tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062754651764668865.post2561898983876312734..comments2023-12-09T04:56:42.838-04:00Comments on Stop Timothy Gowers! !!!: About expository writing: a reply to posicOwlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13083493391293465339noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062754651764668865.post-57133825774369107802014-06-24T15:31:09.006-03:002014-06-24T15:31:09.006-03:00@posic: people in Russia nowadays are just plain c...@posic: people in Russia nowadays are just plain crazy. Your colleague deserves a spite right into face.<br />Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06955895749920431598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062754651764668865.post-57625832379195626642014-05-31T18:46:28.522-03:002014-05-31T18:46:28.522-03:00None of these was anything like a tenured position...None of these was anything like a tenured position, of course. On paper, these were fixed-term contracts for 1, or sometimes 3, or, at most, 5 years. In reality, the probability of the contract being formally not extended always seemed to be rather small, but the actual wage payments consisted mostly not of the base salaries but of salary supplements, which were guaranteed for at most 2 years, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062754651764668865.post-46634130102955355962014-05-31T18:45:06.693-03:002014-05-31T18:45:06.693-03:00Well, I can only speak for myself. I do not belie...Well, I can only speak for myself. I do not believe there is, or can be, or indeed should be, any regular way to "have an opportunity to do mathematics". Neither grants nor tenured positions are such an opportunity; in my view. Rather, they are an opportunity to solve one's everyday problems and have a moderately pleasant life based on declaring oneself to be a research Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8062754651764668865.post-14030764118262314732014-03-11T19:02:00.674-03:002014-03-11T19:02:00.674-03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Romin Abdolahzadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133293426138527673noreply@blogger.com