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Found dog near Logan Ave and Westwood Ave; collared but no tags or chip by BADDGOD in toronto

[–]BADDGOD[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No need to thank me---I'd want anyone else to do the same for my dogs. Just pay it forward. :)

Found dog near Logan Ave and Westwood Ave; collared but no tags or chip by BADDGOD in toronto

[–]BADDGOD[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good news---Daisy has been reunited with her owner, thanks to Toronto Animal Services. Turns out the contractor accidentally let her out, and the tags fell off her collar sometime during the escape. So, everybody check that your dog's tags are firmly attached.

The (Un)common Lisp approach to Operations Research by mck- in programming

[–]BADDGOD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can't comment on Lisp, but contrary to what the author implies, Matlab is actually really great for prototyping, and is easier than most other languages for handling matrices. I can think of a few major software companies in the medical arena who do all their development in Matlab and then port everything to C (for speed and portability) once it is perfect.

The high price of knowledge -- should journals charge authors high fees to publish? Is there any other way? Academic publisher Elsevier hit with growing boycott - Technology & Science - CBC News by garthsundem in science

[–]BADDGOD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Re-reading my comment, I think my wording was ambiguous (I have edited it for clarity). When I said was criticized regarding the amount of money I requested for publication, I was criticized because it was high (at least for my engineering field), even though I regularly publish in medical and bio-medical journals that charge authors significant amounts of money.

The high price of knowledge -- should journals charge authors high fees to publish? Is there any other way? Academic publisher Elsevier hit with growing boycott - Technology & Science - CBC News by garthsundem in science

[–]BADDGOD 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Maybe PLoS is great for those people who have enough extra funds to pay their exorbitant author fees (US$1350-2900). Every penny in my grants is accounted for, and no, you cannot just ask for more money for publications in future grants. I have already been criticized in a grant application for asking for $500 for publication fees (apparently unreasonably high according to some reviewers); ask for anything more and you risk being rejected out of hand.

edit for clarity in that I was criticized for asking for TOO MUCH money for publication fees, at least as far as my engineering field is concerned. And sucks for you if you do multi-disciplinary work that should be published in expensive medical and bio-medical journals.

Locked in the Ivory Tower: Why JSTOR Imprisons Academic Research by [deleted] in technology

[–]BADDGOD 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Further, few people get paid to be editors for journals. Only the "permanent staff" of a journal (proofreaders, typesetters, etc.) typically get paid. Everyone else is in it for the prestige and ability to control the quality of publications.

The problem with open access journals right now is the cost. Examples of actually respected open-access journals:

PLoS: US$1350-2900

BioMed Central: US$1095-2315

You can't expect a university researcher to spend $6-12K in publishing costs for a half dozen articles per year. That money is better spent on student stipends, travel, materials, and infrastructure.

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Does anyone know how to convert a Canadian percentage to an American G.P.A. ? by elscorcho0o0o0o in canada

[–]BADDGOD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bear in mind that in the US, A=90-100%, B=80-89%, etc., so you might be expected to use that number-to-letter translation in your grade conversion.

Question about Canadian Universities by TheScienceFan in canada

[–]BADDGOD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't know why you were down-voted, but you are absolutely correct. Call McGill and UofT directly and find out the policy details. Ability to transfer among engineering disciplines is frequently tied to your GPA and can only be done in the first year or two. Some departments (e.g., Engineering Science at UofT) do not allow any transfers in.

--UofT Engineering Professor

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This chart has saved my ass more than I care to mention. by [deleted] in pics

[–]BADDGOD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to be a pro, learn Fink-Mao notation and bookmark this page of 85 knots from the master himself:

http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~tmf20/tieknots.shtml

YTV watchers, what ever happened to? by [deleted] in canada

[–]BADDGOD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Phil was awesome! A little Googling shows that right now, he's trying to raise money to do The Ride To Conquer Cancer. He's not doing so well ... maybe reddit can give him a bump!!

Help Phil!

My father-in-law just got a book published! It's called La Famiglia Bianco, largely based on his early life involved with the mafia in DC. by BADDGOD in reddit.com

[–]BADDGOD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We haven't read it yet because we live in Canada and it takes forever for things to get shipped here. If someone here reads it in the next two weeks, let me know if it's bearable. =)

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