Was there a tipping point? When had this all started? This uncomfortable sensation in my gut. This nagging thing rolling around inside my head. It…
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Essential Marine Readings
Everyone is always asking the DSN crew what are favorite books are. Well just in time for the holidays we are unleashing The Essential DSNL…
View More Essential Marine ReadingsScripps oceanographic library will shut down
I’m disappointed to report that the Scripps Institution of Oceanography library will shut down this summer. After I reported the library’s potential closure last year,…
View More Scripps oceanographic library will shut downScripps library update
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the Scripps library being closed due to budget problems. Nothing’s changed with the budget situation, but many people…
View More Scripps library updateBudget problems may force Scripps oceanography library to close
California is broke, largely thanks to incompetent stewardship and Proposition 13, which limits the amount of income the state can bring in from property taxes.…
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