LaTeX is the standard for DIY typesetting in academia nowadays has nothing to do with your competence as a mathematician, or the rigour of a proof published as a Word document. Likewise, it doesn't matter if you work with pen and paper or with pencil and paper. This title is absurd.
Well it got me to click on it. Which in the end I’m pretty happy about; it was a very interesting article. Can clickbait be justifiable if the end product is good?
(regarding the current title of this submission, in case it gets changed:) >This 67-year-old retiree solved a math problem–using Microsoft Word What does Microsoft Word have to do with this? The fact that the document was typeset in Microsoft Word instead of LaTeX does not really sound remarkable.