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Category Archives: Wisdom

Friday Fun Links – @ryanmeili In Review: A #skndpldr A Decade in the Making? #skpoli

I first got seriously involved with the Sask NDP after Ryan Meili announced as a candidate in the party’s 2009 Leadership contest. For that reason, I thought it might be useful for anyone reading this who is just getting involved with the Sask NDP now because of Ryan (or his opponent or simply because they’re […]

¶ Posted 26 January 2018 § Blog § List § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, saskatchewan

Mo Money, Mo Kittens

In the 2009 and 2013 Sask NDP leadership races, I was *very* opinionated and that often left me at cross-purposes, as an active member of Ryan’s team but also as a blogger/Facebooker/Tweeter with my own thoughts, opinions and ego who didn’t mind getting into discussions and sharing my observations – respectful, heated or otherwise – […]

¶ Posted 23 January 2018 § Blog § Censorship § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: facebook, language, philosophy, rant, twitter

Public Service Announcement: Free Speech

As a massive believer in free speech, I love this XKCD comic! You absolutely have the right to say whatever you want (short of the illegal types of speech – hate speech and obscenity or shouting “fire” in a crowded theatre.) But you also have to accept that whatever you say might be criticized, questioned […]

¶ Posted 21 January 2018 § Censorship § Infographic § Meme § MemoryLane § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, philosophy

Friday Fun Link – As The Deadline for #skndpldr Membership Sales Hits, It’s Time For A Throwback @ryanmeili Jam :-)

This post is one part #MusicMonday, one part #ThrowbackThursday and one part #FridayFunLink. But since the deadline for Sask NDP membership sales is only a few minutes away, it’s time for everybody who’s worked so hard over the past few months to relax, unwind, have a cup of herbal tea and enjoy the evening. Then […]

¶ Posted 19 January 2018 § FridayFunLink § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, saskatchewan

Everything Is Too Complicated – What Are Tech Companies Assuming We Know?

A good article which is especially relevant to libraries where we hear many tech-related questions every day and struggle with how far we go with our tech-support role, how we train staff to answer tech questions and whether “Tech Help Desk” is the new “Reference Desk” for the modern library. Think of the tech industry […]

¶ Posted 09 January 2018 § Internet § Library § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, facebook, google, twitter, wikipedia, youtube

Friday Fun Link – Merriam-Webster “Time Traveller” Tells You What Words Were Coined The Year You Were Born

…or any year you enter for that matter. (h/t to library school colleague, ML)

¶ Posted 05 January 2018 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Internet § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, language

George Carlin Comments on Donald Trump vs. Kim Jong Un War of Words

Hint: it’s not really about words:

¶ Posted 03 January 2018 § Humour § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, language, unitedstates

A Couple Good Articles About Why You Should Give Up Social Media For The New Year

Because of how the timing worked out when I went back to university to complete my MLIS, I was fortunate enough to be able to join Facebook when it was still restricted only to people with educational institution email addresses. (That blog post is dated 2007 but how it’s written makes it pretty clear I […]

¶ Posted 02 January 2018 § Internet § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § News § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

“May Old Acquaintance Be Forgot”

Hopefully the new year will bring new leadership for the Sask NDP that will be able to build and grow the party in a way they couldn’t during the last leader’s tenure. 🙁