Re:TensorFlow: open-source library for machine intelligence
by revelation on Monday November 09, 2015 @02:45PM
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I realize the jostling going on, but I personally appreciate that I can tell from the order of names who to contact with inquiries.
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Re:TensorFlow: open-source library for machine intelligence
by Someone on Monday November 09, 2015 @03:01PM
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That isn't that simple, as there is a cultural component in the order authors are listed (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_authorship#Order_of...)
Also, at CERN, with papers with 1000+ authors, any chance of picking the 'right' name from the list approaches zero, anyways. Such papers typically list a "corresponding author" to whom to send inquiries.
Alphabetic order also gave us the fun Google search phrase "Does G. Aad exist?" (Gives a link to https://jeffollerton.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/does-gaad-exis..., but Google also suggests a correction to your "typo")