Year: 2007

Web 2.0 – The Machine Is Us/ing Us

A cultural anthropology professor has put together a very engaging presentation on what exactly “Web 2.0” is all about.  (via Digg) [2007-02-05 – I love MetaFilter but man,

Randomness (Happy Groundhog Day!)

Saskatchewan Round-UpSask Government Insurance, a crown corporation that provides insurance to all drivers in our province, is offering $180 rebates to safe drivers on their automobile insurance and

Friday Fun Link – Do The Right Thing (Feb 2, 2007)

DoTheRightThing.com is a new web site that’s similar to Digg in that users submit stories and others vote the stories up or down. But unlike Digg, where the

Another Web Experiment – Google AdWords (and a backlog of Google-related stories)

Google announced their fourth quarter earnings today.  They made a profit of $1.03 Billion which is triple what they made in the final quarter of 2005.   I have

Tom Carmichael Is New FIMS Dean

Tom Carmichael was recently selected as the new Dean at FIMS.  (Thanks to Linda B. for the tip – it's been a month and I'm already out of

Dad's Filing Cabinet

My dad has a heavy old, four-drawer metal filing cabinet.  When I was a kid, that filing cabinet was one the most fascinating things for me in our

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom – Cory Doctorow

Partly inspired by the upcoming keynote speaker at the OLA SuperConference, I finally picked up “Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom“, the first novel by SF author,

Ha Ha Ha

To combine this as both a baby and a library-related post, I'll go back to an entry from a couple weeks ago where I talked about my favourite

Oscar's First Photo

We had an ultrasound today.  Unfortunately they didn't provide VHS or DVD video nor allow us to record even a short clip ourselves (it is a diagnostic procedure

Friday Fun Link – "Homelessness: It's No Game" (Jan 27, 2007)

Beyond the irony of that I’m writing about a game called “Homelessness: It’s No Game”, there are other problems with this Flash project. But before I get to

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