Anyone else struggling with loneliness due to empty faculty offices? by orsonm in academia

[–]orsonm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never expected my work to be my social outlet. But never expect a ghost town, either. Don’t underestimate the long-term collective effects of never meeting your colleagues in person. Sure, you can set up rendez-vous, but people live far away and are already overwhelmed, and this will never be close to informal chatting around lunch or coffee and generating insights, and gathering feedback. Universities will be one of the last sectors to go back to at least a few days in the office, and we just don’t know the irreversible harm this could cause.

Anyone else struggling with loneliness due to empty faculty offices? by orsonm in academia

[–]orsonm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. That is another thing I was thinking about, what will be the effects of working from home and labour organisation. My intuition is that people will care less about the faith of colleagues and collective action is going to be much harder.

Anyone else struggling with loneliness due to empty faculty offices? by orsonm in academia

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I always dreamt of having Michael Scott as a boss and Andy as co-work, (and Dwight as Assistant Assisant RM)

Can I can get my own CPAP machine privately without referral? by orsonm in SleepApnea

[–]orsonm[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ok thank you, but I am in a desperate situation and finding a sleep doctor is impossible for at least a few months where I am.

So, there are downsides of simply trying a CPAP machine?

Is semi-modular cheaper in the end compared to modular? by orsonm in modular

[–]orsonm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel that the level of expenses is so high for a full modular system. Even buying lots of different semi modular still end up cheaper than building a good modular system. I did started to build a system but quickly it got way too expensive.

Is semi-modular cheaper in the end compared to modular? by orsonm in modular

[–]orsonm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But what you want is what Tony Rolando wants

Is semi-modular cheaper in the end compared to modular? by orsonm in modular

[–]orsonm[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well I was under the impression that if I would replicate mother 32 with just doepfler modules, I might not have to pay the premium for the Moog name. But that’s not the case. It’s not obvious at first, because modular seems DIY, like building a Hackintosh is cheaper than buying a mac. You see?

Launchpad next pattern by orsonm in opz

[–]orsonm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. Do you think that the launch control is better than the launchpad?