Category: Research
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Bastards!
My paper has now been rejected by two big journals. How incredibly irritating. This means that I’ll have to submit it again, and wait around again, and possibly have to rewrite it again. That is not fun. But I’ll get the son-of-a-bitch published somewhere!
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Another Day in the Life …
Data – The data set is so big that my computer crashed. That’s only because bloody Microsoft Windows decided it had to update while my analysis was running. But I set it to run again overnight and had something by morning. Presentation – There was enough data analysed, and I could actually present it, though…
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A Day in the Life …
Out of bed at 6:15. Out the door at 7:00. On the train at 7:13. Grab a latte. On to another train at 7:35. Onto the bus at 8:10. At work at 8:50. Read Dain Curse while on bus/train. Talk with the programmer about why my data looks weird. Learn that he’s right and that…
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Whoo! Hoo!
Today was a big day! I got word that the NIH gave a large chunk of money on my behalf to the folks who own my student loans. I got on the web site and confirmed it. I am now several thousand dollars less in debt! What a happy day! Now to put this in…
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September A&R Roundup
At long last, it’s time for the September Roundup of Arthritis & Rheumatism, the premier(?) journal for all things rheumatologic. Sorry it took me so long; I will plead that it was a very busy month, and that the paper journal took a long time to come out. I should also note that abstracts for…
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A ‘XXX’ Lie
More from Fact.Check.org. Today they report on the campaign of Vernon Robinson, a Republican running for the house in North Carolina. He’s running an add about his opponent, Rep. Brad Miller. In it, the Republicans say that Rep. Miller spent your tax dollars to pay teenage girls to watch pornographic movies with probes connected to…
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Disaster Strikes!
Well, I hope it’s not a complete disaster, but it is a very unfortunate event. I had a grant due today. Now, this was not a huge grant; just enough to support some of my salary next year so that I can keep doing some research and try to develop a career. But it’s not…
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Argghhhhh!! Bloody, stinking, son of a … !!
OK – I want you all to remember this. Never, ever throw away or delete your ‘old’ data-sets. You will need them again for something. And always try to keep your data files scrupulously organized. Search engines only get you so far. Yes, you’ve guessed it. The ‘old’ data I thought I was done with…
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A Big Deal!
I got some good news today! I am happy to report that your favourite rheumatologist and epidemiologist is the latest recipient of an NIH Loan Repayment Award. This is indeed a Big Deal. Some of you may know that the cost of higher education has been rising for many years. My medical school education at…
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Whew!
Yesterday I submitted two grant applications. Thank god that’s done. Unfortunately, that still leaves 2 more to go in the next 6 weeks and all the rest that have to go in for the rest of my life. Actually, I don’t mind writing grant applications all that much. I like thinking about study design, and…
Steven Vlad 