Look, Up In the Sky, It’s a Duck, a Grebe, a Loon… It’s A Fossil!
Gansus yumenensis is the name, and dozens of well-preserved fossils of this early bird show that it had a semi-aquatic
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The Modular CV/Resume’
One certain piece of “unavoidable delay” for those of us who are either on soft money or would like to
Read moreComputing This Week
Today I took some time at work to work on getting our FreeBSD server more space. That turned into a
Read moreRusty in the Molt
Diane noticed that Rusty had dropped a flight feather today. So we brought Rusty inside for a round of talon-trimming
Read moreThe Neglected Comedies
Ed Brayton has his reactions to a list of the “100 funniest movies of all time”, including mentions of several
Read moreMore FreeBSD Stuff
I’m going to talk about setting up a laptop computer to boot and run FreeBSD from an external USB 2.0
Read moreFreeBSD OS Upgrading Notes
I’m working on upgrading the OS on a FreeBSD server currently. The server is running version 4.9, and I want
Read moreCultural Literacy: The Movies, Part 1
Having guests over often requires some shared time with certain movies. There were a few that we were able to
Read moreDisaster of the Week
A personal one: a hard disk on the server that hosts PT went south. I am working on getting things
Read moreDiane’s Return
Diane arrived home a little after 6 PM Sunday evening. The first thing was getting the trailer in the driveway,
Read moreMothers of Invention
OK, OK, this is just looking at a media gimmick. But do check out the online voting for the “Mothers
Read moreNews: In túngara frogs, female choice for complex calls led to evolution of unusual male vocal cord
Over on the Eurekalert page, there is this press release: In túngara frogs, female choice for complex calls led to
Read moreScripps, FL At Risk
When it comes to science infrastructure, the talking points are financial, not technical. And so Science magazine reports that the
Read moreTravel Day
My time in the DFW area is coming to an end. I head back to California this afternoon. I had
Read moreNesting Red-Tailed Hawks Cherished in Texas
Hey, there’s good news in the Dallas Morning News: Hospital won’t evict family of hawks Mesquite: Baylor’s got a new
Read moreDFW, Here I Am
I flew Continental Airlines from Oakland to Dallas/FortWorth yesterday. Things went uneventfully, except perhaps for the spill somebody at the
Read moreUSDA and Better Golfing By Shooting Hawks
Remember the red-shouldered hawks gunned down in Florida to clear the way to and from the nineteenth hole for golfers?
Read moreTransforming a Data Layout
Diane posed me a problem. She had a large spreadsheet filled with data items in three columns, like so: LekID
Read morearchy and mehitabel
I have a book, Archy and Mehitabel, by Don Marquis, that is a bit of cultural literacy. In Marquis’s columns
Read moreOther Science News
Oregon State University researchers report that DNA nucleic acid bases enter a “dark state” on exposure to ultraviolet radiation, wherein
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