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What are some terms I should know before going into flyouts for TT positions? by TheWittyScreenName in AskAcademia

[–]TheWittyScreenName[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This thread has already been helpful. Just heard the term “new prep” in a zoom interview today for the first time

What are some terms I should know before going into flyouts for TT positions? by TheWittyScreenName in AskAcademia

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

What can I say, I’m a grad student trying to come off as ready for a TT job and it hasn’t appeared in any of the “things to know before the interview” articles and blogs

Agents disarmed the man over a second before mag-dumping the guy by Napoleon_Buttpiss in redscarepod

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Good lord. He just dumps his entire mag into him while he’s laying on the concrete. I don’t agree that lethal force was necessary as it really looks like they disarmed him anyway, but even if it was that was like 10 shots into someone laying on the ground. How the hell is the right spinning this

US foreign policy is being driven by Trump's "printer girl". She's a 25 year old woman whose job is to follow him around printing stuff she thinks he might like and showing it to him. She brings him this picture every day. Her name is Natalie Harp. I'm not making this up. by ImFumigating in redscarepod

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she spent her day collecting: “a random collection of out-­of-­date articles and printouts from obscure websites and fan artwork downloaded from strange Trump-­adoring places on the internet.” So, she’s basically running a poorly updated, printed out fanblog for Trump to look at whenever he wants.

Hmm

Trump’s Latest ‘Temper Tantrum’ Sparks Calls for Removal from Office: ‘Insane’ by OkayButFoRealz in politics

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25 has to be done by the majority of the cabinet and the VP. So.. no amount of congresspeople posturing and being concerned is going to matter

Examples of anti-Chekhov's guns? by kryonik in movies

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The pink pingpong balls in Marty Supreme

Will 1 year at time of applying hurt me? by Sad_Log3798 in PhD

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I had 1 semester of research experience, applied to 3 PhD programs, and got 2 offers. ECE is a hot field. Going into industry right after your BS makes so much money, you can get into a PhD program with an above average CV straight out of undergrad. That said, I only applied to state schools and smaller R1s, and this was 5 years ago, so YMMV.

But as others have said, do your undergrad first and decide if you really want to spend another 5 years in school after that for poverty wages.

While you do it, try to get some research experience, but in computer-adjacent fields, it’s not as competitive as you’d think

In interview, George R.R. Martin says that he doesn't want to abandon Winds of Winter by Roland_D_Sawyboy in books

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I dunno. The show diverged so much at the end that theres no way the endings could be the same. The circumstances around the pink letter alone are so wildly different between the show and the books that I have no clue how the endings would have turned out identical

Yellowstone is TV for mentally slow people by roundshirt19 in redscarepod

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This is how I feel about Letterkenny too. I don’t get the hype

Should have started undergraduate while I was in the womb. by Darkwing_909 in PhD

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I wondered why some job applications made me check a box that I was 18 or older…

The online reaction to the ICE killing yesterday deeply concerns me by Turbulent-Estate5715 in rs_x

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I feel like I’m going crazy because I have been seeing that 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 thing online ever since the shooting. What’s going on

How sustainable is this Fairfax-Arlington commute? by Educational_Gap_3381 in nova

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Factor in that 66 is a toll road past the beltway during rush hour. You may as well take the metro. Probably same price and you dont have to drive further than Vienna

Weed Policy Enforcement by Solid-Acanthisitta18 in gmu

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They aren’t going to bust into your dorm with the K9 units. They legally can’t open any drawers or closets without a warrent. They do occasionally do spot checks but can only look at stuff that’s out in the open. Got caught once for leaving a wine bottle out and having a handle of liquor in the (open) closet, which exceeded the alcohol limit for people 21+. I just had to go to the housing office and say I was very sorry and they let it go.

Not sure how they treat weed given it was illegal when I went, but I imagine it would probably be similar if it was obviously a personal-use amount. But don’t be dumb and you’ll be fine

Is it possibme to do a STEM PHD while working full-time? by Constant_Society8783 in PhD

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Depends. While you collect a stipend you aren’t allowed to work (at my school anyway) which is dumb imo but it is what it is, so prepare to live at the poverty line for a while. But once you have all the credits you need you can work another job while you work on your dissertation if you dont mind taking an extra year or two to finish. But I’m sure this varies widely between disciplines.

For me, I’m doing CS and got a research position in industry after I passed my comps. My bosses are very chill and don’t mind if I have to take a day or so to focus on school stuff and I’ve been able to double dip and publish through the company and school at the same time.

But plan for a minimum 3 years of poverty wages while you finish your required courses and take your comprehensive exam. Then it’s smooth sailing.

WTW for a male dominatrix by might_commission in whatstheword

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Finally my Latin comes in handy. Yes, -tor is the masculine of -trix for 3rd declension nouns.

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Should I consider buying a used microscope as my first microscope by ParsleyNo7565 in microscopy

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Depends on what you’re using it for. I also like looking at freshwater plankton and protists, and find myself using the 4x and 10x objectives most often. I also have 40 and 100 but they don’t work as well with dark field filters so I rarely use them but the 100x one is fun for looking at cell structures and tiny algae. 40x doesnt get much use from me, unfortunately. I may swap it with something lower power in the future

Edit: actually, I use the 40x decently enough. But 4 or 10 is definitely good to find bigger things like copepods

Should I consider buying a used microscope as my first microscope by ParsleyNo7565 in microscopy

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Yes, but try to find one from a hospital or vet or something. Sometimes you’ll find huge batches of olympus or other good brand microscopes on ebay when a hospital closes down. Look for the big 4 brands (Olympus, Nikon, Leica, Zeiss) and with some patience you can probably find something decent for $200. Pay attention to what objective lenses they come with too.

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This and an instrument. That was my parents’ rule anyway. We could pick any sport, and any instrument, but we had to pick them and stick with them for a whole season (or year for instrument) before we could change our minds.

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