A Cosmologist Resists Academia's Work-Life Norms | Science Careers “Throughout her career, Bridle, now 35, has resisted the accepted norms for attaining success in academia: long hours and personal sacrifice. At the same time, she has dedicated herself to answering questions about how astronomers can balance a career in academia with a fulfilling personal life.”
Taxing times for Canadian postdocs | NatureNews “The tax-free wage came about in 2006 when the federal government introduced tax exemption for fellowships and awards. But as the government made clear in March, the exemption was only intended to apply to students enrolled in an educational programme. In a 2009 CAPS survey of 1,200 postdocs, 23% were not paying taxes on their fellowships.”
Review: OmniFocus for iPad 1.0.2 | MacWorld “OmniFocus lets you categorize and track to-dos like other task managers, but it also incorporates contexts. Contexts are any resource that’s required for a task, whether it’s a place (the office), a tool (home Mac), or even a person (your supervisor). The idea is that by focusing on the items that are appropriate for the situation you’re in, you won’t waste time worrying about the stuff that you can’t handle at the moment.”
My Life by Kähler | Design Milk “a modern take on the traditional locket. Instead of opening a necklace locket to find a photo, these necklaces are USB drives.”
The difference between starred and important, asfar as I can tell, is that read starred messages stay in the Priority Inbox. Important messages get moved out once read. This actually really annoys me, so it’s resulted in me playing around with filters even more.
The difference between starred and important, asfar as I can tell, is that read starred messages stay in the Priority Inbox. Important messages get moved out once read. This actually really annoys me, so it’s resulted in me playing around with filters even more.