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Gone drillin’ (redux) and an open thread

Yes, after a stupidly short turn around time I am once more off into the field, this time for three weeks in Namibia. The target this time is the Proterozoic-Cambrian boundary, with a possible side-visit to a Snowball Earth cap … Continue reading

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Dear God, I would like to file a bug report

How completely true. Maybe we should compile a requested features list ready for the Second Coming. (click on link or frame above to read the full comic at xkcd).

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Where my stuff is at

As I mentioned in my last post, a few boxes of my possessions are making their way out the South Africa the old-fashioned way, via cargo ship. I’ve obviously been coping without them, but it would be quite nice to … Continue reading

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A day in the (new) life

My life has obviously changed a bit since my previous ‘day in the life’, and my first two months in South Africa have rather flown by without me really getting the chance to talk about how I’m finding it. What … Continue reading

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Blogging and ‘Fair Use’

Update: The awesome power of the blogosphere has got Shelley an apology (see also this comment for some welcome clarification on her usage rights). Whilst this is great news, I think that the murky issues of where blogs stand with … Continue reading

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