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    Upgrade complete
    

    Just finished the upgrade. There's some minor bugs that are going to have to stand for now. The important thing is we're mostly back to normal.

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    Upgrading
    

    I'll be upgrading Neural Gourmet in just a bit so you can expect the site to be intermittently wonky. Hang in there. This shouldn't take too long.

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    Skeptics' Circle #117
    

    Skeptical minds have gathered from far and wide over at Ionian Enchantment

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    Grand Rounds Vol. 5.47
    

    The latest installment of the medical blog carnival Grand Rounds is up now at The Covert Rationing Blog. The overarching theme this week is cost containment in health care. This is a fantastic edition with so many great posts to read. Given the timeliness of the topic you should really carve out some time to read and explore this one.

    
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    Newest Skeptics' Circle
    

    The latest Skeptics' circle is posted over at Effort Sisyphus where you can take A Skeptical Journey Through the Universe!

    
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    Blog Against Theocracy 2009
    

    Just a brief note to let everyone know that Blog Against Theocracy 2009 is well under way. Blog Against Theocracy is a blog swarm that attempts to get as many people blogging as possible over the same three day period in support of church-state separation. Many great posts are to be found there.

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    49th Carnival of Mathematics
    

    Latest installment of the Carnival of Mathematics is out now at 360.

    
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    Blog Against Theocracy Information
    

    The annual Blog Against Theocracy will be coming to a blog near you April 10th - 12th, 2009. This will be the third time bloggers from all over have banned together to celebrate separation of church and state. Blue Gal has posted some information and resources for bloggers interested in participating in this year's Blog Against Theocracy. Hopefully we can count on all of you to raise awareness of our first freedom. Please note that this blogswarm is not for criticism of religion, but, as Tengrain from Mock, Paper, Scissors put it, "a reminder that the Government should keep out of religion, and Religion should keep out of the government." 'Nuff said.

    
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    Come enjoy the view from The Giants' Shoulders
    

    The eighth edition of the monthly science history blog carnival The Giants' Shoulders is now available at Greg Laden's Blog. There's something for everyone here from Evolution's Influence On Pulp Fiction to why Everybody Hates Francis Bacon. The Giants' Shoulders invites contributors to submit links to their blog posts on classic scientific papers, profiles of scientists or concept from the history of science. Last months' edition is at The Questionable Authority and you can find the next edition on the 15th of March at The Evilutionary Biologist.

    
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    The blogging President
    

    Barack Obama's campaign was the first Presidential campaign to truly embrace the internet. Now comes word that The Whitehouse has its own blog, complete with RSS feed. I'm sure the blog will be written by PR flacks, but at least this is a sign that the Obama administration is serious about taking the Presidency to the people. H/T: Lifehacker

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One of the best and brightest satirical bloggers has died. RIP Jon Swift.(1)

March 3, 2010

Al Weisel, best known to the blogging community as the satirical faux-conservative Jon Swift, died on February 27th. In a comment on Al’s blog, his mother shared the news of his passing:
I don’t know how else to tell you all who love this blog. I am Jon Swift’s Mom and I guess I’m going to [...]

One of the best and brightest satirical bloggers has died. RIP Jon Swift.

The “First Lady of Star Trek” passes

Damn it. There are some people that should live forever. At least the people that inhabit our dreams should. Unfortunately, that’s not so and early this morning one more person responsible for creating that wonderful dream called Star Trek passed away.

Ira Glass on creativity

A short video of Ira Glass, host of This American Life, talking about creativity. I’m not sure I totally agree with him, at least when it comes to my motivations for doing what I do, but interesting nonetheless. I’ve been a fan of This American Life since I first discovered it and it’s always great [...]