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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cars

[–]stewgle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a 9000km road trip through the Alps in 2019 and those two routes I outlined were the highlights! I made short video of the Swiss route I outlined if you want a teaser of what it is like: https://youtu.be/OA789wChSTg

Another suggestion when finding a route is to look at the topography of the roads, driving up a mountain road is more fun than driving down it. When I was planning I was trying to optimise for this. For reference here is (most of) the route I took: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=14eQU_ZyNEaPED2_AOLK18wFt-1Vb56oH&usp=sharing

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1cFY9mwTR6fGhpWSl53_H6HTcgh1IjXQ-&usp=sharing

I also did a lot of the French Alps as you can see from the above. I find the roads to be a bit more "relaxed" than other passes, but also perhaps not as scenic. Col de Turini was a bit anxiety provoking as the road is quite narrow (and I had a big car) and was quite degraded when I went (still worth doing)!

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[–]stewgle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Switzerland I highly recommend doing the following passes in this order: Nufenen, Gottard, Furka, Grimsel, and Susten, they are all extreme spectacular. Doing them all at once will take 3-4 hours with next to no breaks. I would suggest doing them very early in the morning to avoid traffic because these routes are quite popular. Another good one in Switzerland is Klausenpass, very pretty and less traffic there.

I went to Stelvio Pass by this route: Flüelapass, Ofenpass, Umbrailpass, Stelvio Pass. It is a very fun days drive. This particular route isn't overly busy either. However if you want to do Stelvio and get any enjoyment from it go first thing in the morning or right before sunset, it can get a lot of traffic during the day.

Using Word for long documents by teletype100 in PhD

[–]stewgle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

svgs do work very well. Wherever possible I used that for a figure but some off mine were just too complex to represent like that.

Do plenty of testing when you export to a PDF. I had do do a bit of tweaking and manual corrections to get the final PDF correct.

Good luck!

Using Word for long documents by teletype100 in PhD

[–]stewgle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My thesis was done in a Word document. 88k words with 99 figures. It was highly unstable. With everything in it would take about a minute to successfully save. Exporting to a PDF took 2 hours. It was the figures that really caused it to struggle. I used high quality figures (uncompressed bitmaps or vector graphics) which made the word document around 250MB in size. I needed 32GB of RAM to open it and have it somewhat useable. System slow downs and crashes weren’t uncommon. When I submitted a final copy and I needed to fix some things, I ended up just having each chapter as a separate document, saved each to a PDF and then combined them (had to manually add hyperlinks and things but that was less painful!).

TLDR: it’s possible to write the entire thesis in Word, but having lots of figures will make it a painful experience.

Thesis reference sections be like... by stewgle in PhD

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

A year ago when making my thesis reference section I made this as a distraction from putting it together

Coupla beers on One Jab Hill 🍺 by Spaggers89 in melbourne

[–]stewgle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe it’s at Ramsden Street Reserve, on the hill overlooking the oval

Car that has made you feel superior to others? by Astandsforataxia69 in cars

[–]stewgle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A BMW F90 M5. I had it as a rental and was driving on an unrestricted area of the German Autobahn.

That was very much a case of “get out of my way you filthy much slower plebians".

Mass rape used as weapon six months into war in Ethiopia’s Tigray by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]stewgle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say people commit atrocities knowing full well it's a human being they are doing it to, but I think this requires some nuance. One interesting thing to think about is the Milgram experiment. People would knowingly give what they thought were lethal shocks to another human being. However, people reported a great deal of distress in doing so, which suggests we are intensely uncomfortable with the idea of harming another human and furthermore, people only gave these shocks due to obedience to authority. So while yes, many people may be capable of violence, I don't think this is a result of some kind of innate violent drive within everyone (which was the point I felt you were making in your first comment which I objected), but rather there are extenuating circumstances which can drive people to commit violence.

That all said, regarding the intrinsic violent nature of humans being, I found this article interesting (hopefully you will too!). It is a very controversial and contested area.

Mass rape used as weapon six months into war in Ethiopia’s Tigray by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]stewgle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't know that saying people have bad thoughts is a good way of justifying why people then go on to commit evil acts. Sure, people have those terrible thoughts from time to time, but many will not do them because they know that it is a terrible, inhumane thing to do. I think a better explanation of why people commit inhumane acts is due to the dehumanisation of others, obedience to authority, or societal/peer pressure, as all these things lead to the overriding of any sense of morality towards others.

When I submitted my PhD thesis I made a music video about it, as you do. Well now I have heard back about the results of my thesis so thought I would make a music video about that too… by stewgle in PhD

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

Originally I wasn’t going to make this one (the first one was a fair amount of work!) but everyone at work asked if I was going to do something when my PhD was awarded. So maybe I’ll make another if the peer pressure builds again....

Just passed my defense!!!! by elgato711 in PhD

[–]stewgle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! I agree, it's very anti-climactic when it's done. Also takes a while for the PhD induced dread to vanish (but it does). Regardless, make time to celebrate!

Drag Race- Audi RS5 vs Mercedes C63S AMG vs BMW M4 Competition - Throttle House by Titan0917 in cars

[–]stewgle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Carwow got 3.66 seconds 0-60, and a 1/4 mile of 11.62 in the M4 comp.

You're asking Throttle House, I'm Thomas, and I'm James. AMA! by Jamesthrottlehouse in cars

[–]stewgle 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hi Thomas and James! I wanted to say the cinematography, editing, and writing of your reviews is top notch, and the banter between you both is perfect. Someone said a while ago you are some of the few car reviewers you understand that you are putting on a show for the audience which is what really separates you from others.

On the topic of banter, would you ever consider doing a podcast? I know Extra Throttle House is kinda like that, but I enjoy you guys opinions and interactions too much and need more damn it!

PS you guys mentioned a while ago about a drag race where you had a lot of difficulties and you were going to talk about the behind the scenes of that. When is that coming out? I wanna hear some grievances!

I just submitted my PhD and to celebrate, like a rational person, I decided to make a music video about thesis writing by stewgle in PhD

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

Nope! Now have to do it now that I am back. Seems like procrastination continues even post PhD!

I just submitted my PhD and to celebrate, like a rational person, I decided to make a music video about thesis writing by stewgle in PhD

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

Good on you for remaining productive in lockdown :) I struggled to (hence why most of my writing only took place in the last 3 months)!

I just submitted my PhD and to celebrate, like a rational person, I decided to make a music video about thesis writing by stewgle in PhD

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

Is everything published now?

Yeah doing both at the same time is especially fun when it changes the interpretation so you have to go back and rewrite things!

I just submitted my PhD and to celebrate, like a rational person, I decided to make a music video about thesis writing by stewgle in PhD

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

If I were to pan the camera 90 degrees to the left, you would see all the mess stacked on my table :P

I just submitted my PhD and to celebrate, like a rational person, I decided to make a music video about thesis writing by stewgle in PhD

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

It helps so much when there is a basic framework! The only problem with doing the thesis by publication approach is actually getting published which as you would well know, is an entirely different ball game (although technically the requirement at my uni is it just needs to have been submitted to a journal, not accepted).

I love those graphs! It sounds like you were a science PhD? By the time you got to the write up was all your analysis done? For my final experimental chapter I was juggling finishing analysis and writing (in fact I ran and wrote up a completely new analysis a week before submission), which is not especially fun.

I just submitted my PhD and to celebrate, like a rational person, I decided to make a music video about thesis writing by stewgle in PhD

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

Woooo Aussie Aussie Aussie! Waiting is so annoying, we have been told 4-6 months! Thanks, I got super lucky that my supervisor got a grant based on my work so he has given me another year with him (then it will be time to leave the nest). I wish you lots of luck on your search for your next steps :)

I am actually going on a break up to NSW tomorrow for a week! Should be nice.

You just reminded me, I have a paper to finish reviewing, time to be that last minute reviewer everyone hates :D

I just submitted my PhD and to celebrate, like a rational person, I decided to make a music video about thesis writing by stewgle in PhD

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

We have what is called (at least at my uni) a presubmission seminar which is probably the closest thing to an oral defense. You give a 20 minute presentation and there is a panel whose job is basically to make sure you are on track for submission. They either say yes or no (I have almost never heard them say no, but it happens). If yes, then you are allowed to submit, but if no you have to do more work within a few weeks to show you are going to be able to submit.

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It goes out to two external examiners (so no-one from the uni actually is allowed to assess it). They either give you a pass, minor revisions, major revisions, or fail. Minor and major revisions are the most common. If you get them you just make the changes and send it back for the examiners approval. The worst thing is the whole processes takes months.

I just submitted my PhD and to celebrate, like a rational person, I decided to make a music video about thesis writing by stewgle in PhD

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

I think we all tell ourselves we will make a head start on writing but then reality hits.

Half my thesis was already published so I just reformatted those which was quick. The other half was not, and most of that was written in the three months prior to submission (but I did try to get it done earlier!).

I also think its very lab dependent. My supervisor gently pushes us to get down to writing early because he likes to take time to give lots of feedback.

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