What made me unhappy today ?

[Pik]

I had to leave three jobs/projects in the last three years. All of those companies were privately owned, and they weren't much interested in my previous experience or degrees and were strict with rules (dresscode, deadlines, evaluation). I think it was mostly because I didn't know anyone in those companies and there wasn't anyone to recommend me. Right now I'm working in a place where I completed a project few years ago and my profession is more appreciated in these circles. It's not a permanent solution though and not the perfect job for me, but I'm very grateful to be working there.

 

[Pending]

one of my professors really enjoys using the AI checker on our work. That thing is inaccurate and I'm afraid of being falsely accused. He sent out an email telling us to reach out if we did and now I'm anxious over nothing.

 

[Catrin Lewis]

one of my professors really enjoys using the AI checker on our work. That thing is inaccurate and I'm afraid of being falsely accused. He sent out an email telling us to reach out if we did and now I'm anxious over nothing.

I'm so sorry to hear that!

 

[Pik]

One of my mentors said that the most important thing was to reference the sources, even when I'm paraphrasing.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

one of my professors really enjoys using the AI checker on our work. That thing is inaccurate and I'm afraid of being falsely accused. He sent out an email telling us to reach out if we did and now I'm anxious over nothing.

The only saving grace of an AI checker is that it's fast. :-\ It's time for the old question: do you want it fast, cheap, or good?

One of my mentors said that the most important thing was to reference the sources, even when I'm paraphrasing.

I suppose I kind of understand where your mentor is coming from. If you take an entire paragraph and only change one word, then yes, by all means quote the source. But if you've paraphrased the entire paragraph, it's yours. Why bother quoting your source then? :-\

I guess the mentor is taking a "better safe than sorry" approach.
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I'm unhappy today because, while I was asleep, my phone (which I always put on my bedside desk, to use as an alarm clock) restarted itself. I've no idea why, maybe an update.

So, I was fast asleep and suddenly I heard: "HELLO MOTO." :-\ I rolled over, opened one crusty eye, saw the time is 6:39am, groaned, tried to go back to sleep, couldn't, and eventually had to get up.

What gets me is that this happened on the day that we roll our clocks back one hour. The one day of the year that we get an extra hour of sleep. And my phone messed it up. *swears in asterisks*

 

[Catrin Lewis]

The only saving grace of an AI checker is that it's fast. :-\ It's time for the old question: do you want it fast, cheap, or good?



I suppose I kind of understand where your mentor is coming from. If you take an entire paragraph and only change one word, then yes, by all means quote the source. But if you've paraphrased the entire paragraph, it's yours. Why bother quoting your source then? :-\

I guess the mentor is taking a "better safe than sorry" approach.
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I'm unhappy today because, while I was asleep, my phone (which I always put on my bedside desk, to use as an alarm clock) restarted itself. I've no idea why, maybe an update.

So, I was fast asleep and suddenly I heard: "HELLO MOTO." :-\ I rolled over, opened one crusty eye, saw the time is 6:39am, groaned, tried to go back to sleep, couldn't, and eventually had to get up.

What gets me is that this happened on the day that we roll our clocks back one hour. The one day of the year that we get an extra hour of sleep. And my phone messed it up. *swears in asterisks*

We always had to list all our sources in our university essays, whether it was a direct quotation or doing a total paraphrase.

 

[Pik]

I suppose I kind of understand where your mentor is coming from. If you take an entire paragraph and only change one word, then yes, by all means quote the source. But if you've paraphrased the entire paragraph, it's yours. Why bother quoting your source then? :-\

I guess the mentor is taking a "better safe than sorry" approach.
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I don't remember it being the issue before. One version of my thesis was returned because of it, and I had to add the name of the author and the year at the end of each paraphrased paragraph. Even though Pending's talking about AI checker at work (not uni), don't know if they have the same (academic?) rules.