Non-Disclosure Agreement
A speaker blames an unclear math talk on a 'non-disclosure agreement' that bans clarity.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-11-29-non-disclosure-agreement/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Board: f(x_ijk) > g(y_ijk), unless i < j < k, in which case f(x_ijk) = g(y_ijk).] Speaker: "That concludes my talk. Any questions?" Audience: "Yeah... were you trying to confuse us, or are you just awful at explaining things?"
Speaker: "Good question. Actually, the terms of my non-disclosure agreement prevent me from discussing my work clearly or cogently. Only buzzwords and needless technicalities allowed." Audience: "Ah, of course. Sorry for jumping to conclusions."