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# tech    

now you're just a platform that i used to know...

The times, they are a changin', and Weird Things is once again changing with them.
now you're just a platform that i used to know...

# tech    

why cybercriminals need to have really, really good customer service

Malware peddlers apparently have great customer service. And if you think about it, they really have to...
why cybercriminals need to have really, really good customer service

# tech    

newspapers say we don't read them, or need to

Newspapers are attacking online services with which they could partner out of sheer desperation.
newspapers say we don't read them, or need to

# oddities    

here's to surviving another apocalypse

Weird Things survives two ends of the world, which should be some sort of record for a weird science blog.
here's to surviving another apocalypse

# science    

drama and politics, now with less science!

Celebrity skeptics collapse in on themselves in a multi-blog feud that has absolutely nothing to do with science and education.
drama and politics, now with less science!

# science    

no, no, you should fear jargon

Jargon is useful, but not when you're tying to explain the fundamentals of your work.
no, no, you should fear jargon

# tech    

how not to hire yourself a programmer

Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror shows us just how crazy the hiring process can be today by laying out his dream version of it.
how not to hire yourself a programmer

# tech    

the weird things year in review, 2011

Putting another (incomplete) year in the books for Weird Things...
the weird things year in review, 2011

# tech    

on your mark, get ready, get set… reboot!

Weird Things returns from its extended break to bring you more strange science and tech.
on your mark, get ready, get set… reboot!

# tech    

and so i say so long and thanks for all the fish

A not so happy update about the future of Weird Things...
and so i say so long and thanks for all the fish

# oddities    

weird things joins the new world order

Weird Things will now be an official source for Reptilian and Illuminati approved disinformation.
weird things joins the new world order

# tech    

the weird things year in review, third edition

Another year, another peek under the hood of Weird Things.
the weird things year in review, third edition

# tech    

weird things wrap up, 2010

It's been a busy, wild, weird year...
weird things wrap up, 2010

# tech    

gizmodo's editor tackles the troll community

Gizmodo is taking a very hard line with trolls and the trolls demand their right to hurl abuse. Is this is the start of showdowns to come?
gizmodo's editor tackles the troll community

# oddities    

grammar pedants, language, and stephen fry

Stephen Fry has a message for pedants who crawl through many a blog's comment threads.
grammar pedants, language, and stephen fry

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