I moved to the UK this year and switched from helping to create a startup telco to working at my wife's University. I've loved the switch to research and would have to think very hard about moving back. Some posters have already commented on the politics but I have to say that compared to a startup they are not bad at all. The pace of work is much better and incredibly more interesting.
Computational Biology is so much more fun! Pics of my new workspace and co-workers are at:
Not only are they blood free but it turns out that the Inuit on whose land they are found make excellent diamond cutters. A very large percentage of diamonds mined, cut and polished in Canada are 000 cuts.
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I moved to the UK this year and switched from helping to create a startup telco to working at my wife's University. I've loved the switch to research and would have to think very hard about moving back. Some posters have already commented on the politics but I have to say that compared to a startup they are not bad at all. The pace of work is much better and incredibly more interesting.
Computational Biology is so much more fun! Pics of my new workspace and co-workers are at:Look north of the border for blood free diamonds:
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http://www.nature.ca/discover/treasures/trsite_
Not only are they blood free but it turns out that the Inuit on whose land they are found make excellent diamond cutters. A very large percentage of diamonds mined, cut and polished in Canada are 000 cuts.
I've been reading slashdot for years now through junkbuster to get rid of the annoying ads. I always feel a little guilty for doing so but really can't stand the flashing, cycling, obnoxious ads. If slashdot offers a subscription service to remove the ads, I'll gladly sign up. Finally there will be a way to _not_ see the ads and _not_ free load.