<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>How to Spot a Geologist : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/"/><tagline>How to Spot a Geologist : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-12-02T05:08:09+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[How to Spot a Geologist]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/56649/1/" /><id>56649</id><summary><![CDATA[How to Spot a Geologist]]></summary><issued>2008-04-01T16:12:01+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-01T16:12:01+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Thought of TundraMonkey when I saw this... and Chinook too maybe? And Rambler?<br/><br/>And who knew we had a geology category? How very Ken Fosterr.]]></content></entry><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%' style='padding-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;' class='trh'><tr valign='bottom'><td><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr valign='bottom'><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabs lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-comments'><a href='/science/l/56649/1/' class='plime2 td mn'>comments (8)</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-related'><a href='/science/l/56649-related/1/' class='plime td mn'>related</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-share'><a href='/science/l/56649-share/1/' class='plime td mn'>share</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-history'><a href='/science/l/56649-history/1/' class='plime td mn'>edit history (1)</a></td></tr></table></td><td class='minitabspc' style='width:100%' valign='middle'><table width='100%'><tr class='regular'><td align='right'> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&lt;</a><span> <b><a class='page-selected td' href='/science/l/56649/1/'>1</a></b> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&gt;</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><entry><title><![CDATA[rambler @ 4/4/2008 6:46:44 AM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/56649/1/atom0_3.rss#q9" /><id>232002</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/56649/1/#q6"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>larknet</b>&#160;:&#160;My major in college WAS geophysics.  I did great in my geology classes, it was the math that killed me.  I dropped out and n...]]></summary><issued>2008-04-04T06:46:44+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-04T06:46:44+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/plime-com/l/56649/1/#q6"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>larknet</b>&#160;:&#160;My major in college WAS geophysics.  I did great in my geology classes, it was the math that killed me.  I dropped out and now look at me.  A retired military man working in the IT field.  I am still a geologist at heart though.</i></div>I majored in geology and physics for my first degree, had dreams of doing geophysics in those days.  That's before I found out how much math is involved, and how much black-box manipulation.<br/><br/>So now look at me: a consultant advising a government department in Africa, paid for by the European Union.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[rambler @ 4/4/2008 6:42:51 AM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/56649/1/atom0_3.rss#q8" /><id>232000</id><summary><![CDATA[Yes, I'm a geologist too.  I've seen that uncyclopaedic description earlier, but I note it's been &quot;improved&quot;, or should I say that some &quot;accretion has taken place&quot;?<br/><br/>A couple of months ago, while talking to a World Bank official...]]></summary><issued>2008-04-04T06:42:51+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-04T06:42:51+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Yes, I'm a geologist too.  I've seen that uncyclopaedic description earlier, but I note it's been &quot;improved&quot;, or should I say that some &quot;accretion has taken place&quot;?<br/><br/>A couple of months ago, while talking to a World Bank official about mining and sustainable development, about corporate social responsibility of mining companies, etc., I was told that I sounded like a sociologist! She said she meant it as a compliment...]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[chinook @ 4/1/2008 7:25:18 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/56649/1/atom0_3.rss#q7" /><id>230742</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/geology/l/56649/1/#q6"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>larknet</b>&#160;:&#160;My major in college WAS geophysics.  I did great in my geology classes, it was the math that killed me.  I dropped out and now...]]></summary><issued>2008-04-01T19:25:18+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-01T19:25:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/geology/l/56649/1/#q6"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>larknet</b>&#160;:&#160;My major in college WAS geophysics.  I did great in my geology classes, it was the math that killed me.  I dropped out and now look at me.  A retired military man working in the IT field.  I am still a geologist at heart though. <br/><br/>&lt;== Don't be fooled by the avatar, I am not eljay.</i></div>You still are a geologist at heart.  I think being bad at math is a requirement to becoming a geologist.  I passed calculus on the first try, but I'm in the minority.<br/><br/>Math is for engineers and geofantacists, sorry geophysicists.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[larknet @ 4/1/2008 6:37:57 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/56649/1/atom0_3.rss#q6" /><id>230696</id><summary><![CDATA[My major in college WAS geophysics.  I did great in my geology classes, it was the math that killed me.  I dropped out and now look at me.  A retired military man working in the IT field.  I am still a geologist at heart though. <br/><br/>&lt;== Don't be f...]]></summary><issued>2008-04-01T18:37:57+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-01T18:37:57+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[My major in college WAS geophysics.  I did great in my geology classes, it was the math that killed me.  I dropped out and now look at me.  A retired military man working in the IT field.  I am still a geologist at heart though. <br/><br/>&lt;== Don't be fooled by the avatar, I am not eljay.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Alton @ 4/1/2008 5:07:41 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/56649/1/atom0_3.rss#q5" /><id>230645</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/geology/l/56649/1/#q2"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>chinook</b>&#160;:&#160;Lol.  That page has changed alot since I visited last.  <br/><br/>I just added &quot;date/marry a pilot&quot;  to the breeding...]]></summary><issued>2008-04-01T17:07:41+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-01T17:07:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/geology/l/56649/1/#q2"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>chinook</b>&#160;:&#160;Lol.  That page has changed alot since I visited last.  <br/><br/>I just added &quot;date/marry a pilot&quot;  to the breeding section.  I know more geologists dating pilots than anyone.  <br/><br/>That includes me :)</i></div>So before I get my pilot's license, what's the ratio of hot female geologists to male pilots?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[dOntEAtpOOp @ 4/1/2008 4:36:57 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/56649/1/atom0_3.rss#q4" /><id>230622</id><summary><![CDATA[Rambler is a geologist too, I believe.]]></summary><issued>2008-04-01T16:36:57+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-01T16:36:57+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Rambler is a geologist too, I believe.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[breex243 @ 4/1/2008 4:26:18 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/56649/1/atom0_3.rss#q3" /><id>230612</id><summary><![CDATA[heh.<br/>Cummingtonite<br/>aka magnesium iron silicate hydroxide.<br/><br/>there's one for the facebook status.]]></summary><issued>2008-04-01T16:26:18+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-01T16:26:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[heh.<br/>Cummingtonite<br/>aka magnesium iron silicate hydroxide.<br/><br/>there's one for the facebook status.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[chinook @ 4/1/2008 4:22:05 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/56649/1/atom0_3.rss#q2" /><id>230608</id><summary><![CDATA[Lol.  That page has changed alot since I visited last.  <br/><br/>I just added &quot;date/marry a pilot&quot;  to the breeding section.  I know more geologists dating pilots than anyone.  <br/><br/>That includes me :)]]></summary><issued>2008-04-01T16:22:05+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-01T16:22:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Lol.  That page has changed alot since I visited last.  <br/><br/>I just added &quot;date/marry a pilot&quot;  to the breeding section.  I know more geologists dating pilots than anyone.  <br/><br/>That includes me :)]]></content></entry></feed>