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I neither shed any tears nor lost any sleep last night over Pluto’s “demotion” (scroll to bottom of page) to dwarf planet. I don’t even see it as insulting, but rather a refreshing further push to get to the heart of what the hell Pluto is.

Kottke.org has some funny mnemonics on our “new” solar system. MVEMJSUN…I’ve always liked that “SUN” at the outer reaches, and now it’s no longer bound by an intrusive “P.” The sun wins again.

For my thoughts on the reclassification of Pluto, see this post from a few days ago. Nothing new to add.

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