Okay, It’s Not A Nobel, But It’s Still Nice

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Thanks to Scientific American for awarding one of its Science & Technology Web Awards to the Loom as one of their 25 favorite sites on the web, for "enchanting readers with every post." Congrats also to three other sites that are on my RSS: Panda's Thumb, Real Climate, and Chris Mooney's The Intersection.

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