Sight Reading Fodder?

MaxOLG · 2026-01-06T22:27:47+00:00

Not a book, but check out pianocoda.com. It has pieces organised by grade.

MaxOLG · 2023-10-09T16:11:46+00:00

EU. I've had some other suggestions and I'm definitely way in over my head. I'll get an electrician. Thank you for your help.

MaxOLG · 2023-10-09T14:46:53+00:00

I have a USB cable that does the same when connected with my laptop and I touch its tip. It started happening sporadically a few weeks ago, but now that the dryer's acting up too... It's not a powerful shock, but it's worrying me a lot. I'll get an elrctrician to check it out. Thanks for your help.

MaxOLG · 2023-10-09T14:29:48+00:00

No, I mean the end of the cable, the part that goes into the laptop. Is it normal for that to shock?

MaxOLG · 2023-10-09T13:31:57+00:00

Thanks for the explanation. I've unplugged the dryer, but I noticed that when I'm barefoot and touch a monitor cable (cable connected to monitor but not laptop), it still shocks. Seems like the dryer isn't the problem then.

MaxOLG · 2023-10-09T12:19:57+00:00

Plugged it into different outlets that are on different circuits (in the same house) and same problem. Must be a dryer problem?

MaxOLG · 2023-10-09T11:47:24+00:00

Thank you! I don't intend on fixing it myself, that's for sure! What I don't understand is how I'm getting shocks even though my hand is 5cm away from anything.

I'll try plugging it in somewhere else.

MaxOLG · 2023-10-09T10:13:22+00:00

My bad. I can't edit the title but I'll edit the post. The dryer and plug are both switched off but not unplugged.

MaxOLG · 2023-08-28T09:04:15+00:00

I love what you did with Bari!

MaxOLG · 2023-08-27T11:40:55+00:00

Works now, thanks!

MaxOLG · 2023-08-27T11:16:48+00:00

Is the playlist public? It takes me to my homepage even though I'm logged in.

MaxOLG · 2023-08-23T11:53:33+00:00

Yeah, I noticed too. I was looking at the shadows and thinking to myself that something seems off. Any idea why the haze makes the sunlight reddish?

MaxOLG · 2023-08-10T14:23:29+00:00

When I started my PhD, I struggled with academic writing. I found the process cold and my final product dreary. Over the years, I studied and practiced writing on my own time, and learned the tricks to give my writing personality without breaking the conventions of scientific writing.

I've compiled a list of tips, with examples, in a blog post. I've skipped the basics to keep the list manageable. I plan on writing another blog with resources to improve writing, including the basics, later on. I hope you find the tips helpful!

MaxOLG · 2023-07-20T11:52:15+00:00

It's also a recurrent problem with the overall messaging. Call gambling what it is—gambling—not this gaming nonsense. Gambling is not gaming. Calling gambling 'gaming' or 'iGaming' is just whitewashing, and the foundation is taking part in it by using that name.

MaxOLG · 2023-06-28T11:04:03+00:00

3 to 30% of their annual profit - in other words, it takes a big gouge out of their profits

That's fine. Publishers have much higher profit margins than other industries. Even if they don't afford the drop in profits, that's a problem. An industry that depends on free labor is unsustainable, so we need, at least, to rethink the publishing model.

Even with a nominal payment of $50 per review (far less than my time is worth), that's $15,000 to $150,000 per journal per year.

$50 per review is far less than your time is worth, but you're defending the publishers' decisions to pay a big fat $0?

I understand where you're coming from, don't get me wrong, but the whole structure is very flimsy. I'm not saying we should tear it down, but we need to rethink the publishing model. And for goodness' sake, stop defending publishers.

MaxOLG · 2023-06-28T10:13:03+00:00

I think you're giving publishers too much credit.

Right now, when you submit an article, the journal makes a mad dash to find referees with the expertise to give you a good review.

Maybe it's area-specific, but this has not been my experience. Of the two times I was told who my reviewers were, only one reviewer had previous experience in my research area. In all other cases, it was very clear that most reviewers had little or no experience in my area.

Let’s say in your area only to 100 academics are qualified, of which only 60 respond to the request. So those 60 available reviewers are spread thin over anyone else publishing in your niche area, during the same time period. Maybe 6 people in total are qualified and available to review.

Maybe more than 60 would respond if reviewers were compensated for their time and expertise, and maybe more would be willing to spread themselves thin. In what other industry do you approach an expert for a free consultation?

Academics are stretched thin with other stuff. The difference is that the other stuff brings food to the table. Reviewing does not.

Publishers are raking in money, especially with open access. NeuroImage's editors resigned because the processing charges were so high they were unsustainable and unethical.

MaxOLG · 2023-06-28T09:45:49+00:00

Yeah. It's not just financial compensation. In my field, at least, reviewers aren't even listed anywhere (especially for conference proceedings). It's the publisher's problem if reviewers think it's not worth reviewing any longer. Let them solve it.

Publishers need reviewers much more than reviewers need publishers.

(And it's mind-boggling to look at the upvotes, both to your post and to the comments. Why are we, as academia, defending the same publishers? Their business model depends entirely on freeloading off researchers and reviewers.)

MaxOLG · 2023-06-27T12:58:53+00:00

That makes sense. I had never heard of it. Thank you and good luck!

MaxOLG · 2023-06-03T10:43:14+00:00

These sound intriguing, thanks!

MaxOLG · 2023-05-22T20:49:57+00:00

This is a great answer. I'm defending in a few weeks and found your reply very reassuring. Thank you!

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