Christoph Rau

And it’s a great one!

If you are taking suggestions, try the Cairn soundtrack at some point.

I have spent multiple hours over multiple days fighting with the system. Maybe, maybe I’ll be done tomorrow.

I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet

and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains

forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad

Imo a part of the reason for left of centre despair in the face of Orbanism/Trump/the AFD (etc) being popular is that these things are so comically corrupt, inept, and evil - and all the defences of them and attempts to make them plausible so laughably bad - that losing to them feels nihilistic.

Oh great… the same new PIs who were hit by a global pandemic just as they started are now trying to renew their grants and get tenure when the funding agencies are actively being destroyed. But sure.... that COVID tenure clock extension reeaaallly made a difference....

You have to try to solve the problem yourself so you’ll feel proud?

This was my experience as well. NPIS has been a rock in these turbulent times.

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Might try islanders… build a town on an island one building at a time hunting for synergy bonuses while listening to soothing music. Really low price, too!

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I am going to keep this by my desk every time I start writing a new grant 😁

BREAKING: Graduate workers at Duke University have won a union.

2,500 student-workers have chosen to organize with Duke Grad Union, with 88% voting yes.

They now form the first graduate union at a private university in the South.

Hello everyone!