Category Archives: Procrastination

Not much more than a decade until the bus pass*

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Austin

*assuming bus passes haven’t been abolished by then (see also a defence of bus passes here). ——————————————————————-   In which, in a post-academic-year reverie, I decide not to look forward, and try some looking back instead. So no surprise there, then. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chess, Family business, Nerdishness, Procrastination, The Life Scientific, Universities | 27 Comments

More family business

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Austin

Just a quick heads-up that my dad has posted an extended comment (or I’ve posted it for him) on the previous blogpost about his 7th decade of scientific publication. The comment has some links to more early 60s x-ray crystallography … Continue reading →

Posted in Family business, History, Humour, Procrastination, The Life Scientific, Uncategorized, Universities | 1 Comment

Same Procedure as EVERY Year

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Austin

Just to let you know: I’m refraining from posting an end of year round-up. This is partly because, since this blog only started in December 2009, nigh-on everything you will find in the archives listed on the right is from … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Procrastination, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Archive Reboot Fail – I hate moving

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Austin

A quick glance at the sidebar will show you that, like my friend Stephen Curry over at Reciprocal Space, I have had a go at importing the not-all-that-extensive Not Ranting… archive from the blog’s previous home. Unfortunately, the import functionality … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Procrastination | 6 Comments

I’m a celebrity scientist – get me out of here

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Austin

Henry Gee’s recent post on Dancing With the Scientists, bemoaning the lack of scientists in the currently ubiquitous celebrity reality shows, reminded me that a few years ago I had written a piece about exactly this, which I promised I … Continue reading →

Posted in Grumbling, Humour, Procrastination, The Life Scientific | 10 Comments

Errm… let there be light?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Austin

In which I postulate a philosophical question… …to which the correct answer is, and will probably continue to be: “Nah. More like a whole load of hot air” Those of you who used to hang about on Nature Network, where … Continue reading →

Posted in Procrastination, Science-fiction | 4 Comments