Category Archives: Bloggity Blog

From this blog: Orchid Overcast Transition Ginkgo Leaves November Evening Rose Sun Ra Tread Carefully Yellow Rose of Seaton Street Stead Park Mural Sure, Why Not? Blue and Gray Lattice Yellow Rose of S Street Windy (since torn down…) Beware … Continue reading →

Actually, it’s hard for me to determine that, since I’m no longer a paid blogger, so I’m not doing things like sticking posts below the fold. Put another way, about ninety percent of people come through the front door (and … Continue reading →

This, by Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan who was jailed for six years and as a result had extremely limited contact with the internet, is excellent (boldface mine): Blogs were gold and bloggers were rock stars back in 2008 when I … Continue reading →

I’ve encounter many posts recently claiming or rebutting the notion that ‘blogs are dying’ (here are two good posts). I don’t understand this claim: I get more readers now than I did when I was at ScienceBlogs–and ScienceBlogs had two … Continue reading →

Well, I’m actually a day late, but I’ve always viewed the Notorious B.A.D. more as something like Lent or the Counting of the Omer. The history and motivations behind this celebration can be found here. The rules, set out by … Continue reading →

In case you missed them (of course, since posts are on the front page in their entirety, this is really a measure of Twitter mentions. Anyway…). Top ten science-related posts: P-Values and Power of Test: Why So Many Results Can’t … Continue reading →

In light of the recent outing of pseudonymous blogger Dr. Isis by Nature editor Henry Gee (and the resulting commentary), this post by the Epicurean Dealmaker seems relevant (boldface mine): I am not The Epicurean Dealmaker. It is worth reminding … Continue reading →

Here are some of my favorite pictures from 2013 (more info and additional pictures are at the links). Roses, Rising and Declining: Newbury Street Without Cars: Snow in Back Bay:

Although many of my hits come through the front page, here’s the top read links of 2013 (that I wrote in 2013): It Is Now Physically Impossible For An Adult to Fit on a Plane Want to Know What Privilege … Continue reading →