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Posted on: July 11, 2007 3:48 PM, by PZ Myers
Tell me this isn't the truth.
I long ago learned my lesson. When I'm buckling down to work at the laptop, I quit the browser and email and newsreader and don't fire them up again until I've accomplished something.
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Yeah, and I was supposed to be grading papers and reviewing a book manuscript. Then I saw posts about something the pope supposedly did and realized that a lot of people had the story wrong (due mostly to bad reporting, bad reporting being the standard of the day). Next thing I know, I'm grinding out yet another blog post.
But I could stop at any time. I mean, if I really wanted to. I'm sure. No question.
Posted by: Zeno | July 11, 2007 4:09 PM
Alas, PZ, when I work at my computer, I'm often online with NCBI or Ensembl and suchlike, and can always see "Pharyngula" on my Bookmark bar out of the corner of my eye. While I do manage to get some work done on most days, I'm powerless to resist checking for updates from you and your erudite commenters. Having followed the link in this post, I now have a lovely new gerund to apply to my feeble, undisciplined actions: "Faffing". Woohoo! Look at me faff! I'm unstoppable!
Posted by: Jen Phillips | July 11, 2007 4:20 PM
According to Google Reader, PZ, your blog averages 6.6 entries a day. YOU'RE NOT HELPING!!! Thanks, btw.
Posted by: Mike M | July 11, 2007 4:47 PM
I seriously thinking of giving up the blog. Not just mine - all of them! I'm not getting any work done.
[sigh} Yea, right.
Posted by: Spanish Inquisitor | July 11, 2007 4:52 PM
Not everyone shares your discipline, PZ.
Posted by: Josh | July 11, 2007 5:39 PM
And here I thought the subject of this entry was going to be something about a black hole suddenly appearing in the middle of Ken Ham's creationist mausoleum in Kentucky, thus creating the infinite vortex of said suckage. I'm disappointed.
Posted by: FrumiousBandersnark | July 11, 2007 5:41 PM
me too.
Hey, I know! Let's all quit RIGHT NOW! I'm going to! Who will join me?
Goodbye, cruel blogosphere. I now log off, never to darken your, uh, server port again. If there actually is such thing as a "server port" (I dunno).
Farewell, farewell virtual cyberfriends; parting is such sweet sorrow.
I'm gonna do it! Here goes nothi
Posted by: CCP | July 11, 2007 5:44 PM
I wish I had the discipline.
I'm practically addicted to Reddit and Digg and Pharyngula and BaBlog and MacRumors and etc. etc.
Posted by: Christian Burnham | July 11, 2007 6:18 PM
That reminds me, I need to check my web stats....
Posted by: AtheistAcolyte | July 11, 2007 6:35 PM
Holy flying mammals, Batman, that is so true. WHY AM I EVEN READING THIS!!!!!
Posted by: John Vreeland | July 11, 2007 9:05 PM
Hey! Where's CCP? I swear I saw CCP here just a moment ago.
What could have happened?
Posted by: Zeno | July 11, 2007 9:14 PM
Yay! I'm not the only one.
I generally just cycle through blogs, though. So far, my regular reading list contains Pharyngula, Pandagon, Pooflingers Anonymous, Bronze Blog, Skeptico, and 95%. (Respectful Insolence was recently dropped from my regular list. Don't tell Orac.) That, and I have two web boards to look at, although FSTDT is down now. This means I can make an infinite cycle solely out of my favorite websites, with no RSS feeds or email!
Of course, sometimes I escape the loop, but usually end up sucked into my secondary blog list and start reading Infophilia!
Now insert video games and maybe there's a new cartoon on JibJab or Homestar Runner?
I have a sibling who is addicted to Newgrounds, but I've managed to fend off that potential waste of time.
Drat, I'm never going to get any work done! My novel is only part-way through the first chapter and my short story is half done!
Posted by: Maronan | July 12, 2007 10:35 AM
The co-worker across the hall was amused when I handed her my ethernet cable and said, "Could you keep this for me for the rest of today?"
Posted by: fontor | July 12, 2007 11:39 AM
That`s freaky becasue that is exactly what I'm doing right now: intending to update my resume, but actually reading my favorite blogs.
Posted by: AJGoodchild | July 14, 2007 2:43 AM