/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12701457
scihub for quickly accessing papers for free

Been using Reaxys/SciFinder/Web of Science my entire career. Don't need anything else

>>12702138
>Web of Science
Can you describe what it does? I tried to see for myself but apparently I'd have to buy a subscription.

>>12702391
Bump for this question

>>12701457
sci-hub and MS word
fuck you

>>12701457
>pen and paper for bouncing ideas off doodles
>DeepL on multiple tabs for translation work
>wikipedia
>scihub.tw
>python for statistics experiments
>Ditto on firefox for clipboard
>vocaroo&recorder for music theory
>omegle and discord servers for psychology

>>12703500
Oh and notepad for saving short essays or theorems&conjectures, paper di

>>12703496
>MS word
Yikes

>scihub plebs don't work at universities with access to all the important journals
SPSS, BLAST and Excel (say what you want, it's still very good for spreadsheets)

>>12702391
It's a multi-database citation information repository and search engine. It's pretty popular, and serves as one of the only real search engines for some disciplines (mostly social sciences and humanities). As such it's really common to be introduced to it in graduate school.

>>12703569
>>scihub plebs don't work at universities with access to all the important journals
i have access but scihub is easier to use

>>12703569
I'm a masters student but haven't been introduced to it. Is it worth trying to get access if my area is computer science? And what would be the easiest way to get it if my university doesn't provide it?

>>12703500
>DeepL
Is it better than Google Translate?

>>12706832
For longer texts, yes, for short texts one or two words it can be weird sometimes, even seems sentient. But mainly I just hate google

>>12701457
>big IPS screen for reading papers
absolutely based. my 21" 1440p monitor is what I am currently most happy to be owning. my only regret is not getting 23". fullscreening a PDF with two pages at a time and reading from about 3 or more feet away is super comfy and I absolute abhor using my tiny laptop screen for anything anymore. screen space is just fantastic for pretty much anything productive.

currently I just use emacs for everything science related. org-mode to organize papers, textbooks, presentations, etc. org-mode for notes. org-mode and/or latex in emacs to write assignments. emacs calc to do simple calculations, simplify and rearrange polynomials, graph things, etc.

>>12701457
>loonix
>emacs
>tex
>multiple monitors
>lots of cores
>cuda gpu
>tilting keyboard tray
>standing desk
>reclining chair with head rest
ergo is key

>>12703569
>>scihub plebs don't work at universities with access to all the important journals
>SPSS, BLAST and Excel (say what you want, it's still very good for spreadsheets)

Spreadsheets are a fucking plague

>>12701457
Jupyter for quick prototyping and documentation of ideas. Also visualization.
I also use it for teaching.

Is anyone using ebook readers for papers? Would that be a good idea? I don't want to stare at monitors all day long but I'm unsure whether that would be much better.

>>12707788
>Spreadsheets are a fucking plague
Full ack.

>>12707618
>For longer texts, yes
Thanks! I'll try using it when I need to translate something longer.

>>12707708
If you're looking for a monitor to buy next, I recommend a 24" high-res IPS. I have one and the size is very close to two A4 pages plus space for a small toolbar on the left. Very comfy with Okular. I also use redshift to extend the time before my eyes get tired from the screen.

Is anyone using text-to-speech

>>12709237
Excuse me, I mean, speech-to-text

Does anyone use speech-to-text?

>>12707768
>tilting keyboard tray
>standing desk
What are the benefits of this setup? Does it reduce tiredness in the moment or is it just for future health?