Tag Archives: language

Friday Fun Link – Presidential Debate “Highlights”

Wisdom Wednesday – Empathy at Its Foundation Includes Curiosity

Whereas other specialists know one subject deeply, one of the single best things about (most) librarians in my view is that we tend to be people who have a shallow but wide knowledge about a massive range of topics – politics, technology, pop culture, science, religion – and that curiosity about the world and other […]

Secular Sunday – A Prayer of Repentance

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Little Kids, Little Problems; Big Kids, Big Problems (April 2013)

When Sasha was born, we had a little baby shower in the Outreach Unit and a couple coworkers who had much older kids shared a piece of wisdom I’ve thought of often: “Little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.” Little problems like teething and dirty diapers eventually get replaced by driver’s licenses and love […]

Wisdom Wednesday – I Think One of the Worst Feelings Is…

@go_hiking_ That is definitely one of the worst feelings ? #waterfall #waterfalls #hikingoftiktok #hikers #hikingadventures #hiking #ithaca ? original sound – Farbsy

The Deceptive World of Ghost Kitchens

Music Monday – “The ice caps are melting but the skies are still blue/There’s oil in the water I got them revelation blues/I ain’t no believer but I can’t deny the truth/The end times are coming I got them revelation blues”

“Revelation Blues” – Zachary Lucky

Friday Fun Link – 50 Mind Boggling, God-Like GPT-4o AI Example

Less than 2 weeks since OpenAI started rolling out GPT-4o. And people have been busy executing god-like tasks. 50 truly mind-boggling examples: (29th is my favorite) — Sai Rahul (@sairahul1) May 25, 2024    

Wisdom Wednesday – The Best Follow-Up Question A Manager Can Ask

@pursuitofhappening The best follow-up question a manager can ask an employee who comes to them with an issue or a question is… “Are you bringing this to me… 1) for me to do something about it, 2) for me to give you advice, 3) or just for me to listen?” #Inverted #manager #employee #corporateculture #goodbosses […]

Music Monday – “Has she been around tonight?/Give a call if she should happen by/Cause it’s been at least a week/Since last time I’ve seen her/White dress, white shoes, white gardenias”

“White Gardenias” – Justin Townes Earle