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> Single author, no affiliation, snarky language.

I'd say that all of these are factors that don't add or detract from the value of the paper itself - it's a "hey I tried this and it works ok despite not going in the obvious direction". So, limited experiments but IMO competently done and with usable information.

It's a pity that all papers nowadays have a gazillion authors, from well-funded research labs, with as-dry-as-possible language that hides the real research behind a "we knew this all along rather than figuring it out along the way" facade. OTOH that's what you get in a large fairly mature research field, where most competent people get hired by research labs and then do lots of collaborative research that scales well and subsequently need to show publication counts to secure further funding.




Its a shame that professionalism and showing personality are so at odds all over the place, from papers to the workplace. For the most part, professional has aligned with formal. It's clear why, but still sad :(


Why is it sad? The whole point in professionalism is disaffective communication.




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