We had a lecture from a very-well known chemist the other monthabout the future of book. Basically, he turned out to be a money-grabbing twonk who wants the entire second-hand book market closed down and he's clamouring for changes in copyright law so that when you buy a book, you don't actually own it.
He's trying to get his publisher to switch production to e-books that have limited licences so you have to renew it every year or term, but also so that the basic format is the bare minimum and you have to pay extra for answer to excercises, etc.
I said to him that it would only favour the richest students and he told me that education shouldn't have to be fair.
Cunt.
(He's trying to get his publisher to switch production to e-books that have limited licences so you have to renew it every year or term, but also so that the basic format is the bare minimum and you have to pay extra for answer to excercises, etc.
I said to him that it would only favour the richest students and he told me that education shouldn't have to be fair.
Cunt.
Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:24,
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What a twat.People like him are why society has gone to shit.
( Green Spanner and his magical lack of activity,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:25,
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Yeah, but he gets enough hero worship from every other professor.Because he's actually been heard of...
I was very tempted to report him for copyright infringement after he ripped off a section of a film for his talk.
(I was very tempted to report him for copyright infringement after he ripped off a section of a film for his talk.
Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:28,
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Haha!Would that have wiped the smug grin off his cuntish face, though?
See, I haven't even seen him and I passionately dislike him.
(See, I haven't even seen him and I passionately dislike him.
Green Spanner and his magical lack of activity,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:30,
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did he write one of the well known introductory 1st year chem texts?and despite the fact that I like educational elitism in terms of effort, that is an extremely prickish attitude.
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Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:27,
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Neither of those two.Mostly in phys. chem., but recently branched out in other fields - one his latest was savaged for the vast number of mistakes.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:35,
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Unrelated....In the shatner .gif with the bird whose boobs are shatners head, who is the bird?
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Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:43,
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PffftReply of the month!
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector.,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:12,
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oooh-oohh, who? :) I don't know any physical chemists, but I know a few organic chemists (especially vociferous open-source ones).. The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:47,
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is he also a well known pillock?ie appears in documentaries? articles in the gruanaid?
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Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:49,
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dammit, this is like a fucking crossword clue! just tell me the name grrr! >:-{ The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:52,
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"Gazebo"?!!? How does that help!:)
( The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:57,
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you don't like 20 questions? i've really enjoyed it.shares a name with a diet.
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Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:55,
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Prof. P**** A*****Don't know about any articles elsewhere.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:52,
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Aha.Just looked at his wiki entry.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:55,
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i google first year phys chem texts.found him that way, I never did much chem, even though it's what i went to uni to do...
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Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:56,
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Not many chemists stay in chemistry.35% of Southampton chem graduates left to do accounting...
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:57,
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Ah, I own a copy of elements of Phys ChemPhys chem is for knobs anyway.
/Biochemist
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Sat 6 Jun 2009, 12:58,
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/Biochemist
Inorganic rocks./spang
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:00,
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concurs/degree in biochemistry, now a bio/cheminformaticist ...er.. but not physical chemistry OH NO.
( The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:02,
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We're dangerously close to talking shop here.We'll end up comparing lists of our publications in a minute...
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:04,
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Aww, it'll get there.Mind you, it's different in different fields. I've heard in physics one evry couple years ain't bad, but in other things, you need four a year or more.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:08,
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I'm in maths now, where everyone gets away with 1 a year(i'm a 1st year phd student so I'm pretty lucky to have what I've got)
in fields like optics/plasma, you'd need 4 to survive because if you don't publish, the ARC hates you.
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Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:11,
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in fields like optics/plasma, you'd need 4 to survive because if you don't publish, the ARC hates you.
I've just been lucky in the fields of research I'm in.Lucky all round, really. I'm supposedly the youngest postdoc ever to have started at Bern and I managed to get a wodge of papers from my Ph. D. It was very odd giving undergrad lectures to people older than me.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:18,
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hmm. I'd rather not. If publications were dick sizes, I would have a large sports car. The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:18,
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Another inorganic chap heard I'm into magnetism.And said 'magnetism and masturbation are the same thing. Both happen in a dark place and it's a relief when they're over.'
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:07,
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I'm going to miss my SQUID.Apparently, I have to go to Monash to use one.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:10,
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I take exception to that remark.Chemistry is fun*.
*dangerous, the way I did it anyway.
(*dangerous, the way I did it anyway.
FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector.,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:17,
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i think all textual intellectual property should be licensedthanks for reading this post, that'll be 50p please
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spacefish bong!,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:17,
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i saw you refreshingit's 50p per page impression you know
( spacefish bong!,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:17,
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hmm, though this looks like a good idea on paper, it doesn't appear to workhow can i make money off the idea without needing it to actually perform?
hmm...
i'm selling options in the g foundation, who wants some?
(hmm...
i'm selling options in the g foundation, who wants some?
spacefish bong!,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:19,
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this should happen on page refreshes, with a picture of ceiling cat.there's a philip k dick book where the main character has to argue with his door and fridge to let him use their services (opening services, both I suppose) as he hasn't paid them :)
( The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Sat 6 Jun 2009, 13:21,
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