Links for 2010-06-25

“The SCI-FI AIR SHOW’s purpose is to preserve and promote the rich and varied history of Sci-Fi/fantasy vehicles. Through display and education we seek to celebrate the classic design and beauty of these ships and the rich imaginations that created them. When the cameras stopped rolling, many of these proud old ships were lost and forgotten. Please join us in working to keep these rare and beautiful birds soaring! “

“Dumb Or Overly Forced Astronomical Acronyms Site (or DOOFAAS)”

“What happens when you Auto-Tune a vuvuzela? And while we’re at it, what happens when you coordinate several Auto-Tuned vuvuzela samples to play a few measures from Europe’s anthemic 1986 hit, “The Final Countdown”? In the name of science, Geekosystem investigates”

“‘[I]nstead of contributing to knowledge in various disciplines, the increasing number of low-cited publications only adds to the bulk of words and numbers to be reviewed. Even if read, many articles that are not cited by anyone would seem to contain little useful information. . .’

If anything, this underestimates things. Right next to the never-cited papers are the grievously undercited ones, most of whose referrals come courtesy of later papers published by the same damn lab. One rung further out of the pit are a few mutual admiration societies, where a few people cite each other, but no one else cares very much. And then, finally, you reach a level that has some apparent scientific oxygen in it.”

“Last week I heard an interview with Seth Godin in which he mentioned the need for employees to make themselves indispensable.

In the context of academic administration, I have to disagree. In fact, in many ways, making yourself dispensable means you’re doing your job well.”

“This document is a code of best practices that helps U.S. communication scholars to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances–especially when the cultural or social benefits of the use are predominant. It is a general right that applies even in situations where the law provides no specific authorization for the use in question.

This guide identifies four situations that represent the current consensus within the community of communication scholars about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials.”