- Coyote and Catalyst Libraries Available in Subversion Repository | Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming
- Software Sustainability Workshop: Stories and Strategies | Astronomy Computing Today
I’m so glad there are people thinking about this! - XQuartz was updated recently to version 2.5.3 | MacResearch
- Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through MIT’s Male Math Maze | Women In Astronomy
Moving words here from a senior faculty member in a position of power: “One must transform the culture and we aim to do this a hundred different ways. I used to keep track of them, but it all boils down to one thing: Care for people. We must create a scientific community of excellence that values our community members as much as we value excellence.” - Legacy of Bias | Inside Higher Ed
Legacy admissions = affirmative action for the privileged. - Things I Wish I Had Known | Inside Higher Ed
Extensive discussion of tips for the tenure track. - Can you teach 80 students without lecturing? | EdWired
Another take on interactive learning: “the entire first half of the course is structured around questions that the students themselves generate.” (via @NoisyAstronomer) - Paging all road warriors | Recreational Pedantry
A new flight finding site to try that graphically shows the departure and arrival times. Looks really promising. (via Adam Kraus.) - Hey, everybody — let's drop by the Admirals Club for a free beer! | AIRLINE BIZ
SWEET: free booze in the Admiral’s Club starting Oct 1! My membership doesn’t end until the end of the year. A little disturbing that I didn’t find out about this on my own. (via Adam Kraus, who hopes that United follows AA’s lead.) - Dropbox BlackBerry Now Available for All, Android and iOS Apps Get Updates | Lifehacker
- Using Mailplane to Manage Multiple Gmail Accounts | ProfHacker
As I’ve mentioned before, I love Mailplane. - Apple’s MobileMe News details how iWork for iPad works with iDisk | The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
No regrets about my MobileMe subscription. And I really hope I can wait for the next iPad, cause this is looking really attractive. - Netflix Launches in Canada | The Official Netflix Blog
I really feel sorry for the rest of the world that doesn’t have streaming Netflix or Hulu. What do you do with your evenings?