Do not be alarmed! The blog has not Gone Galt in protest of the encroaching socialist menace, or have we been dumping teabags in public parks at outrage over Obama's tax cuts. Sometimes, you know, the real world gets in the way. But the internet chugs on! Especially here at Discover. And a good thing, too. Of late:
You may have heard the news that celebrity blogger Phil Plait and Discover CEO Henry Donahue made a bet -- against themselves, basically -- and lost. Or won, depending on how you look at it. The bet was whether Bad Astronomy could get two million page views in a month, and the stakes were permanent: tatoos for everyone! Phil is thinking about a galaxy, while Henry is going for something more piscatorial, in the best tradition of scientific tattoos.
If Cosmic Variance gets over two million page views next month, I hereby ...
