What is it like to be a Dwarf-Goby
Welcome to this new series on the Pacificklaus Blog, “What is it like to be”! This, and the upcoming essays
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All kinds of writing
Werner Herzog Appreciation Video
One of the documentary directors I like most is Werner Herzog. He made a number of documentaries which are insightful
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Underwater Humor
After years of shooting photographs and videos underwater I have come to the conclusion that the sense of humor is
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Soapy Fish not Soapy House
In Japan, an euphemism for a brothel is “soapy house”, where you get properly soaped down. This is not what
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Pacificklaus News March 21
My efforts in popular science writing, underwater photography and film-making are coming along smoothly lately. I’m especially grateful for this
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It’s Trimma meranyx
2011 In January 2011, about 10 years ago, my tech diving instructors Matt Reed and David Joyce and I were
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Buy Me A Coffee, Now
I am now also on “buy me a coffee”, which is a platform to support online creators in a simple
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China, Danzig, Scihub and Censorship
Recent current events have re-kindled the discussion about free speech and censorship, and two things have surprised me: How much
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Superfluogisms
Superfluogisms: Novel words or expressions which the English language might, or might not need. “Superfluogism” is a freakin’ unnecessary superfluogism!
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Science is Awesome, Fish Science is XXAwesome
San Diego, Southern California, some time in the early ‘00s. My dad, who at the time was a visiting professor
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