Comments on: Please Pardon the Interruption While We Sell Out to the Man http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:09:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: metal http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-47411 metal Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:52:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-47411 Oh man! this layout sucks. The older layout was much much easier to read. The reading material is now bunched up against the left hand side of the screen. Guess I will be reading this blog on Google reader now :( Oh man! this layout sucks. The older layout was much much easier to read. The reading material is now bunched up against the left hand side of the screen. Guess I will be reading this blog on Google reader now :(

]]> By: nimzo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-47011 nimzo Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:03:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-47011 Unsubscribe. ;) Unsubscribe. ;)

]]> By: Not Even Wrong » Blog Archive » Short Bits http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-46703 Not Even Wrong » Blog Archive » Short Bits Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:21:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-46703 [...] other Discover-related news, Cosmic Variance has announced that they have “sold out to the man”, and will now be going corporate, signing up with [...] [...] other Discover-related news, Cosmic Variance has announced that they have “sold out to the man”, and will now be going corporate, signing up with [...]

]]> By: mtrodden http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-46611 mtrodden Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:38:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-46611 kletter - I believe that comment was an example of what humans call "humor". kletter – I believe that comment was an example of what humans call “humor”.

]]> By: kletter http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-46576 kletter Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:35:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-46576 Quote: "Benjamin Nugent specializes in [portents of disaster] environmental news." So, is scientific discussion of issues like global warming and environmental pollution wrong? Is it nothing but doom-mongering, alarmist prophecy? Maybe global warming isn't real after all? Maybe there are no environmental causes of cancer? Are such concerns really all about soothsaying and "portents of disaster"? Just some harmless trash-talking? Quote: “Benjamin Nugent specializes in [portents of disaster] environmental news.”

So, is scientific discussion of issues like global warming and environmental pollution wrong? Is it nothing but doom-mongering, alarmist prophecy? Maybe global warming isn’t real after all? Maybe there are no environmental causes of cancer? Are such concerns really all about soothsaying and “portents of disaster”?

Just some harmless trash-talking?

]]> By: Yoo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-46567 Yoo Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:48:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-46567 Given how closely the move occurred after the presidential election, there's got to be something fishy going on between Cosmic Variance and the United States Government. ;) Seriously, congratulations and best of wishes! Given how closely the move occurred after the presidential election, there’s got to be something fishy going on between Cosmic Variance and the United States Government. ;)

Seriously, congratulations and best of wishes!

]]> By: Radha http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-46538 Radha Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:35:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-46538 I want the old color scheme back! Change frightens and confuses me. I want the old color scheme back! Change frightens and confuses me.

]]> By: John http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-45520 John Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:56:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-45520 The problem I have with Discover's blogs is page weight. Loading on my laptop at home is fine, loading on the go or on my iphone is excruciating with all the ads and extra crap. The problem I have with Discover’s blogs is page weight. Loading on my laptop at home is fine, loading on the go or on my iphone is excruciating with all the ads and extra crap.

]]> By: Jan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-45550 Jan Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:38:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-45550 Unlike the USA where internet access is cheap, in some parts of the world it is still expensive. (South Africa) A lot of people access the internet at work. Most of the blog sites get filtered out. When I try to open Bad Astronomy or 80 Beats I get the message - "Access to the requested web page is denied using Burst Technology Filtering Software. The Requested web page is categorized as Free-Hosted Sites." I hope I will still be able to access your site and that you will not loose any readers through this filtering process. Unlike the USA where internet access is cheap, in some parts of the world it is still expensive. (South Africa) A lot of people access the internet at work. Most of the blog sites get filtered out. When I try to open Bad Astronomy or 80 Beats I get the message – “Access to the requested web page is denied using Burst Technology Filtering Software. The Requested web page is categorized as Free-Hosted Sites.” I hope I will still be able to access your site and that you will not loose any readers through this filtering process.

]]> By: Eugene http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/comment-page-1/#comment-45527 Eugene Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:08:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/11/08/please-pardon-the-interruption-while-we-sell-out-to-the-man/#comment-45527 Spill it. How many millions? Spill it. How many millions?

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