Only the lonely 24 Feb 2008 Are you a sad nerd, spending more time with your computer than with actual people? Do you think a great night is when you get a debate going in the comments of a Pharyngula post? Would you like to meet other sad people and mingle? Well, apart from the scary coincidence that there are so many people like me out there, which must have public health professionals very worried, there is something you can do, although you don’t get a set of steak knives with each order. You can join the Scienceblogs Facebook Group. Nefarious plans (are there any other kind?) are afoot to organise Real Life meet-ups in various Nortamericano cities. Apparently the Pharyngulians, who make up 43% of the planet’s population, got this started in this thread, so we’ve decided to quasi-officialise it. It’s bad enough PZ is Overlord and Senior Atheist, so let’s not let his minions rule everything. Come the revolution, Evolving Thinkers can rule Australia! Humor
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Hello! Doctor Wilkins, would you care to be tagged in a meme? You write seven interesting things about someone significant from any of the fields you have interest in! I ask in all fear and awe of your glory. Perhaps through you, this medievalist mutation can populate the realms of the scientific and philosophical.
Hello! Doctor Wilkins, would you care to be tagged in a meme? You write seven interesting things about someone significant from any of the fields you have interest in! I ask in all fear and awe of your glory. Perhaps through you, this medievalist mutation can populate the realms of the scientific and philosophical.
Dunno about the facebook group, John. Still. if you really feel the need to get some incriminating photos of your loyal readership, let us all know when you’re next in the City of the Bridge. Pick a pub, any pub…
In addition to “nefarious plans,” there are also “cunning plans.” Nefarious plans tend to be foiled, while cunning plans have a habit of merely collapsing spectacularly.