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now you’re just a platform that i used to know…
# tech

now you’re just a platform that i used to know…

The times, they are a changin’, and Weird Things is once again changing with them.

why cybercriminals need to have really, really good customer service
# tech

why cybercriminals need to have really, really good customer service

Malware peddlers apparently have great customer service. And if you think about it, they really have to...

newspapers say we don’t read them, or need to
# tech

newspapers say we don’t read them, or need to

Newspapers are attacking online services with which they could partner out of sheer desperation.

here’s to surviving another apocalypse
# oddities

here’s to surviving another apocalypse

Weird Things survives two ends of the world, which should be some sort of record for a weird science blog.

drama and politics, now with less science!
# science

drama and politics, now with less science!

Celebrity skeptics collapse in on themselves in a multi-blog feud that has absolutely nothing to do with science and education.

no, no, you should fear jargon
# science

no, no, you should fear jargon

Jargon is useful, but not when you're tying to explain the fundamentals of your work.

how not to hire yourself a programmer
# tech

how not to hire yourself a programmer

Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror shows us just how crazy the hiring process can be today by laying out his dream version of it.

the weird things year in review, 2011
# tech

the weird things year in review, 2011

Putting another (incomplete) year in the books for Weird Things...

on your mark, get ready, get set… reboot!
# tech

on your mark, get ready, get set… reboot!

Weird Things returns from its extended break to bring you more strange science and tech.

and so i say so long and thanks for all the fish
# tech

and so i say so long and thanks for all the fish

A not so happy update about the future of Weird Things...

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