Whew! What a weekend. It was incredibely and unseasonably hot and humid in Rochester. Fans were sold out at three different stores I went to, and everyone was sporting a sweat mark/ring somewhere on their clothing. In Rochester we are so used to bitchin' about the cold and miserable weather, it was a treat to get to bitch about the hot and miserable weather. As bad as it was though, I still enjoyed the feeling of just being uncomfortable in the heat, your body just sweating because you are not right in front of a fan or A/C. Fun times at the bars this weekend as well. Saturday my friends and I took a "No holds barred" approach to the pre-game and nighttime festivities. From what I remember it was an excellent time.
On to some interesting if not disturbing news today. I came across this on Slashdot. Reporting on something we all knew happened but never had any real quantitative data against, apparently scientists do actually massage their data for one reason or another. Fudging data because of pressure from the sponsoring body or just so they don't make themselves look like jackasses is not uncommon. The graph below actually gives a percentage of scientists who use 'questionable' research methods. It's interesting table, percentages are pretty tiny so I wouldn't start crying "conspiracy!" just yet.
Scientists are mad sketchy too...
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