HELP! - I NEED ADVICE

proofmathisbeautiful:

Here’s the thing… I’m in a lot of technical meetings at work. People take meeting mins but I always take my own notes… by hand… it helps me remember things and sometimes when people take meeting mins they don’t really understand what’s being discussed or they miss things because they may not know better and think it’s unimportant. That being said… I take A LOT of notes.. which is good… and bad. I know I’ve written things down but it’s takes me FOREVER to actually go back and find it (especially if I don’t have a general date).

Here’s where ya’ll come in… I’m looking to go digital with my notes. This doesn’t mean typing them up on my laptop during the meeting… I can’t do that… for me it’s distracting and I don’t remember it anywhere close to as well as when I write them down. I’m not going to take my handwritten notes and type them after every meeting… I definitely don’t have time for that. And I’m not going to scan my notes all the time and use an OCR program… they don’t really learn your handwriting and the ones I’ve tried aren’t all that great… plus that takes up too much time. I’m looking to invest in a tablet, maybe a surface type computer, or maybe one of those digital pens that I can basically write my notes down and have a copy of my notes in my handwriting but also have a program that converts it to text so it’s searchable, readable, and sendable to other people. The program definitely has to be one of those that learn/get use to your handwriting so I don’t have to keep correcting it (I’m ok with a small learning curve for it up front). Has anyone tried any of these things? Which ones worked? Which ones didn’t? I’m really leaning more towards a tablet or digital pen (rather than a surface computer) because I already bring my laptop to meetings with me to share and pull up pdfs and models and I really don’t want to have to carry two.

What do you think?

Reblogging this… because I still haven’t made a decision/found anything that seems promising… :/ :( HELP!! NOTE: If you happen to be/work for a company that thinks they have a product that might work… MESSAGE ME. I’d be super happy to put it through a hell of a field test and give you my feedback on it. It’s a win-win… I get to make sure something is going to do what I need it to do before spending $500+ and you get actual real world feedback on how your product performs in office and in the field on construction sites.

Scientists find 7 Earth-like planets orbiting nearby ultracool star

newshour:

This artist’s conception shows what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about their diameters, masses and distances from the host star. All the exoplanets in this system exist in the so-called habitable zone and are Earthlike in size and mass. Photo by @nasa/JPL-Caltech

BY NSIKAN AKPAN

Skip 39 light-years across our galaxy, and you’ll arrive at Trappist-1, an ultracool dwarf star with a band of special followers. This dim star hosts seven Earth-like planets within its habitable zone, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. Exoplanets are a dime a dozen these days, but due to unique properties in this exosolar system, the new discovery may usher in a movement in the hunt for habitable worlds — one where astrophysicists can ascertain the presence of life without traveling across the cosmos.

“It’s the first time so many Earth-type planets [have been found] formed in the habitable zone of a star,” Michaël Gillon, an astrophysicist at Université de Liège in Belgium and study co-author, said during a press briefing Tuesday.

By “habitable,” Gillon means the exoplanets exist in a temperature zone that’s conducive for liquid water even though these Earth sisters orbit relatively close to a dwarf star. If magically transplanted, all seven Earth sisters would land within the distance between Venus and our Sun. The closest sister is 1.02 million miles from Trappist-1 — a third of the distance separating Mercury from our blazing star.

Yet every planet in this hepta-Earth system may support liquid water, due to the star’s ultracool, low-radiation dwarf status. Trappist-1 is also approximately a tenth the size and mass of our sun. Researchers plan to capitalize on this star’s diminutive nature to discover if these planets are habitable.

“We will be able to study the climates and chemical composition of the atmospheres,” Cambridge University astronomer and study co-author Amaury Triaud said Tuesday during a press briefing. “Within a few years, we’ll know a lot more about these planets, and with hope, if there is life there maybe within a decade.”

Whoa! That’s a huge claim. Learn why Triaud can make it, even though they haven’t found signs of life yet, by reading more on our website.

Imagine standing on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f. This artist’s concept is one interpretation of what it could look like. Photo by @nasa/JPL-Caltech

World Suicide Prevention Day 2016

postitforward:

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day.

No matter what you are going through, you don’t have to go through it alone. There are resources available to help.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need it, Tumblr.

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Available 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
  
• Crisis Text Line: Free, 24/7 support for anyone in need. Text START to 741741.
  
• IMALIVE: Chat confidentially with a volunteer trained in crisis intervention.
  
• 7 Cups of Tea: Speak anonymously with a trained active listener.
  
• American Psychological Association: A resource for finding mental health care in your area.
  
• NEDA: Help and support for people struggling with eating disorders. You can call 1-800-931-2237 or chat with them online.
  
• To Write Love On Her Arms (@twloha): Dedicated to helping people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide.
  
• You Matter (@youmatterlifeline): You Matter was created to let people know that suicide is preventable.
  
• NAMI (@namiorg): Dedicated to improving the lives of anyone living with mental illness. Free to chat at 1-800-950-6264.
  
• The Trevor Project (@thetrevorproject): Confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ young people. Available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386.
  
• It Gets Better Project (@itgetsbetterproject): Communicating to LGBTQ+ youth around the world that it gets better.
  

(via staff)