[Craghyrax]

(Original post by hobnob)
And the most annoying thing is that this bloody kettle was only about three years old! Gah!
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Three years is a good age for a kettle. Mine often die after a year.

[hobnob]

(Original post by Craghyrax)
Three years is a good age for a kettle. Mine often die after a year.

Seriously? All the ones I've had before this one lasted at least five years.

[The Lyceum]

Do you guys think there is a way to successfully combine Scotch and tea? Also I only have port...is there an alchemical formula for turning that into a decent Scotch for less than £30?

[hobnob]

(Original post by The Lyceum)
Do you guys think there is a way to successfully combine Scotch and tea?

Probably not, but if there is, it would presumably be called 'totching'.

[Craghyrax]

(Original post by hobnob)
Seriously? All the ones I've had before this one lasted at least five years.

Yup. I don't buy expensive kettles though.

[hobnob]

(Original post by Craghyrax)
Yup. I don't buy expensive kettles though.

Fair enough.

[scarlet ibis]

If you have a gas hob, boiling in a hob top kettle is as quick and more energy efficient. A decent, inexpensive hob kettle will last for years!

[Becca]

Just spent 40 minutes scanning The Cat in the Hat

[Cirsium]

Cheers guys. Meeting with super this morning went much better than expected. Feel we're back on the same page, and I'm feeling much happier.

[hobnob]

(Original post by scarlet ibis)
If you have a gas hob, boiling in a hob top kettle is as quick and more energy efficient. A decent, inexpensive hob kettle will last for years!

But I live in student accommodation, and our kitchen is tiny, so I wouldn't be able to leave the kettle there. So it would mean carrying my teapot and my kettle to the kitchen every time I want to make tea.

[sj27]

(Original post by Cirsium)
Cheers guys. Meeting with super this morning went much better than expected. Feel we're back on the same page, and I'm feeling much happier.

Yay!

[Craghyrax]

Went to a session on how to publish which was so depressing

[hobnob]

(Original post by Craghyrax)
Went to a session on how to publish which was so depressing

Why?

[Becca]

(Original post by Craghyrax)
Went to a session on how to publish which was so depressing

Why?

[Craghyrax]

(Original post by Becca)
Why?

Made it seem very hard, and also made it seem like there was a lot of politics involved, and a lot of hard work needed to choose the right journal. Seemed like networking was really necessary, and being familiar with the stuff particular journals had published. I don't have time to just randomly comb journals!

[Craghyrax]

Also 'new' or cutting edge stuff is more popular, when my whole thesis will involve trying to disagree with the consensus on a very old/prominent theorist. The area (internet studies) is cutting edge, but that's it.

[Becca]

(Original post by Craghyrax)
Made it seem very hard, and also made it seem like there was a lot of politics involved, and a lot of hard work needed to choose the right journal. Seemed like networking was really necessary, and being familiar with the stuff particular journals had published. I don't have time to just randomly comb journals!

Hmm that's not really surprising, but I can see how it's depressing.

I'm worried I have a throat infection brewing. As long as it stays away until 4pm tomorrow I'll be happy (love that smiley)

[hobnob]

(Original post by Craghyrax)
Made it seem very hard, and also made it seem like there was a lot of politics involved, and a lot of hard work needed to choose the right journal. Seemed like networking was really necessary, and being familiar with the stuff particular journals had published. I don't have time to just randomly comb journals!

I was told that as well last year, and I found it exqually depressing.
There must be some that publish more internet-related research than others, though, so that could be a starting-point. Also, one way of saving yourself the combing might be just to ask your supervisors for suggestions once you've got something ready.

[scarlet ibis]

(Original post by hobnob)
But I live in student accommodation, and our kitchen is tiny, so I wouldn't be able to leave the kettle there. So it would mean carrying my teapot and my kettle to the kitchen every time I want to make tea.

Ah, not ideal then. At least kettles are quite cheap.

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In other news I've had it with people who never check their emails then complain that you've not kept them up to date with goings on. I get that not everyone has constant internet access, but if you are on a committee, then surely you should check maybe once a week at minimum?? I do not have time to call/text everyone about each new development!

[Cirsium]

I have spent the afternoon cheerfully rehashing my poster ready for a couple of bits in March. Feeling quite happy about it. Forgot about all the cool stuff I figured out in the summer that, even though I had the data in March therefore isn't on my old poster. And the pretty diagrams