Interesting Links for 14-1-2011

[andrewducker]

• Lecturer gets class to vote on grade for pregnant student.
  (tags: education pregnancy feminism EpicFail)
• Should I work for Free? (A handy flowchart)
  (tags: work business free flowchart)
• Manmohan Singh - The First Sikh Prime Minister Of...Okay, Here's What A Sikh Is
  (tags: 2010 funny journalism sikh india)
• Foxes use the Earth’s magnetic field as a targeting system
  (tags: earth compass fox animals)
• Being sexually unappealing and eating crap food will ensure Pandas fit right in, say Scots
  (tags: panda scotland funny)
• The US used to have as many people in mental institutions that they now have imprisoned.
  (tags: mental_health prison visualization)
• Women less likely than men to apply for jobs where individual competition determines wages
  (tags: competition jobs gender)
• Chatroulette now making money by selling naked men. Smart move!
  (tags: internet funny socialmedia chatroulette)
• A fantastic look at the current monetary problems in Europe, and what our options are for solving them.
  Personally, I think that it's either going to be more fiscal union or several countries leaving the Euro.
  (tags: europe money euro politics)
• Ian Mckellen talks about what was keeping him from signing up for The Hobbit, and how it was sorted.
  (tags: lotr movies thehobbit IanMcKellen)
• What Went Wrong at Borders - comments from employees at the bottom.
  (tags: borders books)
• Even very short breaks from sitting are good for waistlines and hearts. I try to stand up for a minute or two every hour.
  (tags: heart health)
• Room light before bedtime impacts sleep, blood pressure and diabetes risk. Sadly, in Scotland I'd be in the dark a _lot_.
  (tags: light sleep health technology biology)
• People neglect who they really are when predicting their own future happiness
  (tags: people psychology happiness)
• Scientists demonstrate mammalian regeneration through a single gene deletion
  (tags: science genetics biology bioengineering medicine regeneration)

Comments

[lizzie-and-ari.livejournal.com]

I like the flowchart and mostly rather agree with it beyond the fact that it's funny.

However, I think the main missing question in actually applying this is 'is my work/reputation good enough to be paid for'? This is normally where people fall down, particuarly in the current market. It's an unfortunate fact that sometimes you do need the portfolio/experience/connections.

I'm constantly debating in my head whether I am for or against government supported schemes to give internships/work experience to people who can't find work [in their sector], for companies who couldn't otherwise afford it.

Hmmm.

That was a mostly pointless comment. I'm a bit bored (working at a place where I am getting paid but for no discernible skill at all, itching to get home and do all my unpaid work...)

[andrewducker]

Yeah, short-term internships and work experience is something I can grit my teeth and cope with - particularly if the government is helping out with it. But it should be time limited, so that they aren't taking advantage of the skills you learn.

(And it wasn't pointless at all)