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Devac  ·  1468 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Consistency of the local Hubble constant with the cosmic microwave background

Funny thing those labs. The main reason I hated most of them was writing reports that were often longer than my masters thesis on a (bi)weekly basis. Well, not really 'hated'. Everything after freshman labs landed somewhere between mild grumbling (radon concentration measurements in a 2nd floor room with six windows) and "I'm having a blast here!" (fibreoptics, 'nuff said).

One thing we do here to build bridges over those gaps is deliberate mixing of seminars and making open journal clubs. Apart from normal specialization-specific, there are mixed ones as well, and I find it helps to have experts from both sides weighing in. It seems to be doing something right.

    Without e-mails, I would've never seen this response. Hadn't cleared out my notifications, and since this is several layers deep in a thread, my hubwheel didn't turn orange. I'm not sure if this is a bug or intentional, but clearly,

It's been present for at least as long as I'm here, that I can tell you with certainty.