[boojing]

Why is the fact that you work at Google and have researched caching for your PhD a disclaimer? I fail to see how it denies your previous statement

[lrem]

Actually dataflow is right, I should have written "disclosure". Which I am contractually obliged to in all discussions relating to Google.

Then, I might be perceived as biased due to that employment. I might even be actually biased. Better disclose that up front.

[mehrdadn]

People say "disclaimer" when they mean "disclosure" for some reason.

[ptsneves]

Because it is argument of authority, that he works with the subject company and has subject matter expertise. Take it however you will