tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post145360992796272186..comments2024-03-10T05:26:42.148-04:00Comments on My Biased Coin: Random Musings for the DayMichael Mitzenmacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738274256402616703noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-86176821076312909432009-09-20T08:00:40.054-04:002009-09-20T08:00:40.054-04:00"You should be able to apply for grants based...<i>"You should be able to apply for grants based on your record alone."</i><br /><br /> One can always have small starter grants for people without a record yet and/or an incredible promising idea. <br /><br />It is a mistake to design a system based on the exceptional case. You deal with those separately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-28154480848641367112009-09-18T02:41:43.401-04:002009-09-18T02:41:43.401-04:00In general, I agree with most of Lemire's arti...In general, I agree with most of Lemire's article. But I take some issue with one of the suggestion that he posted (from Peter Lawerence) that: "You should be able to apply for grants based on your record alone."<br /><br />Besides the obvious slippery road it puts us on, this sort of system would also make it harder for novel and interesting ideas to get funding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-72532766990402457372009-09-16T14:25:32.242-04:002009-09-16T14:25:32.242-04:00Ah! Thanks for the link. It made my day...Ah! Thanks for the link. It made my day...Daniel Lemirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566622051558391310noreply@blogger.com