Become researcher after PhD at 40
Am I too old for academia after a PhD?
Difference between "the very first" and "first" I have the sentence:     Who wrote the very first dictionary ever?   Is it any different from     Who wrote the first dictionary ever?   I don't get how something could be more first. Why doesn't bash expand this variable when I prefix a command with a "one time variable assignment" If I run this bash command and prefix the statement, so that the variable fruit should exist, but only for the duration of this command:  $ fruit=apple echo $fruit  $   The result is an empty line. why?  To quote a comment from wildcard on :     parameter expansion is done by the shell, and the "fruit" variable is   not a shell variable; it's only an environment variable within the   environment of the "echo" command   An environment variable is still a variable, so surely this should still be available to the echo command? I am trying to think/know about something, but I don't know if my base premise is plausible. Here we go.  Sometimes when I'm talking with people about pure mathematics, they usually dismiss it because it has no practical utility, but I guess that according to the history of mathematics, the math that is useful today was once pure mathematics (I'm not so sure but I guess that when the calculus was invented, it hadn't a practical application).  Also, I guess that the development of pure mathematics is important because it allows us to think about non-intuitive objects before encountering some phenomena that is similar to these mathematical non-intuitive objects, with this in mind can you provide me historical examples of pure mathematics becoming "useful"? How can I run Maniac Mansion through ScummVM? Day of the Tentacle Remastered Edition includes Maniac Mansion as a .  The game appears to be exactly the same as the old DOS release (albeit, the enhanced version).  If possible, how can I run this game through ScummVM?  Pointing ScummVM at my installed game doesn't work.  What do I need to do to play this version of Maniac Mansion? Title says it all. It seems to be random and is really annoying. What is the difference between apt and apt-get? How to cite sources written in a different language than English? Assume one wants to cite a paper written in a different language than the article citing said paper (e.g., ones own article is written in English, but the source is French).   How to properly handle citation in such a case?  Do I cite the original (French) title or a translated title? If I use a translated title, people might have a hard time to find the source; if the original (French) title is cited, people might have a hard time understanding it. Does anyone remember this article about the Euclidean Algorithm? In the 70's I had a stack of old Amateur Radio magazines (50s-60s), and for a long time I saved an article about using the  to combine a number of resistors to achieve a specific value. Does anyone recall and have a copy of this article, or know how the Euclidean algorithm is applied to solve this problem? euler's theorem of homogeneuos function suppose that $f$ is a mapping from $\mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$.  a positively homogeneous of degree $n$ and suppose $f_1, f_2, .... f_N$ are continuous for $a \neq 0$. then   $$\sum_{i=1}^n a_if_i(a)= n*f(a)$$   now, they asked me to prove this. (Which is a total no no to me)  I write my proof as;  $f$ is a mapping from $\mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$  A homogeneous function of degree $n$ if for all $a \in \mathbb R^n$ and all $L&gt;0$, $f(La)=L^n\,f(a)$. let $a \in \mathbb R^n$ and define function $g$ be a mapping from $[0,\infty) \to \mathbb R$. so I write $g(L) = f(La)-L^nf(a)$. then $L≥0$ let $L=0$ then, $g(L)=0$ and therefore $g'(x) =0$?  then i don't know what's goes next. can anyone help me about this? Keep items in inventory on death in Minecraft How do I left-align entries in a matrix with \begin{matrix}? I'd like to left align the -1 entry in the following matrix so that the 1s line up. Is there a way to get matrices to ignore signs in that way?  \begin{matrix}     1 &amp; 1  \\     1 &amp; -1 \\ \end{matrix}   Using \flushright{-1} doesn't seem to work. Please explain the logic behind $d(xy) = y(dx) + x(dy)$ I've seen $d(xy) = y(dx) + x(dy)$, but I don't understand the principle behind it and memorizing it is lame.  Can anyone explain what is going on here?  For example from physics, $$F = {{dP} \over {dt}}$$ $$F = {{d(mv)} \over {dt}}$$ $$F = {{v(dm) + m(dv)} \over {dt}}$$ Since $$dm = 0$$  $$F = {{m(dv)} \over {dt}}$$ Since $$a = {{dv} \over {dt}}$$ $$F = ma$$ $100$-th derivative of the function $f(x)=e^{x}\cos(x)$ I've got this task I'm not able to solve. So i need to find the 100-th derivative of $$f(x)=e^{x}\cos(x)$$ where $x=\pi$.  I've tried using Leibniz's formula but it got me nowhere, induction doesn't seem to help either, so if you could just give me a hint, I'd be very grateful.  Many thanks! HTML form readonly SELECT tag/input According to HTML specs, the select tag in HTML doesn't have a readonly attribute, only a disabled attribute. So if you want to keep the user from changing the dropdown, you have to use disabled.  The only problem is that disabled HTML form inputs don't get included in the POST / GET data.  What's the best way to emulate the readonly attribute for a select tag, and still get the POST data? I'm a web designer and I'd like to make a custom wordpress theme for my upcoming blog. The template is already made in photoshop but I need a good starting point. I don't have too much experience with Wordpress but I want something that is SEO friendly which I can edit without risking getting poor search results.  I Know about Starkers and that there are other blank themes out there, but are they good for SEO? Why is using a wild card with a Java import statement bad? How can I prevent data theft from a company?  Are there any solutions to this problem?  Is there any software that encrypts important data (.doc, .xls, etc.) and prevents it from copying?  I need a solution where employees can read/write documents but can not copy then to a USB drive or e-mail them. What's the difference between  and ,  and ? What's the difference between &lt;b&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;, &lt;i&gt; and &lt;em&gt; in HTML/XHTML? When should you use each? Check if a user has a role How can I check if a user has a certain role?  I found  but it is for Drupal 6. Delete an old Facebook account Two years ago somebody made a fanpage for our company, but that person doesn't work here anymore. We don't have any login or password. We like to see that account be deleted, please.