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* interested in collaborative mathematics & esp in computational complexity theory, and attacking hard open problems eg P vs NP esp by "nonprofessionals/nonacademics" or outsiders/contrarians. 
* think the gamification of the protein folding problem is a great example/case study
* bought Nielsen's book on Reinventing Discovery. agree with it wholeheartedly about a gamechanging shift in play.
* think the deolalikar proof effort in cyberspace is a really great case of the TCS community taking seriously and vetting a proof by an outsider even before it was formally published
* hope that it can happen again some day, maybe becoming a regular or even frequent occurrence
* use stack exchange network extensively/regularly but feel its a little too hostile to outsiders and too constricting at times

[http://vzn1.wordpress.com/ vzn's Turing Machine blog]