links for 2010-10-06

Brilliant. Very much aspects of a text service I dreamed up so long ago and was to lazy to ever build.

"And yet, somehow we're left with mainstream media coverage that's often sterile, formulaic, unimaginative. Writing covered with the stench of the intellectual decay that inevitably comes from the meek acceptance of often-arbitrary rules. Science deserves better, and as science blogs rack up ever increasing millions of readers every month, traditional media companies still dragging their feet will need to respond, sooner or later. That, or face irrelevance."

Absolutely brilliant.