Posted in British Columbia, Coal, consulting, Mining history, People, tagged andy robertson, call & nicholas, dave nicholas, failure probability, ned larson, Open Pit, rick call, slope, srk, steffen robertson and kirsten on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Rummaging around in old papers this past week, I came across the yellowing paper of a type-writer-typed paper from 1982. I think I went to Edmonton to present the paper at the 4th Open Pit Operators Conference. I vaguely recall a small city perched on the edge of a river—not at all like the city now that it has spread across vast swaths of open country that was once field and nature. (more…)
Posted in British Columbia, consulting, People, Tailings, tagged john gadsby, mt tolman, nicholas, peer review, rick call, syd hillis, technical edit on April 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I have leveled my fair share of criticism at peer reviewers. I have leveled my fair share of criticism at technical editors. I have fooled many a peer reviewer whose ego was bigger than their intellect. I have never slipped a bad sentence past a technical editor. Although some have said my prose is uneditable–too blunt, they say. (more…)
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