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Re:"I'm on a War Footing": Terry Tao and the Crisis in Math by watwut on Monday October 19, 2026 @07:19AM (#50150994)
"Ivory tower" complains about people in low power scientific positions by people the most advantageous industry existing are ridiculous.

What are you even talking about here? Mathematics was funded by janitors?

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Re:"I'm on a War Footing": Terry Tao and the Crisis in Math by nftu on Monday October 19, 2026 @10:01AM (#50152628)
>Mathematics was funded by janitors?

How do you like them apples?

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