I am a hoopier frood than Archimedes.

[athelind]

As if to demonstrate that Life Goes On, I just had an Archimedes moment: I ran out of the shower, towel wrapped 'round my waist, shouting "EUREKA!"You see, I finally figured out a series of graphics that would explain to observers just what I was seeing in all that Elkhorn Slough data back in 2004-2005. I was trying to get a coherent article out

Comments

[notthebuddha]

Congratulations on the breakthrough!

Could you indulge a fellow, undergraduate academic who is mystified about the half dataset? Incomplete coverage?

[athelind]

Honestly, calling that first survey "half" a data set is being generous-it only covers a fraction of the length of the Slough, right near the mouth and under the Highway 1 bridge.

[tombfyre]

Woo, that's definitely some sweet data n' ideas right there. ^^ If you could get a thesis out of it all, I'd encourage you to go n' make it happen. :D

[archteryx]

Congrats on a real Eureka moment! I've only had one of those my whole career, but it led to my first-author paper and ultimately my dissertation.

apparently

[newwaytowrite]

the shower is good for hygiene and Master Thesis problem solving results.

You smell good and you are smart. How cool is that?

Re: apparently

[athelind]

Yeah, if I'd realized that, I would have showered years ago.

Come to think of it, that might have helped with the job hunt, too!

[siege]

These your thesis, my friend, and enjoy.