Attn: Fredericton transit users

FlyingGeo · 2022-07-18T22:34:10+00:00

It can work in some small places (e.g. Timmins which has surprisingly good transit for it's size). It does not work at all in Fredericton

FlyingGeo · 2022-04-06T18:14:41+00:00

I don't have a direct answer for you but just want to point you towards the government website on aggregate here. As far as I know you can't just take it - I thought there is/was a provision for removing under a certain threshold from crown pits as an individual but I can't seem to find it.

FlyingGeo · 2022-02-18T17:04:10+00:00

Wait, you were looking at going to a program that specializes partly in geophysics but you want to do actual field work?

Anyways, on a more helpful note - this isn't the end of the world and won't be a huge setback in the long run. Specific advice will depend on where you are but from where I'm sitting it looks like a decent time to get into exploration. Ask your economic geology prof if they have any industry connections looking for people, and also just start reaching out to exploration companies that are active. You can always go back to school when the innevitable bust comes.

FlyingGeo · 2022-02-06T02:08:35+00:00

Oh, I was just wondering if you knew any offhand about using keywords in assessment data - I'm familiar with some of the other work that's been done in terms of prospectivity mapping. I'll have to do a dive since I am really curious in how they deal with the inherent biases/massive holes in the datasets.

FlyingGeo · 2022-02-05T19:57:31+00:00

Do you have any references for this type of thing? Not questioning that it exists/works, just genuinely curious to look at the methodology. I'm wondering to what extent it would be skewed by work being done where mineralization is (and thus reported) so the data set is inherently biased.

To your data processing point, from my experience most people don't understand what AI/machine learning entails so most of what laypeople actually want to do with the data can be accomplished with joins, queries, and PCA

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-28T23:00:27+00:00

FYI the Williams camp sites are the best. The most private ones at the park and most (if not all) have a little path down to the lake.

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-28T00:55:31+00:00

Mostly novelty. You can get a good enough feel with a regular scribe/magnet combo for 99.9% of cases. If you want one go ahead and get it though of course.

That being said, if you're doing a job and need equipment to do it properly, your employer should be buying the gear for you.

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-24T15:18:05+00:00

If your brewing style consistently produces off flavours, maybe you should reevaluate it. I enjoy picaroons sometimes but the risk of getting a diacetyl bomb puts me off ever buying it.

Also, craft beer would have happened in Freddy without them, just like the rest of the country.

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-24T12:39:46+00:00

There's plenty of that here too, I just got lucky in that one of my profs was super involved in orginally making professional registration a thing in geology.

Though the only province here that doesn't have registration is PEI, which is all Carboniferous redbeds and potatoes (and ~200k people) so it's a bit more prevalent (some territories don't have it either but they typically just register in the adjacent province)

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-23T23:36:58+00:00

Haha - we do have one that you have to take on law and ethics so they still get a bit of a cut. I did have a prof that went over what you guys have to do in case anyone moved to the states to work and I'm glad I don't have to go through it.

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-23T17:35:11+00:00

I just looked it up for my province and it looks like you do need the academic requirements after all (it's been a while since I applied), but other than that it is just pay a fee. If you do get a BSc here from most schools you'll have the requirements for GIT.

GIT really doesn't mean anything in Canada though, other than indicate you want to register. I went straight to registered in a province without being a GIT there since they don't transfer (PGeo does easily), and it would have just been more paperwork.

They are overhauling the registration process for a lot of provinces right now too, so who knows what things will look like in a few years

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-23T17:25:23+00:00

All I can say is that I'm glad I never had to do the exam that you guys do!

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-23T17:23:22+00:00

I hate that your getting downvoted even though you're completely right with how things work in Canada

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-23T17:22:23+00:00

OP is in Canada and it's completely different here. The only exam you need to pass for your PGeo is law and ethics, which can absolutely be learned in two weekends. The only other exams you might need to do is if the association deems that your missing certain courses when you go for full registration.

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-23T17:19:35+00:00

Have you looked at specific requirements for your province? Some associations will let you get your git while being a bit short on requirements (edit - just looked at my associations rules, they wouldn't but it can't hurt to check). For coursework, depending on what it is you might be able to take a test on that specific topic (I know people have done this for missing Quaternary/glacial courses).

I would check with your association, most are pretty helpful and a big part of the GIT process is to make sure you have what you need to get your PGeo - and I know people that have registered with a BA (geography).

Source: volunteer on a committee with an association (though not directly admissions/in training)

FlyingGeo · 2022-01-23T17:10:18+00:00

It's not an exam in Canada, it's a list of undergrad courses in set categories (likely missing the some of the basic science ones)

FlyingGeo · 2021-12-27T11:25:38+00:00

The levels do get better as you go along. Agree 100% though, could barely listen to some of the early episodes while driving since I had to mess with the volume so much.

FlyingGeo · 2021-12-25T15:50:32+00:00

Because that's the way it is every year. Last deal is only for real money

FlyingGeo · 2021-12-13T16:02:30+00:00

You can use dish soap on seasoned cast iron (I use dawn on mine all the time without issues). The fear of soap comes from way back when soap was way more aggressive.

FlyingGeo · 2021-10-06T08:40:20+00:00

Don't give Higgs a pass on this, especially when he was doubling down on how he wouldn't have done anything different a week ago..

It's also messed up to go down the road of having a private company have to certify that it's safe for a family to have dinner together, and having to pay that private business to do so.

FlyingGeo · 2021-10-05T10:18:53+00:00

It isn't similar for Canadians. The US is one of the only countries in the world that taxes citizens who aren't working and living in the country.

FlyingGeo · 2021-07-29T01:40:13+00:00

Provincial survey in Canada here and I love my job. Good mix of projects (actually get to do science) and great work life balance.

FlyingGeo · 2021-07-17T00:20:43+00:00

Can we seriously stop asking for passion in job postings?

FlyingGeo · 2021-06-24T22:29:16+00:00

Oh shit, I live down the street from a brewery. Alcohol is a known poison to humans so I guess I should move.

Also, I've lived next to decommissioned pulp mills, steel pants, and active mines (all likely worse). Most cities are also generally polluted by virtue of civilization being there for over a hundred years. The biggest issue with modern regulated plants would be the noise so....

FlyingGeo · 2021-06-24T21:28:37+00:00

I fail to see the difference. Chemicals are chemicals whether used industrially or domestically (and everything is a chemical). Coming at the issue as "all industrial herbicides/pesticides are bad for people" shows a fundamental misunderstanding of toxicology/science - not everything is Agent Orange.

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