Interesting Links for 17-12-2011

[andrewducker]

• How not to interview people for academic positions
  (tags: academia interview sexism epicfail )
• An Open Letter From Internet Engineers to the U.S. Congress
  (tags: politics technology internet law usa )
• Publishers acting as a cartel to control ebook prices.
  (tags: publishing ebooks business )
• In which the question is answered "Would Jedi Ninjas be Awesome" (in video format)
  (tags: video jedi ninja awesome )
• Doctor Gets Court Order to Confine Pregnant Woman Against Her Will
  (tags: usa healthcare law epicfail )
• Game of Thrones is 'fantasy gateway drug'
  (tags: gameofthrones books fantasy funny )
• Pencil Vs Camera - beautiful, dreamlike images
  (tags: art photography drawing viaSkreidle )

Comments

[steer.livejournal.com]

*laugh* Sorry yes, my comment was mainly addressed at your comment about drinking culture... Seems prevalent round most corners of academia. That said, the times I've worked with industry it's been a lot worse... the high points being one consultant saying "backs against the wall lads" as we walked near a conference on gay rights and another saying "Well, that's the meal over... now, anyone fancy a strip club?" follwed with "Don't worry it's on expenses." when we looked aghast.

Indeed the industry funded boozing sessions make the academic ones look very amateur.

[alitheapipkin.livejournal.com]

Sounds delightful! Yet another reason to go freelance if my academic career dies a death!

[steer.livejournal.com]

One of those comments was from a freelance consultant (agency of one person -- can't really complain to his boss).

[alitheapipkin.livejournal.com]

To which we can only conclude that some people are morons regardless of what they do for a living!