Category Archives: technology

LabLit: like a boss

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?
Posted in English language, screenshots, silliness, technology | 4 Comments

Weight, watt?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From an automatic pre-send spell check of an email I sent today, asking a PI for guidance on some subfield-specific terminology: Very helpful. In other news, I learned today that my online life is benefiting my career: years of experience … Continue reading →

Posted in career, English language, grant wrangling, idiocy, meta, publishing, science, screenshots, silliness, technology | 20 Comments

RBO Lab Meeting

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Our lab manager mentioned that some journals are starting to ask for certification to prove that the cell lines described in submitted manuscripts have tested negative for mycoplasma contamination during the course of the study (for the uninitiated, mycoplasma are … Continue reading →

Posted in publishing, science, technology | 25 Comments

Always wait for the (2/2)

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man and I were lucky enough to get hold of a pair of tickets for last night’s Canucks-Predators game*, and had a great time watching the good guys cruise to a 5-1 victory over a team that frustrated … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness, sport, technology | 6 Comments

Hockey Pool, Week 2

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Apologies for the delay – we’ve been having problems with our internet and cable TV service that seem to be getting worse every few weeks, so we haven’t had any internet all weekend (I’m jonesin’, man!) Shaw’s tech support number … Continue reading →

Posted in hockey pool, technology | 16 Comments

Portable document FAIL

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Provisional PDF of a paper in press from my postdoc lab: Are they editing papers with marker pens now?! Pretty damn foolish…

Posted in original research, publishing, science, technology | 7 Comments

SNAFU

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

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Posted in grant wrangling, silliness, technology | 17 Comments

The EndNote is nigh

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

First of all, many thanks to all of you who commented on my last post. My mother-in-law isn’t out of the woods yet, but is taking baby steps in the right direction. We’re all gradually exhaling and trying to adjust … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, personal, rants, technology | 18 Comments

Tuesday Pet Peeve: shoulder check

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m a reasonably competent computer user. I can’t do anything fancy, but I’ve got the basics down pat. And I’ve built up my folder (and sub-folder and sub-sub-folder and sub-sub-sub-folder) structure in a very logical manner that allows me to … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, personal, plagues, rants, technology | 19 Comments

It’s the xkcd Wikipedia meme!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(via DrugMonkey, who got it from WhizBANG). “Click on the first link not in parentheses  in any Wikipedia entry. Keep doing this and eventually, you end up at Philosophy”. Who would ever have guessed that my favourite team and my … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, meme, science, silliness, sport, technology | 8 Comments