Links for 2010-08-22

This design transforms mundane electrical pylons into statues on the Icelandic landscape by making only small alterations to existing pylon design.

Academics are misunderstood. Almost by definition. Pretty much any academic eventually feels that s/he is misunderstood. Misunderstandings about some core notions in about any academic field are involved in some of the most common pet peeves among academics. In other words, there’s nothing as transdisciplinary as misunderstanding.

StatusNet, a microblogging service with similarities to Twitter but designed for businesses, on Tuesday announced that it had secured a second round of financing for $1.4 million. The financing will be used to support and grow its sales team and continue aiming at the world’s 1,000 largest businesses, it said in an announcement.

Rapport de la firme AON Conseil sur la rémunération des chargées et chargés de cours de l'UQAM (pdf).