links for 2008-05-16

"I'm willing to put corporate logos on my PowerPoint slides if the Math Department gets to keep a decent share of the ad revenue. "

Today's news from the Journal of Well, Duh.

Another shocker.

"The study found that ethnic crowd affiliation was not widespread, particularly among biracial youth. Only about 30% of the teenagers were placed by peers in ethnically oriented crowds, and only half that number associated themselves with such crowds."

The sane reasons for wanting relatively uniform grading

A press release that ought to win a prize for the fanciest incomprehensible illustration. What's with the water?

"I disagree with the theological argument presented by these faith-based critics of the equal right to marry, but that's actually a secondary point of disagreement."