Something in the mail again

So, my first issue of research*eu just arrived. A good read in your free time, and the best part is that they send it to you for free.

Trivia

A nice one for the kids out there:

I dare you to find any telephone number in this website that actually works.

How I fucking hate this piece of crap people call country.

Ups and downs

Now that the Wii's controller makes people do some exercise to play game, comes a knew slacker tool:

EPOC Emotiv


Not that I have an issue with the new technology that will finally take away the fear that loosing a hand would impair me to play videogames; and I hope that with proper adjustments it'll eventually help me realize my immortality theory of getting my brain preserved in a jar while playing WoW forever.

But, I'm sure some lazy mothers will complain that their kids grow fat because they only sit down and watch their screens while playing with their minds.

What the reggaecrap is about

That's all there is to it.

B+

Lets see if I can finally remember my blood type.

So, according to the blood type mythology:

Type B
Best Traits: Wild, a doer, cheerful.
Worst Traits: Selfish, irresponsible, arrogant.

PS. It's group III in the russian system.

Instant Messengers are good for work

Here you have it.

Abstract

Some scholars worry that Instant Messaging (IM), by virtue of the ease with which users can initiate and participate in online conversations, contributes to an increase in task interruption. Others argue that workers use IM strategically, employing it in ways that reduce interruption. This article examines the relationship between IM and interruption, using data collected via a (U.S.) national telephone survey of full-time workers who regularly use computers (N=912). Analysis of these data indicates that IM use has no influence on overall levels of work communication. However, people who utilize IM at work report being interrupted less frequently than non-users, and they engage in more frequent computer-mediated communication than non-users, including both work-related and personal communication. These results are consistent with claims that employees use IM in ways that help them to manage interruption, such as quickly obtaining task-relevant information and negotiating conversational availability.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I got a IM conversation to do.

Diablo III

'Nuff said.