Posts by sarcozona
COFECHA and file format problems
I use a program called COFECHA to help crossdate trees. COFECHA uses some old school formats developed for punch-cards. Excel, which I used to make changes to ring widths, does not like these formats. There are lots of programs for changing formats, but it’s all a bit confusing. Many dendrochronology programs produce and use Compact/Precision […]
10 points
If you can name the movie that inspired this prison break: The two had used pin-ups of girls in bikinis to hide the holes through which they broke out. Hint:
drought and australian farmers
The Australian government pays farmers during drought and wants to modify the program to help farmers deal better with climate change. Agriculture Minister Tony Burke says he supports the payments system but wants it to be improved, with farmers given more help to deal with climate change. … “What we want to make sure of […]
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I got money! To do research! Hooray!
well turn my world upside down
amazing factoid: dr seuss’s name should really be pronounced “zoice” [to rhyme with voice] From a roommate I surely traumatized. Karma’s a real bitch.
Grand Canyon
I went to the Grand Canyon for the first time the other day. It’s a little like seeing the ocean for the first time. It is so big that my (albeit already poor) depth perception was completely thrown off. Most people said I shouldn’t go on a cloudy day, but I liked the clouds. It […]
do you exfoliate?
Make sure you’re using something like St. Ives Apricot Scrub that has ground up organic things, like jojoba seeds or walnut shells. A lot of brands use plastic to scrub your skin off. This is bad. According to Richard Thompson in Alan Weisman’s The World Without Us They’re selling plastic meant to go right down […]