Comments on: Spare the rod but spoil the curtain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Antipodean http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8732 Antipodean Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:20:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8732 can u sell me a shower phil? can u sell me a shower phil?

]]> By: Nigel Depledge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8731 Nigel Depledge Tue, 20 Dec 2005 06:56:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8731 Yes, but it's more fun to imagine that you were searching for shower curtains and got re-directed to your own blog page. Yes, but it’s more fun to imagine that you were searching for shower curtains and got re-directed to your own blog page.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8730 The Bad Astronomer Mon, 19 Dec 2005 03:50:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8730 To be clear here, I wasn't searching that site for curtains. I was using PubSub to search all news, sites, and blogs looking for instances of links to my site. The shopping site was one of the results it returned. It's more than simple ego-boosting; people who link back to BABlog are likely to have sites/blogs I'd like to read or simply know about. It can be vastly amusing to see who links here... To be clear here, I wasn’t searching that site for curtains. I was using PubSub to search all news, sites, and blogs looking for instances of links to my site. The shopping site was one of the results it returned.

It’s more than simple ego-boosting; people who link back to BABlog are likely to have sites/blogs I’d like to read or simply know about. It can be vastly amusing to see who links here…

]]> By: My own private Shadowland... http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8729 My own private Shadowland... Mon, 19 Dec 2005 03:19:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8729 <strong>Heh, heh, heh, whuups</strong> Okay, there are lots of price comparison web sites out there. Phil Plait of the Bad Astronomy.com was looking for shower curtains... Heh, heh, heh, whuups

Okay, there are lots of price comparison web sites out there. Phil Plait of the Bad Astronomy.com was looking for shower curtains…

]]> By: Christian Burnham http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8728 Christian Burnham Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:37:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8728 Do you have that Lenin shower curtain in lemon? Do you have that Lenin shower curtain in lemon?

]]> By: Richard Board http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8723 Richard Board Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:50:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8723 It still will not link for me, but no loss I imagine. Thanks for you info on the other string (analemma.com). I checked it out and learned a lot. It makes perfect sense now. Everything is relative to your point of view, isn't it? It still will not link for me, but no loss I imagine. Thanks for you info on the other string (analemma.com). I checked it out and learned a lot. It makes perfect sense now. Everything is relative to your point of view, isn’t it?

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8726 The Bad Astronomer Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:29:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8726 I was using <a href="http://www.pubsub.com" rel="nofollow">PubSub</a> to search for the latest references to my site. It's pretty cool. I was using PubSub to search for the latest references to my site. It’s pretty cool.

]]> By: Michelle Rochon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8727 Michelle Rochon Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:16:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8727 Works for me... ..So basically, does this thing do a google search for you? How strange. Or lazy. Works for me…

..So basically, does this thing do a google search for you? How strange. Or lazy.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8724 The Bad Astronomer Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:08:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8724 Hmmm, try the link again. It works for me. I'm no Fark or Slashdot; I can't imagine overloading someone's server, especially on a Sunday! Hmmm, try the link again. It works for me. I’m no Fark or Slashdot; I can’t imagine overloading someone’s server, especially on a Sunday!

]]> By: Richard Board http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-8725 Richard Board Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:55:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/12/18/spare-the-rod-but-spoil-the-curtain/#comment-8725 Very funny, I must admit. It appears your blog gets some read, since the link is broken already. It was fun to re-read to Lenin image on your shower curtain again. Phil, maybe you should consider installing shower doors in your house. Have a great Christmas and a New Year filled with love and wonder. Enjoy that little one of yours. They grow up much too fast! Sincerely, Richard Board Very funny, I must admit. It appears your blog gets some read, since the link is broken already. It was fun to re-read to Lenin image on your shower curtain again. Phil, maybe you should consider installing shower doors in your house. Have a great Christmas and a New Year filled with love and wonder. Enjoy that little one of yours. They grow up much too fast!

Sincerely, Richard Board

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