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a variation of the distracted boyfriend meme wherein the girlfriend is "Paper I'm reading" and the hot girl the boyfriend is looking at is "Paper in the footnotes".
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a variation of the distracted boyfriend meme wherein the girlfriend is "Paper I'm reading" and the hot girl the boyfriend is looking at is "Paper in the footnotes".
Fun tidbit! A colleague once quite happily told me he liberally sprinkled citations of my work throughout his papers because, "Anybody familiar with your [admittedly awful] writing won't stop to look it up and will keep reading," like I'd be *so pleased* to hear that.

(tbh I did think, "Ohhhh that's a good strategy, too bad it'd be gauche for me to do the same.")
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m3moellering 1 week ago
Nothing like a good backhanded compliment!
BennyTheIcepick pro 1 week ago
Not because your work is bad, but because you have such a strong grasp of the material, and such a compelling way of explaining it, that in order for someone to muddle through his esoteric hogwash, your brilliant prose and unimpeachable methodology is a prerequisite.
williwaw pro 1 week ago
@m3moellering *cough* Errrrrr no, I hate to brag but I'm *infamous* for being the worst technical/academic prose writer you'd ever read; I'm so terrible that it's impossible to get any blind peer review of my work because people in my field recognize the awful writing before they even get out of the introduction. (And if the writing doesn't give it away, the amazing lack of copy editing (grammar/typos) will do it, even though I legitimately did try.)

The only peer review comment that seared me to the bone - and now imprinted in my DNA - was from a "recommend against [publishing]", and it was, and I quote, "Your science is as bad as your writing." Way harsh, Tai. Could have just said the data was suspect and the conclusions not supported by evidence. Geez.

Luckily I have other skills!!

@BennyTheIcepick Yes.
bubbalumpkis pro 1 week ago
Maybe because they're already familiar with it?
williwaw pro 1 week ago
@bubbalumpkis hahaha nope (see above)
bocaj 1 week ago
Reviewer 2 rejects your submission because you failed to include citations to Reviewer 2's work
m3moellering 1 week ago
Oof! Sorry to poke that bruise….
williwaw pro 1 week ago
@m3moellering ha, no no, it's fine!! Just providing evidence ;)

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