Geist did the closing keynote at the recent CLA (I taped it with my iPhone but haven't decided whether to post it or not – copyright and all that, you know! ) and he's always got interesting things to say. So having him come to Reddit for one of of their patented “Ask Me Anything” […]
The best part is that the Toronto Maple Laffs now have the longest Stanley Cup drought in the NHL. And the way that team's going, the Kitchener-Waterloo Blackberries have a better chance of winning a cup before the Laffs do!
Would you believe four turns? (And if you don't, make sure you read the comments for even more inspired ideas!)We started to wonder about what the shortest THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE game of Monopoly would be. That is, if everything went just the right way, with just the right sequence of rolls, Chance and Community Chest cards, […]
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Posted 08 June 2010
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[Edit: Seeing some reports that the taping is on June 14 and the show will be broadcast on June 18. I always thought Letterman taped around suppertime for broadcast the same day so jokes, etc. were timely but just to be safe, you may watch to watch both nights.] Fred Eaglesmith is about to be […]
This is pretty amazing and heart-melting.(via MetaFilter which has a good discussion of the implications for the deaf community, many of whom are opposed to this type of operation. Man, I never would've thought there was any question about doing something like this!)
My “Misadventures at CLA 2010” series sort of died out after a couple days, somewhat ironically because I was out having mis-adventures that left me less time for actually summarizing what I was up to. (And let's be honest – the first two I wrote were pretty “I did this then I did this” boring […]
As part of their preparations for the AGM, CLA has been distributing a two-question mini-survey to members soliciting feedback about how CLA is perceived and how it can better accomplish its mandate. Here are my answers:1. Why does CLA matter?To me, CLA matters because it is (and/or should be) the only national voice for all […]
Posting this as a Friday Fun Link sorta feels like being the party guest who comes over and starts criticizing your housekeeping or your parenting skills or whatever. But anyhow, here I am in Edmonton, enjoying the CLA conference and I can't help but re-post my essay, “Cash Cow: User Fees in Alberta Public Libraries“. […]
It was a long day today, what with an early start for the First-Timer's breakfast (which I like to attend even though I am slowly realising I can no longer claim “baby librarian” status and might have to shift to being a self-described “toddler librarian” ) and also because I had that second scotch late […]
I did daily posts from CLA in 2006 when I ferried a van load of UWO students for that conference in Ottawa from London. Last year in Montreal, I was too busy being a Ryan Meili fan boy to do CLA-related posts but I'm back with a vengeance this year. So let's recap the day […]
