Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

Because I've been asked privately a few times what I think of students using #ChatGPT to cheat with essays and stuff, just a very short word on that here:

It's completely understandable in a society that teaches people that degrees are more important than skills.

@zleap @samyalkenawi The book partially overlaps with Queisser's book:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13747807-the-conquest-of-the-microchip

Queisser was a pretty bigwig guy in German solid state physics, and his book (in the original Klingon titled "Crystal Crisis") served as a warning at the time (mid-80s) that Germany is not focusing on semiconductors enough. He held up Japan as a role model, which is ironic, because outside of DRAM, the Japanese did not succeed much in advanced integrated circuits. Smith's book covers that nicely.

@samyalkenawi @zleap Here's a great book to put this into a historical but also current perspective:

https://www.christophermiller.net/semiconductors-1

A very interesting read.

@zleap Who will win the global chip war?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XA7y0t8Ywc

I'm not as publicly exposed here as on the birdsite. So I can afford to post without anonymising. I'm so angry at what's happening at my workplace

A mostly closeted #queer colleague has been recently outed to the management. They are being harassed and framed presumably in order to throw them out. Before this escalates further, we're trying to help them find another job. Do you all have any leads for #vacancies in #Bengaluru colleges for #teaching #English?

White dudes with cash offering to "take over" smaller instances who are struggling financially are not Not NOT the answer to this endless fucking problem.

Dear friends, as of 31st of January,
I will be laid off from my current role. if you need;
any design work please do not hesitate to get a quote from me or refer to me, doesn't matter how small or big the project is.

Thanks in advance.

I holepunched an envelope and put it in my binder notebook to use as a pocket.
#bujo #BulletJournal

@zleap

Mainly Scala and Go https://mastodon.lol/@rasmansa/109647733265204976

I need to hire an editor for my toots.

Where is the tech community on Mastodon? Where are my programming geeks?

Here's a quick recap of what we did in the #LibreOffice community in 2022! Well, just a few of the many things 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyHQ1yRLA9k

Use Your Own Domain for Mastodon Discoverability

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/user-domain-mastodon-discoverability/

#100DaysToOffload #webdev

The Large Scale Structure and us

a map of the galaxy density field spanning over 700 million light years. Note how insignificant is our Local Group, that is, our home group of galaxies, in the grand scheme of things!

this is figure 8 of http://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/69

#universe #astronomy #astrophysics #cosmology #cosmography #space #cosmos #galaxies #superclusters #cosmicweb #cartography #milkyway #youarehere

Want to get a better grip on your work-life balance for 2023?

Here are some tips which have helped me!

#academia #PhD #phdlife #science #xp @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter

https://thestrugglingscientists.com/work-life-balance-for-phd-students/

Londoner solves 20,000-year Ice Age drawings mystery

A London furniture conservator has been credited with a crucial discovery that has helped understand why Ice Age hunter-gatherers drew cave paintings.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-64162799

"Ben Bacon analysed 20,000-year-old markings on the drawings, concluding they could refer to a lunar calendar.

It led to a specialist team proving early Europeans made notes about the timing of animals' reproductive cycles."

#science #culture

Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears for Fears (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli)

#music #metal #cover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xln0tDO_C-A

The #UK Centre for #Ecology & #Hydrology is advertising several positions including:
- #FieldEcologist
- #WaterResources #Hydrologist
- #Research Associate #Avian #Ecologist
- Field Ecologist & Survey Manager
- Field #Botanist
- Research Associate #Spatial #DataAnalyst

https://ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Careers

#ConservationCareers #joboffer
@jobsecoevo

Post Christmas roast turkey curry in progress.