There was a flurry of activity yesterday, while I was working to get ready for the start of classes, regarding a flawed contest to select the hottest science blogger. Clearly, when some pasty English dude wins, there's a problem with the methodology. Like, for instance, basing it off a blog aggregator that doesn't include physicists...
I'd try to cobble together a "hottest physics blogger" contest, but really, who needs that?
Also, classes start today. Whee! Posting will probably be light for a few days.
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