Sometimes the thrill of uncovering the true nature of the Universe doesn’t quite last all day. Today… well it’s really boring and slow. I tried to work – I really did. I stared at a paper I am writing for at least an hour but nothing came out of my head and into the document. Wait, I lied; there was a spelling correction I think.
What is the best time of day to submit to astro-ph? Do astro-ph and ADS harm publishers? I’ll be trying to answer these questions and others as I discuss the effect of the Internet on scientific papers.
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