Stuff I linked to on Twitter last week

One of the main things I do on Twitter is link-sharing: that is, note stories and web resources that I find interesting, but that I don’t have the time or inclination to blog about (my own idiosyncratic approach to blogging has always generally boiled down to, “some thought/input from Chris required”). It works well for me, but I know that not everyone who reads the blog is into Twitter; that, and the desire to keep a more permanent record of stuff I’ve encountered on the interwebs, has led me to wondering if it would be worth posting a weekly summary. Which is what you see below: all of my tweets last week where I linked to something I found interesting, shorn of all the @s and RTs.
Sediments can be as pretty as minerals sometimes: see Clastic Detritus’ Friday Field Foto from Tierra del Fuego http://bit.ly/g2hfa
Wonder what hoaxers thiink? Apollo 12 landing site (+ visible astronaut footprint tracks!) imaged by LRO: http://is.gd/2RiYv
WANT. Like beer? Like the Burgess Shale? Combine them! http://bit.ly/Mzzqg
Rock and Roll Building Will Survive Earthquakes http://bit.ly/n8WKL
Mentioning geoengineering could spur people to reduce their carbon footprint. http://bit.ly/yE8WE
A glass act: sculptures of deadly viruses http://bit.ly/drAsD
Did Life Arise 3.5 Billion Years Ago? http://tinyurl.com/kv9axl
24 hr global animation of scheduled flights. Fascinating! http://bit.ly/WBDY
How depressing. Exclusive: Chances of getting a (UK) research grant plummet to all-time low. http://bit.ly/1OSfQr
Oooh: anectodal report that Iphone can accurately measure diips and strikes http://bit.ly/10oiAr Structural mapping app, anyone?
A great discussion about different types of basin http://bit.ly/1aYces
Discussion on mainstreaming geo-terminology at All of My Faults are Sress Related gets ever better. Fave so far: Franciscan=disorganised. http://bit.ly/DbOFs
Geobloggers riffing off the LA fires: http://bit.ly/1Yzv1J and http://bit.ly/t8h3c
Completely addicted to StormPulse hurricane monitoring tool. Here’s Jimena: http://bit.ly/2JNlXu
What would you give to geologise on Mars? Should the first manned mission to Mars be a one-way trip? http://bit.ly/PuyQY
Royal Society weighs in on Geoengineering http://bit.ly/2KoDK Seem to think it may be a necessary semi-evil.
Dear science journalists, please stop saying “scientists believe…” http://bit.ly/JHg0k
PG&E wants to store wind, solar energy http://bit.ly/VUqDl As compressed air pumped into porous reservoir rock. Clever.
Let me know whether you think this is useful or interesting; if enough people like, I’ll make it a regular weekend thing. Please don’t be afraid to tell me you find it annoying; I’ll just keep a personal record and leave it at that.
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