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No, Razib, we're not geniuses. We're apparently just slightly less stupid than others.
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Good article on Darwin as a writer. Personally, I find Darwin readable, but I prefer Wallace.
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Just in case you were in a coma yesterday and managed to miss Gramm's slip up. (If you did and want the short version, let's just say that good ol' Phill's gonna be pooping shoelaces.)
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