I'll admit it: I like stats. Numbers have a soothing, numbing effect on my brain; looking at statistics is a bit like getting drunk, but without the hangover or regrettable tattoo incidents.
So what better than finding out what the biggest technology stories of the week were? Well, sounds good - here's a round-up of the stories that proved most popular in the last seven days.
Photograph: Clancy Chassay
This week's most popular story was one we ran in conjunction with Clancy Chassay's brilliant reports from Gaza, in which we discovered that Google Earth is being used by Palestinian militants to target Israel.
Elsewhere the long arm of the law was a major influence, with a warning to abusive bloggers and the tale of a hacker who taunts eBay both coming in our top five stories of the week.
As ever, the conflict between the media industry and filesharers was one which piqued your interest, with two stories - police shutting down the Oink website after two-year music piracy inquiry and legal debate over the TV Links closure - getting plenty of reads.
Photograph: PA
Indeed, piracy - or claims of it, at least - proved one of the most popular talking points on the blogs as well, with plenty of you ready to join in on the details about Oink in our several posts on the subject.
Elsewhere gaming provided a few moments of interest, with Wii Sports sweep of the Baftas and Sony 's profits (despite bad numbers for the PS3) both doing brisk trade.
And finally, plenty of you had something to say whether you were left breathless by Microsoft's frankly bizarre new ad campaign.
Let's see what next week has to offer.
