R.I.P. SEC Speed

This site is sad to report the sudden and untimely passing of the beloved go-to internet phrase "SEC Speed!" (aka 'esss eee ceee speed!' or some other variant thereof). The speed died of neglect during last night's Mississippi State-Auburn football game, and out of respect to the sensitive nature of those who witnessed it and are still coping with the aftermath, the final score will not be posted here. SEC Speed will be buried at the 50 yard line at Scott Field in Starkville, next to the first bulldog mascot. As always, your continued prayers are appreciated.

(pic from The Wiz)

Stay in school kids?

Or: I'm in the wrong business. Again.

Workers in every other educational group -- including Ph.D.s as well as high school dropouts -- earned less in 2007 than they did in 2000,

From the Washington Post
So this either means that there are less jobs for people with "advanced" (MS and PhD) degrees, or there are more people with advanced degrees now in lower-paying jobs (like those stereotyped history major-barrista types).

Everyone still here?

Not sucked into a black hole? Or transported into another dimension (all that playing Halo and Half-Life has primed me for such an event)? Well then, carry on paying attention to science as little as possible, then.