* needs a few small LaTeX tweaks
I still have to do the “abstract” 3-page version and the presentation. I’ve scheduled my defense for Thursday the 17th.

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I’ve been here for 13 hours so far and have gone through two prospectus revisions. I have to defend next week. But for now, time to go home. I’ve not yet had a proper dinner.

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I didn’t get much done today. Reviewed the comments on my prospectus draft, switched it to LaTeX (I should have just used that in the first place), took care of a bunch of Monday-logistical type stuff, and did my weekly review since I missed it Friday.
I leave work early on Monday for my meditation group, [...]

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I was up until 01:00h Saturday morning working on finishing the first complete draft of my prospectus write-up, which is pretty late for me. The review was on my desk when I returned, and it’s going to take a lot of work to address all of the comments. I have a few other things to [...]

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I realized something today that I wish I had known a long, long time ago.
When reading a technical paper containing equations, there will be text, and there will be equations. Usually the equations come somewhere in the middle. However, when you come to the equations, you must understand the equations thoroughly before proceeding to [...]

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