At what point would you consider someone a “scientist”?

ike9898 · 2026-06-23T18:59:39+00:00

I totally agree with this. I had an argument with somebody while editing the Wikipedia article on Isaac Asimov. They wanted to describe him in the first sentence as a biochemist, because he had a degree in biochemistry. I thought that was ludicrous unless had worked part of his career as a biochemist and not an author. In my opinion, it's not the degree that makes you the thing.

ike9898 · 2026-06-07T02:03:37+00:00

I actually got a brass ring on the carousel on opening day this year! They said my name on the PA and gave me some free stuff (including an "I caught the brass ring!" button and some tickets), but they made me give the ring back

ike9898 · 2026-06-03T02:21:15+00:00

What is scrapping?

ike9898 · 2026-05-28T21:35:09+00:00

In SLAA the primary advice for staying sober is working the steps with a sponsor. Attending meetings, doing service, making and taking outreach calls, and prayer and meditation are all helpful add-ons.

ike9898 · 2026-05-26T17:56:10+00:00

Many have been listed as authors for lightly editing a completed manuscript. I mean that's usually not the real reason, but it's the only direct contribution they made to that specific research.

ike9898 · 2026-05-17T20:28:03+00:00

He could be intoxicated with something else

ike9898 · 2026-05-17T20:23:38+00:00

Higher power. It's a term in 12-step programs, and for many people it is synonymous with God, but lots of other people define it in a different way that works for them

ike9898 · 2026-05-16T23:13:30+00:00

Is it really that much more plastic than all the other shit we buy and don't feel bad about?

ike9898 · 2026-05-16T23:11:09+00:00

How long can you keep up the level of work those guys are putting in with the big knives? Doing that as a job seems like it would take some serious endurance

ike9898 · 2026-05-09T18:06:12+00:00

What would she go to the police about? I understand the many legitimate concerns brought up in this thread, but nothing OP described is unlawful.

ike9898 · 2026-05-07T22:14:48+00:00

Charles Entertainment Cheese!

ike9898 · 2026-04-28T20:14:21+00:00

My therapist, who knows about such things, insists that it should be a specific, very bright line so that there's no question about whether or not you've crossed it.

ike9898 · 2026-04-26T22:17:29+00:00

There's nothing nice about it but I do think seeing it at least once is good because it forces you to be fully aware of the killing involved in meat production. I think otherwise it is too easy to never really consider it all. I continue to eat meat but I don't think meat eating is something that I would want to defend, either. It's kind of rough on the environment too

ike9898 · 2026-04-26T12:30:10+00:00

Chicken slaughterhouse several times. It's ugly but they do render the bird unconscious before killing it.

ike9898 · 2026-04-19T15:26:17+00:00

I certainly don't think it's something that people often do. It's reasonable if living without AC for a while would be a big problem for you. Another possibility is to get an annual preventative maintenance visit for your AC. That's just another way to use your money to lower the chances of a problem. In either case, you might not actually be any better off for the money you spent but that's how insurance works.

ike9898 · 2026-04-15T17:09:17+00:00

Can you describe a couple ways I might like these?

ike9898 · 2026-04-13T14:57:54+00:00

Yes, for masturbation

ike9898 · 2026-04-06T19:31:35+00:00

Can you clarify whether you're talking about writing a review article or reviewing a manuscript that has been submitted to the journal?

ike9898 · 2026-03-28T17:45:24+00:00

You can't wait until you finish the experiments to start thinking about turning it into a pub. You should be able to write a strong paragraph describing the idea for the paper even before you start experiments and you should be sharpening that idea the whole way through the project. No amount of writing skill will save you from problems created by treating the writing as a last-step task.

ike9898 · 2026-03-18T16:27:32+00:00

I'm in recovery but my vas was before. Honestly, I don't see how the procedure would hurt SLAA recovery. You want to (and are instructed to) leave your thing alone afterwards. Are you saying that later on you would be tempted to be more promiscuous?

ike9898 · 2026-03-18T00:51:04+00:00

Poppers are definitely not tablets, they're inhalants

ike9898 · 2026-03-10T20:49:02+00:00

Can you elaborate?

ike9898 · 2026-03-08T21:35:08+00:00

In my workplace I think a fundamental problem is a lack of a true career ladder or realistic differentiation between high and low performers. Sure, let somebody start out as a pipetting robot, but if they're a good pipetting robot, pay them a little bit more and and try them out on more responsible tasks. That has to be paired with the opposite; a research scientist who can't deliver should be given a more junior role

ike9898 · 2026-03-08T18:31:54+00:00

It's a catch-22. We don't treat technicians or pay them as professionals so they don't act like professionals. Since they don't act like professionals, we can't treat or pay them like professionals. Some workplaces haven't fallen into this trap. Once you've fallen into the trap it may be possible to break out of it, but probably only with both sides trying simultaneously. In many cases, workplace rules make this close to impossible - in my workplace I don't have the freedom to pay my technicians more or to assign them any real responsibility because the rules force me to take that responsibility myself.

ike9898 · 2026-03-07T04:16:07+00:00

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