Elegance and generosity are scientific values - And other things I've learne...
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Begins with a concrete claim: ambitious theory should ship a working artifact — a demo tool that finds surprising bugs in Linux and makes the idea believable. Traces influence back to POOL/POPL 2009 and a concise, elegant paper that serves as a writing template. Emphasizes concrete support: grant-covered travel and expense funding that enables demos and industry deployment. Argues for inclusive, evolving teams that prioritize impact over affiliation and summarizes the motto seeing is believing, dazzling demos, don't be faithful to institutions.
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