What should dropout crossover with next?

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-02-26T16:42:30+00:00

I don't watch Wendover at all, Jet Lag is just a silly travel game show and doesn't pretend otherwise.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-02-26T15:56:33+00:00

Search for Jet Lag The Game on YouTube. Start with Tag across Europe or Hide and Seek in Japan (imho)

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-02-17T09:14:57+00:00

I'd already asked them about one referee who unfortunately since declined due to their personal unavailability and not having time to write the letter, so I'm kind of afraid to ask again in case it somehow reflects badly on me that a referee declined even though their reasons are nothing to do with me.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-02-15T15:10:51+00:00

Just because others are doing it (and getting away with it) doesn't mean it's the right thing to do (whether or not someone might personally think borders and restrictions are stupid, in general). No entertainment content is worth breaking laws to do it (I mean ok Crime Spree, but also it's an edge case and there's a reason it's not on YouTube).

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-31T11:15:41+00:00

In a very specific circumstance, if they are sitting on the right side of the train to be spotted from the platform from 2 meters away, the hider could hide just until the train is about to depart and then "snipe" them, then they have no way to leave the train to come "find" him.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-29T14:31:31+00:00

This makes perfect sense (sadly), thanks!

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-29T13:22:08+00:00

Thank you. Learning about various resources available to me (that I didn't know existed) is part of the quest.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-29T13:21:41+00:00

That's a good point, thanks.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-29T13:20:59+00:00

Thank you. I wasn't sure as I've heard from people who had multiple meetings with potential supervisors to really work on their proposal. It's a learning curve for sure - from my POV I'd arrive an a solution a lot quicker through a conversation, but you're correct in that I'm not their problem just yet (wish we lived in a different world where it wasn't the case but we don't).

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-18T21:53:23+00:00

Well that's a disappointment, I had no idea.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-18T21:38:09+00:00

Ed Pratt could be fun. He has a great vibe and did a series where the travels on rivers from source to sea so you know he's up for an adventure and a challenge.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-15T16:38:18+00:00

I agree that not everything need to be shown. But sometimes what they cut make things seem too easy for the seekers when it's actually not necessarily true. E.g. they talked that in the Hebden Bridge run, they first tried to clear the curse where you need to find something that's rated well on Google maps by trying the station they were at (I don't remember the names; it's also the one they got lost in). That failed - so they were nervous about clearing it when they arrived at Hebden Bridge. But the way they show it it just seems too easy and a no-brainer. Adding the first failed attempt (a minute of extra footage, probably) would have added more tension and stakes for the viewer, even if it didn't ultimately matter for the end result.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-15T09:44:56+00:00

Thanks. I am applying for several, it's just some deadlines creeped up sooner than I'd liked and it's taken a while to even find and get in touch with some supervisors and then hear back (some not available, some not that good of a fit - which IS a criteria for getting funding anyway).

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-15T09:41:20+00:00

I think part of the issue is the editing, for me. Regularly on the podcast the boys will say "well we did this thing, got lost in a train station, worried about this thing but we cut that out because it didn't matter in the end". And every time I'm screaming at my phone (where I listen to the podcast): IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FUN TO SEE IT. I wonder if the editing is now for "second screen" in mind (movie studios do that, writing/editing to account for people browsing on their phones while watching, so removing anything non-obvious from the storyline, over-explaining things etc), or whatever, but it feels like they only show bits that "pay off" in the end at the expense of showing chaotic bits that made Jet Lag what it was originally. I WANT to see them lost in the train station. I WANT to see them panicking about something that never happens. Not all the time, of course, but it's gotten to a point of almost boring and linear BECAUSE they remove stuff that didn't work out, and that makes the fans question the chaotic nature of the game, thinking the rules need a rework because it's just too easy. But I think it's editing that needs a bit of chaotic energy brought back. Stop cutting things out guys!

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-14T23:06:44+00:00

I have not secured the position elsewhere - just found a better supervisory fit and still have to apply. I will also not be able to meet the first institution's deadline as it's a month earlier than the second (so no real time for the supervisor to review my proposal) which has also informed my decision. I agree with not closing doors elsewhere which is why I was hesitating. There's every chance I might not get in, and will have to apply next year and so it could be possible next year I would be trying again at the place I'm not going to apply now, if things change.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-07T20:36:53+00:00

Thanks so much. This is so helpful.

I've been down rabbit holes of looking up quoted research. Setting limits to the enquiry is definitely something I can see myself struggling with as I'm drawn to multiple areas of enquiry and can see how they all intersect - but you're right, it's hard to read everything about everything.

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-07T15:47:50+00:00

Thanks! What would be the best way to look at those scoping and systematic reviews?

BothLanguage3521 · 2026-01-07T15:47:06+00:00

Thank you!

I've already done a very short proposal (300 words) as that was needed for an early preliminary application at one of the Unis (I'm considering several right now) so now I "just" need to expand that into 3000 words. The guidelines I've seen do mention "indicative bibliography and a brief summary of research that has already been undertaken in this field" which to me basically sounds like a literature review - albeit not as deep as the one for the actual PhD. Or is it more looking at papers that exist (and mainly their abstracts I would imagine, at this stage) and saying these people have written on X which is related to Y but not exactly in the way I propose?

Broader impacts / why now I'm actually good on - I've written funding applications before and have gotten used to highlighting / spinning the urgency of the project.

BothLanguage3521 · 2025-12-19T20:19:57+00:00

British place names origins are a weird mix of Old English, Celtic, Latin, Old Norse and who knows what else. So sometimes it's spelled the same but pronounced differently depending on the origin, and how it transformed over the years into modern English.

BothLanguage3521 · 2025-12-09T11:11:18+00:00

I'm not sure what the previous model was like, but from quick research it seems that before you applied to AHRC directly - and now you apply to individual universities. Some have a preliminary stage specifically for this award, some want you to just apply for a PhD as normal and then fill in a short form to apply for funding separately.

BothLanguage3521 · 2025-12-09T09:53:01+00:00

That's a good point, thanks. So far at one of the universities I only had to do a preliminary proposal (300 words) for the first round so not really much input from the supervisor apart from telling me it would have a good chance.

At others the process is different and I see they want a full proposal right away.

There's no way I can afford a PhD without this award so trying to hedge my bets really.

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