"Trapping electrons in a crystal" is such a nonsensical way of conveying the idea of a flat band. Most isolated crystals trap all the electrons they have inside of them, or else the world will be full of free roaming electrons!

This is not surprising at all. A well-matching referee is a scarce resource. Higher impact journals can typically find better-matching referees due to their perceived prestige, as well as the much lower number of manuscripts passing through editors and making to the referees (it is well known that high impact factor is a consequence of editorial selectivity). A better matching referee is more likely to comment on the more pertinent points on the actual research and will therefore not linger too much on superficial aspects such as grammar etc (which, once/if a manuscript is accepted, will be handled by copy editors). The same referee will likely also use different criteria for different journals regarding acceptance, where they usually focus more on high level stuff such as perceived innovation or impact to field etc for high profile journals, and more on technical details for more run-of-the-mill types.

This is in conjunction with their plan to retire the smaller machines in their open plan (and replace them with bigger ones)

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

-- that guy

You need to forget about the details in order to grasp the essence.

Documentation is different from demonstration. Text (with graph or animation interspersed to unpack unintuitive terms) wins for documentation. Video could be good for demo if presented in a no-nonsense manner.

Scale of velocity as well so we have a more complete picture in phase space

The referees who let this slip are either brilliant or lazy (or both, I guess)

Resubmitting to multiple journals is not a typical (nor the "right" one however it is interpreted) strategy though (at least not in physical sciences). You'll usually ping the handling editor, who will then contact the referee on your behalf. The referee will then either "promise a report soon", or, in the event they didn't reply, the editor will find another referee. Nowadays with arxiv and such, there is usually no rush to actual publication as far as priority is concerned.

I'd also say, don't take the combative mindset as suggested in the comic. Think of it more as having some fresh pairs of eyes to check your work as well as communication (if a referee misunderstood something in your paper, chances are many readers will as well).

Off topic, but I must admit I clicked the thumbnail thinking it's the right half of a split ergo keyboard 😅