tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post8317482264311297410..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: I hate scientific writingC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-31166149036535489872009-12-09T02:08:57.111+11:002009-12-09T02:08:57.111+11:00Many institutions limit access to their online inf...Many institutions limit access to their online information. Making this information available will be an asset to all.College Paper Writinghttp://www.researchpaperspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-71591231780501557622008-09-27T08:08:00.000+10:002008-09-27T08:08:00.000+10:00I doubt the public health student society I just j...I doubt the public health student society I just joined would publish my "rant"... glad I found your blog so I could get it out...!<BR/><BR/>This may not go over well. I get the sense people in public health take themselves very seriously (with good reason, no doubt)... but I have a confession to make. <BR/><BR/>I hate scientific writing. I hate reading it, I hate writing it. Dead wordsJKKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101580407405385216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-92066695745026364852008-09-05T14:07:00.000+10:002008-09-05T14:07:00.000+10:00My ex-wife put a message to herself on her compute...My ex-wife put a message to herself on her computer monitor while writing her thesis: "You've spent $15,000 on this - now get the receipt."Chris Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368959552769808835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-87502689396839520672008-09-02T06:01:00.000+10:002008-09-02T06:01:00.000+10:00Post-thesis shell shock? Yeah! I totally need a ne...Post-thesis shell shock? Yeah! I totally need a new excuse for not blogging much this summer, that'll do perfectly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-19257187935834122162008-08-30T01:36:00.000+10:002008-08-30T01:36:00.000+10:00To follow up on hypocentre's comments, I think the...To follow up on hypocentre's comments, I think there's a small fraction of writers who can never get to the "I'm ready to submit" stage because, well, the writing is never perfect. There's always another test to do, a paper to read, or some thinking to do.<BR/><BR/>But I admit to the same "post thesis shell shock"... my own blog sits idle, papers sit unedited, and any pre-grad school ideas of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146828889199488355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-87734565146408022052008-08-30T00:33:00.000+10:002008-08-30T00:33:00.000+10:00I think I should qualify my last comment.By 'aband...I think I should qualify my last comment.<BR/><BR/>By 'abandoned' I mean "stuff this, I'm submitting this" rather than "this is finished to my satisfaction, I'm going to submit this now"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-39721208201143504852008-08-30T00:24:00.000+10:002008-08-30T00:24:00.000+10:00Been there, bought the tee-shirt.I still use my bl...Been there, bought the tee-shirt.<BR/><BR/>I still use my blog as an attempt to break writer's block. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there. I always maintain that most PhD theses are abandoned rather than finished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com