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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or the only person who phrases your issue this way) so many times I’ve found out that I just state my problem in an unusual way

 

It seems that with unusually warm temperature came unusually bad air. Any ideas why?

Happy Easter everyone, btw!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Alpha scientist on an SUV: just push it out

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Economics: How much are you willing to pay?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Smarter you in a few years ;)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I’m with you on that. My comment was more like sometimes the appendices seem to get out of hand. They probably contain entire papers there.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No need to rush to conclusions, I do read appendices when needed. My point is not that authors should cut the appendices or compromise on any other good open science practices. The point is that disproportionately large appendices make one wonder if some of that stuff actually belongs in the main text. If it is just a robustness check that gives a similar result, fine, make a footnote in the main text and put the analysis in the appendix. But what if it is actually relevant information that changes the perception of the main text?

 

It feels ridiculous to see a 5-page paper with a 150-page appendix. Makes you question what is the paper.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks for the insight!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yes, just checked)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Why did they replace bash with zsh?

 

My buddy and I were discussing the allowed blood alcohol content for driving (purely hypothetically) and how it varies across countries and then we stumbled upon the question in the title. Would be curious to hear if you guys know any good examples.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The bladder tells the balls that it's time

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I mean, it is kind of hard to push the stuff through initially when the thing is hard. But I guess you're right that aiming becomes a bigger issue.

 
 
 

A bit a of a straw man here, I know. Inspired by the recent debates about the commercial use of space and how it makes scientists worried about pollution and environmental degradation

 

Spoilers warning

Picked it up from the Goodreads science fiction top list. The description did not make much sense to me but I decided to give it a try based on the popularity.

It was a bit hard for me to get into but after a while the narrative made sense. It felt cosy to imagine all these travelers gather around and tell stories to each other. I liked the variety of styles and themes that each character contributes. But I still felt it was not fully stitched together. Yes, there is this shared universe but the transition from one tale to another still was jarring. And the ending was underwhelming. I was hoping for some closure, and the last tale kind of provided it, but then there was a heap of unanswered questions.

What were your thoughts? If you read the sequels, were they worth it?

 

Is there a special place you are supposed to take it? Or just put it near a dumpster?

 

After a year or so of using the free version of Alfred, I finally decided to make myself a Christmas gift and get the power pack. Any recommendations from the folks here using Alfred about essential workflows and favorite themes? I did a quick search on Alfred gallery and Packal, but it also seems that many workflows exist only on GitHub somewhere. Also, it is not even possible to filter workflows and themes by popularity or date. Any tips welcome!

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