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Comment on The misplaced incentives in academic publishing in ~science
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Comment on Higher education teaching career advice in ~life
doingmybest LinkI have taught at both community college and large 4-year university. However, (though I love teaching) my primary career focus is research. So the university route was a no-brainer in my case. It...I have taught at both community college and large 4-year university. However, (though I love teaching) my primary career focus is research. So the university route was a no-brainer in my case. It looks like you have done a thorough and responsible job of acquiring and comparing the hard data. I cant think of much that you haven't considered especially since you have some experience in both types of institution. At that point, it really comes down to heart stuff. Can you feel an inward tug? Does your partner have a strong leaning? If one of the opportunities was suddenly unavailable, which one would hurt more to lose? Of course I cannot predict the future or outcomes of specific scenarios, but my sense is that the CC work shouldn't lock you out of university opportunities in the future. When evaluating faculty recruits at my university, a stint in community college just makes me think, this person is passionate about teaching. Also, although the decision feels enormous, ultimately if it doesn't work out like you thought, you can change almost certainly change course with out much loss. Best of luck, I am pulling for you!
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Comment on Why flying insects gather at artificial light in ~science
doingmybest LinkThis is cool. So it seems like the old “moon navigation” theory is sort of right. But insects use light from the sky is an indicator of “up”. So if you tilt your top toward the light, you will on...This is cool. So it seems like the old “moon navigation” theory is sort of right. But insects use light from the sky is an indicator of “up”. So if you tilt your top toward the light, you will on average tend toward the light source if it is not, in fact coming from true the sky.
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Comment on Utility by Jack Nicholls - fun sci fi short in which a super powerful future human tries very hard to impress and reassure a 21st century human in ~books
doingmybest LinkReally delightful!Really delightful!
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Comment on The dubious feminism of the natural childbirth movement in ~life.women
doingmybest LinkI had one kid in a hospital due to mild complications during labor, and two at home with a midwife. I found unmedicated birth to be painful and difficult but not excruciating or awful. The home...I had one kid in a hospital due to mild complications during labor, and two at home with a midwife. I found unmedicated birth to be painful and difficult but not excruciating or awful. The home births were far more to my liking. BUT I live a short drive to a hospital if things went wonky (like with the first). Everyone’s experience is different. I like what the author seems to be getting to: how about dropping the judgement (natural birth movement) and the control (the doctor will take over now, Dear) and let the “birthers” do what seems best to them?
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Comment on Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor, dies aged 61 in ~tv
doingmybest LinkTragic loss. Absolute genius of an actor.Tragic loss. Absolute genius of an actor.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
doingmybest LinkI made a simple quinoa bowl that was surprisingly yum. Well steamed collard greens with a drizzle of bacon grease Sautéed mushrooms to just a bit of brown add little powdered garlic, salt pepper...I made a simple quinoa bowl that was surprisingly yum.
Well steamed collard greens with a drizzle of bacon grease
Sautéed mushrooms to just a bit of brown add little powdered garlic, salt pepper
Cooked quinoa (I cooked in chicken stock)
Soft boiled egg
Stack in a bowl in that order starting w. greens
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
doingmybest Link ParentOh my! I will definitely be trying that.Oh my! I will definitely be trying that.
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Comment on I made a majestic (reverse) centaur in ~hobbies
doingmybest LinkTruly magnificentTruly magnificent
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Comment on What's inside this crater in Madagascar? in ~humanities
doingmybest LinkWhoo! That really sucked me in. What a story. I can’t help but wonder if improving the road would have a long term positive or negative impact on this little community.Whoo! That really sucked me in. What a story. I can’t help but wonder if improving the road would have a long term positive or negative impact on this little community.
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Comment on Thank you. You helped me to plan for the best possible goodbye for my dog. It was today. in ~life.pets
doingmybest LinkEvery time I have to do this, I comfort myself with the idea that our pets’ short lives relative to ours is a blessing for them. From their perspective we are practically immortal. We are there...Every time I have to do this, I comfort myself with the idea that our pets’ short lives relative to ours is a blessing for them. From their perspective we are practically immortal. We are there for them their whole lives. They (usually) never have to face losing us. We have the pain instead of them and that is a gift to our furry family members.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
doingmybest LinkI pan fried a salmon fillet in olive oil with skin on. Super crispy skin and outside, slightly rare in the thickest part inside. Heavenly.I pan fried a salmon fillet in olive oil with skin on. Super crispy skin and outside, slightly rare in the thickest part inside. Heavenly.
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Comment on Moby Dick: Sentences sorted in increasing order of whaleyness in ~books
doingmybest LinkMagnificent.Magnificent.
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Comment on A six-planet system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way in ~space
doingmybest LinkSo satisfying. I can’t get my whole family to come to the table at the same time and there’s FOOD.So satisfying. I can’t get my whole family to come to the table at the same time and there’s FOOD.
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Comment on What is your favorite type(s) of cheese? in ~food
doingmybest Link Parent100% with the bellavitano. Just ridiculously good. Aside from that give me a funky bleu.100% with the bellavitano. Just ridiculously good. Aside from that give me a funky bleu.
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Comment on Elusive egg-laying mammal named after Sir David Attenborough caught on camera for the first time in ~enviro
doingmybest LinkYou go little eggy mammal! Being elusive is 100% the best strategy when dealing with humans.You go little eggy mammal! Being elusive is 100% the best strategy when dealing with humans.
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Comment on Rats have an imagination, new research finds in ~science
doingmybest LinkAaaaaaah! I love it. Of course rats have imagination; look at their bright eyes and sweet little faces. (Tee hee) How awesome that we can see it happening. Next step: mind controlled race cars for...Aaaaaaah! I love it. Of course rats have imagination; look at their bright eyes and sweet little faces. (Tee hee) How awesome that we can see it happening. Next step: mind controlled race cars for rats. Who’s with me?
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Comment on NASA just sent a software update to a spacecraft twelve billion miles away in ~space
doingmybest LinkOf course this will lead the alien conquerors right to us. Seriously, though, this is mind-blowingly amazing. Moments like these make me so proud of humanity.Of course this will lead the alien conquerors right to us. Seriously, though, this is mind-blowingly amazing. Moments like these make me so proud of humanity.
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Comment on Just passed my PhD defense :) in ~talk
doingmybest LinkCongratulations!!! I defended 20 years ago. It’s such a crazy experience. It took me a beat to realize it was real. Unfortunately I didn’t really do anything to celebrate; I was mentally so numb!...Congratulations!!! I defended 20 years ago. It’s such a crazy experience. It took me a beat to realize it was real. Unfortunately I didn’t really do anything to celebrate; I was mentally so numb! I tell people all the time, I birthed two babies in my bedroom and those experiences were nothing compared to my PhD. You should be very proud of yourself.
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Comment on What caused you to change your mind about something significant? in ~talk
doingmybest Link ParentIt did seem like a miracle. It was pretty dramatic. I don’t feel like I “made” it happen. I did, however try to maintain the attitude that I wanted to know the truth more than I wanted to retain...It did seem like a miracle. It was pretty dramatic. I don’t feel like I “made” it happen. I did, however try to maintain the attitude that I wanted to know the truth more than I wanted to retain my world view or others good opinion of me or anything else.
This is a tricky issue. As a research scientist, my, nearly exclusive, motivation to review is “because I should”. When I am desperate to move my own publications, not to mention funding, forward, this moral obligation is just not sufficient. I’m not sure what the solution is, but government funding to pay reviewers would be an interesting option.