WC 1M Post Challenge - You Ready?!

[Muessig]

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My commute isn't all that bad I think I just got a case of the blahs. I'm just tired of rushing about in the morning to get the train, then to get the shuttle, which are ridiculously full lately. We could use bigger shuttles. On top of that, I think the idea of being staff now has got me down a touch. Partially due to the fact that what I was worried about becoming staff is coming true.

Oh well it doesn't need to be permanent.

What are you worried about becoming staff?

 

[Chregu]

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Oh well it doesn't need to be permanent.

What's the alternative to being staff? Being a contractor? What's the difference?

 

[N_LaRUE]

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Is Science more USA targeted and Nature more Europe focused, or is it the other way around? I think it's how I wrote it, but I don't know, I will never publish in either ;-)

Science is an American Journal. Nature is UK based. Both do publications of international science. Prestige wise I think Nature is considered more prestigious. Both have made serious faux pas in publishing some crap science of late.

There is a movement within the science community to move away from journals and go to an open access online science journal instead.

 

[Chregu]

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There is a movement within the science community to move away from journals and go to an open access online science journal instead.

At least the impact factor of Nature is a little higher than Science.

Open access online journals have many advantages, still, if there's a chance to publish in Nature or Science, everybody will try.

Science is a dirty business and prestige is pretty much the most important thing. If you have a name you'll get money and fame. And if you have publications in Science and Nature, you'll have a name pretty fast.

(The forum asks me if I want to leave the page when I send an answer. How annoying.)

 

[N_LaRUE]

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What's the alternative to being staff? Being a contractor? What's the difference?

Yes I was a contrator prior to becomming staff. When you're staff you get all those benefits of being staff, paid holidays, etc. When you're a contractor you don't. You typically get paid more per hour than you do as staff to compensate.

 

[N_LaRUE]

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What are you worried about becoming staff?

I am staff now. What bothers me about being staff is the politics of being staff. I've been informed from my lead for example that I should 'stay in contact' with the manager so he 'remembers me'. Also, make sure I push for training. Make sure I talk to the other discipline leads so they know me, etc. I truly dispise this kind of thing. If I'm marked to do training on a particular project then I should get it. I shouldn't have to play a game and all the rest of the nonsense. This is the garbage I hate about being staff. It's my worst nightmare. It's depressing. It's the reason I was a contractor and happier for it.

I know you're next question is why I'm staff. Simply put - paid training (to keep my skills up), paid medical insurance (good for immigration purposes), less hassle (being a company is a pain). It also looks better when trying to get a mortgage. So it's a sacrifice more or less. I'll play the game for a bit. Then when I've had enough I'll go somewhere else and simply be a contractor, but not as a company.

 

[N_LaRUE]

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At least the impact factor of Nature is a little higher than Science.

Open access online journals have many advantages, still, if there's a chance to publish in Nature or Science, everybody will try.

Science is a dirty business and prestige is pretty much the most important thing. If you have a name you'll get money and fame. And if you have publications in Science and Nature, you'll have a name pretty fast.

(The forum asks me if I want to leave the page when I send an answer. How annoying.)

There's a push from scientist to move to an online journal. Serveral ressons for this.

1. Costs of journal subscriptions are ridiculously high.
2. Tax payers typically fund most science so having a more open system will allow the 'average' person to access the science.
3. There's also a push to have science papers written in more plain language. Still using the terms needed but less jibberish.

 

[gedzum]

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Good morning peeps. Just passing through. I'll add this thread to my growing reading list

 

[Chregu]

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There's a push from scientist to move to an online journal. Serveral ressons for this.

1. Costs of journal subscriptions are ridiculously high.
2. Tax payers typically fund most science so having a more open system will allow the 'average' person to access the science.
3. There's also a push to have science papers written in more plain language. Still using the terms needed but less jibberish.

I don't really know how the subscriptions are managed on an university level. Both universities I was part of had most subscriptions automatically, allowing access for everybody in the network. Giving a broader access to publications exactly for this reason is an argument I heard a lot, however I am not sure to what level this is really pursued. The first argument is always impact factor.

In biology there are few labs that write jibberish and it's generally not liked. The complexity of the topics however make it so complicated, that no one without a lot of background can read it. Even if I read papers from other fields I have often troubles following, as I just don't have the context.

 

[Chregu]

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The Asus T100 has good reviews and cost as much as the Surface 2, but includes a keyboard and full Windows.

It's really tempting. But I think if I convince myself to wait for the next generation, I can hold back on buying a tablet ;-)

 

[mpt15]

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The Asus T100 has good reviews and cost as much as the Surface 2, but includes a keyboard and full Windows.

It's really tempting. But I think if I convince myself to wait for the next generation, I can hold back on buying a tablet ;-)

I want the t100. But ut hasn't released in India yet. Till I get a new laptop, im using my dads laptop. He's getting a new one in a couple of weeks.

 

[LMZR]

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The T100 is $599 AUD down here for the 64GB model, and boy it's ether that or the 2520, the Surface 2 is outgunned by both.

I heard that the Surface 2's launch was a flop!

 

[Chregu]

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I heard that the Surface 2's launch was a flop!

In a thread a very indignant person posted a link to an editorial in which somebody wrote about that. I think somewhere this guy wrote along the lines of "Nobody wanted a Surface RT, why would Microsoft expect now many people wanting an Surface 2?" I think he has a point there.

It would be nice for Microsoft if they don't have another billion of loss with the Surface 2, but I'm not too sure about that.

 

[LMZR]

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In a thread a very indignant person posted a link to an editorial in which somebody wrote about that. I think somewhere this guy wrote along the lines of "Nobody wanted a Surface RT, why would Microsoft expect now many people wanting an Surface 2?" I think he has a point there.

It would be nice for Microsoft if they don't have another billion of loss with the Surface 2, but I'm not too sure about that.

I think, if they market it right, the Surface 2 will be better than the Surface RT. I kinda hope it does sell better than the RT, since it's likely Microsoft will most likely cancel the series or have yet one another 1 billion dollar loss.

 

[N_LaRUE]

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In a thread a very indignant person posted a link to an editorial in which somebody wrote about that. I think somewhere this guy wrote along the lines of "Nobody wanted a Surface RT, why would Microsoft expect now many people wanting an Surface 2?" I think he has a point there.

It would be nice for Microsoft if they don't have another billion of loss with the Surface 2, but I'm not too sure about that.

If they want the Surface 2 to succeed they need to market the damn thing correctly. That's the #1 issue. It has confused people from Day 1 and will continue to do so if they don't sort it out. I'm not talking about hardcore Windows fans who get it, I'm talking about those people who are thinking about getting a tablet and only think the 'i' or Droid are the only thing going.

 

[BIGPADDY]

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Good morning peeps. Just passing through. I'll add this thread to my growing reading list

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What that!

A GARDEN!!!

 

[gedzum]

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What that!

A GARDEN!!!

lol.. It's supposed to be a gif of a dog riding on (I think) a lawnmower. I just saw it doesn't show up on metro IE.

 

[N_LaRUE]

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lol.. It's supposed to be a gif of a dog riding on (I think) a lawnmower. I just saw it doesn't show up on metro IE.

Doesn't show up on my work browser at all.

 

[gedzum]

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Aww..gif post fail by me Let down. It shows up on firefox on both my PC and laptop. For some reason it is a jpg in the attachment. I'll try and get it working

 

[gedzum]

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Is it working now?