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Like clockwork, when it comes time to collect subscriptions from patrons, Patreon screws up yet again. (Click here for the endless saga of Patreon’s inability to do anything right.) This time it appears the issue is that they moved their payment processor to the UK, so anyone who was paying from the States with debit … Read more
Before you write to me to ask to be invited to the old blog or to ask why the link you followed is broken, please read this post as it explains everything. And this explains what’s been happening around here with the move to a subscription model for the blog. This link explains my philosophy … Read more
Since we have so many new members to our wonderful little group – hello, and welcome! – I thought I should write some kind of mission statement and code of conduct. This is a science-y place for science-y people who like science. This doesn’t mean you have to have a Ph.D in chemistry to read … Read more
Edited to add: As a note, if you are getting a message that you need to be “invited” to read the blog, that is because that’s the error the old blog gives to you. I cannot change that message The old blog is gone. No one will be invited to it because everything from there – … Read more
I’ve taken the old blog down. Welcome to the new blog! Please read this post to learn more. Over the last week, I’ve been under constant attack by a woman running a shampoo bar group. But that’s not what’s upset me – it’s watching people whose names I recognize jumping on the monkey pile to … Read more