I've always been fascinated at the fact that whenever you give a talk, you face the dual expectations of both research results AND a hilarious presentation. That seems, to me, at least twice as burdensome as an ordinary talk.
Does this ever get you down? Have you ever thought, "I can't deliver that research talk yet because I don't have any good jokes for this technical material," or does the humor come so naturally that one doesn't limit the other.
PS - fellow web researcher and former-CSAILor here and I always enjoy reading your new work. Thanks for all the good stuff over the years.
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Hi James,
I've always been fascinated at the fact that whenever you give a talk, you face the dual expectations of both research results AND a hilarious presentation. That seems, to me, at least twice as burdensome as an ordinary talk.
Does this ever get you down? Have you ever thought, "I can't deliver that research talk yet because I don't have any good jokes for this technical material," or does the humor come so naturally that one doesn't limit the other.
PS - fellow web researcher and former-CSAILor here and I always enjoy reading your new work. Thanks for all the good stuff over the years.
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