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Monthly Archives May 2014

Big Changes at MetaFilter

I don’t hang out there nearly as much as I used to (and worse, a lot of my “community web site” time has shifted to <gasp> Reddit!) so it was a bit of a shock to see a librarian colleague post on Facebook about the big changes happening at MetaFilter. Cash-strapped after a recent downturn […]

Posted 21 May 2014 § Family § Internet § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

The Stanley Cup playoffs are heating up but it’s still the off season for some teams.  The official Twitter accounts of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning engaged in what is perhaps the world’s first game of Twitter Tac Toe! “Dad Jokes” are shorthand for lame jokes that inevitably get groans from […]

Posted 20 May 2014 § Family § Humour § Infographic § List § PopCulture § Randomness § Sports § Travel § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Music Monday – “How I wonder where you are”

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” as a history of recorded music… “Twinkle Twinkle” – Scott Brandlee

Posted 19 May 2014 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

A Few Reasons I Hate Computers Right Now

I consider myself pretty computer savvy but occasionally there are weird glitchy things that happen in the world of computers, technology and online services that I either can’t figure out (or if I can find a quick workaround, I realize it’s just as easy to use the workaround as spend a lot of time trying […]

Posted 18 May 2014 § List § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – The Gang for Pace’s 7th Birthday at Laser Quest

Posted 17 May 2014 § Family § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (1) °

Friday Fun Link – Pro Wrestling 101

Former WWE B-level star, Justin Credible is releasing a great series of videos covering all kinds of behind-the-scenes info about the world of pro wrestling…  

Posted 16 May 2014 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Fired University of Saskatchewan Professor Re-Hired After Major Outcry

Professor Robert Buckingham, a long time professor at the University of Saskatchewan, was recently fired for speaking out about some major ongoing budget cuts and restructuring plans at the U of S. The University administration claimed that there was a difference between the freedom of expression tenured professors should expect for expressing controversial or politically incorrect […]

Posted 15 May 2014 § Jobs § Library § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Monkey Pile on Daddy

Posted 14 May 2014 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) °

CMV: There’s Nothing Wrong with Language Death and Attempts at Revitalizing Dying Languages Are A Complete Waste of Time and Effort

I’ve got numerous sub-Reddits that I love including one called Change My View (r/changemyview) where people pose their positions on sensitive (and not-so-sensitive) topics and ask others to try to convince them to change their mind. And unlike debate on 99% of the Internet, the respondents are often successful in changing the view of the original poster! A recent questions […]

Posted 13 May 2014 § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “Mother/You had me/But I never had you/I wanted you so bad/You didn’t want me.”

John Lennon’s raw, heartbreaking lament about accepting the abandonment and early loss of his mother as well as his absentee father.  Uhm, Happy Mother’s Day? “Mother” – John Lennon

Posted 12 May 2014 § Family § MusicMonday § Sad § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: