Open Thread - November 13th, 2010

Blogs worth checking out: Reaction Norm, A Replicated Typo, and Dodecad. Heather Mac Donald has some expectations for the Tea Party. Take a look at the Wikio Science Top 20. Same old, same old. I'm always sniffing around for new science blogs, and am struck by how many of the top bloggers I've met personally. Eight of the top 20 on Wikio for example. Are there many unknown gems out there? Josh Green reminisces about the rise of Talking Points Memo. Some people "have it", some do not. Joshua Micah Marshall "has it." He's always had it. I started an abortive blog in the fall of 2001, but gave up after a week. Then I started blogging in April of 2002, and never looked back. For most of the 2000s I was a code monkey who blogged as a hobby on the side. I never managed to give it up, and it's led me to some really awesome places. Cultures differ. Check out the definition for 'Islamophobia'. Now read this article, Palestinian held for Facebook criticism of Islam: