Sometime over tonight, this blog will pass the half a million visits mark. Say it out loud with me: half...a...million!
Now I know this is because the six regular readers routinely and obsessively visit me every fifteen seconds, and there are drugs being developed to cure that, but...
half... a... million! Visits!
I'm a friggin' philosopher, dudes. We're supposed to be obscure and irrelevant. Unless we're French, of course. Then it's double the obscurity but a million times the relevance, at least in coffee shops and fashionable magazines.
So, thank you all. I apologise for the recent dearth of posts, due to Actual Work Being Done (don't worry, I won't do it again for a while). Also, I apologise the the Australian spelling. Damn it, no I don't! Suffer, Americans!
[Now, if only I'd thought, when PZ outed me a couple of years back, to charge 5 cents per visit, I'd actually have money. Oh well, I'd only waste it on books...]
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I don't know about the other five regulars, but NetNewsWire checks every 30 minutes. Figured that's enough for a philosopher. But, please, don't feel slighted, I do exactly the same for that lawyer catshark
Congrats on half mil mark
Posted by: Jeff Stubbs | May 9, 2008 6:44 AM
Woot, indeed! Whatever that means. It's a great achievement. Of course, some churlish person will probably mention that Squidman gets half a million pharegulars visiting the Squidcave like every few days or so, dude. But, then, as one of the atheist of New Atheists and an evodevoist to boot he's pandering to the tabloid end of the blogging masses whereas as you're more like the educational supplement of a Sunday broadsheet. Or maybe it's a bit more like comparing The God Delusion with The Casaubon Delusion
Posted by: Ian H Spedding FCD | May 9, 2008 7:38 AM
Woot indeed, and less than 80 visits to go.
Well, here's to the next half-million. *hic*
Posted by: Bob O'H | May 9, 2008 8:38 AM
Hi John
I'll delurk long enough to say: Congrats on being relevant! Or something. I read you regularly.
Met you once in Toronto, a couple (few?) years back.
Posted by: Deb | May 9, 2008 8:39 AM
Congratulations on the milestone, but...
Now I know this is because the six regular readers routinely and obsessively visit me every fifteen seconds, and there are drugs being developed to cure that, but...
No, no, no! You should just hire them out to other bloggers.
Posted by: Chris Rowan | May 9, 2008 9:04 AM
Gday John.
and congrats on the half million mate !
Pharyngulite before ET lurker,I often felt the need for a philosopher to come to the rescue and explain the world to the god-infested and ignorant,but where are you when I need you lol??
Keep up the good work,you inspire me to take out my [*insert name of philosopher here*] every now and then and have a read...
Posted by: clinteas | May 9, 2008 9:07 AM
Congratulations! Gotta run, see you again in another five...four...three...
Posted by: Eamon Knight | May 9, 2008 9:15 AM
So when do we get the money?
Posted by: Thony C. | May 9, 2008 10:57 AM
Don;t worry, John, you'll always be my favourite obscure and irrelevant philosopher. I even promise to buy anybooks publish when I get a job. :-)
Posted by: Cory Albrecht | May 9, 2008 5:45 PM
Does the half a millionth visitor win a prize?
Posted by: Saint Gasoline | May 9, 2008 7:53 PM
Yes, they get to say "I was the half millionth visitor to Evolving Thoughts" with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto attaining.
Posted by: John S. Wilkins | May 9, 2008 8:17 PM
I never read this blog or post here, so I won't see the half millionth comment.
Posted by: Susan Silberstein | May 10, 2008 2:44 AM
I never read this blog or post here, so I won't see the half millionth comment.
Not having read this comment I can't comment on it.
Posted by: Thony C. | May 10, 2008 8:50 AM
Also erudite and wise for an albino ape.
When friggin' do philosophers do it in the rigging like normal seamen?
Posted by: Chris' Wills | May 10, 2008 12:21 PM
Well, John, in your case your particular expertise (species concepts) and your essays related to it is of no small utility to those of us interested in promoting the public understanding of evolution. That's why, philosopher or no, you're on my short list of web sites that I check out on a regular basis.
In other words, I think your milestone is well-deserved.
Posted by: Scott Hatfield, OM | May 10, 2008 7:31 PM
Let's have a coffee at Genies when the half mill comes up!
Posted by: KiwiInOz | May 11, 2008 12:43 AM
When friggin' do philosophers do it in the rigging like normal seamen?
That all depends on whether they are realists or idealists.
Posted by: Thony C. | May 11, 2008 4:57 AM
Congratulations cobber (never thought I would EVER use that word.)
Posted by: John Monfries | May 13, 2008 11:58 PM
You are my favourite philosopher on the web. Keep up the good work.
Posted by: zabong | May 14, 2008 7:59 AM