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Buried a little deeper in the article is the real issue: scientists are rewarded for getting good results published, so there is no incentive to reproduce their work, especially if the paper is kind of a "one-off" set of studies. Most scientists are short on time and short on money, and...

I think that was Jenova shapeshifting to look like Sephiroth.

My wife is having a mass on her thyroid biopsied soon. The ultrasound showed that it was partly fluid and partly solid, which increases the chance that it's malignant (though statistically it's still most likely benign). I know thyroid cancer is very treatable if caught early but it's still a...

I run a small startup and one thing I learned about is directors and officers insurance. Pretty much all our board members and advisors have asked about it when we brought them on board.

Our oldest daughter (almost 4) is like that. It's a constant battle because everything is a means to an end for her. You just need to keep in mind that kids are selfish and it's going to manifest in different ways. The good side is that I know she's not going to be a pushover in life, but it's...

When I lived in Lexington KY there was a giant statue of a confederate general in the middle of town.

Depending on how many elements you need, draw.io may be appropriate. I use it quite a bit at work to whip up diagrams for presentations and stuff. Not sure how well it scales for bigger projects but it's pretty slick, free, and you can export as vector art if needed.

Try Xodo. They have a have a Windows 10 app or a web based client plus a phone app. Just make sure you save it flattened or someone else can come back and remove the black bars you add. I use it all the time to annotate PDFs.

Pretty bent out of shape right now. I've had a very successful last couple of years, raised millions of dollars for my company and made some real scientific breakthroughs for our product. I've been at this job for 4.5 years, got a promotion 2 years ago but have been basically doing work above...

In California, if you pay into state disability tax you are eligible for up to 6 weeks' paid leave at up to 60% of your salary to bond with the newborn. I took it for both my kids after my wife went back to work. I supplemented with PTO so my pay doesn't decrease while I was out

It's not bad for a small yard. I have one mainly because a neighbor was moving so I bought it brand new for $50 on a whim, but I also I have a small yard and already own a corded trimmer. If I were starting from scratch I'd go with battery unless money is a limiting factor because in the end...

Is Zenni really bad? I usually wear contacts but was thinking of getting a couple backup pairs of glasses from Zenni since they are so cheap. What's wrong with them?

I'll give Sling a look. Unfortunately it looks like streaming is turning into cable faster than I thought. Figured I would at least get a few years before things equalized.

YouTube TV is raising their price to $50/mo. I have the original grandfathered plan of $35/mo and starting in May they are switching us to the new rate. Pretty annoyed with a 42% increase so abruptly. Any alternatives that are more cost effective?

I wrote a cover letter for my current job. I usually read cover letters when I'm hiring as well, but they can hurt just as easily as they can help. I emphasize communication skills a lot so I like to see at least a hint that the person is more than just a technical fit. Obviously the interview...

No concerns except I haven't done a ton of research and I wanted to know if there's any good reason not to just go for it. Most of my reasoning is that "everyone has them, so it must be the right choice." I usually spend more time doing my homework but I really just want to get this done.

Question about back patio shade covers. We just bought a new construction in southern California last year and now that it's warming up we want to work on finishing the backyard. Currently we have a concrete patio with furniture plus some grass and a BBQ pad , but during the summer we probably...

If you can get an advanced, or preferably a terminal, degree on your company's dollar and time then 100% go for it. If you want to move up the corporate ladder, even if you don't apply the stuff you learned in grad school, at least the additional degree shows you committed and finished something...

Ah, no excuse for that.

On the flip side, I have observed plenty of people who work ridiculous numbers of hours and wear that as a badge of honor, yet ultimately produce no better than the nine-to-fiver who gets things done efficiently. Or course, all things being equal, someone working ten hour days will outproduce...

Four years married and four pregnancies? I'm on my eighth year of marriage and I feel like we've moved pretty fast with the same situation (2 kids, 2 miscarriages). I'm not implying that the way I did things is the right or the best way, but it was nice to get years of dating and years of...

I haven't been gaming much lately, but when I was raiding on P99 I could definitely sense some unease from my wife when I would head into the office. I ended up setting up a laptop in the family room so I could be next to her while we (she) watched TV after the kids were asleep and she enjoyed...

My employer pays something pretty similar called Teladoc. You can call / email / text symptoms and you chat with a doctor. You can send pics or video or do live video chat as needed. I've only used it once when my daughter got a rash all over her body late at night. Was super convenient to get a...

It's been said a few times here, but I will echo what others have mentioned. There are a lot of jobs at pharma companies, big and small, for scientists with data analysis chops. You can also look at suppliers like Thermo Fisher or Millipore that have a lot of contracted or internal research...

I agree. It looks pretty slick, but I've had to re-train myself to hold my Note 8 without accidentally touching the screen. Still, I sometimes end up zooming instead of scrolling because part of my hand is touching the screen's edge. Still the best phone I've owned, or at least tied with the...

Note 8 would be perfect for me if you could re-map the Bixby button to open an app of your choice (camera, google assistant, etc.). Besides that, it's the best phone I've ever owned. Previously had a Nexus 6 and could not believe how much more responsive the Note is, though I'm sure as the...

Not to rain on the parade here, but in vivo electroporation is a very well established technology that's been in clinical trials for many years. They have a cool spin on it with their nanochannels, but to be honest I'm skeptical until I see it go head to head against the established technologies...

Roger Federer is still pretty good at tennis. 2 Grand Slams this year and he's about to turn 36. Didn't drop a single set at Wimbledon (though he ended up with a relatively easy draw). Would not have predicted this!

I've had my 60 bard on the shelf for about 4-5 years. Considering playing again from time to time. How hard would it be to MQ the bard epic? I have the white dragon scales already, so I guess the main things I'd need are the trak guts and red scale. I think I have the amygdalan tentacle and...

As a grad student, I tried to reproduce some interesting studies I had read about, with the intent of adapting them to a system I was developing. My attempts utterly failed 2-3 times until I got in touch with the authors, who gave me some very important details about their methodology that were...

I played almost exclusively in third person as a bard. Difficult to imagine pulling fear and swarm kiting without it. Plus I always liked watching my char get new gear. On my warrior or paladin I would sometimes go first person though so I guess it depends on the role.

My wife worked in the lab that developed the therapies in your link, and I am a scientist developing immunotherapies, so I know a bit about these topics. Long story short: At my company, and in many labs around the world, money is not an issue. However, the entire R&D process is filled with...

Honestly, a the C- grade is probably a better team, based on my Yahoo league. They boost your grade for having backup QBs, TEs, DSTs, and kickers. It also counts against you if you deviate from their rankings at all, so waiting til later rounds for a QB or TE will decrease your grade. Two people...

A couple of my physician friend started as EMTs and they seem super passionate about medicine. It's a good way to get your foot in the door for future with as a doctor, fireman, etc. Any researchers here?

If you're very interested in sports medicine there are also alternatives routes, such as DPT (physical therapy) or PhD in something like exercise science or kinesiology. Maybe I missed it, buy what is your motivation for doing an MD? General interest in sports medicine?

How do healthcare workers generally feel about pharma companies? I work at a midsize pharma company so I'm not part of "big pharma", but I feel like the pharmaceuticals industry in general gets a bad rap.

Seems like a decent amount of people here are in the sciences. Even though I'm not even close to IT / software, I have enjoyed reading through that thread, so I figured it might be interesting to get a similar discussion for other fields. I grouped healthcare and science together since there is...

Says the two cases occurred in women from countries where Zika is endemic.

Hard to believe Secret changed their roster after winning a major and now it is a surprise when they make it out of the first round of a tournament. Seems to be the story of Secret though: their best rosters on paper crash and burn spectacularly. ...now watch them win TI.