We respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our job easier. But sometimes, we have no idea what they are talking about. So after a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.

Anyone with a kid who will soon be learning to ride a bike needs to read this: slate.me/IPtfvy

— Slate (@Slate) May 14, 2012

The message: Stay clear of Mrs. Schumer.

US scientists invent bionic eye powered by light and test it successfully on rats bbc.in/KlOl7r

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 14, 2012

For the declinists: only a great country with big ideas could successfully invent a light-powered bionic eye and test it on rodents.

On the bike blog - Lies, damn lies, and statistics about red light jumping by @peterwalker99 gu.com/p/37hhz/tw

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 14, 2012

More bike news. This time it's about red-light jumping in London, which is no laughing matter anywhere, but particularly in London.

Have you bought a vibrator recently?huff.to/Jc8dvE

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) May 14, 2012

Too soon, Huffington Post. Too soon.

Malcolm Gladwell put his money where his mouth was. nydn.us/ISiG9U

— GATECRASHER (@NYDNGatecrasher) May 13, 2012

Yeah, we're not gonna touch this one.

Russian protesters, led by prominent writers, take a peaceful stroll in Moscow wapo.st/KY68UF

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 14, 2012

As Russian protests go, this was a controlled one. And a writerly one.

OBAMA: ROMNEY A 'VAMPIRE' drudge.tw/KGlE4C

— Drudge Report (@Drudge_Report) May 14, 2012

The actual Obama quote was, "And Mitt Romney, his education policies are no different from Nosfearatu's!" So you can see how that became "Obama: Romney 'A Vampire"

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Ray Gustini