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ericsfraga

@ericsfraga@fediscience.org

Long time #Unix (v7, BSD, Solaris), #GNU #Linux, and #Emacs user and developer. Programming mostly in #JuliaLang but also #Octave. Into #cycling 🚲 and dismayed at #Brexit 🇪🇺.

Author of

Nature inspired methods for optimization -- a Julia primer for process engineering

Available free on the Interweb at http://tiny.cc/nl5yuz and ebook (PDF) for a price at http://leanpub.com/natureinspiredmethodsforoptimization #Julia #JuliaLang #optimization #NatureInspired #ProcessEngineering #book #ebook

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Barros_heritage , to scifi group Spanish
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Re-reading Peter F. Hamilton's Pandora's Star. An incredible space opera.


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One of my go to books when I don't know what to read. I've read it and the sequel at least 4 or 5 times.

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I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon

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@liesvanrompaey @Jennifer @bookstodon
+1 Especially Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained.

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@Jennifer @liesvanrompaey @bookstodon

Coincidentally, see this toot:
@Barros_heritage 🔗 https://hcommons.social/users/Barros_heritage/statuses/112389235573487639

Re-reading Peter F. Hamilton's Pandora's Star. An incredible space opera.

CuriousMagpie , to bookstodon group
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I tried reading Consider Phlebas by Iain Banks but couldn’t get more than a few pages in to it. It got great reviews so it’s just not my cup of tea 🫖.
Instead I started The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi and am liking it so far.
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I also failed to get into Consider Phlebas. Gave up after 20-30 pages, IIRC. Too many books in my TBR pile to worry about it.

Currently mostly reading short stories & novellas from a number of SF magazines.

Likewise , to bookstodon group
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Short Stories.

Love ‘em, hate ‘em, somewhere in the middle?

Years ago one of my dear friends (who is a huge bookworm) and I were talking. She told me she hated short stories. I can’t remember why or if she even told me a reason. This conversation has stuck with me, because I struggle with them- why? I have no idea. I have tried different tactics to overcome this. I am s l o w l y reading one now, but I don’t gravitate toward it (not the one pictured, but it’s one I really want to read if I can ever get there).

I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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@MikeHar94962844 @Likewise @bookstodon
For science fiction, there are plenty of sources of excellent short stories, e.g. Analog, Asimov's, Clarkesworld, Uncanny, ..., especially if you're OK with epub or PDF.

Of course, sometimes, a long story is what one needs! I like alternating.

tarasovich , to AcademicChatter group
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Hey, @academicchatter people, do you use for your academic work? Care to throw all your useful tips into this thread to share with others?

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I use org mode in Emacs which has the benefit of being the same tool with which I write code and papers.

furqanshah , to AcademicChatter group
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"If I throw my manuscript into the forest, have I submitted it to Nature?"
– Christine Le @ York University

How often do you have one of these days, ?

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ericsfraga ,
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@steveroyle @bensb @academicchatter In theory, yes. In practice, from the panels I have attended over the years, some panel members do end up simply averaging. I would like to think they are the minority but, human nature being what it is, they probably are not.

bibliolater , to bookstodon group
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I miss the days when I could just pick up a printed and start . At present I have usually to scratch around for my ; then I have to locate my light. Once all of these 'measures' have been taken, I can start to the . Usually by this time my initial enthusiasm for has greatly dissipated.

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@Jennifer @peet @Lenin @bibliolater @bookstodon
Kobo ereaders are quite good as well.

davi_cath , to AcademicChatter group German
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Commenting on an article draft of mine, a colleague suggested I take out some (fairly specific) ideas for future research. Better to develop them myself or give them to students, she said.

I was left wondering: How readily should one share research ideas? Have you ever had an idea 'stolen' from you, or used without proper accreditation?

Share your experiences in the comments, if you like.

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@davi_cath @academicchatter I voted yes but it's only happened once (to me) and I still share most if not all of my ideas freely.

andreaslindholm , to bookstodon group Swedish
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Am I the only person who thinks that kobo.com is clunky when you want to find a book in the store?

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@andreaslindholm @bookstodon not great overall but at least the search function usually finds me what I was looking for, unlike some other sites I buy books from.

Helen50 , to bookstodon group
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when do you abandon a book?
I'm not very good at it, but I might be about to do it again.
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ericsfraga ,
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@Rhube @bookstodon @Helen50 I remember feeling guilty (for some unknown reason) the first time, many decades ago, I abandoned a book. Since then, I realised that I have so many books on my TBR pile that making myself read a book I'm not enjoying was just plain silly. I now quite often (more than 1%, less than 10%) abandon books without finishing them. Life's too short!

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@Grizzlysgrowls @Helen50 @bookstodon @Rhube Same with me (Kobo). Further, many of my not finished books are borrowed from the library so they're gone completely even from the Kobo after a short time. Those I've bought remain on there but I don't see them unless I really go looking for them (which doesn't happen 😉).

eugenia_diegoli , to AcademicChatter group Japanese
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In 2022 I was invited to contribute to an edited collection that was supposed to come out within the year. That obv didn’t happen, and I still don’t have a prospective publication date. I feel so frustrated and I regret not sending the piece to a journal. Anyone else with a similar experience? @academicchatter

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@eugenia_diegoli
I once submitted a (very short) paper to a journal. Reviews came back relatively quickly, I submitted a revised version, and the revised version was accepted for publication. It then took 5 years before it came out in print! The manuscript got lost in the publisher's system somehow. Never fully explained. 🤪
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@eugenia_diegoli
The funny thing was that, once the manuscript was found, the publisher suggested that the paper be reviewed again as so much time had elapsed. The editor essentially replied that the authors were unlikely to be amused... 😄
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@aram
That's outrageous. 🤨
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ericsfraga ,
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@aram
Well, never give up. I've published work that initially got rejected (at least it got reviewed but not very professionally - I'll spare you the gory details 😉) by waiting for the right request for a contribution to a book.
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