I would think most bots wouldn't have JavaScript and therefore not register on GA. I think a lot of people are bored and do click the articles on the New page. That said, even clicks from the front page are often not actual readers (as you can tell by many of the comments).
But sometimes it's a short post. I usually read everything, and with this particularity short blog post, I'd be surprised if it took me longer than 20 seconds to read the entirety of his post and close it out. I imagine you can glean most everything you want from the less beefy ars or tech crunch articles in 10...
