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Monthly Archives: January 2006
On the dangers of blogging
(Or rather, on the dangers of listening to blogging) Now, everyone has the right to be heard (with obvious exceptions). But with everyone clamouring to be heard, it makes it rather hard to know who you should be listening to. … Continue reading
Posted in An Apple a day..., Geeky Goodness, Rants
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Baby dragon update
The baby eastern bearded dragons I’ve previously spoken about are doing well. They’ve been moved outside into a small kiddies’ pool so that they can get some sunlight. Sunlight always seems to be a good appetite stimulant. I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in Animal photos, Reptile Reflection
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Snake attack!
The inside of a snake’s oesophagus is not the most pleasant of places to be. I’ve come to this conclusion after having only the distal third of my right index finger down a snake’s oesophagus. I imagine having my whole … Continue reading
Posted in Animal photos, Reptile Reflection
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The pitter patter of little feet
I’m a dad! Today I woke up to the pitter patter of 27 little feet. A bucket-o-babies I’ve been incubating 9 eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata) eggs for the last couple of weeks after they were accidentally dug up while … Continue reading
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Setting energy saver settings from the command line
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Google Earth for Mac!
Google Earth is now available for Mac OS 10.4 and up.: Update: This is the Target store near Springwood. In this day and age of terrorism, I think that’s just asking for trouble. Target’s target My place from space!Image © … Continue reading
Posted in An Apple a day..., Geeky Goodness
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More crayfish shenanigans
I went into the field with Kat again yesterday, doing some more crayfish work. You can read more about her work in my Crayfish tracking post. Kat’s been training a sheep to help her track down crayfish, and it proved … Continue reading
Posted in Animal photos, In the field
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Stirring research
A study published in the British Medical Journal has sought to answer the age-old question of “where have all the bloody teaspoons gone?”.
Posted in Science Stuff
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