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Dafs asked: “…I read “tenure hacks” that you reviewed awhile ago and I am wondering what you think about staying in a niche area — after you have tenure.” This is a great question! It really depends on the person. That first sabbatical leave after receiving tenure is sometimes (often?) used for reflection on the long-term
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By way of John Scalzi — Sting’s offspring Eliot Sumner sounds just like dad:
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RFOn asked: “I’d love to hear your thoughts on what makes good scientific software. I strive to write correct software that’s intuitive to use, but would love examples of useful tools you’ve come across.” RFon, I must admit I was not entirely sure what type of scientific software you had in mind — the code
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I just came back from Eldest’s high-school jazz-band concert. The pieces I liked best from their repertoire: This is one of Eldest’s all-time favorites; it also seems to be the track to every movie couple ever falling in love:
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It seems everyone is still busy going down the rabbit hole of what happens after the Dawn of the Red. I don’t really like to write about politics here, mostly because I don’t follow politics as closely as many and don’t think that my understanding of the events is either complete or sophisticated enough to be worth inflicting
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Are there people whose writing you just hate? Not the topic of the writing, but the style. The writing can be technical or not. Do you ever just want to gouge out your eyeballs while reading? But not until after you have redlined the whole damn thing? *** DH recently got a new phone; the camera
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Reader J asked (In July! J, I am sorry for being so late with this response!): If you wouldn’t mind a blog request: now that I have survived the postdoc phase, got a job, have survived some teaching, written the boatload of grants … I got an NSF grant this winter (I’m still shocked, actually!) and
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Make sure you watch with the sound on. The noises are adorable! The Klein bottle is my favorite manifold. (Everyone should have a favorite manifold; if in doubt, go with a torus — many delicious edible varieties.) Things That Delight Me: Klein Bottles You can buy glass Klein bottles here. Also plastic ones.
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Smurf’s adorable pronunciation inspired this comic
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