Synapostasy has officially come to an end. It was time for us to move on to new and different things.
Comments are now closed, but all the archives remain in place for your perusal. For more of my writing and other projects, please feel free to check out http://www.aarongolas.com/.
On behalf of Ben and myself, thanks for reading!
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
24 April 2010
24 April 2009
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
An obligatory David Bowie video to accompany the post title:
Synapostasy is two years old today. (There's no telling what that is in blog years.) When Ben and I, emboldened by "The God Delusion" and the New Humanism conference at Harvard, began this blog back in 2007, it was intended to be a joint exercise in atheist activism and scholarship. We've drifted quite a bit from our initial "mission statement," in some ways, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I know I've expanded into general skepticism topics, and have embellished with some science topics or bits of fun from time to time.
After all, we, the authors, have changed, too. In the past two years, we've graduated from college. I found a job. I got married! And looking back at the archives, I feel a bit of a disconnect from some of what I've written before.
Blogging has been unhappily sporadic of late, for which I apologize. Let me assure you that I haven't been idle. The past few months, I've taken it upon myself to expand upon the single computer science course I took at Dartmouth and become more proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and most recently a smattering of PHP. This has ultimately culminated in my decision to try my hand at hosting my own website. After some fiddling with WordPress, it's up and running for real. I officially unveiled Scion Gradient yesterday.
The freedom of having my own personal site is exhilarating, and so far I thoroughly enjoy using the WordPress platform. A new start may be precisely the change I needed to rejuvenate my writing. I wasn't necessarily planning to use that site to start a new blog, but the siren call is so strong...
Ben and I have yet to discuss what this development means for the future of Synapostasy. One way or another, more changes are in store. Stay tuned.
Synapostasy is two years old today. (There's no telling what that is in blog years.) When Ben and I, emboldened by "The God Delusion" and the New Humanism conference at Harvard, began this blog back in 2007, it was intended to be a joint exercise in atheist activism and scholarship. We've drifted quite a bit from our initial "mission statement," in some ways, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I know I've expanded into general skepticism topics, and have embellished with some science topics or bits of fun from time to time.
After all, we, the authors, have changed, too. In the past two years, we've graduated from college. I found a job. I got married! And looking back at the archives, I feel a bit of a disconnect from some of what I've written before.
Blogging has been unhappily sporadic of late, for which I apologize. Let me assure you that I haven't been idle. The past few months, I've taken it upon myself to expand upon the single computer science course I took at Dartmouth and become more proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and most recently a smattering of PHP. This has ultimately culminated in my decision to try my hand at hosting my own website. After some fiddling with WordPress, it's up and running for real. I officially unveiled Scion Gradient yesterday.
The freedom of having my own personal site is exhilarating, and so far I thoroughly enjoy using the WordPress platform. A new start may be precisely the change I needed to rejuvenate my writing. I wasn't necessarily planning to use that site to start a new blog, but the siren call is so strong...
Ben and I have yet to discuss what this development means for the future of Synapostasy. One way or another, more changes are in store. Stay tuned.
06 December 2008
Memetics: Firsts of the Firsts of the Months of 2008
It's funny, the things that stick with us. What with Grandpop's funeral and all, I completely forgot to make note of a certain date. Sara and I were at PharynguFest Boston last night at the Cambridge Brewing Company.
Every time I pass a Reformed Church of Christ, I think to myself, "I wonder what a Delinquent Church of Christ looks like." I'm not crazy about public debates; they seem to me to give too much power and import to rhetorical tricks rather than honest academic pursuit.
Apologies for the unannounced absence. I considered avoiding comment on this one, but the pun was too good to pass up.
Stumbled across this the other night. It's fairly remarkable... since having seen Dinesh D'Souza in a live debate, I've felt much less compelled to shred the inanity he posts to his blog. How can you live like that?
Miss me? Clockwise from left: the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus.
~*~
Tip of the hat to some science bloggers. If you have a blog of your own, then play along: go through your archives, and post the first sentence of the first post of each month of the past year.
Every time I pass a Reformed Church of Christ, I think to myself, "I wonder what a Delinquent Church of Christ looks like." I'm not crazy about public debates; they seem to me to give too much power and import to rhetorical tricks rather than honest academic pursuit.
Apologies for the unannounced absence. I considered avoiding comment on this one, but the pun was too good to pass up.
Stumbled across this the other night. It's fairly remarkable... since having seen Dinesh D'Souza in a live debate, I've felt much less compelled to shred the inanity he posts to his blog. How can you live like that?
Miss me? Clockwise from left: the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus.
~*~
Tip of the hat to some science bloggers. If you have a blog of your own, then play along: go through your archives, and post the first sentence of the first post of each month of the past year.
12 June 2008
Keep Them Bloggies Rollin', Rawhide!
Apologies for the unannounced absence. There were travels and movings and difficulties getting Internet to the new apartment. But I'm back now!
Blog developments were not at a complete standstill over the past month. A link to Mojoey's Atheist Blogroll has been part of our sidebar for some time now. Well, Synapostasy is finally a part of the list! Click on the Atheist Blogroll icon to find out how you can join, or check out these recently updated blogroll members (also available in the sidebar; must have JavaScript enabled):
Blog developments were not at a complete standstill over the past month. A link to Mojoey's Atheist Blogroll has been part of our sidebar for some time now. Well, Synapostasy is finally a part of the list! Click on the Atheist Blogroll icon to find out how you can join, or check out these recently updated blogroll members (also available in the sidebar; must have JavaScript enabled):
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