How I published a fake paper, and why it is the fault of our education system • Hacker News Board

Re: How I published a fake paper, and why it is the fault of our education system

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Post by gohrt » Mon, Dec 30, 2013, 7:18 PM UTC

bhaumik wrote: post #17

userbinator wrote: post #9

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The randomly generated talks here are just as hilarious: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/#talks But the sad thing is, you could probably show stuff like this on a TV series as a "this is what research produces" and the majority of people wouldn't know any better.

Reminds of Reggie Watt's "unpredictably brilliant" parody of a Ted Talk. [Skip to 0:54 for English] http://www.ted.com/talks/reggie_watts_disorients_you_in_the_...

Is is actually recording beats live, and then mixing them in playback immediately after?

Re: How I published a fake paper, and why it is the fault of our education system

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Post by mathattack » Mon, Dec 30, 2013, 7:51 PM UTC

ngkabra wrote: post #84

mathattack wrote: post #82

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Almost half is effectively the same as 100%. You're buying a credential. It's like paying $350 for a weekend project management certification that has no test, and then complaining that you didn't learn anything. Yes, technically they're lying. Yes, technically it should be a higher standard. But if it's an obvious scam, it's silly to get so angry that you can't see or write straight. Sure it's worth sharing to the w…

Actually, I did not get worked up about the existence of such conferences. My main gripe is against the education system and the ridiculous requirement that makes it mandatory for all post-graduate students to have 2 published papers before they are granted their degree. Given the current state of research and higher education in India, the inevitable result of this requirement would be that students will be forced t…

Entrepreneurs fill the void to capture rent from stupid regulations. Why not start a conference yourself?

Re: How I published a fake paper, and why it is the fault of our education system

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Post by JoeAltmaier » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 2:17 PM UTC

As long as the participants were keen and serious, the conference still performed a function, as a useful practicum experience for them, and maybe even some learning and sharing got done.

It can be seen as a betrayal of trust to inject nonsense into the proceedings. Like somebody sneaking into the locker room of a ball team in uniform, going on the field and fooling around. "See, the players are not really good! I'm a fool and I got out here!"

Just representing the other side of the coin here. Just because its not prestigious, doesn't means its entirely worthless.