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"Waffle House" – Bill Hicks

That MetaFilter (which I inevitably type as “MetaFitler” everytime I type it) thread on libraries led to this piece of Bill Hicks gold.  I also found a blog post about embarrassing/humiliating encounters while reading alone in a public (which I inevitably look over twice to make sure I don't type “pubic”) place.

Posted 25 March 2008 § Humour § Main Page § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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 § Main Page § Photo § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged:

Flow Chart of a "Choose Your Own Adventure" Novel

God, I loved these books as a kid!

Posted 11 March 2008 § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Borrowed Time: How Do You Build A Library in the Age of Google

Ross Dawson, a business consultant who tracks different customs, devices, and institutions on what he calls an Extinction Timeline, predicts that libraries will disappear in 2019. He's probably right as far as the function of the library as a civic monument, or as a public repository for books, is concerned. On the other hand, in […]

Posted 04 March 2008 § Library § Main Page § PopCulture § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Ranking the World's Best Digital Libraries (Feb 29, 2008)

You know it's a hard core list when the Library of Congress only ranks an “honourable mention”.  Ranking the World's Best Digital Libraries

Posted 29 February 2008 § FridayFunLink § Library § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

FTRW 2008 – German Authorities Slam "The God Delusion For Kids"

I was a bit disappointed to click through and realise this book wasn't actually a version of Richard Dawkins' book for young people (which would be awesome!).  But the sentiment of this controversial German kid's book certainly fits with Dawkins anti-religion polemic.  The German Family Ministry is pushing for the children's book “How Do I […]

Posted 26 February 2008 § Censorship § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

FTRW 2008 – Happy Freedom To Read Week (Feb 24 – March 1)

Didn't get a chance to post yesterday so missed kicking off FTRW on its official start date.  But never one to be a day late and a dollar short, here's a link to the main web site for Freedom to Read to kick off the week.  Explore, read, look for events in a community near […]

Posted 26 February 2008 § Censorship § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Misc Book Stuff (Feb 23, 2008)

Borders and Lulu.com have teamed up to create Border's Lifestyle, a new service allowing anyone to design and publish their own book and have it distributed through Borders stores, even including your own book tour and in-store readings. Is it, according to Ben Vershbow of if:book, “bringing vanity publishing to a whole new level of […]

Posted 23 February 2008 § FridayFunLink § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Bookcase of the Future (I Wants)

(via Reddit)

Posted 07 February 2008 § Main Page § Photo § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

My Favourite Authors – A Semi-Scientific Study

Cue the “anal retentive librarian” stereotypes… I’ve kept a list of every book I’ve read since 1996.  I was recently thinking about who my favourite authors are and instead of just picking the first names that came to mind, I thought it would be interesting to sort that list by author then record everybody whose […]

Posted 06 February 2008 § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: