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Sunday, May 17, 2026

What fundamentals of humanity are most absent from America’s public consciousness?

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The current human population is about 8,300,000,000. ( https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ ) We each have a consciousness and i...
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Manatees to oysters; school's out fieldwork blitz in SW Florida

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I finished my spring semester grading on Sunday night then woke up at 6 am Monday to begin four consecutive days of benthic ecology fieldwor...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

Tendon u-joints - Windsurfing's weakest link?

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The critical piece of hardware that makes windsurfing possible is the "universal joint" or "u-joint." The u-joint attach...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

Good hydrofoil windsurfing session + pretty dune plants

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Hydrofoil windsurfing is great. I'm still using the "Slingshot Infinity 76" hydrofoil that I got in 2019 and first blogged abo...
Sunday, April 5, 2026

Yes life can be hard for men but don't be a jerk

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Hello fellow male humans, I read on the Internet that you’re having a hard time. I believe it because I have been alive since 1979 and eve...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Being anti-war not the same as being pro-dictator

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It's interesting, though not surprising, to see Venezuelan and Iranian expatriates cheering the US' capture/killing of their autocra...

Norway fighting "enshittification" - I love them for this

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One of the best things about a good, working democracy is that it protects normal citizens from being exploited by the rich and powerful. I...
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I'm a marine biology professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. My professional page is here, my personal blog is here, and my no-longer-maintained science blog is here.
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