Comments on: The gift of blog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8939 Mark Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:17:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8939 Thanks for the kind wishes everyone. Thanks for the kind wishes everyone.

]]> By: tririver http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8938 tririver Fri, 23 Dec 2005 23:58:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8938 Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year！ Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year！

]]> By: Helge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8937 Helge Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:49:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8937 Hey Sean :-) I love Inkycircus. Thanks! And also a merry x-mas to you and the rest of the cosmic varriance team. Helge Hey Sean :-) I love Inkycircus. Thanks!
And also a merry x-mas to you and the rest of the cosmic varriance team. Helge

]]> By: Amara http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8936 Amara Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:27:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8936 Thanks for the inkycircus link too. Very cool, I hope that they succeed. I prefer Newtonmas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtonmas http://members.aol.com/T0Morrow/Ex-Mass.html over some cultures' versions of Christmas; what counts for me is the emphasis on good, warm time with friends and family. Happy Newtonmas everyone. Thanks for the inkycircus link too. Very cool, I hope that they succeed.
I prefer Newtonmas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtonmas
http://members.aol.com/T0Morrow/Ex-Mass.html

over some cultures’ versions of Christmas; what counts for me is the emphasis on good, warm time with friends and family. Happy Newtonmas everyone.

]]> By: Ed http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8935 Ed Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:09:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8935 Thank you for the "inkycircus" link. I added it to my favorites. Anyway, one may refer to me as one of the "lurkers", but being neither a physicist nor a genius I fear that I don't have much to contribute; however, I am still fascinated by supersymmetry, string theory, multiverses, etc., so hope no one minds that I keep "lurking". Nice to know that I am not the only atheist that enjoys the "holidays" [OE, holy days]/familial get togethers without believing the other myths (my opinion). I feel like quite the outsider at work as I am quite in the minority. Enjoy your site, and keep on blogging. Thank you for the “inkycircus” link. I added it to my favorites. Anyway, one may refer to me as one of the “lurkers”, but being neither a physicist nor a genius I fear that I don’t have much to contribute; however, I am still fascinated by supersymmetry, string theory, multiverses, etc., so hope no one minds that I keep “lurking”.
Nice to know that I am not the only atheist that enjoys the “holidays” [OE, holy days]/familial get togethers without believing the other myths (my opinion). I feel like quite the outsider at work as I am quite in the minority.
Enjoy your site, and keep on blogging.

]]> By: Suz http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8934 Suz Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:07:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8934 <blockquote>Count me among the staunchly pro-Christmas atheists. I may not be religious, but I'm all about the loot.</blockquote> Christmas usually annoys me, at least the way I experience it in shopping malls, airports, and train stations. But I confess I like Christmas jingles, even whatever it is they play in the Macy's commercials.

Count me among the staunchly pro-Christmas atheists. I may not be religious, but I’m all about the loot.

Christmas usually annoys me, at least the way I experience it in shopping malls, airports, and train stations. But I confess I like Christmas jingles, even whatever it is they play in the Macy’s commercials.

]]> By: FP http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8933 FP Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:28:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8933 An off-topic question; Is the CV team already on vacation except for Sean ? Clifford has not posted in a long while ... An off-topic question; Is the CV team already on vacation except for Sean ?
Clifford has not posted in a long while …

]]> By: Pyracantha http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8932 Pyracantha Fri, 23 Dec 2005 08:17:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8932 As the proprietor of the ELECTRON BLUE blog, and putatively a female, I nevertheless retain my tendency to be "all ponderous and serious-sounding." As the proprietor of the ELECTRON BLUE blog, and putatively a female, I nevertheless retain my tendency to be “all ponderous and serious-sounding.”

]]> By: CW http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8931 CW Fri, 23 Dec 2005 03:25:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8931 Speaking of which, Sean, I owe you an apology for nitpicking about typos in a recent post---you probably know the one I'm thinking of. (I have a coworker who is nearly reached the point of violent retaliation for similar comments of mine about some of his emails.) Speaking of which, Sean, I owe you an apology for nitpicking about typos in a recent post—you probably know the one I’m thinking of.

(I have a coworker who is nearly reached the point of violent retaliation for similar comments of mine about some of his emails.)

]]> By: Sean http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8930 Sean Fri, 23 Dec 2005 01:16:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8930 Katie, we're not so much about the spelling around here. I'm enjoying your blog, and wishing you the best for the magazine. Keep dropping by! Katie, we’re not so much about the spelling around here. I’m enjoying your blog, and wishing you the best for the magazine. Keep dropping by!

]]> By: Katie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8929 Katie Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:23:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8929 I quite clearly can't spell. Cosmis Variance? Sorry guys. Duh. I quite clearly can’t spell. Cosmis Variance? Sorry guys. Duh.

]]> By: spyder http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8928 spyder Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:57:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8928 It must be partly because i read Cosmic Variance before logging onto Horse'sAss; it covers my local and regional political arenas and battlefields. And thanks for the link to inkycircus: any bloggers who know that josh weldon grew up in an all feminist household and made his TV and film efforts reflective of those views, are just too cool and perfect to read. It must be partly because i read Cosmic Variance before logging onto Horse’sAss; it covers my local and regional political arenas and battlefields. And thanks for the link to inkycircus: any bloggers who know that josh weldon grew up in an all feminist household and made his TV and film efforts reflective of those views, are just too cool and perfect to read.

]]> By: Katie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8927 Katie Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:06:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8927 Hi Cosmis Variance team - it's really nice to meet you! Thank you for linking to us - we're really glad you like what we're up to. We're making it up as we go along... We hadn't seen your blog before, but we'll definitely be back. See you around, x the inkycircus girls. Ps Happy Christmas! Hi Cosmis Variance team – it’s really nice to meet you! Thank you for linking to us – we’re really glad you like what we’re up to. We’re making it up as we go along… We hadn’t seen your blog before, but we’ll definitely be back. See you around, x the inkycircus girls. Ps Happy Christmas!

]]> By: Christina Pikas http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8926 Christina Pikas Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:40:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/12/22/the-gift-of-blog/#comment-8926 Well I guess it's better to be above HorsesAss.org than below it :) Well I guess it’s better to be above HorsesAss.org than below it :)

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