Year: 2008

Wikipedia Goes To…Print?

Seems counter-intuitive but apparently a Slice of the German Wikipedia is to Be Captured on Paper. (via Sandra M.)

Canada Is Today's Frontier Upon Which The War of File-Sharing Legality Is Being Waged

I have to admit that I've been cheating on MetaFilter.  Once a site that I had to spend quality time with on a daily basis, it had slipped

Obama vs. McCain – It Begins…Again

Tonight's primaries aren't completely settled and as I write this, Indiana still has to be called.  But barring a major backroom deal with both committed and uncommitted super-delegates,

I'm So Proud – My First Official Copyright Violation Notice (a single tear rolls down my cheek)

The funniest part is that I've got nothing but positive comments about my Pace montage on YouTube and I probably encouraged one or two people to seek out

"[We] discussed who had learned to drive on a tractor [answer: almost everyone, including me]"

Well, the conference is over for another year!  We finished off the joint SLA-MLA conference with a great social event at the Cathedral Village Free House where I

Friday Fun Link – What Happens When George Clooney Googles "George Clooney" (May 3, 2008)

If you're like me, you spend all your time wondering “What's it like to be a celebrity in today's day and age with your name splashed all over,

Five Really Crazy Ideas for Public Libraries

I'm at the SLA conference right now and, inspired by all the great sessions, here's a list of some ideas for wild, outside-the-box ideas that public libraries could

Orson Scott Card Rips JK Rowling A New One

I'm sure you've heard that JK Rowling is suing an encylopedic fan site dedicated to her novels for daring to publish a 10 000 print run book based

Pace in the Pit

At the risk of turning this blog into Cute Overload, here's another Pace-related clip.  There's an indoor playground in Regina called “It's A Blast” (think a typical McDonald's

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