Thursday, August 26, 2010
iPhone 4 battery drain. Solved.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Peer reviews for self-improvement - PlusRated
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
12 steps guide to a Ph.D.
Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge:
By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little:
By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more:
With a bachelor's degree, you gain a specialty:
A master's degree deepens that specialty:
Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge:
Once you're at the boundary, you focus:
You push at the boundary for a few years:
Until one day, the boundary gives way:
And, that dent you've made is called a Ph.D.:
Of course, the world looks different to you now:
So, don't forget the bigger picture:
Keep pushing.
Related posts
- Recommended reading for grad students.
- How to get into grad school.
- Advice for thesis proposals.
- Productivity tips for academics.
- Academic job hunt advice.
- Successful Ph.D. students: Perseverance, tenacity and cogency.
- The CRAPL: An open source license for academics.
Resources
- A slideshow version in PDF.
- French translation: C'est quoi un doctorat? (by Pierre Poulin)
Terrific.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
iPhone 4 jailbreak battery drain
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Troubleshooting unlocked & jailbroken iPhone 4
Google Wave is heading to the dead pool
Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least through the end of the year and extend the technology for use in other Google projects.
Damn, that was so freaking easy to understand that Google Wave wasn't a product with a clear purpose. It wasn't solving any single problem. I was really surprised to see Google coming up with this product, where Product Management is taken into such high levels. Anyways, no regrets, hopefully it'll free up some space for something worth trying.
Shuffled Row and Every Word: первые игры для Kindle
Amazon выпустили первые две игры для Kindle - Shuffled Row http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003P38AAG и Every Word http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003P37FW0. Обе игры похоже на ребусно-шарадно-кроссворды (в принципе, тематически подходит). Распространяются абсолютно бесплатно. Они открывают серию active content titles для Kindle.