You Must Be Joking... The most serious column strikes back Michalis Faloutsos, UCR featuring Kevin Almeroth, UCSB Despite a few emails of constructive criticism (mainly death threats), a deportation scare, and a paternity lawsuit, the first column got the response any first column hopes for: it went largely unnoticed. A triumph. So, on we go. First, some good news. Five SIGCOMM members have been selected as ACM Fellows: Tom Anderson, Christophe Diot, T.V. Lakshman, Walter Willinger, and Hui Zhang. The awards will be presented at the annual ACM Awards Banquet in San Francisco on Saturday, May 20, 2006. Among them, I would like to distinguish Christophe Diot, for the sole reason that he is the CCR Editor, and therefore, the boss as far as this editorial column is concerned. Bravo, monsieur le directeur. All jokes apart, warm congratulations to all the new ACM Fellows. I am sure you all recognize their names. If not, you need to stop reading columns like this one and read more papers. A social commentary (also known as bitching and complaining) follows. I love this job. Reviewers are responsible competent colleagues who fully understand the responsibility they undertake, and they are willing
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