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✨Eli 🔍🍵🎨🌱🍄
@topoillogical
I can't believe I held myself back from a lot of learning opportunities just because I thought I don't belong to CS/math conferences as someone who doesn't have an academic background and nobody gatekept me but myself
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✨Eli 🔍🍵🎨🌱🍄
@topoillogical
The best accelerator for getting into academic circles and collaborating with academics is honestly reading a bunch of papers on what’s relevant to your interests and work, then contacting said authors for questions or discussions. 100% guarantee
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Brendan Zabarauskas
@brendanzab
They love it when you're interested in their work! I haven't been brave enough to email yet, but Twitter has been so cool for saying hi to researchers in a more casual way, and to see the conversations are happening between them. It's weird when they start following you back 😳
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✨Eli 🔍🍵🎨🌱🍄
@topoillogical
yeah I always feel weird about it, but it makes sense. outside connections with industry folks bring new perspectives. it’s a different pace of research, even if they are way more experienced. I guess it’s like mentoring beginner programmers, keeps you fresh
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Brendan Zabarauskas
@brendanzab
Yeah, that's what I feel my role can be. I'm incredibly clueless and slow to understand some of this stuff (esp. when it gets more theoretical), but I hope that by interacting and engaging with the research I can help to build the bridge between academia and industry…
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Brendan Zabarauskas
@brendanzab
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@topoillogical
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@k_staszewski
Some of the stuff researchers are working on is just so damn cool, and I really want to use it! And I don't want to have to wait 20 or 30 years! Just look at all the coolness at ICFP and the co-located conferences, it just makes me so excited:
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Brendan Zabarauskas
@brendanzab
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Ooooh so excited to watch some ICFP'21 presentations! Seem to be up on YouTube now! youtube.com/playlist?list=
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