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Monthly Archives January 2011

Friday Fun Link – World-o-Meters

A very cool statistical representation of various world statistics. (H/T to Kelly P. on Facebook)

Posted 21 January 2011 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Saskatchewan’s Top Tweeters

Came across this on Twitter and thought I’d pass it along for anyone in Saskatchewan who’s interested in finding some more local contact for their Twitter feed.

Posted 20 January 2011 § Technology ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

Wednesday Wisdom – Why Life And Everything Matters

An AskMetaFilter thread on books & movies to help someone construct meaning from a non-religious point of view.

Posted 19 January 2011 § Wisdom ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , ,

How Much Does A Single Search Cost Google?

About a penny.

Posted 18 January 2011 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “How does it feel to treat me like you do” vs. “One man came in the name of love”

Today is apparently Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year… …as well as Martin Luther King Jr. Day which makes it also one of the most celebratory, uplifting days of the year.  (I hope the world doesn’t explode.)

Posted 17 January 2011 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

A Risky Way to Protest Library Closures – Check Out All The Books!

I understand the sentiment but with some major library closures now hitting the UK, citizens deciding to check out all 16 000 items in their local library’s collection might just make it easier for the powers-that-be to close the library’s doors permanently rather than have an impact as a protest gesture! (Putting a smiley face […]

Posted 16 January 2011 § Library ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – The Nerd Is Strong With This One

Saturday Snap – 1988 Computer Specs, originally uploaded by headtale. My mom was cleaning out some papers at home and found the original spec sheet/packing slip for the first computer our family ever bought in 1988 which is when I was in grade nine. It doesn’t have the actual price mom and dad paid but […]

Posted 15 January 2011 § Family § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap § Technology § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Best Free Web Stuff For Broke Libraries

A great summary of every single type of free online service you (or your library) might be interested in… (via LibrarianInBlack) Best Free Web Stuff for Broke Libraries View more presentations from Sarah Houghton-Jan.

Posted 14 January 2011 § FridayFunLink § Library § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Two. Periods. After. A. Space.

Guility.  Yep.  Definitely.  Learned it in Typing10 a million years ago.  Hard to break a habit like that. (H/T to CP on FB for the link)

Posted 13 January 2011 § MemoryLane § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

In Defense of Sarah Palin

[Edit: I’ve gone back and added a few links to this post and re-worded a few points for clarification in the subsequent days and weeks after this was originally posted.] Just to be clear, even to write that post title made me throw up in my mouth a little bit. In fact, I still strongly […]

Posted 12 January 2011 § Politics § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , ,