Friday Link Love 3/28

Mar 28 2008

Friday…is…here! I feel like I should be gasping for air as this last week has been a miserable one. I came down with the flu (or something like the flu) last Saturday and I haven’t felt normal since. Yet I still dragged myself to work each day and pressed on. I’m happy that the weekend is finally here.

I don’t have quite as many links this week as I would like, but I still found some good stuff for your reading pleasure. As always, have a safe and happy weekend!

Mid-week death crud open thread
This past week I’ve been sick with some strange flu-cold hybrid. I’m just glad I’m not alone feeling like crap.

"Let them use AOL": upper-class searchers prefer Google
Did you know that the search engine you use could reflect your socio-economic status? I’m not sure how well this holds true, but is interesting nevertheless.

The Cybook Gen3 e-reader close up
Are you torn between Amazon’s Kindle and the Sony ebook Reader? If so, then you might wanna check out this interesting alternative.

Imaging language evolution
Here’s your weekly dose of science. This post talks about how the brain was probably re-wired as human language use increased throughout our evolution.

Has reading about books replaced the real thing?
Reading all those book reviews, literary blogs and other book-related material takes time away from reading the real thing – books!

The Education of a Writer
So you wanna be a writer? What kind of education (if any) should you pursue? This post should give you some guidance.

How do astronauts react to a launch?
I always wondered what astronauts are doing during the launch of the shuttle. Well, as it turns out, it’s not very exciting (but still pretty darn interesting).

Queries Go Into Repeats
I can only imagine some of the strange queries that literary agents and editors get across their desk. Here’s the story of one querie that keeps returning!

Stephen King’s Greatest Lesson for Writers
The King offers some great tips for writers.

Random Post from Brad’s Reader
Here’s a post I dusted off from the not-to-distant past. While it was originally posted last year, it still remains very popular!

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