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Monthly Archives March 2008

Google Saved My Ass!

Well, that title's probably a bit of an exaggeration but it got your attention, no?  I have an add-on in my Firefox called “Tab Mix Plus” which is great – it allows you almost total control of how your tabs operate with the bonus feature of keeping track of the sites you have in open […]

Posted 05 March 2008 § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Borrowed Time: How Do You Build A Library in the Age of Google

Ross Dawson, a business consultant who tracks different customs, devices, and institutions on what he calls an Extinction Timeline, predicts that libraries will disappear in 2019. He's probably right as far as the function of the library as a civic monument, or as a public repository for books, is concerned. On the other hand, in […]

Posted 04 March 2008 § Library § Main Page § PopCulture § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Ring Those Phones 2008!

You know you've been blogging for a long time when you can do “flashback” posts.Here's one from last year about the record-setting take ($5 million plus) of the annual TeleMiracle telethon that year.  This year looks like it won't hit that height (they're currently just shy of $3 million so there'd have to be a […]

Posted 02 March 2008 § Main Page § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) °

FTRW 2008 – "The Charms of Wikipedia" (with discussion of the policy of deleting of "non-notable" articles)

Author Nicholson Baker takes a look at Wikipedia and includes a critique of the number of articles being deleted for less-than-solid reasons.  [Edit to add a link to the article which is a pretty important detail to leave out!]In the fall of 2006, groups of editors went around getting rid of articles on webcomic artists—some […]

Posted 02 March 2008 § Censorship § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

"What A Wonderful World" – Shadow Puppets

This song is one of my favourites and this version by an Australian shadow puppeteer guesting on the David Letterman show is unbelievable.  The baby's hand brought tears to my eyes.(via Reddit)

Posted 01 March 2008 § Baby § Main Page § PopCulture § Randomness § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,