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Access and Ownership

Posted on May 8, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

One of the things I’ve been really happy with over the last two years is the accessibility in the US of reasonably-priced media – everything from music to sports can be bought online, and internet speeds allow streaming easily. It’s … Continue reading →

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Cons and Conferences

Posted on May 1, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

I was a little worried about getting from AbSciCon – in central Atlanta – out to the hotel in Roswell, a town just north of Atlanta, where JordanCon was taking place. I even seriously considered just getting a taxi, but … Continue reading →

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You Can Be A Woman

Posted on July 5, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

I’m a microbiologist, and I work in a microbiology lab, but my supervisor is actually technically an oceanographer – that’s what he got his doctorate and so forth in, and that’s why our lab works with deep-sea microorganisms. It’s also … Continue reading →

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I Do Science

Posted on October 31, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

Or, more accurately: I talk science. The Ridge 2000 conference has now concluded, which means I have been allowed out of the (admittedly extremely nice) hotel we’re having it in to see Portland in daylight before I fly back home … Continue reading →

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Ink v. Byte

Posted on September 9, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

This is, largely, the post I was going to put up last Friday evening – Saturday afternoon, New Zealand time. In light of the long-term closure of the James Hight library, and the generous offers of online texts by publishers, … Continue reading →

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Books. And Stuff.

Posted on August 10, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

One of the things I am looking forward to about living in the US, as shallow and consumerist as it is, is the ability to buy stuff. Which isn’t to say I can’t buy stuff in New Zealand, because I … Continue reading →

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