As soon as I get my Paypal account sorted out again, I'll be throwing a dime into the Kospot. Apart from anything else because of the great implementation of Scoop on this site.
Diaries are, in effect, miniblogs with their own URL (any chance of an RSS feed? OK, just kidding)
But even better is the fact that, within days, Kos is shifting diary entries to the main blog because they strike a vein of discourse and they enable lateral discussions in the community.
Damned fine work brother Kos.