Open thread 8/1/2012

Understand the comments restrictions to maintain decorum while engaging freely. Feel free to ask questions and post links!

Written byRazib Khan
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The nature of the restrictions of the comments are relatively free-form on this post. You should maintain some decorum as usual. But you can post links, ask me or other readers questions, etc.

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