Academic anonymous blog—help me choose the name and the pseudonym!
November 24, 2010 9:55 PM Subscribe
Academic anonymous blog—help me choose the name and the pseudonym!
For a quite a while I have been thinking of starting an anonymous blog about my life as an early career academic scientist in physical science/engineering field. Think of an assistant professor or a lecturer who has just started his job and is barely able to keep his nose above the water while juggling between research, teaching, service, advising, trying to raise money by writing proposals, and family. That person would be me.
So I am here asking the hivemind for some interesting clues on the name of the blog and my pseudonym. I realize it sounds lame to ask this question, but nevertheless!
For a quite a while I have been thinking of starting an anonymous blog about my life as an early career academic scientist in physical science/engineering field. Think of an assistant professor or a lecturer who has just started his job and is barely able to keep his nose above the water while juggling between research, teaching, service, advising, trying to raise money by writing proposals, and family. That person would be me.
So I am here asking the hivemind for some interesting clues on the name of the blog and my pseudonym. I realize it sounds lame to ask this question, but nevertheless!
Career suicide! Because so many fun non-research things are "career suicide" for new profs, including blogs! Have fun.
posted by PercussivePaul at 10:15 PM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by PercussivePaul at 10:15 PM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
You could start researching wormwood and call yourself The Absinthe-Minded Professor.
posted by amyms at 10:18 PM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by amyms at 10:18 PM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
That's funny! I actually just logged on to Ask MetaFilter to get help choosing a pseudonym. What a weird coincidence that this is currently the top question.
OK, let's see...
Blog:
Entropy Finally Wins
Mad Science and Neurotic Engineering
Pseudonym:
Gerarde Haldane
Fleance McGloubnoy
Hice Menoukka
Terrance Galadreene
posted by eeby at 10:24 PM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
OK, let's see...
Blog:
Entropy Finally Wins
Mad Science and Neurotic Engineering
Pseudonym:
Gerarde Haldane
Fleance McGloubnoy
Hice Menoukka
Terrance Galadreene
posted by eeby at 10:24 PM on November 24, 2010 [2 favorites]
Entropy finally wins is a fantastic name!
posted by bessel functions seem unnecessarily complicated at 10:35 PM on November 24, 2010
posted by bessel functions seem unnecessarily complicated at 10:35 PM on November 24, 2010
Entropy Finally Wins
Slight diversion from this idea: I rather like the idea of quoting Radiohead and going with Gravity Always Wins (which is also apropos to physical science and engineering).
posted by mykescipark at 10:36 PM on November 24, 2010
Slight diversion from this idea: I rather like the idea of quoting Radiohead and going with Gravity Always Wins (which is also apropos to physical science and engineering).
posted by mykescipark at 10:36 PM on November 24, 2010
Frank.
posted by sanko at 10:49 PM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by sanko at 10:49 PM on November 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Give it an ancient Greek look and call yourself Hypotenuse?
posted by ctmf at 8:02 AM on November 25, 2010
posted by ctmf at 8:02 AM on November 25, 2010
Tales from the Treadmill
posted by gene_machine at 8:09 AM on November 25, 2010
posted by gene_machine at 8:09 AM on November 25, 2010
Bozo-Beerstein Condensate.
Alex in Tenureland (assuming...).
posted by jamjam at 11:35 AM on November 25, 2010
Alex in Tenureland (assuming...).
posted by jamjam at 11:35 AM on November 25, 2010
This thread is closed to new comments.
posted by amyms at 10:13 PM on November 24, 2010