Data: it is everywhere. Part 4: utilities time series.

Guess what: we are on strike. Again. This time, our employers have at last decided to negotiate, and there are rumours emerging of actual progress in those negotiations. While on strike I have done a long series of overdue domestic tasks, the last of which was admitting the man from EDF to replace our traditionalContinue reading Data: it is everywhere. Part 4: utilities time series.

Data: it is every where (Part 3(c): the #ucuRISING inflation update)

We have had another round of strike days over the last few weeks. The dispute between university staff across the UK and their employers rumbles on, in a period of high inflation. I therefore felt that it was time to update the plots in my previous blog posts regarding how much we are paid. First,Continue reading Data: it is every where (Part 3(c): the #ucuRISING inflation update)

Gravity: an unfinished historical detective story

I have described in the past how I received gravity meter D-154 back from a service and convinced myself that it was working. It has been used on a number of field trips since that time, and has not, until recently, shown any sign of giving the wrong answers. However, until 2021, on all ofContinue reading Gravity: an unfinished historical detective story