Wow. So much news--and so exciting! It's my honor and privilege to be the first to tell you about a new line of Kairosnews (TM) merchandise that will (a) help fund a very important new project here at Kairosnews and (b) help get the word out to your colleagues about our upgrade. Of course, the biggest project that's in the works now is the upgrade from Drupal (a zero-cost open source CMS) to Microsoft Sharepoint Team Services (a full-featured, commercial, "solution-focused" management system). Of course, Sharepoint isn't free like Drupal, but you get what you pay for. Now that we've been doing Kairosnews for awhile, and what with getting PhDs and such, we feel it's time to take things to the next level; to quit hobbying around and get professional. We will also be implementing a subscription-based model. Non-paying users will still get to visit the Kairosnews site *however often they wish*, but only those paying a nominal support fee will be allowed to view actual content. We feel that this is an equitable solution that should satisfy everyone. We will also be updating our CC license to an All Rights Reserved traditional coypright notice. While we support the spirit behind CC and all that, it's not paying the bills.

So, please stay tuned for these changes, and remember--if you're not wearing the shirt, you're not welcome to the complimentary Kairosnews pretzels and trail mix (or the I heart Charlie commerative button) we will be selectively giving away at the next big conference. Thank you.

BTW, don't try to leave a comment on this post. I disabled the comment feature. We intend to start phasing out comments and stuff like that, because it doesn't mesh with our new image, and there's really no reason for us to freely publish your opinion on our website! Expect to see a lot more of this in the future, as we get "proactive" here. Thanks for your understanding.