#blogging
# oddities
A quick update on some developments for this newsletter.
# tech
Weird Things has returned, but because this hiatus was so different, so is the comeback. This site is changing in new and very important ways to tackle the year ahead.
# tech
The times, they are a changin', and Weird Things is once again changing with them.
# tech
Next year will focus on reviewing what to do with old project and experimenting with new ones.
# tech
The start of a new experiment for a new era of blogging.
# astrobiology
Nick Redfern's publishers really didn't like having his theory debunked...
# tech
Outrage has become the web's most lucrative and eye-catching product, and quite a few news sites have now streamlined its distribution for those sweet, sweet clicks.
# tech
Newspapers are attacking online services with which they could partner out of sheer desperation.
# politics
What used to be known as skeptical blogging has lost the skepticism and gained a lot of tabloid style drama and cultural think pieces.
# oddities
Weird Things survives two ends of the world, which should be some sort of record for a weird science blog.
# politics
With trolls running people offline and blog feuds reaching a fever pitch, the skeptical blogosphere is spiraling out of control.
# science
Celebrity skeptics collapse in on themselves in a multi-blog feud that has absolutely nothing to do with science and education.
# politics
Celebrity-driven organized skepticism is becoming a loud, partisan, and political disaster.
# science
Jargon is useful, but not when you're tying to explain the fundamentals of your work.
# tech
Pseudoscience and fact-free manifestos, now with anger management issues...