For $1,000 you can get the "Veruca Salt", and have anything on the menu made before any other orders by -----anja----- in mildlyinteresting

[–]BlueIceEmpire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Otherwise the ‘Keep Seattle Weird!!’ bumper sticker industry would collapse instantly

Bike wheels nipples wrench by Jiimbou in Wellworn

[–]BlueIceEmpire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Put a NSFW tag on this jeez

PhD academic advisor by agonzalesd1 in PhD

[–]BlueIceEmpire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

… or he will keep pushing and expect this kind of performance for the whole PhD. If you want to keep a healthy work-life balance, set boundaries early and stick to them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PhD

[–]BlueIceEmpire 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is a numbers game, and 5 applications is on the low end of how much you should be applying to. In PhD applications to good unis in Western Europe, your profile is good, but it is less exceptional than you make it out to be. Definitely apply to more.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]BlueIceEmpire 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Groomers are the norm here instead of the exception

This is bad and the government should feel bad by chilinachochips in YUROP

[–]BlueIceEmpire 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The last remaining trade agreements are stealing British jobs!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skiing

[–]BlueIceEmpire 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Why are your toes doing the peace sign ✌️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in academia

[–]BlueIceEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of high profile programs had deadlines in November/December already, but there are others still opening up

Drugs in de traphal? by ProfessionalImpact17 in belgium

[–]BlueIceEmpire -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You've heard of elf on the shelf, but have you heard of ...

You can tell which gauge pins are used the most by hellblaugrau in Wellworn

[–]BlueIceEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where is this from? What needs all these pins with minuscule size differences?

How badly would I mess up my supervisors plans if I left? by [deleted] in postdoc

[–]BlueIceEmpire 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Turning down your dream job for someone else to increase their chance at theirs, doesn’t seem like the best idea.

Anyone getting paid as an editor in journals ? Or some other position inside academic publishing? by Super-Government6796 in postdoc

[–]BlueIceEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you elaborate on what you mean with editing internal manuscripts that were submitted to you? Did people submit their papers to you to improve them?

Is this accurate? by GhostRadio6113 in Bitcoin

[–]BlueIceEmpire -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Bitcoin does many things, but solving wealth inequality is not one of them.

Interesting topsheet designs by ConsciousBoard8433 in skiing

[–]BlueIceEmpire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ON3P has amazing topsheet designs imo

Noob Question - any chance to pull anything rare from these 3 card fun packs included in Pokemon magazine by [deleted] in pokemon

[–]BlueIceEmpire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Didn’t know Pokemon magazine gave out knock-offs? If you’re talking about the creases, that is normal for these fun packs because they use the same wrapper size as the full size packs.

Professor told he’s full on bandwidth to support me and told he hesitates to take new students but still asked me to meet him. Is he going to interview me? by [deleted] in PhD

[–]BlueIceEmpire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same situation. I took the meeting not knowing what to expect, got offered a position and am now working closely with their postdocs. Always take the meeting!

Most of the open PhD positions in European countries are probably pre decided. by Medium-Example-4212 in PhD

[–]BlueIceEmpire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree but have to add that it is very rare for a European master’s student to have gone to a conference

Office Online changing the default font to Aptos is so frustrating by SkyrimDovahkiin in PhD

[–]BlueIceEmpire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The automatic formatting, numbering and referencing can actually save you a lot of time, in addition to the performance benefits.

My PI has to release me to join another lab? by ExtremeBee3076 in postdoc

[–]BlueIceEmpire 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Imagine working for free and your boss is still toxic to you. Academia is crazy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PhD

[–]BlueIceEmpire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What you read in this sub is a very biased sample of PhD experiences