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madfilkentist has discovered that LJ is about to tinker with its layouts, and ours, like it or not. He also notes that it's been announced in a place not easily found. I wonder if there is a sign saying "Beware of Tiger" on the door.

The slow and steady decline of LJ continues. Thank you, Six (Falling) Apart!

NY Times vs Pluto

A quote from an editorial in the NY Times about why PLuto should lose its planet status:

"Whatever merit the new definition may have scientifically, it is an abomination culturally. When the astronomical union votes on the matter next week, it ought to reject the new definition and summon the courage to scratch Pluto from the list of planets."

In other words, even if science determines if Pluto is a planet, the insistence by millions of people that Pluto should be called what it's always been called is a crime as bad as any in the Culture Wars. And that the IAU will be gutless if it approves this.

I've never been accused of a cultural abomination before. How should I react? What should I wear?