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"A cafe has taken the place of part of the fiction section and a computer learning zone has replaced the periodicals room"

MetaFilter has a good discussion on the death of libraries, this time about a library in the UK.  “Hendon's library's opening hours have been cut, a cafe has taken the place of part of the fiction section, and a computer learning zone has replaced the periodicals room. When I complained, a local councillor wrote back […]

Posted 23 March 2008 § Library ‡ Comments (0) °

IIPA Slam Canada For Not Fixing Copyright "Deficiencies", CBC to release program via BitTorrent DRM-free

A couple copyright-related stories that warm the cockles of my Canadian heart…While the inclusion of China and Russia on the “Priority Watch List” isn't surprising, the report also has strong words for a more surprising: Canada. ESA, IIPA slam Canada for not fixing copyright “deficiencies”Sources indicate that the CBC is set to become the first […]

Posted 22 March 2008 § Internet § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Atheists and Anger (March 21, 2008)

Continuing my trend of posting contrarian viewpoints on major Christian holidays, here's a piece on why atheists get angry and frustrated with believers.  (But I am glad to have a long weekend so thanks for that and the chocolate eggs, Jeebus! )

Posted 21 March 2008 § FridayFunLink § List ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Why The Toronto Maple Laffs Will Not Make The Playoffs

Okay, I just saw this because I was browsing the most viewed clips on YouTube.  And I went to look up the score to find that TO did end up winning the game.  But still, this is hilarious.  Best part?  It's a shorthanded goal to boot!

Posted 21 March 2008 § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Chris Dixon Memorial Scholarship (and some thoughts on a random death in the oil patch)

It was an incredible shock to hear of the passing of LIS PhD student, Chris Dixon, last summer.  (In a freaky coincidence, this happened right in the middle of my posting the eulogies I've given for my grandparents over the years.)  In my post about Chris' death, I wrote about how little I'd been exposed […]

Posted 21 March 2008 § LibrarySchool ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Home For Dinner: A Saskatchewan Shopping List

Amy Jo Ehman and her husband recently spent a whole year eating nothing but Saskatchewan-produced foods.  Her year-long experiment is over but she's continued to buy (mostly) from local suppliers.  She recently posted a list of where she gets her food from these days. 

Posted 20 March 2008 § List § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

"Shamrock" Barack O'Bama?

Posted 18 March 2008 § Humour § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Road Stats

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that I've been on the road for the past two months doing computer and Internet training at our various branches around SE Saskatchewan (for anyone who doesn't know about our territory, if you draw a straight line from Regina east to the Manitoba border and […]

Posted 16 March 2008 § Internet § Library § List § Photo § Saskatchewan § Technology § Travel § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Link Dump (and Blog Survey Reminder)

Just clearing up some things I've come across recently.  I sometimes forget to make a note of where I found stuff so if I got this from you or your site, apologies in advance – feel free to post a comment or drop me a line to let me know (although admittedly 90% of my […]

Posted 15 March 2008 § Baby § Blog § Internet § Photo § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: ,

Regina – The City That Rhymes With Fun (and Cold and Casino)

Skip forward to 3:20 on this video to see what I'm talking about…

Posted 15 March 2008 § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: