some parts that i found particularly informative.
Borrowed from the school's library. Was reading it on and off for two whole weeks and at last finished it. The second chapter is best, wehre they talk about what creativity is all about, and how difficult it is to define creativity and waht creativity means in the scientific realm; i.e. patents, papers, citations and conference papers.
The other chapters talk about the publishing system in science, how papers are reviewed and types of publications, that the new trend of 'open access' just means the writers pay more so its free for everyone to access. Another chapter talks about what a paper is made up of and what to look out for when reading/writing a paper. then it goes on to talk a little about electronic publishing and bournals or jooks: a mix of journals and books. never heard of it before reading this book. Then it ends of with a short introduction to patents and what can or cannot be patented and the costs of creating one. This part was interesting as i found out you cant patent a software, but can the special code created in the program that does a special task. you cannot patent also a machine so special that only you can operate it, eg. a time machine that only you can operate. Did a little search and found this site that reviews weird patents, quite an enjoyable browse. http://www.bpmlegal.com/weird.html
Below are two leafs from the book i found amusing...'stupid question' hahaha....
Maybe will post up some more tomorrow.
kinda hooked on junk in Youtube. Go search for 'amateur transplants' on it and laugh your head off. esp like their 'live' work.
also check out the 'drug song' and 'finals countdown' and 'careless surgeon'
go youtube and search for Buffalax. friend told me to watch some of the clips. hold on to your seat....
hahahahahha
first fry a scrambled egg, add in 'tang hoon'. cut to cubes
boil water, add in cucumber and boil till soft, add in noodles and boil.
when cooked, add in egg, mix and add seasoning.
EAT!
had to use the other lift since last week, the main lift under repair. so got to lug my bicycle up one flight of stairs to get the lift and it only stops on odd number floors, so got to lug it another flight of stairs to my 8th floor apartment.
exercise is good for the body...
“Science changes with every generation and with new discoveries and God doesn't. So I'll stick with God if the two are in conflict.”
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee fails to cover all the bases in the science–religion debate.
The stupid guy never learns
The average guy learns from his mistakes
The smart guy learns from the mistakes of others
On stage nervousness:
Vincent Di Salvo, Professor at the U of Nebraska
"Your goal is not to get rid of the butterflies in your stomach, but to convince them to fly in formation."
