Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Geek Out Your Face vol. 7

The following is a lengthy list of links and other eccentricities for your inner geek:

Itunes U - the beginnings of open access academia

Google Scholar
- the end of course readers

Professor Peter Suber
: leading advocate of Open Access Academia
- an overview of Open Access Academia
- Free Online Scholarship Newsletter
- the good Professors Blog


Xbox Live Bans Richard Gaywood
- original story here

ProofPoint's scary findings and eerie solutions for in-house office spies

Israeli Secret Agents blog in an attempt to bring in new recruits
- the blogs *note you will have to be fluent in Hebrew
- wiki info on Shin Bet

The Best of Craigslist
- Jim Buckmaster (CEO) reads selections from the best of on CBC's Search Engine once a
month


The R. Kelly Trial

- coverage from Hitsville.org
- Slate's coverage


Hipster Music Blog - it's called idolator.com
- still not nearly as scathing or informative as Mark Prindle's reviews



The following is from SlateV.com and is pretty interesting, it's called The Closest Marriage


The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers - interesting read?

The Foot Fist Way - I can't wait to see this


Best Mug Shot ever

beard rubbing??? not for the feint of heart - I was totally unaware that this was a trend
- Beard Community
- weird bearded flickr group
*note: beard love is just fucking weird


Now for cats playing Theremins



Star Wars Urban Photography

- Cedric Delsaux's homepage

An Engineers Guide To Cats


Oh Pleo
have you ever wanted to own Littlefoot from the land before time?


I Love Movies is back!
(check your local iTunes listings)
- his 4 shows on super deluxe,
before it was canceled
- all of the old shows

"Nobody told me Zima still existed."

"Net neutrality anyone?"

"Oh Bullshit!"

"Would this shirt make you not want to board a plane?"

"Good job EGM"

"2012 the year the internet ends?"

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