John Wilkins has left Scienceblogs to start anew at Evolving Thoughts Mk. III. I'm pretty sure it's because of a) pure philosophical bloody-mindedness, b) chronic embarrassment at his inability to spell "Mghrz'z" properly, and c) something to do with being Australian, which is a legitimate excuse for all kinds of contrary behavior.
Unfortunately, he's still planning to occasionally chew over my heathenish ways, so I guess I'll have to continue to keep my eyes on him.
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