So, for that, procedure was (i) to knock out the bird with gasseous anaesthetic, really hardcore knock out; and then (ii) decapitate it in the sink with a medical scissors. Which I did. Home, drink.
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and so they have an easier time thinking about farm operation. Would be my guess anyway. :/ Anyway it's fucked up. We really are not developed enough in . . . I don't know. Something. To have this much power over others, but here we are.
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Research grants--are you in academia? Forgive me if I am / have been talking down, not my intent at all. Research grants are allocated pretty badly, and you know. If you're a PI, and your grant doesn't go through, you're basically out of work.
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And people go and train in laboratories, and learn a set of techniques that are often specific to a particular subfield. So, then maybe you get a tenure track job, you're working 100 hours/week, and if you don't get funding you're out of work and unemployable.
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Incentives for honesty about the potential for the practical applications of your work are . . . well, not substantial. :/
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It's really, really bad. My folks were fairly successful professors and it pretty much ruined their lives. This is a pretty weird piece (as you might expect from an engineering academic speaking on a social issue) but it hits the heart of it https://philip.greenspun.com/careers/women-in-science …
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This thread was a depressing read but I'm glad you shared it.
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