June 2016
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Phew! “Academaze” is out, we’ve done a giveaway raffle, and I am ready to talk about something else. But perhaps not just yet. Those of you who have read the book — thank you and I hope you enjoyed it! Whether you liked it or not, if you feel inclined to write an honest review (Amazon, Goodreads,
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Here are the “Academaze” raffle winners (in alphabetical order by first name): Ebook (8 copies): Alienor C. Anshul K. Beth W. Gautam M. Irina D. Lisa F. Matthew Q. Michelle N. Paperback (7 copies): Anna A. Ivana B. Lydia K. Megan M. Neil R. Peter M. Smita G. Ebook winners will receive an email from
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“Academaze” is out, and it’s glorious! Paperback: Amazon | BN.com | Createspace Ebook: Amazon | BN.com | GumRoad | iBooks | Kobo ****************** Thanks to all advance readers — I hope you guys are enjoying the book! Several early and detailed reviews are already up (in chronological order by date of appearance): Pawel Niewiadomski Elizabeth Haswell Alex Small (Physicist
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The reward for doing work is more work. Turned in 3 reviews yesterday (1 for an initial submission, 2 for revised manuscripts, the latter two from two journals published by the same professional society). Gloated for several nanoseconds that the only thing left to review was a proposal for a federal agency. Later that same day,
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It’s summer, and work focus has shifted from teaching to close interactions with graduate students, writing and editing of papers, and early proposal drafts. Also, this summer I have made a solemn vow that I will in fact have a couple of weeks of no work whatsoever, when I just veg out and watch movies and
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As far as I can tell, no one around me “in real life” (except DH and approximately 66.7% of my kids) knows about my blogging and related adventures (such as the book). The people who know who I am in meatspace were first bloggy friends or acquaintances, but it never happened the other way around; I have never revealed the blog to anyone
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— The conference food is awesome, but the coffee is just plain disgusting. I found a nice coffee house today and finally had a decent cup of joe, so my outlook has significantly improved. — The conference is technically excellent and I have a whole bunch of exciting new ideas to pursue. — While the late-career speakers are mostly white, the
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— Man, I love driving. I think I should increase the distance which I decide to drive (as opposed to fly) when going to a conference. How’s 1000 miles? — Pro-tip: When driving in the middle of the night, find a truck and just stay behind it. It shields you from the wind and rain and
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