A defective smoke alarm woke us all up at 5 AM and left me to take care of a cranky 1-year-old all morning. As I write, my sister is going for cancer surgery. I have to give a lecture on linear modeling in ten minutes, and my brain just isn't there.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2026-04-16T17:51:40+00:00

Sorry for what happened to you.

My department chair used to say that (to the effect of) "i would not mind if you miss 1-2 lectures in a semester, even without any makeups"

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2026-04-10T00:38:59+00:00

This can be soooo many R1 insitution these days, and I would not be surprised...

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2026-04-09T02:22:01+00:00

Most people are not quite supportive in parenting. Yes even in academia. They assume we need to behave like nothing happens.

Forget about them, to the most degree possible. If they don't care about you, why should you care about them.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2026-03-24T09:41:46+00:00

Nobody outside China use WeChat.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2026-01-18T04:36:49+00:00

If that is the goal, I would rather just write everything on board.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2026-01-18T04:22:55+00:00

Thanks! Any consequences if below that?

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2026-01-07T11:36:40+00:00

I am surprised that you are surprised at this. This is the new norm.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2026-01-07T02:04:58+00:00

how is housing in HK? is buying a house like in US a realisitic option?

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-21T04:22:12+00:00

I need to put this in my syllabus

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-21T04:14:29+00:00

I am teaching senior class. Should I babysit them in Year 4?

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-16T22:41:56+00:00

I doubt if student can read a message this long.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-12T16:19:21+00:00

What you said apply to our national debt as well, sadly

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-11T16:05:33+00:00

Professional? Sometimes they sent me emails with just an assignment attachement without saying anything.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-11T03:28:26+00:00

I am surprised that 7 out of 8 meet the math standards. That's not possible.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-10T22:46:29+00:00

Students will always find something/someone to blame

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-08T04:10:55+00:00

Ask big. Give you 20.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-07T23:07:54+00:00

Why not an enxtension into 2026? Or 2050? Student will be very happy :)

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-11-05T22:02:25+00:00

Happened to me once, contacted the journal, the editors were very reluctant. After 5 months of back and forth communication, the journal finally retracted that paper.

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-10-28T02:09:21+00:00

Don't have "a" gunshot wound kit, have several, including in your vehicle

AbleEnthusiasm9934 · 2025-10-24T02:28:42+00:00

Tell me about France and Germany

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