On to the next ten million

I couldn’t monitor the views to see the odometer click over, as they change too quickly, and I was in the air anyway. But yay for us!

A milestone

As of a few minutes ago, I got this for the all-time traffic here: Given that we’re averaging about 20,000 views per day, this will pass 20 million some time today—assuming the regular readers will still check in despite my being on the road. I never expected so many people would check in, and I’m […]

Freethought radio: Professor Ceiling Cat and other guests

I’m proud to be part of tomorrow’s (Sat., Feb. 2) interview on FreeThought Radio. Here’s the blurb: Guest: biologist Jerry Coyne Jerry Coyne The Boy Scouts may be considering allowing gays, but they still deserve a Badge of Dishonor for excluding atheists. Annie Laurie and Dan discuss FFRF’s Action Alert about the Boy Scouts, complaints […]

On pseudonymity

When I posted a couple of new rules the other day, one of them brought a reaction stronger than I expected.  That was my requirement that, when somebody criticizes me in a post on their own website, they can’t link to it on my site unless they provide their real name. Now of course some […]

New roolz

UPDATE: I have clarified the first rule. Just a note about some modified rules I’ve concocted in view of things that have occurred lately: 1.  Please try not to use this website to gratuitously tout your own website, your own articles, your own books, or anything else you want to promote. If you have a […]

A good day: Uncle Eric sends plaudits

Well,  Mondays don’t get much better than this: I’ve become a meme-let and subject of a Facebook exchange, and now, over at Choice in Dying, Uncle Eric MacDonald has written a post about my having finished the Bible: “C0ngratulations, Jerry Coyne!“  Of course being Uncle Eric, he reminds me that I’ve omitted 9 books from […]

Two moar roolz: civility and embedding videos

It’s useful from time to time to refresh old readers—or inform new ones—about the roolz, especially if they’re being broken.  I want to single out only two today: 1. Be civil.  Do not call people names who are commenting on the site. You gain nothing (and look bad) if you start calling insulting folks, and […]

Year-end statistics: who watched what and said stuff

WordPress sent me my year-end stats on Sunday, and I thought I’d put them up if anyone’s interested. First, the total views for the year.  On August 21 of this year, I put up one post got the most views ever: “Kentucky Republicans realize that they screwed up: students will have to learn evolution!” It […]

So much wrong: a reader’s comment:

A comment from reader agathosozoe, which I’ll put above the fold.  I don’t want to respond at length; I’ll allow the readers to do this as it was a comment addressed to the readers.  But be polite, as I ask when you address another commenter. The more I read the comments here, the more I […]

Autographed books on the way

Several readers have reminded me that the autographed/cat-illustrated books I promised to those who donated to Doctors Without Borders haven’t arrived. That’s because I haven’t sent many of them out yet, for I’ve just returned from the UK and have been catching up. The good news is that I have a new load of paperbacks […]