Kevin Vranes has a phud in Physical Ocean- ography and Cli- matology. He now studies sci- ence policy and politics at the [READ ME FIRST: in case you don't want to read this whole post to find the most important info, which is at the bottom, you will now find me in my new digs here and here. Read this post to the end to find out why I'm splitting into two blogs.]
Just in time for de-lurking week, my day has come at ScienceBlogs. Today is my last.
I appreciate all the comments on my announcement post a few days ago, and all of the comments I've received over email. I've seen NoSeNada go from no notice (I didn't even advertise it and was only going to for a couple of months when they caught up with me, which has always made me wonder how Seed found me in the first place), to an underoverwhelming 36,405th place on the technorati rankings! Put that in your pipe and smoke it. (hey, ok, out of 55M blogs that puts me in the top 0.001%, so I'll take it....)
Now's your chance to keep the readership up. As I said before, I'm splitting back into two blogs. I already have a new Prometheus post up. All the technical, policy, politics, and similar stuff will go on Prometheus.
I'm also going to revamp NoSeNada.org (new software and resumed posting will begin there within the next 24 hours). The split between posting at Prometheus and NoSeNada.org reflects the prominent split in my life: the policy/politics wonk side and the in-the-woods natureboy side. NoSeNada.org will be a lot of the more snarky and snappy stuff I did here on sports and culture, along with my ramblings through animal and people observation and tracking, climbing, getting lost, getting found, and generally trying to figure out if there is a way to live both lives. (Oh, and since more than one of you has mentioned it, the geology stuff that doesn't have a policy angle will go on NoSeNada.)
It's been fun, kids! Thanks for all your contributions and for keeping me on my toes! Now go update your blogrolls and your RSS feeds and come visit my (old) new homes!
Comments
# 1 | Tara C. Smith | January 11, 2007 5:33 PM
Best of luck, Kevin! You'll be missed around here.
# 2 | coturnix | January 11, 2007 5:45 PM
Best luck. We'll come and visit.
# 3 | jason | January 11, 2007 5:59 PM
I'm sorry to see you go but will certainly follow you to your new digs.
# 4 | andrew | January 11, 2007 11:37 PM
Thanks for everything. Take care of yourself and be happy.
# 5 | Sandra Porter | January 15, 2007 12:45 PM
Good luck! and keep writing!
# 6 | Horton | January 18, 2007 5:13 PM
Good luck with this, but I have to say, from a marketing perspective, this just seems foolish. Why give up your cushy spot on SB on the hopes that enough people will follow you to your new digs. I sincerely hope it works, though.
# 7 | kevin v | January 18, 2007 11:03 PM
thanks Horton. thing is, Prometheus gets double the notice (hits and technorati ranking) that SB/nosenada gets so no worries there, and for the stuff I'll put on nosenada.org I'm expecting to be writing to a much smaller audience anyway.
# 8 | getnutri | March 31, 2008 7:21 AM
Best wishes 4 u! keep writing!