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<raptop>
Hm, the synapsid is graduating soon, and has a post-doc lined up
<SnoopJ>
!!
* raptop
is legit unclear if SnoopJ is a PhD or ABD <_<
<SnoopJ>
is ultra-ABD a thing
<SnoopJ>
raptop, I fell apart in a big way last year, but I'm chipping away at it again.
<raptop>
Is that were you have a complete thesis and could get the PhD if you could just get a conference call with 3 profs?
<raptop>
Also, good luck!
* raptop
got pretty badly blocked by qualifying exams (though the whole pandemic didn't help), though should be able to ramp up this spring/summer
<SnoopJ>
nah my thesis is in a sorry state
<SnoopJ>
the last chapter in particular, I just gotta do some more work on the optimizer, I think.
<raptop>
...how is this technical report 41 pages?
<e_14159>
ABD?
<SnoopJ>
"all but dissertation"
<raptop>
or 43
<SnoopJ>
everything but the dissertation, with some fuzz around the edges in usage as to whether that includes the defense or not (it does, in my case; I have neither finished writing nor defended)
<raptop>
pro-tip: remember to give your thesis a very high AC and good save bonuses
<SnoopJ>
raptop, anyway, my faith in my ability to...think?...has been basically totally destroyed
<raptop>
oof
<raptop>
(also, sometimes same. And I blatantly need to up my writing skills)
<SnoopJ>
raptop, disambiguation of my own: "the synapsid" is you, right? Or is there a third party at play here and my brainworms are keeping me from understanding?
<raptop>
oh, 3rd party, other grad student that started at the same time as me
* raptop
is a diapsid, see
<SnoopJ>
ah, glad I'd asked
<SnoopJ>
I was thinking "dang, that was fast!"
<SnoopJ>
but congrats again on quals 🎉
<e_14159>
SnoopJ: Ah. That makes sense for ABD. Thanks.
<e_14159>
It's still a horrible time
<raptop>
note to self: it's much easier to attend meetings if they're in your calendar
<egg|anbo|egg>
raptop: asking mofh about ANBOcat: « have you seen the professor ? »
<egg|anbo|egg>
(conteggst is we had come to the inescapable conclusion that ANBOcat is the PI here)
<raptop>
Congratulations to ANBOcat on recieving tenure!