Thursday Links

If I ever have money again, I'm getting me some Owly bookmarks from the ALA. I love ALA bookmarks. And posters. And New Stuff. I just wish the ALA website was more user-friendly.

Everyone is on Facebook. I had to limit my Facebook time with Leechblock. What about you?

I love this entry in strange maps, which shows the motto of each state within the state's borders. I'm not too upset that Washington's motto is the translation of Alki.

I doubt I'll ever get this good at it, but I'd like a ukulele. I could try to play Eleanor Rigby for my hubby.

Mars rover takes weekend off, doesn't call home. Scientists are puzzled.

Threats to children online are overblown says the Internet Safety Technical Task Force. However, there are lots of bullies out there.

Boing Boing has a picture of Edison's Price-fixing EULA.

Don't have a bike lane to ride in? Make your own.

Lovely. New malware phishes for bank info without you having to be on a fake page.

Ok, what? A strip-search for ibuprofen???? I guess I was a druggie in high school, because I always had painkiller on me. This girl was innocent though. Insane.

More LOLCat Theology. And a little more.

Randoms

Bigfoot found footless.

The Barenaked Ladies on DRM, again. BNL has the most sensible position on the problem I've seen, and as a result I'm staying a fan.

The ALA (American Library Association) released the winners of their various awards. Go check 'em out. I've read at least one of them.

Google Video Link: Turkish Star Wars (1982). I don't think I'm likely to watch the whole thing, but the bits I did check out were amazingly awful. With Google video you can start loading where you put the slider, so go check out random bits.

If you think bunnies are cute and fluffy and innocent... go check this out. Oh. My. I love the narration. Reminds me of my Dad.

I may have linked to this before, but Reason Magazine's write-up on the broadcasting hijack of a Doctor Who story is just too well done to pass up.

DI is trying to go to print. I need to look under the seat of the car, in the couch, and anywhere else there might be loose change to pre-order me a copy of the book.

Rumor mill: Muppet Show Season Two on DVD and more Muppet TV. Rumor alert: Take both links with a grain of salt!

Banning Wikipedia as a citation source. Well, duh. You don't cite any type of encyclopedia in a research paper. Wikipedia is an on-line encyclopedia. It's good for basic overview and as a starting point for looking for more information. But it's a tertiary source at best, and should never be cited in a paper. Unless the paper is about Wikipedia.

Google uses algorithm to defuse Googlebombs. In short, no more Googlebombing. Discussion on Slashdot.

Oh my goodness, it's for real. I thought it was a Daily Show joke. Stephen Colbert is "Z".

I have discovered another reason to love our TiVo. I like watching Olbermann, but can't stand any coverage of American Idol. So now I can wait until Olbermann is half over before I start watching it and fast forward through the ads and the Idol garbage. Very nice.

Morning Links

Aquaman reference on The Simpsons. Thank you TiVo, for letting me get the exact wording.

Leonard Kirk's Balls Part IX.

Y: The Last Man as a videogame.

The Comic Meme of 2006.

Unshelved is doing a "READ" poster for the ALA. I want. I don't know where I'd put it, but I still want.

I love the word "maturismo" as a description of why some adults snub fantasy.

Before you sign up, think about how hard it can be to cancel those accounts.