======================================================= Did somebody say The BBook of Geek? http://goo.gl/PNgq ======================================================= NEW STUFF Features: Advances in motion control technology could lead to kids playing outside... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2010/03/kids-playing-outside.html Top 11 social networks you shouldn't join... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2010/03/top-11-social-networks.html Details on Google's "threepio" phone released... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2010/03/nexus-one-successor.html My trailer review of the latest sci-fi flick called Repo Men... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2010/03/review-repo-men.html BBloopers Firing teachers... http://www.bbspot.com/News/BBloopers/2010/03/4023.php Tasteless story... http://www.bbspot.com/News/BBloopers/2010/03/4024.php ------------------------------ SITE NEWS - In the BBlog this week, I talk about my first teaching assignment... (http:///www.bbspot.com/Log - I've activated the BBspot Fan page on Facebook and would like to transition people to that rather than my own personal Facebook page. It's pretty bare right now, but I will begin updating it. Thanks... ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/BBspot/63143863522) - Vote in this week's poll: Logic or passion? (http://www.bbspot.com/polls/) No surprise on what upcoming gadget you geeks are most excited about... ( http://www.bbspot.com/polls/19-March-2010.html) - Follow me on Twitter... (http://www.twitter.com/briggsb) or follow the BBspot Feed (http://www.twitter.com/bbspot) or Google Buzz ( http://buzz.google.com/briggsb) Thanks. - Thank you for all your generous support so far... ( http://www.bbspot.com/store/subscribe.html) ------------------------------ QUOTE OF THE WEEK I like life. It's something to do. -Ronnie Shakes ------------------------------ LINKS OF THE WEEK Here are my favorite 5 links from the BBspot Daily Spot section (updated M-F) in case you missed them during the week. All the links during the week can be found here: http://www.bbspot.com/archives_links.html The problem with URL shorteners... http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/17/url-shorteners-speed/ If browsers were vehicles... http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1802516 Sing us a song, you're the piano man... http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/50062 A list of things you do that annoy other people... http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/03/10-annoying-habits-of-a-geeky-spouse-geekdad-wayback-machine/ Making better use of signs... http://www.slate.com/id/2245644/ ------------------------------ Do not reply to this e-mail. If you have any questions please direct them to briggsb@xxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to the list use the following link: mailto:bbspot-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe To unsubscribe at any time to the list use the following link: mailto:bbspot-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe OR Use the convenient form on http://www.bbspot.com OR If you have problems with any of these methods, please e-mail me at briggsb@xxxxxxxxxx Brian Briggs Stay Geeky! http://www.bbspot.com http://www.thebbookofgeek.com
