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Andrew Wiles (for proving the Fermat-Wiles theorem as a consequence of the Shimura-Taniyama-Weil conjecture proof)


Is it a serious question? Why do you prefer to speak over video instead of typing?


I am curious about that too (although others have already answered). I prefer typing over speaking.

But I have realized that a lot of people I interact with find it more difficult to understand information in written form. Ie it's easier to teach someone with spoken language than over written text.

I dislike video calls.


Probably similar reason why, after about 5-6 back and forth cycles in a direct Slack chat, I will usually suggest we get open a voice call to finish the conversation. It is faster and the level of communication is better. Typing is slower and you don’t get nuance hence why some people use emoji.

I totally understand why the person above indicated that they preferred signing to typing.


It is a standard name in representation theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiver_(mathematics)) which use a lot these kind of diagrams.


And also https://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/mu4e.html the mail client for emacs :)


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