I have tried to use open alternatives to Word, but they just don't cut it when trying to collaborate with others. Cross compatibility with Word is poor, particularly for long manuscripts that are edited extensively with track changes. It just isn't worth the headache, and trying to convince academics to convert to something else is nearly impossible.
And LaTeX is not an option, most people I collaborate use Word for manuscript prep. And I will preemptively state that many journals we submit to openly state they prefer manuscripts written in Word, but will accept LaTeX...
What a ridiculous statement. Copyright law in some form is required. Otherwise people could go sell other peoples pictures, movies and music without ever paying a cent to make it, with no compensation to the original artists.
Do yo have a reference? Cells can be stored for several years at liquid nitrogen temperatures and still be viable upon thawing. In fact, I just thawed some from 2008 and they were fine.
Researchers typically do work for the greater good, but also want to reap rewards for their hard work. Generally people in this situation will cash in on the royalties and such, but not make it so expensive that it will be unavailable to most people. If these treatments work out, the hardest hit financially will be the insurance companies and hospitals, not individuals.
The mice used in these studies are typically immune-suppressed to prevent it from attacking the human tumour transplanted inside. I've read about several cases where excellent animal trials did not have good outcomes in human trials. However, this is an great start, and I hope it works out.
Organic farmers are free to use organic pesticides, just not synthetic ones. Pesticides are meant to kill regardless of whether they are organic or synthetic. Organic food tends to have less pesticide residue, but it is all harmful. Synthetic pesticides are generally engineered to cause maximum harm to specific pests, but it all comes down to dose.
Just because something is organic, or natural doesn't necessarily mean it is safe.
Thanks for these comments. I was unaware of why Firefox was moving to a faster release schedule, I've never heard a reason why! If it weren't for the addons, I would have switched browsers by now, but now I can be more patient. You may want to suggest to the team publishing an in-depth article explaining WHY Firefox has moved to a rapid release schedule, it may calm a lot of annoyed users.
According to the article, the thorium takes 30 seconds of heating before it can be used. Where does the power to run the 250 MW laser come from during this time? Or even after?
This is just some guy trying to drum up support for his startup. A combination of mining issues, radioactivity (what happens in a car crash -- call out the hazmat team!) and unproven efficiency beg this to fail.
I think the point is that these have a ball at the end, so you can make very fine circuit diagrams. Those other circuit diagram pens are more like a ink-style pen, where if you press too hard it all comes out. Plus it's hard to draw fine lines with current pens.
It's similar to the difference between a old style ink pen and a ball-point pen -- they both serve the same purpose, but the ball-point pen is much easier to use with less mess.
The actual article description of "could possibly cause cancer", is very different from "concludes that mobile phone radiation presents a carcinogenic hazard".
As others have mentioned, we do and eat many things that have a higher chance of causing cancer than cell phones such as engine exhaust! Should we go on and ban cars now?
If a student decides to pursue PhD studies in an obscure topic, then they should realize their opportunities for employment are bleak. A student has to excel in their field if they want to continue after PhD studies, as the competition will likely be fierce.
A good supervisor should be encouraging a student to publish and attend conferences (which usually means acquiring outside funding). A student who has completed their entire PhD without publishing (it happens) or attending conferences should not be surprised when they can't find a job. I've heard of some schools requiring 3 publications before a student can graduate from a PhD program, which I think is a great idea. It forces a student to look down the road, and break their work up into publishable sections. Attending conferences is mandatory for networking.
I studied astrophysics as an undergrad, but quickly realized that in order to work in the field, I would have to do a full PhD, and even then most of the decent (few) jobs were in academia. So I "switched" to physics studying something more practical for my graduate studies (experimental semiconductor physics -- significantly more opportunity).
I have no comment on PhD studies in the arts and social science, other than saying I DO think they are useful and interesting, unlike many other comments on slashdot. BUT a student has to realize the lack of prospects when pursuing these studies.
> All you can do now is download the shitty low res copies facebook keeps
Huh? Facebook upgraded its resolution last year to handle up to 2048 pixels on the longest edge. Granted, many cameras can shoot higher than that nowadays, but I don't think anybody would describe that as low-res.
I'm sure no one will read this but anyways, my 2 cents in using Ubuntu.
I made the switch for a year and it was generally fine. However there was always something not working right. A printer or scanner driver didn't work, or the wireless driver didn't work, or I had a boot error (abrupt power off) and it took a long time to fix... etc. These were minor issues that all eventually got resolved and I learned how to use the shell and how Linux worked. I was happy.
Then I started graduate school. There was compatibility issues with Word and Excel (the Openoffice version of Excel was terrible). Writer was fine, however it had issues with converting equations. So basically using Openoffice for collaborations was a no-go. Then there was software issues, where some was available only for Windows. Then licensing, where our school had site licenses for Windows but not Linux. While I suppose I could have fiddled with Wine, it eventually because cumbersome and I switched back to Windows.
So I can imagine how an office would have issues. The support to fix users' Linux issues would be much higher than Windows (both due to higher user inexperience and diversity of problems), and there would likely be extensive driver issues.
I loved the stability and ease of use of the Linux backend/shell, and I hate the dumbed-down Windows look (particular 7). But I have to use what is compatible with everyone else.
WTF does "all but drop" mean? If you look at it grammatically, it means "to do everything but drop", which is the opposite of what the submitter implied.
Your calculation assumes light is traveling in a vacuum. The velocity of light is always slower in a medium than in a vacuum. Our computers use copper and silicon (and other materials), in which propagation is by electrons, not light. Anyways, light speed would be slower in fibre optics than in a vacuum.
The propagation of electrons in copper is about 2/3 that of light speed in a vacuum, which on the time and length scales we're using in computers, is quite significant.
To be published, your paper need references. Since you mention you've never read a research paper, you'll need to do an extensive publication search and review, introduce yours and other analysis methods, discuss why yours is an improvement, all complete with proper citations.
If it sounds like a lot of work, IT IS, especially for your first one. It has to pass peer review, meaning, specialists in the field will read it and comment on whether it is suitable for publication. How you present your results is very important so the reader understands the idea.
It may also be EXPENSIVE: Many journals charge you for publishing your article, and this can be hundreds of dollars. It also takes a lot of TIME, and be a few months before the first comments from reviews get back to you. You'll make revisions, then send it back, and wait awhile longer.
The format of the paper is not too important, it will be formatted once accepted. The key is to efficiently and accurately disseminate your paper, which may include equations, graphs and tables. Many journals have templates in both LateX and Word -- Microsoft Word is perfectly fine for this.
To determine which journal you should submit to, look up keywords common to your topic on Google Scholar. Perhaps some IEEE journal would be a good choice (just a guess, I have no idea what you're doing).
If your idea is truly novel, patent it (writing a patent can be easy, might be expensive if you get a patent expert/lawyer involved, and you might also cite/review other similar patents). If you still want to write a research paper, try going to a local university and find a sympathetic professor who will aid you in your mission. Some profs won't bother helping, but some will be very pleased you've taken the initiative to do this and help you.
So now that companies have stopped using BPA, what other additives should we investigate? Plastics still contain various chemicals that define the type of plastic...
I've moved to using glass for food storage. Although heavier, it's chemically safer since it's non-porous, and much easier to clean.
Agreed. Ink obviously doesn't cost that much, a lot of it is R&D. I always found the clone inks didn't work as well, but I didn't care because it was cheap.
I worked for a toner manufacturing company, and the amount of manpower and hours that went into refining the formulation for image quality and color (not to mention stability over 1000's of prints) is huge. And that's just the toner, even more R&D went into the systems design...
Actually searching for Cougar still brings up ads for Cougarlife.
It also brought up a Google ad for "cougarfling". I wonder if Cougarlife has done something to annoy Google, or if Google is legitimately trying to be family safe -- if so, they should be refusing to display any ad of this sort.
My dual core with 2 GB memory slows down when I have 10-20 tabs open. Hopefully Firefox will address the memory issues before implementing this feature...
Actually it's not the EXACT image, since the poses are SLIGHTLY off (look at the head tilts). But it is obviously from the same sequence of images./pedantic mode
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I have tried to use open alternatives to Word, but they just don't cut it when trying to collaborate with others. Cross compatibility with Word is poor, particularly for long manuscripts that are edited extensively with track changes. It just isn't worth the headache, and trying to convince academics to convert to something else is nearly impossible.
And LaTeX is not an option, most people I collaborate use Word for manuscript prep. And I will preemptively state that many journals we submit to openly state they prefer manuscripts written in Word, but will accept LaTeX...
How long have you been using echofs? I did a search and couldn't find any mention of people using it other than this thread.
What a ridiculous statement. Copyright law in some form is required. Otherwise people could go sell other peoples pictures, movies and music without ever paying a cent to make it, with no compensation to the original artists.
Only on slashdot would this get modded up...
Do yo have a reference? Cells can be stored for several years at liquid nitrogen temperatures and still be viable upon thawing. In fact, I just thawed some from 2008 and they were fine.
Researchers typically do work for the greater good, but also want to reap rewards for their hard work. Generally people in this situation will cash in on the royalties and such, but not make it so expensive that it will be unavailable to most people. If these treatments work out, the hardest hit financially will be the insurance companies and hospitals, not individuals.
The mice used in these studies are typically immune-suppressed to prevent it from attacking the human tumour transplanted inside. I've read about several cases where excellent animal trials did not have good outcomes in human trials. However, this is an great start, and I hope it works out.
Organic farmers are free to use organic pesticides, just not synthetic ones. Pesticides are meant to kill regardless of whether they are organic or synthetic. Organic food tends to have less pesticide residue, but it is all harmful. Synthetic pesticides are generally engineered to cause maximum harm to specific pests, but it all comes down to dose.
Just because something is organic, or natural doesn't necessarily mean it is safe.
Thanks for these comments. I was unaware of why Firefox was moving to a faster release schedule, I've never heard a reason why! If it weren't for the addons, I would have switched browsers by now, but now I can be more patient. You may want to suggest to the team publishing an in-depth article explaining WHY Firefox has moved to a rapid release schedule, it may calm a lot of annoyed users.
According to the article, the thorium takes 30 seconds of heating before it can be used. Where does the power to run the 250 MW laser come from during this time? Or even after?
This is just some guy trying to drum up support for his startup. A combination of mining issues, radioactivity (what happens in a car crash -- call out the hazmat team!) and unproven efficiency beg this to fail.
I think the point is that these have a ball at the end, so you can make very fine circuit diagrams. Those other circuit diagram pens are more like a ink-style pen, where if you press too hard it all comes out. Plus it's hard to draw fine lines with current pens.
It's similar to the difference between a old style ink pen and a ball-point pen -- they both serve the same purpose, but the ball-point pen is much easier to use with less mess.
The actual article description of "could possibly cause cancer", is very different from "concludes that mobile phone radiation presents a carcinogenic hazard".
As others have mentioned, we do and eat many things that have a higher chance of causing cancer than cell phones such as engine exhaust! Should we go on and ban cars now?
If a student decides to pursue PhD studies in an obscure topic, then they should realize their opportunities for employment are bleak. A student has to excel in their field if they want to continue after PhD studies, as the competition will likely be fierce.
A good supervisor should be encouraging a student to publish and attend conferences (which usually means acquiring outside funding). A student who has completed their entire PhD without publishing (it happens) or attending conferences should not be surprised when they can't find a job. I've heard of some schools requiring 3 publications before a student can graduate from a PhD program, which I think is a great idea. It forces a student to look down the road, and break their work up into publishable sections. Attending conferences is mandatory for networking.
I studied astrophysics as an undergrad, but quickly realized that in order to work in the field, I would have to do a full PhD, and even then most of the decent (few) jobs were in academia. So I "switched" to physics studying something more practical for my graduate studies (experimental semiconductor physics -- significantly more opportunity).
I have no comment on PhD studies in the arts and social science, other than saying I DO think they are useful and interesting, unlike many other comments on slashdot. BUT a student has to realize the lack of prospects when pursuing these studies.
Or simply use private browsing. No history saved.
> All you can do now is download the shitty low res copies facebook keeps
Huh? Facebook upgraded its resolution last year to handle up to 2048 pixels on the longest edge. Granted, many cameras can shoot higher than that nowadays, but I don't think anybody would describe that as low-res.
http://www.facebook.com/blog.php?post=432670242130
Size doesn't always matter. Facebook compresses pictures heavily, so you'll never get the quality of the original back.
I'm sure no one will read this but anyways, my 2 cents in using Ubuntu.
I made the switch for a year and it was generally fine. However there was always something not working right. A printer or scanner driver didn't work, or the wireless driver didn't work, or I had a boot error (abrupt power off) and it took a long time to fix... etc. These were minor issues that all eventually got resolved and I learned how to use the shell and how Linux worked. I was happy.
Then I started graduate school. There was compatibility issues with Word and Excel (the Openoffice version of Excel was terrible). Writer was fine, however it had issues with converting equations. So basically using Openoffice for collaborations was a no-go. Then there was software issues, where some was available only for Windows. Then licensing, where our school had site licenses for Windows but not Linux. While I suppose I could have fiddled with Wine, it eventually because cumbersome and I switched back to Windows.
So I can imagine how an office would have issues. The support to fix users' Linux issues would be much higher than Windows (both due to higher user inexperience and diversity of problems), and there would likely be extensive driver issues.
I loved the stability and ease of use of the Linux backend/shell, and I hate the dumbed-down Windows look (particular 7). But I have to use what is compatible with everyone else.
WTF does "all but drop" mean? If you look at it grammatically, it means "to do everything but drop", which is the opposite of what the submitter implied.
/pedantic
Maybe Marko Hirv sold/licensed the image to Commodore?
Your calculation assumes light is traveling in a vacuum. The velocity of light is always slower in a medium than in a vacuum. Our computers use copper and silicon (and other materials), in which propagation is by electrons, not light. Anyways, light speed would be slower in fibre optics than in a vacuum.
The propagation of electrons in copper is about 2/3 that of light speed in a vacuum, which on the time and length scales we're using in computers, is quite significant.
Minor surgery without anesthesia also builds character. But I'd prefer local anesthesia -- to each their own.
To be published, your paper need references. Since you mention you've never read a research paper, you'll need to do an extensive publication search and review, introduce yours and other analysis methods, discuss why yours is an improvement, all complete with proper citations.
If it sounds like a lot of work, IT IS, especially for your first one. It has to pass peer review, meaning, specialists in the field will read it and comment on whether it is suitable for publication. How you present your results is very important so the reader understands the idea.
It may also be EXPENSIVE: Many journals charge you for publishing your article, and this can be hundreds of dollars. It also takes a lot of TIME, and be a few months before the first comments from reviews get back to you. You'll make revisions, then send it back, and wait awhile longer.
The format of the paper is not too important, it will be formatted once accepted. The key is to efficiently and accurately disseminate your paper, which may include equations, graphs and tables. Many journals have templates in both LateX and Word -- Microsoft Word is perfectly fine for this.
To determine which journal you should submit to, look up keywords common to your topic on Google Scholar. Perhaps some IEEE journal would be a good choice (just a guess, I have no idea what you're doing).
If your idea is truly novel, patent it (writing a patent can be easy, might be expensive if you get a patent expert/lawyer involved, and you might also cite/review other similar patents). If you still want to write a research paper, try going to a local university and find a sympathetic professor who will aid you in your mission. Some profs won't bother helping, but some will be very pleased you've taken the initiative to do this and help you.
So now that companies have stopped using BPA, what other additives should we investigate? Plastics still contain various chemicals that define the type of plastic...
I've moved to using glass for food storage. Although heavier, it's chemically safer since it's non-porous, and much easier to clean.
Agreed. Ink obviously doesn't cost that much, a lot of it is R&D. I always found the clone inks didn't work as well, but I didn't care because it was cheap.
I worked for a toner manufacturing company, and the amount of manpower and hours that went into refining the formulation for image quality and color (not to mention stability over 1000's of prints) is huge. And that's just the toner, even more R&D went into the systems design...
Actually searching for Cougar still brings up ads for Cougarlife.
It also brought up a Google ad for "cougarfling". I wonder if Cougarlife has done something to annoy Google, or if Google is legitimately trying to be family safe -- if so, they should be refusing to display any ad of this sort.
My dual core with 2 GB memory slows down when I have 10-20 tabs open. Hopefully Firefox will address the memory issues before implementing this feature...
Actually it's not the EXACT image, since the poses are SLIGHTLY off (look at the head tilts). But it is obviously from the same sequence of images. /pedantic mode