tomw2005

I'm not a Microsoft fan per se (just forced to use it at work) but what is the issue with the Ribbon? I have seen it complained about (mostly upon release) but not any particularly good reason. Would you care to elucidate me?

Initially I was against it too but have found it to be good for compartmentalising work over time.

The post does point out that this would not work if multifactor authentication is on. I would never dream of using my LastPass account without that anyway.

Like with all decisions this is balancing risk/reward. The reward are all the points you have already expressed that I also love about LastPass. Currently I believe the risk is fairly minimal assuming you use 2 factor-authentication. Though I might turn off autofill now as an extra precaution.

This seems about the correct number. It is similar to how the contactless support works. You are forced to use the traditional Chip and Pin method occasionally. It seemed to be about 5 transactions for contactless initially but I feel they have increased the limit now.

The fact that Atom was free and Open Source is mostly why I switched. You'll be happy to find that it does restore your last session as default now (add in the Project Manager plugin to make switching between projects easier too). Personally I haven't noticed any speed issues but YMMV.

On what is normally a pretty good connection this took me 14 seconds to load fully. I think the HN attention is increasing.

Just ran a speed test on my phone and received 25.2 Mbps down. That is nearly 4x the maximum 3G is normally sold at. There is a good comparison of providers here: http://www.rootmetrics.com/uk/blog/special-reports/4g-in-the...

Outside of rural areas I have found 4G to be exceptional in the UK. It is true that I have lived and worked in Manchester and London since 4G came out but it is consistently faster than any wireless option going.

Which provider are you using? I've been on Orange then EE throughout the rollout

I have a higher up comment but cryogen free magnets exist now. They still need water and electricity but much cheaper than the cost of helium (ant the cost of the nitrogen around the helium).

Do you know what is even cheaper than using Helium? Using cryogen free magnets: http://www.mrsolutions.com/news-events/news-item/mr-solution...

Also: http://www.oxford-instruments.com/products/cryogenic-environ...

On yeah, I used to take home around 200GBP a month when I did teaching. It did make Tuesdays a minimum 12 hour day though.

This is a better way of explaining something I wanted to put in my comment. You have been accepted by your peers as an independent researcher and many companies will pay good money for that.

A similar argument could be made for not studying any humanities subject. The point is often not what the degree is in but the soft skills you gain. A good undergrad degree is seen by many employers to be enough to get a job (outside of specific technical fields).

If you have a PhD it is important to sell the skills it gave you that an employer wants. A good list of which are found here: https://careercenter.umich.edu/article/phd-transferable-skil...

I appreciate the article is written from a US perspective but here is how it works in STEM in the UK:

1. Get a funded PhD offer for 3-4 years (The funding is tax free so comparable to the average grad salary).

2. Complete in 3-4 years (it is hard to get more than a 6 month extension, technically they can take their money back if you do but this rarely happens as the system wants you to quit early or succeed).

3. Be more employable (I'm speaking from personal experience here. I didn't go looking for jobs like I did after my undergrad, they came to me via LinkedIn/Monster etc.)

As an avid reader of PhD comics I have always struggled to understand why the US system is so different.

As a side note it is worth pointing out that it is foolish to assume that doing a PhD inherently leads to a Professorship now. What it does do is give you 3-4 years experience (which employers like) and a vast range of research and communication skills (which employers love).

Definitely, it's just like those documentaries that could be summed up in 5 minutes or less. Although, come to think of it, YouTube does that pretty well nowadays.