Open Thread

There has been a call for submissions for the next Tangled Bank, to be held at Ouroboros next Wednesday. Send those links to Chris Patil, me, or host@tangledbank.net. While you're waiting for the best carnival of them all, may I suggest that you browse these fine alternatives that are already available? Friday Ark #123 Carnival of Education #103 I and the Bird #41 This is an open thread, too — chat away!
I'm taking a little downtime from the busy con fun-and-games, and catching up with the various carnival announcements. Mendel's Garden Friday Ark #122 Carnival of Education #102 Four Stone Hearth #7 Skeptics' Circle #52 Carnival of the Liberals #30 I'm here in Michigan for several more hours, then I'm off to the airport for the late flight home. Talk among yourselves.
Janet says it is National Delurking Week 2007— if you've been reading Pharyngula but haven't been making comments, this is the thread where you're supposed to make your existence known and say hello. The rest of you chatterboxes should sit back and let someone else have a turn saying something.
Talk among yourselves, or savor the expression of ideas at these fine compendia of articles that I find copacetic: Carnival of the Godless #57 Skeptics' Circle #51 Carnival of the Liberals #29 Friday Ark #120
Carnival of Education #99 I and the Bird #39 Friday Ark #119 And remember—the Tangled Bank will be at ¡Viva La Evolución! next Wednesday, so send links to vivalaevolucion at hotmail dot com, me, or host@tangledbank.net.
Since there's more to the world than Cephalopodmas, here are some refuges if you get tired of my giddy squiddiness. Skeptics' Circle: the Sagan celebration! Four Stone Hearth #3 Animalcules Carnival of the Feminists #29 Carnival of the Liberals #28 Friday Ark #118 Talk among yourselves about uncephalopodian matters, as well.
Encephalon 13 Carnival of Education #98 In other news, Atheism Online is back in version 2.0. All heathens should report for registration at once. I'll mention again that there's a new Tangled Bank at Salto Sobrious. Any volunteers for future hosting duties? We have slots open starting in April—drop me a note if you're interested.
Instead of watching the vote swinging back and forth, why not read these fine carnivals? Or perhaps emit random comments? I and the Bird #38 Carnival of Education #97 Friday Ark #117 The next Tangled Bank will be at Salto Sobrius on Wednesday, 20 December—send your links to Martin Rundkvist, host@tangledbank.net, or me by Tuesday.
Read! Carnival of Education #96 Carnival of the Liberals #27 Skeptics' Circle #49 Friday Ark #116 Circus of the Spineless #15 Comment! On anything you want!
Friday Ark #115 Carnival of Education #95 I and the Bird #37 The Tangled Bank will be at Down to Earth next Wednesday—send those links in to me or host@tangledbank.net.
Just to squeeze in a couple of the Sunday carnivals here… The Synapse #12 Carnival of the Godless #54
Some light reading: Friday Ark #114 Carnival of Education #94 Carnival of the Liberals #26 Everyone is so reluctant to say what they think in the other threads, so fire away here.
Since I've accumulated more carnival notices since the last one… Teaching Carnival XVI Animalcules Encephalon 11 And don't forget that the Tangled Bank is coming up on Wednesday!
I'm falling behind on the carnival circuit! Here are some I should have noted the other day. Carnival of the Godless #53 Friday Ark #112 The Synapse #11
More carnivals! Four Stone Hearth #2 Grand Rounds #3.07 Carnival of the Liberals #25 Skeptics' Circle #47 (whoa, check out the superhero comic!) I and the Bird #36
A few carnival announcements: Carnival of Education #91 Friday Ark #111 Good planets are hard to find I know, it seems like we just had one, but it's coming up again: a new Tangled Bank on Wednesday, 8 November at Easternblot.net. Send links to science articles to PZ Myers or host@tangledbank.net by Tuesday if you want to seem them there.
Skeptics' Circle #46 I and the Bird #35 Carnival of the Liberals #24 Friday Ark #110 By the way, the mysterious disappearance of this week's Tangled Bank host is still unexplained, but Thoughts from Kansas has stepped forward to fill in the gap (thanks to you others who volunteered, too—I went through the list in the order the offers were received, and Josh was first). Give him a little time, he's doing this on very short notice, and I'll put up an announcement whenever it's done. I have forwarded to him all the submissions that were sent via me or host@tangledbank.net, but if you…
New (and old) carnivals I'm just now getting around to: Carnival of the Godless #51 Friday Ark #109 I & the Bird #34 Carnival of Education #89 The next Tangled Bank will be at meta_analyses on Wednesday, 25 October—send links to your science blog entries to PZ Myers or host@tangledbank.net.
I'm on the way home, so let's get a little religion in the comments.
Party thread!