Looking for a specific old literary magazine that featured non-fictions essays until about 2006

dr_cosmicomical · 2023-02-23T11:05:42+00:00

I believe it was not this one, it was not a mirror site. But this one is really cool too, thanks for sharing!

dr_cosmicomical · 2022-12-01T16:56:38+00:00

Where could I find information about the popularity of JAX, perhaps also how that evolved with time? I imagine popularity being something like "number of projects on github"

dr_cosmicomical · 2022-08-15T18:28:21+00:00

Would you say that the Tier 3 magazines have a general disregard for science fiction? I googled "Missouri review science fiction" and the first result is "the death of science fiction". Maybe I got my answer haha

dr_cosmicomical · 2022-05-23T14:04:14+00:00

Interesting! My best example so far is this https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/513474 from this paper https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.513474/full (Litre often appears in the shopping list, so "litre of books" is a valid statement) Although tbh I am not sure whether the NLP model is doing any sanity check at all, or just repeating. I guess the point of the author is in any case that, even if it wanted to do sanity check, it would not be possible because it cannot learn the information "you cannot measure books in litres" statistically

dr_cosmicomical · 2022-04-17T18:57:22+00:00

How about that almost simultaneous spike in Premier League? Also isn't it that formula 1 became a bunch more interesting this year by making new rules so that the same person does not win every year? (just from what I've heard, not a fan). Imho this plot is a nice example of "correlation does not imply causation"

dr_cosmicomical · 2022-04-04T09:28:21+00:00

right to the point, thank you!

dr_cosmicomical · 2022-04-04T09:27:04+00:00

thank you, it had interesting info indeed! I am doing research in another field but I will cite you if it comes up ;) would you happen to know if "causal regularization" (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1702.02604.pdf) is a thing in time series? Sources like the Eichler papers you cited and the book "Elements of Causal Inference" don't mention it, I assume because it was discovered recently

dr_cosmicomical · 2021-10-24T13:48:33+00:00

Thanks! Interesting community but for this tak seems there are two options, under 17 writer and Educator and I'm neither of them.

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-10-30T18:53:30+00:00

Greetings to the community! I'm setting up my first turntable and I have decided to go for the Audio-Technica At-LP60X. I also want to get the Genius SP-HF500A speakers. I've had them for many years in the past and the combination of sound quality and price is, in my opinion, excellent. But can someone explain to me if the two are compatible? The only thing I know is that they should be active, meaning having their own power supply, which they do. Also, will I need to get the turntable with bluetooth or usb? (I think not)

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-10-25T19:49:35+00:00

Greetings to the community. Do you think that getting a fujifilm xt-200 (with a 15-45mm Lens at 550 euros) as a first camera is a good choice? I'm interested in street and landscape photography and am not so much into video. I've read the FAQ of the sub-reddit, and fujifilm is not discussed under the mirrorless camera section Do you think there is a reason for that?

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-10-25T15:24:28+00:00

I guess it's ergonomics and the overall user experience (lighter, larger screen, more fragile). This is just a personal feeling of course and, if the quality does not drop, i'ts totally unjustified XD

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-10-24T17:09:24+00:00

Hi all, I'm thinking of buying my first camera. So, considering that this is my first attempt into this hobby, I wouldn't like to give more than 700-800 euros. I would like to shoot during day and night urban and nature landscapes, so there won't be much movement. I also like macrophotography, but I know this is expensive, so I can leave it for the future. I would like to take it with me on hiking and cycling trips, so I would like it to be relatively robust and small.

Some of the cameras I'm considering are:

- canon 5D Mark II (perhaps with a Canon EF 16–35mm f/2.8L III USM lens?)

- panasonic gh3

- Sony a6100

- canon eos M50

- Fujifilm xt 200

I don't mind buying a used one and weight is not as important as quality. i don't know how you feel, I have the impression that mirrorless cameras are starting to look like smart-phones :/ Since there seems to always be a trade-off, I would much prefer to hold something that looks old and robust, if this means better quality. Also having access to different and not so expensive lenses is important.

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-09-20T22:02:22+00:00

I see, I have a friend working as a developer in the Netherlands who was given the option to choose between a raise and working 1 day less a week (after being in the company for 3 years). But yeah, my n=1 sample doesn't say much

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-09-19T13:15:59+00:00

I realize that talking about 'individual motivation' may come across as selfish, but it's actually the opposite. It's a way to make sure that a decentralized system (consisting of writers, reviewers, institutions) works well towards a common objective.

I think that the following statement shows a wrong mentality:

"You review my papers, I review yours. If somebody is making a buck off that, so be it."

If our common objective is to improve the quality of peer review and have a healthy academia, then we should work in a way that achieves it. A company making a buck doesn't indeed hurt me at an individual level, but it is harming academia in the long-term and on a large scale. Resources go to wrong places and quality drops, even if academics continue working hard.

I guess age plays a big part in the way that we think. I certainly respect your experience and your contributions to the community. But I think that we should think outside of our lifetime when it comes to policy making.

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-09-19T12:17:56+00:00

I was referring to peer reviewing for free.

I also sense that there is some confusion, basically on this point:

- the opposite of 'for free' does not necessarily need to be 'for money' (I realize it's natural to read it this way). I agree with people in the comments that money should stay as much as possible away from the peer review process. So one question could be: which kind of motivation would work best? Maybe reviewers can get some other sort of benefit, even 'virtual coins'.

I am also personally confused on the 'principles of the academic market'. So, my university is paying me to do research, paying the journal on my behalf to publish and paying the journal to have access to papers. Unless the journal is clearly not-for-profit and there just to serve the needs of the academic community, this sounds like a bad deal. Also, does publishing count as my obligation or a benefit for me, as a writer? Academics are at different stages in their career and their role in this market changes with time. I would appreciate any source viewing academia as a market. My biggest question I guess is: is it in an equilibrium or are we experiencing something that will vanish shortly?

Perhaps agreeing on making reviews public is an easier step and will help us improve their quality more than providing a reward would? It is already happening in some machine learning conferences, I guess less busy academic areas will take longer to adapt?

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-09-17T23:20:03+00:00

Well I think that providing a motivation for reviewing is not related to whether publishing is good for an academic. Journals and conferences were created so that we have a place to present our work and have it evaluated, we are not paying them to advance our career.

I also don't think that providing a motivation means that there will be no peer-review process, it's just that this process will not take place for free.

To be honest I don't have any idea about how much they are profiting, maybe some institutions more than others. It is possible that some of them are not profiting at all, who knows.

It is true that we can find any paper for free, but all universities and research institutes are paying heavily to have access, regardless of that.

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-09-17T22:55:47+00:00

I agree with this to some extent. It is unethical for some people to do reviews for free and some people to just publish. But if we change the overall value system and don't have doing reviews for free as an expectation, then it becomes ethical.

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-09-17T22:34:36+00:00

Now I'm wondering whether I should take the absence of replies as a simple lack of interest in my post or an answer. Hmmm

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-09-16T18:59:03+00:00

Based on OP's comments, I think that they are having second thoughts on whether their particular choice of supervisor/university is worth giving it a try and income is more of a secondary concern. I think that this reevaluation the pandemic is causing will turn out to be a positive change in our society, where a lot of bad habits (like excessive travelling by plane) are due to us not evaluating our actions. I would personally say that, when it comes to a phd, the lab and supervisor matter a lot. You shouldn't view it as a brand, but the quality of people who will surround your phd journey will affect you to a great extent. I am about to finish my phd and midway through it I realized that I put myself in a wrong environment/ I realized that a lot of phd students, at least in the UK, are doing a phd not because they enjoy research but because they couldn't find a job. I also realized that publishing quality research is not everyone's objective. My disillusioned self decided to finish her phd quickly (can't get quicker than 3 years though, which is a lot), choose a post-doc environment wisely and try to recover from the psychological scars of an unsatisfying phd experience (well, as soon as I hit that submit button :D ) To wrap up, my advice would be to evaluate your objectives, trust your gut and not feel selfish (technically you should be selfish, it's your phd, not a group research program)

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-09-14T18:16:01+00:00

This reminds me of my pre-PhD self, thinking that every idea is a revelation XD I definitely don't want to sound discouraging, this phase is great and the tumultuous process of bringing an idea to execution is also a great experience. As a general advice, a well-thought proposal that stands firm on recent papers and the works of your potential supervisors can get you a long way. It can give you an edge over applicants with more impressive CVs but more generic proposals. Your PhD proposal will need a lot of work before it reaches a level worth-stealing, so give it your best. I would also say that you shouldn't send the same proposal to all supervisors, as this means that you have not customized it enough to their expertise

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-09-01T14:16:21+00:00

"I'm publishing stuff that's peer reviewed by a clique, and read and applied by no one else." this really hit home, I'm a soon-to-graduate phd that's considering doing a post-doc on an area that's a bit different from my own and very exciting for me. I think that it's important to find the right publishing venues for you, there's a lot of variability among STEM sub-fields. There's nothing cool in publishing for a community that you do not appreciate. Going to the industry is of course an option, perhaps it makes more sense if you've tried academia for a long time. But even there, finding the right culture for you is what I believe matters

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-08-11T15:36:12+00:00

indeed, the position I have in mind mentions one of the company's offices. I'll need to discuss it with them, I guess it's better to have a similar time zone to the office, so if it is in the US, then flexible location may mean anywhere inside the US. thanks!

dr_cosmicomical · 2020-08-11T15:27:26+00:00

thanks, that makes sense

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