Bookmarks for 19 November - 1 December, 2008 (phew!)

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Each week I re-shuffle what goes into each section, it really depends on the weight of whatever I bookmark that week *sigh*. Though "Geekery" is not a section this time, that's only because it appears in ALL sections below.

That said, this is pretty much the perfect icon for this particular set of bookmarks.


Tools & Reference

Most Popular Top 10's of 2008 | Lifehacker
[ tools, recommended-reading ]

Helvetireader Facelifts Google Reader | Lifehacker
[ tools ]

Open Source Mac - Free Mac software, all open-source, all OS X.
[ tools, tech, mac ]

Phrases from Shakespeare
[ reference, shiny ]

µTorrent - The Lightweight and Efficient BitTorrent Client (for Mac)
[ tools, software ]

100 Free, Essential Web Tools for Digital Artists | Art Career
[ tool ]

Free Software We're Most Thankful For | Lifehacker
[ tools ]

Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Free Wallpaper, Fonts and Icon Sources
[ design, fonts, tech ]

del.icio.us to Firefox 3
[ tools ]

Napsounds Generates Daily Power Nap Soundtracks | Lifehacker
[ health, shiny ]

15 Tech Secrets for the Serious Road Warrior - Business Center - PC World
[ expat, tools, tech ]

Making your first fan video on the Macintosh. Tutorial.. Vidding for Macs. Music fan videos, Mac OS X, Mac, Apple, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express
[ vidding ]

Changing your Gmail theme
[ tools ]

Home | Pool | Social Networking + Creative Commons
[ tools, shiny ]

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
[ reference, tools, design ]

BubbleTimer - Achieve your goals through better time management
[ tools ]

Lorem 2: An all-around better Lorem experience.
[tools, design ]


Recommended Reading & Shininess

45 Vintage Space Age' Illustrations // WellMedicated | via BoingBoing
[ shiny, art, design ]

Reprints of antique medical illustrations | via BoingBoing
[ shiny, art ]

is it going to rain?
[ shiny ]

British paper pleads with Aussies not to go home | SMH
[ expat, recommended-reading ]

Hacks Allowing Disabled Gamers To Play Guitar Hero | SlashDot
[ shiny, tech ]

FAIL / WIN self-inking stamps from LOLMart
[ shiny ]

The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 | Fast Company
[ gender, tech ]

GenderIT.org
GenderIT.org emerged from the Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Programme's advocacy work in information and communications technologies (ICTs). The need to have examples of national policy, gender-sensitive language, tools for lobbying, and an understanding of the impact of poor or positive policy all within easy access has been expressed by ICT advocates and policy makers alike.
[ tech, gender ]

Geek Feminism Wiki
An overview and resource centre about issues facing women in geek communities.
[ tech, gender, recommended-reading ]

Genderchangers.org | Women & Technology
The Genderchangers are a bunch of women enamored with technology, but not necessarily formally trained in computer science or engineering. Our passion for wanting to understand and demystify technology comes from the fact that we find it fun, useful and essential for communication in today's world. We're autodidactic, so the tech skills we have acquired are DIY. This trait proves that one is motivated to learn but it can also be very lonely. While we all know everything can be found on the internet with the help of a search engine, it is a lot more inspiring to share information with peers.
[ recommended-reading, tech, gender ]

Allyson Kapin: Cracking the Boys Club: 10 Pioneers in Tech and Web 2.0
[ recommended-reading, gender ]

Hero: Stan Lee To Co-Create Premium Cable's First Gay Superhero
[ recommended-reading, queer ]

"The Double-Glazed Ceiling:" Is It Harder For Women To Come Out At Work? | Jezebel
[ queer, recommended-reading, gender ]

Let me google that for you
[ shiny ]

Caroline Sullivan: Better late than never - Boyzone break new ground for gay pop stars |
[ queer, recommended-reading ]

Writing: 30 Cliches You Should Basically Avoid (Going Forward) | Lifehacker
[ recommended-reading ]


Visual: Art, Photography, Design & Video

Dancing Scientists Invade YouTube -- Bohannon 2008 (1120): 2 -- ScienceNOW
Six weeks ago, the Gonzo Scientist challenged researchers around the world to interpret their Ph.D. research in dance form, film the dance, and share it with the world on YouTube...
[ video, shiny ]

JeongMee Yoon - The Pink & Blue Project
[ photography, gender ]

nifty chart for vestigial body bits
[ shiny ]

Photography inspired by August Sander | The Year in Pictures
[ photography, art ]

40 Wallpapers Loaded With Color | Webdesigner Depot
[ design, art, colour ]

Sir Pugsalot with his pal Mount Mastiff. | CuteOverload
[ animals ]

The New York Times - Video Library - Immersion | Children playing video games
[ video, shiny ]

Soviet Mayan Playing Cards
[ art, design, shiny ]

Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site
[ recommended-reading, animals, shiny ]

Giant chunky handmade knitwear from a funny maker - Boing Boing
[ knitting, art ]

Glue Society's surreal installations and films - Boing Boing
[ art ]

Again, let's check in on the Shiba Inu puppy cam | WAIT A MINUTO!!! | Cute Overload
[ animals, shiny ]

This isn't happiness. | Smells Like Teen Spirit (Cheerleaders from Life photo archive)
[ photography ]

Different Yet Suprisingly Sexy: Spats Boots | ShoeBlog
[ shiny, fashion, design ]

‘Medic Esthetic’ shoe collection
[ design, art, shiny, fashion ]

LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
[ photography ]

Encore Presentayshe: Real-life Bambi and Thumper | Cute Overload
[ animals ]


Fandom

demotu: Love's Labour's Lost (Torchwood, Ianto, post-EW)
[ torchwood, fanfiction ]

nightanddaze: Transitional Spaces (Torchwood, Jack/Ianto, Ianto/OFC)
[ torchwood, fanfiction, slash ]

nightanddaze: The Way The World Is (Torchwood, Jack/Ianto)
[ torchwood, slash, fanfiction ]

frock: Gold (Torchwood, Tosh/Ianto)
[ torchwood, fanfiction ]

List of Torchwood items - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[ torchwood, ficresource ]

tanarian: Intertwined (Torchwood/Doctor Who, Who!Jack/Ianto)
[ torchwood, doctor-who, fanfiction, slash ]

apiphile: Mission 0003: Get More Milk (Torchwood/Who, Ianto, Nine)
[ torchwood, doctor-who, fanfiction ]

apiphile: Farce. (Torchwood, Ianto, Rhys)
[ torchwood, fanfiction, slash ]

voltaire: "Adam" vid to Mmmbop (Torchwood)
[ torchwood, vid ]

Music: It's Not Filk - It's Trock! (Doctor Who filk...genre?)
[ doctor-who, filk ]

telleer: When I Promised You Forever (Torchwood, Jack, Jack/Ianto)
[ torchwood, fanfiction, slash ]

libraryofsol: Buried Treasure (Merlin/Torchwood)
[ torchwood, merlin, fanfiction ]

libraryofsol: Footsteps In The Sand (Doctor Who/Torchwood, Donna, post-Journey's End)
[ doctor-who, torchwood, fanfiction ]

etharei: the country for city boys (Torchwood, Jack/Ianto; NC-17)
[ torchwood, fanfiction, slash ]

angstslashhope: Torchwood ficlets
[ torchwood, fanficfion, myfic ]