Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Weird Sum/ith largest/Wallet-- revisited



  1. Barrington's journal paper can be found in ScienceDirect.

    Journal of Computer and System Sciences
    Volume 38, Issue 1, February 1989, Pages 150-164

  2. At Science Direct all I can get is the abstract- not the paper itself. Anon 1---
    if you can actually get the paper itself please email it to me.

    bill g.

  3. I can access the full journal version of Barrington's paper on ScienceDirect through my university's subscription. Ask your university to get better subscription access... Unfortunately, not all scientific articles are freely available (yet).

  4. Or you could use the Interlibrary Loan service, Prof. Gasarch.

  5. I tried Interlibrary loan-
    they send me a scanned in copy that was hard to read and
    missing the first two pages.

    I will ask our library to get science direct (I think I have in the past- I should
    ask again).

    However, I am teaching a course NOW for which I want
    that paper on line- so if
    someone out there has it,
    please email it to me.

  6. Do you have a fax number? Maybe it's easier for someone to fax you a hard copy than to obtain an e-copy.

  7. I want to POST it on my
    course website. Hard to do
    with a FAX. If someone has an e-copy it should be easy to email me the pdf file
    or whatever format it is in.

  8. You can't post it on your website. That's illegal: journal copyrights and all.

    Tough, but that's how we've all been publishing... And still are.

  9. Most computer scientists that I know (1) post their papers to their websites,
    and (2) have never gotten a cease and desist order of anything of the sort.
    Same with websites dedicated to various topics
    (so NOT the website owners

    So while you may be right about the legal status,
    you are wrong about
    ``thats how we've all been publishing'' In fact
    I know of very few people who do not post their papers to their website.
    Unfortunately, Barrington is one of them.

  10. Not to be pedantic, but isn't it true that an author is not typically allowed to post the journal's version (as it appears in the final publication with the journal's name and formatting, etc.) on his/her website but is allowed to post his/her own version (a preprint, for example)? Of course, it would depend on the journal and what its copyright statement says.

  11. How many others have bought [the All-Ett billfold] based on [Lance's] recommendation?

    Count me in. Chalk it up to the power of personal recommendation.

  12. I bought a wallet too.
    I was getting annoyed after a few weeks that no package had arrived. Then I finally looked through the envelopes stacked up in my in slot. Of course, it had been there for several weeks.
    Doh! If it's the world's thinnest wallet, it don't need no stinkin' package!
    I've been carrying for several weeks now. It is a lot easier on my gluts. A little hard getting cash in and out because it is not very stiff. I also wonder if my credit cards will get bent out of shape from sitting on them. But better them than me.
    Overall, a thumb's up though.

  13. I bought it because of the recommendation, and have influenced at least one other person at MIT to buy one.