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By catdynamics on October 4, 2012.

another selection of random snippets from the intertoobz

  • We are Number One! - and 8!
    Wait, didn't I blog this one already?
    Ah well, truth can never be told too often...
  • Forget PowerPoint: It turns out the secret to improving productivity at your job might be puppieskittens!
  • Win friends and influence people to boost research productivity
  • One Reason Horrible People Gain Power - Atrios comments
  • Chad has opened the Sb Nobel Prize betting pool
  • Announcement of Opportunity: get the UK Infrared Telescope...cheap

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