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The Open Source Paleontologist: Running Bundler on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit
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Thursday, January 10, 2013. Running Bundler on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit. This post is mostly a note to myself so that I remember how to do this next time I upgrade or reinstall my system. But, perhaps it will be of use to others. What follows is essentially a short list of what I did to fix the error (with a general description of how I set up my system). Set up BundlerTools (a package including Bundler and other programs necessary for photogrammetry), using scripts at the BundlerTools website. Ramblings on t...
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The Open Source Paleontologist: PeerJ—What Does It Mean for Paleontology?
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012. PeerJ—What Does It Mean for Paleontology? For those following open access issues, the arrival of PeerJ. Has been hotly anticipated (see this link round-up. We all knew Pete Binfield- someone with years of experience in academic publishing and, until recently, publisher of PLoS ONE. First, a little background on PeerJ. It's a new journal, falling squarely in the online and open access ( CC-BY. Categories. Editorial criteria. Are similar to those for PLoS ONE. Attempts to fill in ...
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The Open Source Paleontologist: The 2010 Paleo Project Challenge
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010. The 2010 Paleo Project Challenge. Luckily, all of that work doesn't have to go to waste. Why not finish up that project? What are you waiting for? Heck, what am I waiting for? Regular readers of this blog may remember that Dave Hone. And I instituted the " Paleo Paper Challenge. PPC) last year, in an effort to shame all of us into cleaning our (figurative) research plate. We had pretty remarkable success. Let's open it up to all paleo enthusiasts! The Paleo Project Challenge.
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The Open Source Paleontologist: October 2011
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Sunday, October 16, 2011. Should we review for any old journal? In spite of the bad economy, many researchers are rightfully perturbed. How should we, as a research community, respond? Mike Taylor, writing at SV-POW! And Times Higher Education. Argues that (among other strategies) scientists should refuse to review manuscripts submitted to non-open publications. To his credit, he has put his money where his mouth is. Is it worth it? Who would even receive the message? Second, when the pool of qualified r...
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The Open Source Paleontologist: Mostly moving. . .
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Mostly moving. . . Along with Sarah Werning. I have a new blog over at the PLOS blogs network. We're The Integrative Paleontologists. Go check it out! For the most part, I'm going to be moving my activity over that-away from here on out. . .the occasional post outside the domain of TIPs will still land here, though. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Mostly moving. . . The 2012 Paleo Project Challenge. Ask Dr. Vector. David Hone's Archosaur Musings.
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The Open Source Paleontologist: Introducing the Dental Microwear Image Library
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Introducing the Dental Microwear Image Library. Dental microwear; modified from figure 3 in Mihlbachler et al., 2012. Ideally, we want a world where anyone can access the raw image data, make their own observations, double-check published analyses, and add new data for comparison. Thus, a new project - called the Dental Microwear Image Library. Are now posted, along with many other data sets. Brian Lee Beatty (who blogs at The Aquatic Amniote. And tweets as @Vanderhoofius.
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The Open Source Paleontologist: Open Access in the UK - Comment Now!
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Thursday, April 5, 2012. Open Access in the UK - Comment Now! The Research Councils UK. An umbrella organization overseeing much of the public scientific funding in that country, as well as funding for the arts and other worthy ventures) is soliciting comments on a new open access policy [ PDF. No matter what your opinion on open access, please comment. Mike Taylor, writing at SV-POW! Has further information and instructions. So, drop a line to communications@rcuk.ac.uk. April 5, 2012 at 1:58 PM. The Ope...
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The Open Source Paleontologist: The 2012 Paleo Project Challenge
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012. The 2012 Paleo Project Challenge. Luckily, all of that work doesn't have to go to waste. Why not finish up that project? What are you waiting for? Heck, what am I waiting for? Regular readers of this blog may remember that. And I instituted the ". PPC) back in 2009, in an effort to shame all of us into cleaning our (figurative) research plate. We had. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Let's open it up to all paleo enthusiasts! The Paleo Project Challenge. 1) Indicate your ...
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The Open Source Paleontologist: June 2012
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012. PeerJ—What Does It Mean for Paleontology? For those following open access issues, the arrival of PeerJ. Has been hotly anticipated (see this link round-up. We all knew Pete Binfield- someone with years of experience in academic publishing and, until recently, publisher of PLoS ONE. First, a little background on PeerJ. It's a new journal, falling squarely in the online and open access ( CC-BY. Categories. Editorial criteria. Are similar to those for PLoS ONE. Attempts to fill in ...
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The Open Source Paleontologist: January 2012
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Sunday, January 22, 2012. ScienceOnline2012 - Parting Thoughts. My thoughts on Days 2. Are found elsewhere - here I sum up some other impressions. It's this broad participation that took Twitter from just being a small piece of the meeting to an essential component - an important observation for groups like Society of Vertebrate Paleontology that might want to acknowledge (or even encourage) Twitter. Some thoughts on the state of blogging. One perception I have after ScienceOnline 2012. There may indeed ...
