Don't panic, don't go into withdrawal, progress is looking good. Adam Bly sounds enthusiastic about meeting my demands (which is easy, since they don't hurt Seed at all), got in contact with us quickly, and we're going to be having a conference call in the next day or so, whenever a reasonable number of us can make a simultaneous connection. And I have high hopes that we'll get a better, more responsive Scienceblogs network out of this.
I expect the strike to be short-lived, which is good, because I have poor impulse control and my brain might explode if I have to keep it in check much longer.
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