50 Ways (to Lose your Data)by Dave Thomas (with

sincere apologies to Paul Simon)

If you've a huge experiment in seismology,Be sure to set it up very

logically,for if you screw it up, you

will quickly see,There must be fifty ways

to lose your data

It's not just sensors than can leave you very

screwed,you must check DASes for their connectitude,sometimes your cables can wind up strangely

chewed,There must be fifty ways

to lose your dataFifty ways to lose your

data

Just drop your lock, Brock,Mess up the params,

Graham,Guralp ain't a toy, Joy,

Just listen to me.

Don't step on the bus, Gus,

Your battery's dead, Fred,Forget to reset, Bret,

Use the wrong I.D.

Remember solar cells just don't work in the rain,Hooking up Texans can

really be a pain,Too high a sample rate

can make your units drain,There must be fifty ways

to lose your data

Mixing Garmins with SiRFs will not be right,

Your precious event table may never see the

light,Wasn't that active

source supposed to be tonight?

There must be fifty ways to lose your data

Fifty ways to lose your data

Just drop your lock, Brock,Mess up the params,

Graham,Guralp ain't a toy, Joy,

Just listen to me.

Don't step on the bus, Gus,

Your battery's dead, Fred,Forget to reset, Bret,

Use the wrong I.D.