October 2010
43 posts
10 Writers that WILL probably Haunt You » The... →
Stephen Fry attempts to haunt you by tidying up your house. He lines up and alphabetizes your books, and will leave interesting and informative notes in the margins, because he knows everything. Might change the channel you’re watching from Keeping up with the Kardashians to something more cultured and relevant. Fluffs your towels. Might drink your tea, but you’ll only notice...
Oct 28th
Oct 27th
Yet Another Reminder That You Don't Own Your... →
Guess I’ll cross the Nook off my “want” list, then.
Oct 27th
Ferrari World opens to public →
Woot!
Oct 27th
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Escaping the Echo Chamber
Escaping the echo-chamber on Prezi
Oct 27th
Gangsta Lorem Ipsum →
Self-explanatory. Awesome.
Oct 27th
“Asked how many people have been banned in his 21 years as director, Maloney said...”
– Lord Jesus Christ cast out of Belchertown library for bad behavior | masslive.com
Oct 27th
The Things They Carried (Presentation - Video)
Oct 26th
Oct 26th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-10-24) →
Zero 7 (1) Sia (1) Cage the Elephant (1) Thievery Corporation (1) Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves (1) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 26th
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The Things They Carried: The Technologies (and Resulting Expectations) That Our Users Bring Into Our Libraries View more presentations from Ahniwa Ferrari.
Oct 26th
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20 heroic librarians who save the world →
Oct 25th
Center for the Future of Museums: Librarians.... →
Museums are cool, but librarians are [evidently] a pop culture craze that is sweeping the nation. Good.
Oct 23rd
Wordnik: All the Words. →
like a dictionary, on crack, with some crowd-sourcing / social tools, and an API - gotta love it.
Oct 23rd
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Two Pieces of Ebook Silliness | David Lee King →
Oct 22nd
Why Is Obama "Fighting to Keep DADT?"  →
squashed: southpol: Keven Drum states the most charitable case for Obama here. Basically, the deal he made with Secretary Gates and the Joint Chiefs is this: I’ll let you control the process, write the rules, and move things along at a deliberate pace. In return, you’ll promise not to publicly oppose repeal. The tradeoff is simple: DADT repeal will take a little longer, but it will end up...
Oct 22nd
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Oct 22nd
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Your time is up, publishers. Book piracy is about... →
Oct 21st
The real cost of free | Cory Doctorow | Technology... →
Cory Doctorow is [always] awesome.
Oct 21st
Internet Librarian 2010 →
Best idea for a session ever. Wish I was there! A203 – Failcamp 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Moderator: Amy Buckland, eScholarship, ePublishing & Digitization Coordinator, McGill University Library Krista Godfrey, Liaison Librarian, McMaster University Jan Dawson, Project Coordinator & Virtual Reference Librarian, Ask Ontario Knowledge Ontario Char Booth, E-Learning Librarian, University...
Oct 20th
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