Don't Forget Bora's Book

One of the weird things about the internets is that one's fifteen minutes of fame get compressed even further into about fifteen seconds.

When Bora's compilation of the best science blogging of 2006 first came out, everyone blogged about it...over a twelve hour time span. So I'm going to try to keep the momentum going, and encourage everyone to pick up a copy. You know you thought about buying the book when you first heard about it, and then eighty other things to do reared their heads, so you forgot to do it. What are you waiting for? (It's my weekend plan).

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