tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post9062815411018382995..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: Obi, the Parrotlet, Laser Goggles, and Air VorticesWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-12321079984745856232016-12-14T15:21:55.532-07:002016-12-14T15:21:55.532-07:00New post on "Thinner Crust: Not Just for Pizz...New post on "Thinner Crust: Not Just for Pizza Anymore -- Oceanic Crust has Thinned Since Pangaean Jurassic Time" is now up.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-74276731729092311042016-12-14T13:53:58.165-07:002016-12-14T13:53:58.165-07:00Whatever floats your boat >>> beets me ;-...Whatever floats your boat >>> beets me ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-13743681874828556762016-12-14T13:39:01.154-07:002016-12-14T13:39:01.154-07:00That, and corn poops. I once heard someone say he...That, and corn poops. I once heard someone say he likes Mountain Dew because it doesn't change color when you drink it.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-19531773926468881202016-12-14T13:29:56.742-07:002016-12-14T13:29:56.742-07:00Happy ending: one way to get your kids to eat vege...Happy ending: one way to get your kids to eat vegetables: <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/12/14/505420193/we-unravel-the-science-mysteries-of-asparagus-pee?" rel="nofollow">Asparagus Pee </a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-75145663121044082742016-12-13T13:17:19.255-07:002016-12-13T13:17:19.255-07:00More and more absurd every day. . .<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/310133-energy-dept-wont-give-climate-change-staffers-names-to-trump" rel="nofollow">More and more absurd every day. . .</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-36040281123351097072016-12-13T13:01:09.681-07:002016-12-13T13:01:09.681-07:00The kindergartners' equivalent of Don't ea...The kindergartners' equivalent of <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/12/13/scientists-are-frantically-copying-u-s-climate-data-fearing-it-might-vanish-under-trump/" rel="nofollow">Don't eat your data!</a> {SMH daily these days}Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-45980990037501534402016-12-12T07:25:47.628-07:002016-12-12T07:25:47.628-07:00Yes, I like to comfort someone with "there, t...Yes, I like to comfort someone with "there, they're, their." You're welcome.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-89844358285944684252016-12-12T00:54:50.048-07:002016-12-12T00:54:50.048-07:00Your a teacher!<i>Your</i> a teacher!ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-79839073758443585502016-12-11T14:24:15.409-07:002016-12-11T14:24:15.409-07:00I am relentles. ;-)I am relentles. ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-48375685903337362652016-12-11T14:18:30.192-07:002016-12-11T14:18:30.192-07:00I didn't notice, but I'm reasonably forgiv...I didn't notice, but I'm reasonably forgiving to those who make typo mistakes, like leaving of a letter.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-61348703963916592132016-12-11T13:41:19.562-07:002016-12-11T13:41:19.562-07:00So true. Did you notice the link in the article is...So true. Did you notice the link in the article is messed up and says "Take me <i>of </i> your f**king mailing list? Take this link and (sh)of(e) it?!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-40828728142262886062016-12-11T13:32:32.605-07:002016-12-11T13:32:32.605-07:00At the bottom it notes that the organizers of this...At the bottom it notes that the organizers of this "publication" are really just scam artists, signing you up and then requiring fees to publish your paper (and the fine print in their contract says you can't publish anywhere else). They also run a <a href="http://atomic-nuclearphysics.conferenceseries.com/" rel="nofollow">series of conferences</a> that also look like total scams, judging from the atomic physics one he links to. Their "descriptions" look like a 14 year old did a cut and paste from Wikipedia.<br /><br />Reminds me of those annoying Who's Who scams, or the opportunities to have an on-line "radio program" if you pay a fee or bring in your own advertisers. I get regular invitations to speak at similar conferences (usually in Vegas or China, hmm), fortunately the trash button is always near.<br /><br />Fake publications, fake conferences, fake news, fake candidates. The world's faked up!ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-89981487405074480162016-12-11T07:27:50.050-07:002016-12-11T07:27:50.050-07:00Doing science on your iPhone?<a href="http://www.bartneck.de/2016/10/20/ios-just-got-a-paper-on-nuclear-physics-accepted-at-a-scientific-conference/" rel="nofollow">Doing science on your iPhone?</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-71989111032004973512016-12-10T19:23:13.516-07:002016-12-10T19:23:13.516-07:00Thanks. It is extra sad because this could easily...Thanks. It is extra sad because this could easily have been prevented, but the societal mechanisms just aren't there.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-63006020103939138332016-12-10T13:23:21.790-07:002016-12-10T13:23:21.790-07:00eco, I am sorry you were touched so personally by ...eco, I am sorry you were touched so personally by the Ghost Ship tragedy. Your small tribute is quite thoughtful and beautiful. The blue/indigo is striking.<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-36889033434063514862016-12-10T12:25:56.351-07:002016-12-10T12:25:56.351-07:00It's not a house, it's an old industrial w...It's not a house, it's an old industrial warehouse that was occupied haphazardly by artists, much like the Ghost Ship of recent tragedy. <br /><br />The pictured structure was purchased by a non-profit housing organization, which hired me to convert it into legal and safe artists' housing, including a performance theater. Sadly the project was finishing construction when the not-so-great-depression hit in 2008, and no one could get financing to purchase units.<br /><br />I've been involved in helping other artist groups try to legalize their spaces, sometimes successfully, more often not - money is the big barrier. <br /><br />So I put up the image as my small tribute to the artistic community in Oakland. I knew one of the victims, and another was a tenant of one of my clients.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-67367765066047420592016-12-10T11:52:09.325-07:002016-12-10T11:52:09.325-07:00eco, what's the story on the blue house in you...eco, what's the story on the blue house in your thumbnail? Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-62159905156644412442016-12-10T11:08:34.481-07:002016-12-10T11:08:34.481-07:00Butt, wait: So they carry on, none the wiser .Butt, wait: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/12/22/why-more-and-more-vultures-eat-their-prey-butt-first/" rel="nofollow"> So they carry on, none the wiser </a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83210163297682623702016-12-10T10:40:26.281-07:002016-12-10T10:40:26.281-07:00Small point: I don't know about black vulture...Small point: I don't know about black vultures, but turkey vultures are not very good hunters. They fulfill a very important niche by eating carrion. I suspect they are waiting for food scraps, not mice.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-47338333317380132272016-12-10T10:15:42.516-07:002016-12-10T10:15:42.516-07:00There's one restaurant on the edge of the Grea...There's one restaurant on the edge of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, where I bike, and there's always a bunch of turkey vultures and black vultures skulking around on the roof and near the parking lot. I assume they're attracted by rodents that are attracted by what they find in the Dumpster out back. But, if Chez Panisse was nearby, I'm sure they'd all hang out there instead.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-51891833548304350942016-12-10T10:09:42.064-07:002016-12-10T10:09:42.064-07:00^^^goofy ^^^goofy Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-65391383543000012882016-12-10T10:09:18.083-07:002016-12-10T10:09:18.083-07:00eco, yes some feathered dinosaurs may have had the...eco, yes some feathered dinosaurs may have had the goody Big Bird look, although many also were quite <a href="http://m.phys.org/tags/feathered+dinosaurs/" rel="nofollow">ferocious. </a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-70824144032584876462016-12-10T09:55:28.442-07:002016-12-10T09:55:28.442-07:00I agree birds will have different personalities, a...I agree birds will have different personalities, at least in my casual and very unscientific observations. <br /><br />In the Bay Area we are fortunate to have quite a few red-tailed hawks, and while most are relatively shy, there was one who seemed to enjoy swooping down Shattuck Avenue in our "Gourmet Ghetto" (Alice Water's Chez Panisse and others) literally slaloming between the heads of the many pedestrians. He would then land on a tree in the Bank of America parking lot, and do the whole thing over. I say "he" not with knowledge, but under the assumption that only young males are that crazy.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-81200437961920135842016-12-10T09:43:57.198-07:002016-12-10T09:43:57.198-07:00So the dinosaurs are less like "Jurassic Park...So the dinosaurs are less like "Jurassic Park" and more like Big Bird of Sesame Street? Thankfully they're not like Barney....ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-23592647770642836912016-12-10T06:20:21.402-07:002016-12-10T06:20:21.402-07:00We have a "Dames and Docs" get-together ...We have a "Dames and Docs" get-together once a month. This documentary sounds like a great addition to our list. Looks like it is still being shown in one theater here.<br /><br />Interesting about your birder friend. I guess that makes sense as dogs and cats have different personalities; why not birds? It seems harder to get to know them with all that flying around. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com