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2023 Walking Dagenham

Being back in the lab this year has really put a cap on my walking around the borough and stepping on bits of it I’ve not stepped on before. To make things easier (& more complicated) I’ve decided that in 2023, instead of seeking out small patches I’ve not trodden on before, I’ll visit entire …

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Posted byDavid31/12/202231/12/2022Posted ingeeking, Local history, London, Travel, WalksTags: walking dagenham

Cold

The first significant snow fall for about a decade has coincided with a cold snap that has meant the snow has laid for longer and on the pavements has thawed and re-frozen to form sheet ice. A short walk today saw me perform feats of acrobatic skill just to stay on my feet. A happy …

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Posted byDavid15/12/202215/12/2022Posted ingeeking, General, science, weather, winterTags: cold, temperature, winter2022

Birds of Dagenham

I’m a scientist, I like data. If I can collect and analyse data from the environment around me, I’m a happy scientist. I’ve been using BirdNet on my phone to identify birds by their sounds; it works pretty well, but sometimes gets confused by lots of birds together, I’ve taught myself a lot of bird …

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Posted bydtl26/6/2022Posted inDagenham, experiments, geeking, science

Hackaday

An older project of mine from my other website has made it to Hackaday. Some interesting comments on the post there, but lots of people overplaying the dangers of mercury.

Posted byDavid9/10/201727/12/2017Posted inexperiments, geeking, meta, physics, science, Tech

Neptune

I’ve always had an interest in astronomy  and have dabbled in astrophotography since I got my first digital camera back in the late 1990s. Over the years I’ve got images of all the planets except Neptune and Pluto. The latter of these is never going to be an easy target for the lazy amateur (me), …

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Posted byDavid5/1/20175/1/2017Posted inAstronomy, geeking, General, photos

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