The Real Reason You Can't Pick a PhD Topic: Getting Scooped on Your SIGBOVIK Debut
windx0303 · x · 2026-10-14
sliminality jokes that PhD topic indecision traces back to the heartbreak of getting scooped on a first SIGBOVIK submission, attaching the classic spoof paper on funding CS research by monetizing surplus conference pages with fast-food and car ads.
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