Is the problem worse with certain submission types? You will know that Arxiv CS just started to refuse review and position papers. blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...

I was also worried that the obvious "I don't know what you don't know" would shorten my stay.

I started talking about the surprisingly large probability of loosing a child in the year following fetal viability. "It's all nutrition", I was informed, "I raise cattle". This was the second time someone brought up cattle upon hearing about my research. I should start to listen.

It all started here in an attempt to clearly define the inputs and outputs of each file (collaboration with me having to integrate the code): github.com/jschoeley/ex...