| My post did "add to the conversation" --
it was the rest of the irony of the
statement I responded to and its
suggestion about the OP. It's not a "random" reference, to
pop-culture or otherwise;
instead it's a famous statement
about public posturing and image and
now solidly part of US culture
and, thus, fully relevant to the OP. If you want something that at first
glance looks more serious, read my
post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8920204 in this thread. There I reference Goffman,
about the most serious source there is on
public image. The quotes from
Casablanca are nearly as good. But if you want something much more serious,
sure, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8919311 on non-linear duality theory and Lagrangian
relaxation as an improvement on
simulated annealing. "Here are your winnings, Sir" competes with both Goffman and
duality theory for relevance. I mean, you did see the movie, right? |