Reminder: Seattle Millionth Comment Party Today
TODAY! TODAY TODAY! Come party with me, Sandra, Dave, and GrrlScientist in the upper mezzanine at Ozzie’s, 105 W. Mercer St. just behind the Space Needle*. Some of the Seattle Skeptics are showing up,...
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Donors Choose Update: Prizes!
As you may or may not be aware, Green Gabbro is one of the smallest blogs on the ScienceBlogs network. But on the challenge leaderboard tonight, I’m just two donors behind a first place tie between...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Science Blogosphere
Dear Science Bloggers (Self, You Too): Stop burying your leads. Ledes. Leads. Whatever. Your opening line – the one that draws you in to a story, that limns the scope of your writing while providing...
View Article2009 Blogolutions
Okay, I’ve slightly missed the main New Year’s resolution bandwagon. But the beginning of February will mark the first anniversary of my move to ScienceBlogs, so I figure I have a whole month in which...
View ArticleScienceBlogs Down Today
Just a note: ScienceBlogs will be doing some system upgrades this weekend. The site will still be accessible, but you won’t be able to post any new comments, and we won’t be able to post any new...
View ArticleUsing Ecto’s Script Feature to Post Your Delicious Links
I was looking for an easy way to post links I’ve bookmarked in del.icio.us to my blog. Not all the links – there’s no sense inundating readers of my geology blog with a bunch of recipes and quilting...
View ArticleWhat Does it Mean to “Learn Science”?
One of my New Year’s blogolutions was to clear out my to-blog folder, and bring closure to my unfinished drafts by simply posting them as-is. This is one of those drafts. Disorganized paragraphs,...
View ArticleDoes the World Really Need Another Blog Anthology?
In addition to helping judge this year’s Open Laboratory science blogging anthology, I’m also the production editor (i.e., typesetting jockey). So as I go through, reading the entries in much greater...
View ArticleTeaching Engineers to Blog?
I got a request for advice from Maryam, an old undergrad committee-comrade-in-arms, which I have mangled for clarity: To make a long story short, I’m co-teaching a communication class to engineers and...
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But I’m Not Dead Yet!
Huh, I suppose it’s been a while, hasn’t it? 1: I was really surprised by how many of you fell for my April Fools joke. 2: I do have a real job now. I’m an environmental consultant, and I can’t be...
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