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So my localization algorithm actually runs onboard my YouBot :)
My paper was basically torn apart by my professor, so I had to write some new classes and redo the whole experimental section. And all the other sections too. I resubmitted it to him after revisions, and the second iteration was way better - I'm really close to final paper level :)
I told my professor and postdoc that I will appreciate more support and positive feedback, because so far our communication was only very dry criticism. For me it's really devastating, because feeling like I constantly disappoint people just kills me on the inside.
It seems like they took it to heart, they have been nicer to me in the last few days :)

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    wow, sounds great.
    Good for you :)
  • 3
    i am rooting for you! go get that pretty huge dick! I mean, go get that doctorate degree you brilliant little crazy scientist you!
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    I feel you. Often it’s just: we need to redo this chapter! Or oh we need some work here and there.
    And I’m like: thanks but in which direction? What is unclear, what needs to be expressed differently ?

    I learned that it’s a very easy to do the experiment, and the hard part then is to write it up.

    Hang in there though!
    *sending positive vibes*
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    @dder "You can't just report the results! You need to interpret them for the readers".

    Yeah, so basically you're telling me reviewers are dumb, and we need to spoon-feed them with the fairly-immediate conclusions.....
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    @NickyBones I… you know I half agree. They are not experts in that particular topic which the writers are in - so yes- spoon feed is necessary. But if the spoon is required to be so small that you could feed ants with it, then there should be a different reviewer imo.
    But then there is not enough viewers and the problems go on… so yeah. It’s a struggle…
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    This is great and I'm glad it worked out for you.

    I recall I used to practically be friends with this professor. We'd chat after class and hang out.

    Things got really bad when I started working on a paper with him sadly. To the point that I gave up on a career of research because of the fallout that followed.

    I'm not fully sure why but in your case, it seemed like your professor just wanted to help you by trying to simulate what peer review would look like
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