Comments on: Introducing Dr. Bauer! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:51:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/comment-page-1/#comment-89718 Kristin Mon, 19 May 2008 11:22:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/#comment-89718 Oh my, now I'm all blushing and stuff! Thank you guys! (And this is how long it took me to recover from not sleeping last week - I didn't even surf the net for three days!) Phil, as magnificent a subject as astronomy is, I will not be pursuing a PhD after my master degree, since I will not have the grades and I'm satisfied with having reached my maximum level of... well, educated-ness. :) Even so, I've kept the promise to myself and reached this great goal, and the fact that I cannot reach all the way up to the level of the scientist has only given me all the more respect for them. I hereby promise to make good use of my critical thinking; that, I think, is the most precious lesson learned these six years as a student. And yes, I lived in woo-land before university, so it has indeed saved me. As for your question of whether my thesis is online to read, yes it is (webpage link), but please don't expect the world's most astonishing piece of scientific writing. Other than the fact that I have a Phil Plait quote to open chapter 1, obviously. ;) Oh, and of course, I bow down to Dr. Astropixie! Congratulations! Oh my, now I’m all blushing and stuff! Thank you guys! (And this is how long it took me to recover from not sleeping last week – I didn’t even surf the net for three days!)

Phil, as magnificent a subject as astronomy is, I will not be pursuing a PhD after my master degree, since I will not have the grades and I’m satisfied with having reached my maximum level of… well, educated-ness. :) Even so, I’ve kept the promise to myself and reached this great goal, and the fact that I cannot reach all the way up to the level of the scientist has only given me all the more respect for them. I hereby promise to make good use of my critical thinking; that, I think, is the most precious lesson learned these six years as a student. And yes, I lived in woo-land before university, so it has indeed saved me.

As for your question of whether my thesis is online to read, yes it is (webpage link), but please don’t expect the world’s most astonishing piece of scientific writing. Other than the fact that I have a Phil Plait quote to open chapter 1, obviously. ;)

Oh, and of course, I bow down to Dr. Astropixie! Congratulations!

]]> By: Dave Hall http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/comment-page-1/#comment-89717 Dave Hall Sat, 17 May 2008 05:36:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/#comment-89717 It don't seem fair--less than a dozen comments about a REAL Scientist making it big time--er--make it two real scientists. and over a hundred comments about some loony who wouldn't know authentic science it if bit him on his tin-foil-covered hat! I think we need to even up things a bit-- Here goes: Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Congratulations Dr Astropixie! Congratulations almost Dr Kristin! Whew! As a recovering grad student, I think I can appreciate all you went through. You've made it! My hat is off to the both of you! It don’t seem fair–less than a dozen comments about a REAL Scientist making it big time–er–make it two real scientists. and over a hundred comments about some loony who wouldn’t know authentic science it if bit him on his tin-foil-covered hat!
I think we need to even up things a bit–
Here goes:

Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
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Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!
Congratulations Dr Astropixie!
Congratulations almost Dr Kristin!

Whew!
As a recovering grad student, I think I can appreciate all you went through.
You’ve made it!
My hat is off to the both of you!

]]> By: astropixie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/comment-page-1/#comment-89716 astropixie Fri, 16 May 2008 15:34:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/#comment-89716 thank you thank you thank you!!! what an absolutely amazing feeling! not only the satisfaction of the accomplishment, but the clarity of my mind finally connecting all the pieces together from all the things i've learned and studied over the last many years! just wow! dr astropixie thank you thank you thank you!!!

what an absolutely amazing feeling! not only the satisfaction of the accomplishment, but the clarity of my mind finally connecting all the pieces together from all the things i’ve learned and studied over the last many years!

just wow!

dr astropixie

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/comment-page-1/#comment-89715 The Bad Astronomer Fri, 16 May 2008 15:07:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/#comment-89715 Kristin, congrats! Is it online someplace where it can be read? And are you heading on to the Phd? Kristin, congrats! Is it online someplace where it can be read? And are you heading on to the Phd?

]]> By: Savagex http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/comment-page-1/#comment-89707 Savagex Fri, 16 May 2008 14:27:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/#comment-89707 With a name like that I totally envisioned her applying thumbscrews to various celestial objects yelling "WHERE IS THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE????" With a name like that I totally envisioned her applying thumbscrews to various celestial objects yelling “WHERE IS THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE????”

]]> By: madge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/comment-page-1/#comment-89714 madge Fri, 16 May 2008 12:22:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/#comment-89714 Way to Go Kristin! Ain't education (despite what the politicians say) GRAND! Way to Go Kristin! Ain’t education (despite what the politicians say) GRAND!

]]> By: Jewel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/comment-page-1/#comment-89713 Jewel Fri, 16 May 2008 11:00:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/15/introducing-dr-bauer/#comment-89713 Very cool! Congratz to Amanda! And a soon to be congratz to Kristin! Very cool! Congratz to Amanda! And a soon to be congratz to Kristin!

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