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Monthly Archives April 2008

Pace *Really* Likes Books

Posted 30 April 2008 § Baby § Humour § Main Page § Photo ‡ Comments (0) °

In the Spring, A Man's Thoughts Turn To…Weeding?

And not the gardening kind either (although we are in spring cleaning mode at our city home (ie. Regina) since I took a few days off before the SLA conference later this week.  Take a look at the program and see if you can spot two of my former colleagues who are presenting.  Hints:  one […]

Posted 28 April 2008 § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

10 Ways The Internet (As We Know It) Will Die

In roughly a decade or so, we've gone from the Internet just entering the general public's consciousness to being ubiquitous and something most of us pretty much take for granted.  We expect wireless Internet connections for our laptops every where we go, we post to Twitter and receive Facebook updates on our mobile phones, we […]

Posted 28 April 2008 § Internet § List § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

"You can however, see a screening of 'I Am Legend'. Of course, somebody probably downloaded it from the Net." – Brad Fidler Searches For the Actual Physical Location Where the Internet Began

Quinn's friend, Brad Fidler, happens to be at the UCLA where, in 1969, the first message was transmitted across what we now know as the Internet.  He's made a video about his quest to find the actual site where the message was sent from and put it online:             I Found the First Internet Site from […]

Posted 27 April 2008 § Internet § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Web 4.0? (And The Onion Gets It Right As Usual)

This story about Web 4.0 (I don't know about you but I'm still trying to get my head around Web 2.0!) reminded me of a hilariously prescient Onion article titled “Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades!”  Here's the TechCrunch reference to Web 4.0 that got the linked author all lathered up (there, I tied the […]

Posted 26 April 2008 § Humour § Internet § Main Page § Photo ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Book-Beer Pairings (April 25, 2008)

Book beer pairings sees authors suggesting brews that are best enjoyed with their work.  What brews go with your favourite books – a very important question for the ages.In semi-related news, the next “Books to Beers and Stacks to Snacks” social gathering will happen following the final day of the SLA conference, Saturday May 3 […]

Posted 26 April 2008 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Library § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

How Crunchy Are You? A Quiz for Moms

Shea got this off her mommy board and wanted me to do it.  I got 68 and she got 92.  (“Crunchy” by the way is what the kids call “hippies” these days.  This quiz happens to be in reference to your parenting choices.)  How Crunchy Are You?

Posted 25 April 2008 § Baby § Main Page § Meme § Shea ‡ Comments (4) °

The Dubyaburg Address

I have sent UN beekeeping forces to the country of Libraria, to make our nation a safer place for librarians

Posted 25 April 2008 § Humour § Main Page § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) °

Second Round Playoff Predictions

The Flames are out after an all-around terrible performance in game 7 against San Jose and, for the third year when they went out in the first round, I have mixed feelings.  I'm sad that my team lost of course but also relieved that I'll be able to avoid spending three hours on the couch […]

Posted 24 April 2008 § Main Page § Sports ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

"All My Hard Work Out The Window"

…is what Shea said when she caught me feeding Pace chips while watching the hockey game last night.  (At least she didn't catch me giving him sips of beer!)

Posted 23 April 2008 § Baby § Humour § Main Page § Photo ‡ Comments (0) °