Daily Archives: 9 December 2011

Regions

My apologies for being late to the party. I could plead that I missed the bus, thinking – mistakenly, as it turned out – that it went to the station, but I shall not plumb that particular chthonos. I shall … Continue reading

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Is this a post? [20]

Today is a special day on Occams Typewriter. One year ago the site burst onto the blogosphere. I had an idea to write a witty history of Occams Typewriter in the form of a Christmas carol, but I didn’t have … Continue reading

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Stocktake

One year since the launch of Occam’s Typewriter, one year since my MPhil to PhD upgrade exam, and one year (more or less) to go until the end of the PhD. This seems a suitable place for stocktaking. This year’s … Continue reading

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On cell porn and laser beams [12]

As you might have gathered, I’ve got a bit of a thing going for lasers. Seeing as I’m a certified biologist—or biochemist, at least—what better way to celebrate Occam’s first birthday than by writing about a combination of the two? … Continue reading

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In which we down a few [14]

It seems like only yesterday that Nature Network, in what struck me as a bizarre fit of misplaced paranoia and pettiness, locked some of its most popular bloggers out of their own sites, preventing them from posting their own farewell … Continue reading

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All Human Life is There (Happy 1st Birthday OccamT)

The first part of this statement was once the proud motto of the now deceased and unlamented News of the World. In a friendlier vein, compared with many of the ignorant witch hunts they pursued and the dirt they used … Continue reading

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Occam’s Birthday! [33]

Happy First Birthday to Occam’s Typewriter! And what a great first year it’s been! Having left Nature Network in July 2010, I was delighted when the December 9th, 2010 birth of our very own blogging network reunited me with my … Continue reading

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First Anniversary [21]

A year ago today Occam’s Typewriter made its debut on the blogosphere and I published my first post at the new home of Reciprocal Space. It’s been a good twelve months. OT has established itself as a home thoughtful and … Continue reading

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Happy birthday to us!

We’re 1 today!

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