I would be utterly remiss in my duties were I not to point out SciBling John Wilbanks's vitally important new open-access initiative.
I pledge my full and free support. After all, my brain is basically purée anyway…
(Apologies to those who saw this briefly yesterday. John jumped the, er, gun yesterday, and so did I.)
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