Emphasis

Wait, I just got a message from my supervisor. They didn’t include one exclamation mark. Does that mean they are answering me sarcastically? Are they annoyed by the fact that I keep asking questions?! I need more than words to reassure me; I need those punctuation marks!

28 Dec 2020

Academic Santa

“Oh yeah, were you calling me Academic Santa before? I’m actually Productivity Santa. Academic Santa decided he wasn’t going to see you this year.”

25 Dec 2020

Moths

To be completely clear, I’m the biggest sucker for this. It’s my number-one criterion when browsing the arXiv.

23 Dec 2020

Free

Hey, I’m using my freedom to check my accounts!

21 Dec 2020

To-Do List

Let’s be honest: Who actually gets to the end of their list?

18 Dec 2020

How To Name A Particle

If “ino” is taken, try “alino”. If that’s taken, you are permitted to name the particle after yourself.

16 Dec 2020

Finish Line

I think if we wanted to be FULLY accurate, I should have had the finish line on a sharp incline.

14 Dec 2020

Sturdy

“I think those three dots mean, ‘By induction’.”

11 Dec 2020

Evidence

“We should really remove that sign around the corner if we want this to work.”

09 Dec 2020

One Trick Pony

We need more signs like this.

For an extra fee, we will go to one higher order in our solution.

07 Dec 2020

To the past To the present