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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Grant Memes

Posts tagged with Grant

The Funding Equation

Physics Academia Math Research
1 year ago 32.5K views 0 shares
The Funding Equation
The secret weapon of every physicist seeking funding: make your equations look TERRIFYING! 🧪 Notice how our clever scientist claims to have "solved the Eindinger equation" (which doesn't actually exist!) and created a "complete model of all physics" (impossible!), but when pressed for details, scribbles down the most intimidating mathematical gibberish possible. And voilà! The funder is suddenly VERY interested! 💰 It's the academic equivalent of "trust me bro, I've got math." Works every time! The green apple is just there judging everyone's life choices.

Two More Data Points Changes Everything

Academia Research Science Lab-life
1 year ago 18.2K views 0 shares
Two More Data Points Changes Everything
The perfect representation of statistical significance in underfunded research. Two additional data points and suddenly your p-value drops below 0.05, transforming "disappointing results" into "groundbreaking discovery." Happens every Tuesday in my lab. The difference between rejection and publication is often just a couple of desperate measurements taken at 2 AM while the grant deadline looms.

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Best Frigate NVR hardware in 2026 (post-Coral edition)

Coral is unsupported and cloud cameras keep leaking data. The Frigate NVR hardware I'd buy in 2026 - N100 mini PC, Pi 5 with Hailo, PoE cameras. Read article →

Ad LG 34" Curved UltraWide

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Buy = You get a shiny new toy + we keep our lab equipment running. Everyone wins! 🧪