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by ylem 8y ago
Can you or the parent comment on my you think that the above program is racist/sexist?
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by ylem 8y ago
There was a comment in the previous thread suggesting that the diversity scholarship was sexist and racist. In a world where racism and sexism were absent, then a scholarship directed towards a particular gender or race would be racist or
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Academics spurn Nature's paid access journal(techcrunch.com)
5 points by ylem 8y ago|0 comments
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by ylem 9y ago
I recently reviewed a computational materials science paper and was quite impressed by the fact that they included some data and a Jupyter notebook. Long term, ecosystem will be an issue, but in the short term, it's invaluable. It d
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by ylem 9y ago
This looks cool! Have you thought about pricing yet?
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by ylem 9y ago
As part of the ongoing government wide Web Renewal efforts, please note that as of August 31, 2017, the GeoGratis Catalogue and Search tools will no longer be available. As of that date, you should consult the Open Government of Canada sear
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by ylem 9y ago
I don't know if you use some of Enthought's tools like MayaVi and such, but those used to be a pain to install under MacOs. I haven't tried lately though without Anaconda (it's just incredibly convenient).
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by ylem 9y ago
Just as an FYI, I think they extended the period to 10 years. I agree that it was handled poorly!
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by ylem 9y ago
I want to second Xaa's point. When I was a PhD student, my advisor told me to enjoy the time because I was free from concerns like funding. We were poorly paid, but it was a good time to just be able to concentrate on research. I
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by ylem 9y ago
I think the question is rather they are equivalent. For example, let's suppose someone does a quick PhD in 3 years, no masters, then all things being equal, they are likely to have less breadth than someone who took say 6 years (incl
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by ylem 9y ago
This is true in physics--I never bothered to get a masters along the route to getting my PhD
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by ylem 9y ago
My impression is that it's rather difficulty in a number of European countries as well. Chatting with friends, it seems that there are a number of term positions in countries like Germany, but permanent positions are hard to come by.
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by ylem 9y ago
I'm curious, what makes you think that people are goofing off? I suffer from selection bias, but most of the tenured faculty (in the sciences) that I know are extremely driven people who work nights and weekends...Have you seen any st
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by ylem 9y ago
Let's say you apply for a faculty position at a good public university. In physics, it would not be uncommon for there to be around 200 applicants. Imagine that only say 50 of them are great...Teaching positions are also competitive.
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by ylem 9y ago
Startup packages vary a lot depending on the tier of the university (I have seen $300K to $1M at research universities). I imagine the housing subsidy is due to the high price of real estate in Shanghai. Some US universities offer favora
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by ylem 9y ago
I've seen it typically trigger above $50 at grocery stores in the US.
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by ylem 9y ago
I use overleaf for sharing papers that I'm working on in latex with collaborators. You can just send them a link and they can edit it. I have to confess that I miss the track changes functionality of word though.
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by ylem 9y ago
I have used overleaf with less technical co-authors. I'm not affiliated with them, but I really like their product. I can just send people a link and they can edit the text and see the PDF change. I also get version control. But, w
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by ylem 9y ago
Have you tried installing anaconda?
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by ylem 9y ago
The problem is that we have two formulations of physics. Basically, gravity and everything else. Theories such as QCD, QED, etc give rise to quantum mechanics, electricity and magnetism, etc. In these theories + and - charges for exampl
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by ylem 9y ago
After undergrad, I was trying to decide to do with my life and was torn between condensed matter theory and string theory. I chose condensed matter (and eventually found my way into experiment) because I wanted a closer connection to exper
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by ylem 9y ago
I am also in favor of this--being able to fall well has helped me a lot in some winters!
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by ylem 9y ago
I think that the government actually is making a profit at this point
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by ylem 9y ago
NJ does this--though the prices at the pump are still lower than in a number of nearby states. I think there have been occasional attempts to change the law so that people can pump their own gas, but it has always failed.
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by ylem 9y ago
Here is the actual blog post: http://amosdudley.com/weblog/Ortho Very cool!!!
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This guy fixed his teeth by 3D printing his own plastic braces for $60(businessinsider.com)
1 points by ylem 9y ago|1 comments
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by ylem 9y ago
For my purposes, they have been quick to respond to questions via email, but I haven't had problems that required an immediate response via phone.
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by ylem 9y ago
I will second this! I have used them for quite some time and their customer support is extremely responsive! I also like having ssh access.
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by ylem 9y ago
What is the churn rate for H1bs compared to locals? My understanding is that it is challenging for H1bs to change jobs, so that could be a strong incentive.
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by ylem 9y ago
I guess it depends on the size and culture of a given research community. Researchers are people too and petty things do happen. But, as a referee, I have followed through error propagation (once I saw erorbars that looked amazing and won

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