[Daily Geekery] November 30, 2010

I haven't quite worked out all the mechanics for these Daily Geekery entries. I think I'm only going to post them on week days since I don't share as much stuff over the weekend. But given my graveyard working schedule, am I counting local week days or US ones? Plus more content is published by US websites at night, so the whole US schedule makes a bit more sense.

Ah well, something else to puzzle over.

So to cut things short since I need to move on with my life, here are things I've shared since the weekend:

Links:

• TIME: The Tick, Tick, Tick of the Times - I think I've made it more than clear that I'm a big fan of TIME's James Poniewozik's writing. This this feature piece on why the news ticker may actually be a bad thing is remarkable - a great ready for anyone who cares about information overload on the news.
  
• Yahoo News: Marine pushback to permitting openly gay military - Beyond the seriousness of the issue at stake here, I just found the various examples and arguments used quite hilarious.
  
• Geekosystem: The Final Fantasy Period Table Of Elements - An awesome graphic - and the chemical symbols are also accurate!
  
• the garapata can speak...Given the chance, wouldn't you? - One of the teaser for the awesome new World of Darknes game that my partner Tobie ran at the November OGM. Yes, he actually had the Endless as characters!
  
• SugarSync - Yes, I've finally gotten onto the SugarSync bandwagon. Who wouldn't want 5GB of online storage right? Plus automatic back-ups and syncs plus pretty robust sharing features!
  
• io9: Is Haruki Murakami Hollywood's new Philip K. Dick? - A quick piece on growing discussions about Haruki Murakami movies on the horizon. I'm so for this!
  
• io9: We need more vampire slayers — just not more Buffy - An io9 rant about how we need more vampire slayers stories and not necessarily just more Buffy. Still, damn you Warner Brothers!
  
• Wise Bread: 8 Ways Convenience is Screwing Your Finances - An interesting list of reasons why "convenience" is not at all worth spending extra for.
  
• 5 Tips for Taking Great Vacation Photos - A quick list of ways to take better vacation photos while still actually enjoying your vacation.
  
• Gizmodo: 5 Things to Know Before Buying a Cordless Power Tool - What geek wouldn't want a new power tool, right?
  
• Gizmodo: A Cadre of Coffee Gifts for Caffeine Fiends - A list of great gifts you'd give a REAL coffee lover. And don't even think of getting me one of those useless Starbucks planners!

Images: Now how cool are these stamps? Videos: South Park Plagiarized College Humor
And that's your Daily Geekery for today!