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Allow me to join those whose heads are spinning over the SLA name change. I am not totally against a name change, but am not pleased how we've run head-long into this one. It would have been nice of the membership has concluded that a name change was needed, rather than the board and consultants doing it.

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Getting the bottom of the pyramid involved is essential. This has been too top down. Will there be an option to abstain in the vote? - Jill Hurst-Wahl

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BTW I am one who agrees that saying you have an MLS isn't always needed. In fact, in my corporate life, my MLS was less important than my ability to do my job. But I don't totally shy away from the L-word. - Jill Hurst-Wahl

For those who believe in special libraries (libraries focused on special topics and services), will they spin off into another association? Will the Veranda Conference of 1909 be repeated in 2010 on a virtual veranda? - Jill Hurst-Wahl

I hope they don't spin off. I always thought that SLA's strength and what made it different is its diversity. How did this ever turn into a "we versus them" discussion? - yankeeincanada

Daniel, I don't think the Association healed after the name change vote in 2003. - Jill Hurst-Wahl

I think the "we versus them" has come from members feeling left out, as Jill noted, and confusion over the place of many members under this new model. I still worry if it's just me, but then several other academic and government librarians have expressed similar confusion, it makes me think perhaps either the research excluded/ignored that sector, or that extra care needs to be made to make them feel part of this new direction. - Kendra <3 Three Lions

Some of the split comes from the assumption that almost all members work in corporate / business based libraries. The SLAers I hang with are academics, govs and non profits for the most part. - Joe from iPod

The survey text given to the 226 people (concerning the 3 choices) was quite telling. - Joe from iPod

Yeah, that description blew my mind. - Meg v. Meg v. 1.0.0.1

You're right Jill - about a certain segment of the association. From many of the comments made over the last week, I'm left with the impression that most members now don't realize that a) there was a vote in 2003 and b) that the decision by the membership was to change the name. My point being that the board and consultants didn't decide - the members did - and it has taken this long to... more... - yankeeincanada

Oh sure, the question is whether *my* association will still exist. I am fine with a name change? Language has changed, and I am cool with that. This name (and process) is skewed against a good chunk of us, though. It's odd. If ultimately there is more dividing us than keeping us together, I have to honor that. It's just a bummer to feel so unwanted by an organization that I was actually excited about. - Meg v. Meg v. 1.0.0.1

Ok. What's going to be different? Who will be the face of SLA in five years if this passes? From what I'm reading you don't feel you will be. So, can I ask you to paint me the picture? - yankeeincanada

I would say that in 5 years, there will be fewer academic people and more corporate. It's not a house of horrors or anything. It's just disappointing to me, personally. - Meg v. Meg v. 1.0.0.1

I should maybe add that I'm in the SLA Academic/Chem/PAM divisions, and I've already ditched ALA for the most part because it's too big, broad and too public library oriented. And that I'm a (fairly) energetic new librarian who joined SLA because it seemed like there were similarly minded folks, and that it was a place where I could contribute to the profession. - Meg v. Meg v. 1.0.0.1

I'd be very happy ditching the SLA name. The "special libraries" moniker has been an albatross. I'm not sure I understand why some feel they won't be included with the proposed name? It's meant to be more inclusive rather than exclusive. I can still call myself a special librarian (although always hated that designation, to be honest). - Connie Crosby

Thanks for sharing Meg. If things continue as they are, the corporate sector is going to shrink - not grow. Corporate libraries are closing at an alarming rate - and what's worse - we don't often hear about them. Here in Toronto we've had two major research centers/corp libraries close this year - one in a bank and one in a consulting firm. And just like everyone else in SLA, they too... more... - yankeeincanada

Connie: it's not that "special librarian" suits me, and I'm fine with changing the name. It's that "strategic knowledge professional" suits me even less. Without getting into interpretations/semantics, at the very least it needs to be evident to my employer (and I'm tenure-track so this is potentially My Employer) that my professional development activities are relevant *to libraries*, especially as our travel money becomes more and more restricted. yankeeincanada: yep, totally. - Meg v. Meg v. 1.0.0.1

Thank you for clarifying, Meg. I guess it will take a bit of work at first (probably for many of us) to convey to our employers what this group is/does. You would still be able to point to the division names (which aren't changing I think) to show how they are aligned with what you are doing. Some of my past employers have also wanted to see descriptions of sessions that I would... more... - Connie Crosby

Meg, like ALA, could our division membership be the thing we mention? Like being a part of PLA (which is part of ALA), we could say that we're members in specific divisions which are part of this larger organization. Would that work? - Jill Hurst-Wahl

Daniel, like 2003, this may be that we - in general - agree that there should be a name change, and similar to 2003 can't agree on a name. (Yes, one of the names technically won, but there weren't enough people present for the vote to count.) In the vote, will there be a way for people to abstain or to say that they don't want a name change at all? (Or that they do want a name change, but not this one?) - Jill Hurst-Wahl

My impression is that even as heterogeneous as membership is, they could converge on a new name; if a less top down process were put in place. - carolh

Carol, how would a less top down process take place? I know I was part of a focus group of librarians and executives who worked on the alignment issues including the name, as were many in the association. I'm wondering what could have been done differently. - Connie Crosby

Connie, how many people from SLA were involved in the focus groups? You're the first person I've heard mention being involved in one. - Jill Hurst-Wahl

Jill, agreed. There's agreement to change the name, I believe, but no agreement on what the name should be. And that debate has raged since 1909. Voting no would equal a vote to keep the same name. Abstain by not voting. There will be no option to say you want to change the name but don't like the current proposal. - yankeeincanada

Jill, I'm not sure--it is probably on the Alignment Project wiki. Fleishman-Hillard did extensive focus groups across the U.S. and Canada. There were about 40 of us in the room, half SLA members and half executives. We did things like press indicators to show our feelings while watching people on the screen, discuss the various words used to describe librarians, discuss the role of... more... - Connie Crosby

Jill - round tables and interviews with SLA members took place in: Denver, Louisville, Seattle, Savannah, and Washington. Fleishman-Hillard has been at every SLA conference and leadership summit since 2007 talking to members (and non-members, partners, and vendors). Focus groups took place in Washington, Vancouver, Seattle, Toronto, and Los Angeles. The timeline on the SLA site, if you... more... - yankeeincanada

Thanks for the link, Daniel/yankee! - Connie Crosby

@ConnieCrosby Do not have a perfect path at my fingertips. All I know is that the huge number of email reactions on both sci-tech div and pam div lists yielded several suggestions. At least one or two had a number of folks saying "yes, to that one". It is hard work to do this. But think it could pan out. - carolh

I've seen similar discussions elsewhere. Unfortunately completely different suggestions come up. We are not going to have all of us love the name we come up with, we just need a good number of us to find it acceptable. I guarantee whatever other name people in one group come up with, other groups will object to it. I must say, I do find the number and intensity of conversations this has generated to be impressive. I've never seen librarians talk so much to one another online in my life! - Connie Crosby

Saw a tweet from Yankee (http://twitter.com/yankeei...) that he is trying to figure out the alienation amongst the academic crowd. For example, the questions given to the 226 people in the naming survey said -- "In today's global economy, success depends on having access to the right information for the best business decisions.... They are uniquely qualified to... more... - Joe

Joe: The name proposed is too corporate and there's a segment of academic librarians who feel they weren't represented in the research. That I understand - fully. I don't have an answer (yet) as to how that feeling of alienation can be changed - and that's part of what I am after. Is starting the research again an option? Yes. Feasible? Doubtful. More to the point - what I don't... more... - yankeeincanada

The value I and my employers get from an organization greatly depends on whether there are other people in it who are at least kinda like me (generally speaking, librarians). If an organization is not interested in keeping/attracting librarians (as evidenced by a name and a naming process that seem to exclude librarians, and also that this name has been promoted as being fundamental to,... more... - Meg v. Meg v. 1.0.0.1

Meg, you bring up a good point. SLA has been trying to recruit more non-librarians. While this can be very beneficial, there are some who will be looking for a more pure "library" association. I also wonder what the conferences will be like with a broader mix of people. At first, we'll have non-librarians attending something that really is a library conference. Over time, will it be more of an info industry conference? - Jill Hurst-Wahl

Thanks yankeeincanada. What I get most out of SLA are the people in PAM, Sci-Tech, Eng Div, and the other sciency groups. Those tend to be academic centric, but it is great to hang with people who work for NASA, IBM watson research center, engineering/research firms, etc. for their varied experience and perspectives. What I was trying to say is that the text of the ppt... more... - Joe

If SLA changes the name, will I drop my membership? Not right now. I've got too much invested. Long story. - Joe

How can that alienation be changed? The word librarian needs to be used as much as the phrase "information professional". I can't remember the last time I heard Janice Lachance say the "L" word to the membership. - Joe

I teach continuing ed courses, and have to take care not to say "librarian" because there are also library technicians, archivists, records managers, researchers, information managers, knowledge managers and information consultants who also take my classes. I say "information professionals" instead, to talk about us generally. I am trying to understand the need to be so exclusionary. - Connie Crosby

It seems that people are framing it either or. Joe made the point that "librarian" and "information professional" can peacefully co-exist, but they're not giving membership either option. SLA Headquarters is cutting the L out with "research". Fine. I'm OK with that. Giving us a jargon name that is even more obscure than SLA? I'm sorry, I can't get behind that. - Kendra <3 Three Lions

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OMG, @Twitter, get a hold of this nekkid chick spam, for the love of all that is holy and just. Nekkid chick spammers, kindly #suckit.

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yeah, that's just *awful*... *fans face with church fan*... nekkid womens indeed.... you should share the url so we can help you complain.... what? - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS

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I would love to be spammed with some hot nekkid men spam. I still get spammed by these bitches anyway. I should put I'm queer in my bio. Oh wait, I DID. *GODZILLA STOMP* - Derrick

#Suckit is usually what the nekkid chick spammers I get are doing. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

*high fives everyone in the thread* - Ayşe E.

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Koha and LibLime and the letter and the spirit of open source - http://www.librarian.net/stax...

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Thanks for opening this up to the wider community. It seems like there is a good discussion going on about what "open source" means to a lot of stakeholders. - Peter Murray

I sent an email to my contact at WALDO asking for their perspective. Last time I heard him talk about the issue, WALDO was all excited, as a group, about using their power to promote open source and move libraries away from corporate products. I'm curious to hear the reply, and will share if I can. - Jenica

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Wheel of Lunch - http://wheelof.com/lunch/

July 23 from delicious - Comment - Like - Share

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Wheel of Fortune a la local restuaruants for those days you're too brain dead to decide. - Librarienne

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Lunch Hat - http://hades.grainger.uiuc.edu/beth...

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Nice simple program for deciding where to eat in Chambana - Librarienne

Steve Rubel

Since I am all cloud, I have noticed the OS doesn't matter to me. I tote apps on a thumb drives and I get what I need anywhere.

July 21 - Comment - Like - Share

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What are your favourite apps? - Tris Hussey

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Google Chrome and web apps. I run XMind and Evernote as desktop apps on a USB key. - Steve Rubel from email

I agree more than ever, despite my Mac OS X preference. - Louis Gray

Much agreed on the OS agnosticism here (esp with a locked-down work laptop). Is FreeSMUG (http://www.freesmug.org/portabl...) pretty much the best analog to PortableApps? - Sam Harrelson

I'm good as long as there's a remote desktop app. I could work on an OLPC - Rodfather

I can't get away from the graphics/video/design production apps. Still need a PC to run most of those. Cloud is out a bit further for workflows involving these. - SolidSmack

Steve, I don't buy into this whole "cloud exclusively" thing, yet. And that is an important yet, here's why. The underlying browser, as well as the underlying OS, makes the promise of cloud computing, well, cloudy. If you have ever tried browsing to a flash-enabled site with Linux Firefox and Ubuntu, you know what I am talking about. Invariably, the content cannot be displayed on such and such a browser or with MacOS or Unix or some troubling combination. - Chris Sparno

Then there are the sites that still require IE and ActiveX, locking Mac users out completely. For the promise of Cloud Computing to be more than a promise, the browser and underlying OS needs to be 100% abstracted from the user experience. And as long as a few players maintain dominance in that area, good luck. - Chris Sparno

Holden, that is true, as long as MS, Apple, Google and Mozilla all agree to really abide by the standards for once. MS is the most troubling, as their idea of innovation is taking a standard and mucking with it just enough to lock out the competition. - Chris Sparno

There needs to be a standard browser architecture that runs the standards. Then cloud computing will meet its promise - Chris Sparno

@Louis I am on a PC at work for the first time in five years - and a desktop too. I requested one. That's a first time for me ever (I have been on notebooks since 1995). At home I use a Mac and on the road I do too. In between I use my iPhone. It's liberating not having to carry a notebook, even one that's just 3lbs. - Steve Rubel from email

Chris - re: your comment on MS/standard/ActiveX, I think it's the other way around. For general consumers, they are more likely to avoid sites that display content in ways they can't access it - as opposed to changing their browser to meet the demands of those sites. Granted that won't be the case for business users, but I think that sites that attempt to force users into adopting a specific browser will just be further marginalized. - Jim Tierney

Jim, by locking out Mac users, I meant those running MacOS X and Safari. Today, the argument a Mac runs less software is truly bogus since it can run any OS including Windows. But take for example the fact that today, when on a Windows platform box, I need to have three browsers installed to make sure I have one that will run the assorted sites I go to. Why can't I have one browser (Chrome perhaps?) that works everything with every media type on a website. - Chris Sparno

Jim, true on the ActiveX point, but a lot of times, users don't have a choice. Granted, its getting better, but look at the state of affairs for Realtors who need to access MLS systems - pretty much all of them lock out the Mac due to IE and ActiveX requirements. Some SAAS systems are the same way. Thankfully, most of the young companies doing the cool stuff today know better and are more platform agnostic. Its about content and a lot of the sites that are set in their ways can't get out of their way. - Chris Sparno

Holden, this is so true. Makes you wonder why there is ANY resistance to adhering to the standards. Shouldn't that be the course of least resistance? - Chris Sparno

Holden, definitely. Run Chrome on a stick and Evernote. - Steve Rubel from email

omg rubel you = straight P-I-M-P - sean percival

Steve, what do you do when you come across a non-PC and need to plug that thumb drive in? In that case, the underlying OS is still a hindrance to cloud computing, no? For example, you say you have Chrome (which I publicly love), and Evernote (which I now starting using because of you). But Chrome (not the Mac beta) is for all intents and purposes Windows only. Then what? - Chris Sparno

The most portant question is still, what do you do if you are without web access? - Robert Hafer from iPhone

@Robert It's very hard for me to be without web access (and access to the apps and data I need/use) with an iPhone. - Sam Harrelson

Nope, no tethering. I'm even leaving my laptop behind when I travel for conferences (which is amazing). Basically, the iPhone has become my primary computing device and my various laptops are entry points (I'm a Middle School teacher, so on-the-go mobile is incredibly impt for me). Wrote about the apps etc I use here: http://bit.ly/YImRr - Sam Harrelson from IM

Sam, I like your assortment of iApps. I see you are another one of us with multiple Twitter apps on your iPhone. I think its interesting that your iPhone has become a hub of your computing environment rather than just another tool. I too have found the iPhone to be perfect for acting as my view of the world and my laptop is relegated to large data entry jobs and work projects. Nice posterous too. - Chris Sparno

@Chris, I keep a copy of Portable Firefox for Mac on the same USB drive. Otherwise, I just run their instance of Safari in private mode and I am good to go - or I use my iPhone. - Steve Rubel

@Robert - simple, use USB drive apps or my iPhone. - Steve Rubel

@Sam, my iPhone is slowly becoming my primary computer. If it starts connecting to full size monitors and keyboards, lookout. - Steve Rubel

Steve, that's what I figured. Great stuff as usual. Thanks for keeping us all "thinking". - Chris Sparno

Followup @Sam <http://friendfeed.com/steveru...> here [http://ff.im/5wPuN] - ianf ⌘

I carry everything on a bootable linux thumb drive. My apps. My desktop. Wherever I am. I did actually try turning my android phone into a bootable usb drive. It almost worked. - Slappy Line

I still can't find a descent inventory app for my iPhone. The wine cellar at work is wireless opaque, so I can't update numbers to a web app. The ones that call themselves inventory apps are just 'list of stuff I own apps'. I tried Bento but it doesn't do running totals (that i can figure out) on the iPhone version. - Robert Hafer

If you're into netbooks, you might like to give Jolicloud a try. I'm just about to install it on my Asus EeePC 701. - Dan Monsieurle

@dan Jollicloud is available? Thought it was only via OEMs. - Steve Rubel from email

Nope they are giving out a 1000 accounts a day right now, starting to really get out there. I have it on my asus eeepc, pretty slick OS. - sean percival

I don't understand how people get Much done without fundamental UI tools like drag and drop, and newer innovations like Quicksilver/LaunchBar, etc. Web apps are great for some specific tasks, but after that a powerful OS with software that can dig in deep to shared resources is killer. - David Chartier from iPhone

OS still matters to me as the cloud has to run on an OS... can't escape it - Bwana ☠

@David, my needs are limited. With the exception of PowerPoint and mindmapping apps, I can do what I need in a browser 100%. - Steve Rubel from email

Steve, just out of curiosity, do you know http://280slides.com/ ? - Meryn Stol

@Meryn, I do - but many decks I create are confidential, so I use PPT. - Steve Rubel

@Luke sure I worry about security but I am very choosy about where I store data. Business info, for example, is on Edelman servers. - Steve Rubel

I love the cloud idea as well. Although my question about Chrome OS is will I be able to sync my ipod or iphone with it? - Tomy Thomson

Music and multimedia is an open question, isn't it. - Steve Rubel from email

Music wise, I keep a few of my "desert island" albums on Dropbox and the iPhone. All of my other music consumption is via Pandora, Last.FM, AOL Radio and numerous podcasts that I download via the iPhone. I do have one laptop that I use as a syncing station for my iPhone but it's become just a place to grab backups which I then upload immediately to Dropbox. - Sam Harrelson

Definitely can't say the same for myself - LANjackal

You can upload all your music to the cloud too, and not have to lug it around. (try lala.com) - April Russo (app103)

I tried running portable firefox when using a shared PC at work, but found it painfully slow via the USB drive. - Jonathan

I wonder if you use photoshop or do some programming. Probably the all cloud solution is not indicated yet for these tasks. - funkyboy

@funkyboy : why not? intellectual property or industrail property matters could, will rise. So what? Clouds will just get mature enough to help businesses. For now, I'd say that The Clouds are still in their early years. If somehow, part of the CPU implied in the many daily compilations of larges set of code, or implementation of any sort if real continuous integration process, if somehow some part of that CPU could be saved from server machines dedicated to that, that would be those costs saved.To start. - Zackatoustra from IM

I am switching machines & OSes every other week. All I see is Firefox Tabs. It is available in every platform and now that Weave is being developed. I don't need to export my current working tabs to my home/back to work. - karthick

@funkyboy Have you ever heard of SUMO Paint? While it isn't quite Photoshop yet, it does show that the old excuse of not being able to do stuff like that in the cloud won't live much longer. http://www.sumo.fi/web/ - April Russo (app103)

@funkyboy and @April Russo - also check out pixlr: http://pixlr.com/editor/ - it''s pretty freakin sweet for an online app - Bill Rawlinson

What are you doing to back up your cloud in case it dissipates? - David Libby

@David everything I do is backed up in multiple places. - Steve Rubel

Sounds like a business opportunity to me, Steve. In all seriousness, I think if it required fewer steps (backup, different web apps, numerous logins, memory stick, etc.), it could be a very viable option for many people. There needs to be an uber web service that does all of that for you with a few clicks. A personal Network Admin. Oh wait...Google...could that be you I hear at my door? :-) - Michael Chin

I now use Ubuntu One. My files and docs sync between the cloud and my bootable usb stick whenever I am online with it. Smooth with a capital Smoo. - Slappy Line

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Beth Kanter - The Twitter 20 Interview - http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-...

July 15 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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Awesome 20 questions and answers - each answer with great additional links! - Laura Norvig from Bookmarklet

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I was surprised by how in-depth this interview was, seeing as how it took place in Twitter. Jason Baer did a great job, IMHO - one of the better interviews with Beth I've seen in a while. - Jonathon D. Colman

It's fast paced and a bit jargony, but really helpful if you're already somewhat in the know. I agree it touches on some pretty in-depth issues and yet in few words, as befits Twitter! - Laura Norvig

Jason asked great questions - ones I couldn't answer. I wrote some reflections the experience. I think the format is a great engagement model. I'm testing with some ngos. It is interesting to look back his interviews and the first ones were not that retweeted or commented, but he's developed a following with his constitency and quality http://beth.typepad.com/beths_b... - Beth Kanter

LSW: s t e v e

Just putting this here for posterity, as I guess @alasecrets is subscriber-locked now and will undoubtedly get deleted entirely soon. Funny thing about this is that I didn't see it originally and my wife told me about it after finding @alasecrets through Inside Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/3h1uxh

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I wonder if it was made after it was locked...and nuts to them. everyone does deserve a pat on the back for working their a**es off day after day - Sir Shuping

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This person should be nominated for a S&M prize! - josh neff, geek at large

Agreed, Andrew - marthalib

@Josh: the S&M Grinchy Grinch prize - marthalib

I saw it in the twitter feed, so it was before it was locked. I found it amusing. - DJF

The thing I like about grouchy comments like that is it automatically gives weight to Shovers & Makers. I mean, Steve set the site up, people nominated & awarded themselves the award--in the field of librarianship, it's pretty much an imaginary honor. And yet, by posting something like the above, you've just declared that S&M is indeed a prize, something to be honored by. So...WE WIN! - josh neff, geek at large

Nice thoughtless reference to the special olympics. Give 'em a prize for that too! - ɥsıuɐʎɹ

josh that's a great way to think of it...you've got such a positive outlook - Sir Shuping

It's so funny to me how Josh and I are on the same wavelength, because that's very much how I was thinking of it. "S&M: the award that's for everyone except for humorless twerps who make fun of the Special Olympics." - s t e v e

You know, I wonder if alasecrets (now alasecrets2009) was done by the AL. Or, do people know who started up alasecrets, but not me... - Joe

We know who did @ALAsecrets2009 (http://notallbits.wordpress.com/2009...), but I don't think we know about @alasecrets yet. - Peter Murray

Agree about grouchy comments giving weight, CR has done wonders for me. I proudly S&M in the name of the Cod. - Nikki D.

I guess they're jealous! - Jill Hurst-Wahl

Definitely jealous. People who protest about everyone being recognized are terrified it lessens their own recognition. "If everyone is special, that means I'm not special!" Which is horse feathers. - josh neff, geek at large

The truth is that most of us wouldn't get into the Special Olympics. Those people are hard core. - Jenny Reiswig

Right on, Jenny. Do not disrespect the Special Olympics. - josh neff, geek at large

Emma

Beautiful Modern Vintage Illustrations by Tom Whalen - http://abduzeedo.com/beautif...

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Nice! - RAPatton

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Damn...these are good! - JA Castillo

They are Darwyn Cook-esque, with an earthier palette and more angular lines - RAPatton

LOVE! I want the Green Lantern, Legion of Doom & Avengers illustrations as framed posters! - josh neff, geek at large

wow-these are awesome. - Kelly W.

I'd click like 9 more times if i could! - Joshua Schnell

Yeah...these would make excellent posters / prints for the house! - JA Castillo

I would love these as framed prints in a room...they would be perfect! - Emma

These are great, Emma... I'd love these framed too. - Brandon

;)) - Emma

Really love these - Mo Kargas

those are great! thanks for sharing them - (jeff)isageek

I love the Big robot that you shared but the rest are a bit cheesy for me. Good skills though. - John Cooper

I can't stop looking..just is so 'grabbing'! - Myrna

Green Lantern rawks the superhero casa! :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker

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Google contact syncing now available for Postbox (testing release) - http://www.zindus.com/blog...

July 8 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"Google and Zimbra contact sync for Postbox is now available in the testing release. Postbox is a mozilla-derived mail client with loads of features. The company behind the client, Postbox Inc is a San Francsico-based startup founded by former Mozilla employees. The Zindus addon currently uses the same Address Book backend for Postbox and Thunderbird, so if you read ‘Thunderbird’ in the FAQ, it’ll probably apply to Postbox too." - tried it and it works :) - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

This is great news because the one thing keeping me away from using Postbox (aside from missing my Labs gadgets) is not being able to access my Google contacts from within the Postbox client itself. - Xavion Saltair

Bobbi Newman

Google announces it's operating system - Google OS, which will be open source & be available in late 2010 http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009...

July 8 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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Cliff

Anyone else use PortableApps and Dropbox together? I've officially said "goodbye" to jumpdrives!

April 7 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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That's a damn good idea, Cliff. - Jàson Puçkett

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*head explodes* - s t e v e

I tried running Portable Firefox out of Dropbox at work, but it didn't work. Probably because I had to go through the web interface of Dropbox. - josh neff, geek at large

Wouldn't that just be too practical? - Abigail

that is a fabulous idea. i'll have to try that for the reference desk here.... - ~Courtney F.

I don't have a fast enough internet connection everywhere for this to be feasible. Even with cable at home, I still have pretty slow speeds sometimes. - Kårín Dalzĭel

Stephen Francoeur

Watching registrations start piling up for #libcampnyc09 http://libcampnyc.pbwiki.com/FrontPa...

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John Miedema

OpenBook’s Enhanced ‘Find in a Library’ Feature - http://johnmiedema.ca/2009...

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Jason Toney

I heart M.I.A. so much.

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check out Santogold if you like M.I.A. She is equally amazing, IMO. - J450N

Trish R

Super Bowl ads: Am I the only one who loved the Will.I.Am Pepsi commercial, Forever Young? That was one of my favorites. - http://video.yahoo.com/watch...

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James Ferguson

Education: Personal Finance 101 Required For High School Graduation? - http://consumerist.com/5139420...

January 26 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"Yay, New Jersey! They've got a bill in the works that would require all high school seniors to learn basic personal finance skills, like writing a check, managing credit card debt, and getting a mortgage. Excellent, kids should graduate high school knowing cosine and cosign." - James Ferguson from Bookmarklet

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About damn time! - Santa CW™

@Chris, seriously. - Carlos Ayala

I agree. I graduated having never written a check and having no idea why credit cards were necessary. - James Ferguson

should be ... ridiculous how many people struggle with this - andy brudtkuhl

They used to teach this... then some idiots thought it was better to try to compete with other nations in different categories and set "standardized tests" while forgetting that there are basic instructions that they need to live here. Fuck what the other world is doing and make sure the kids can survive this one when they get out. Sex Education, Financial Planning, Basic English & Math and the ability to live on your own under your own steam with a plan either go to college or go get a job. - Santa CW™

So basically just teach them the boardgame version of Life and they're set. Roll the dice and you get twins! - James Ferguson

I wish this would have been a requirement for me. My learning came with first hand experience. The hard way. - Valley

i just recent started teaching myself i wish they did. they never have. those bastards... OR MAYBE people would have made better decisions and that's the last thing the bigheads wants. greedy bastards - Caroline

They taught this in my high school. I would have students involved in running parts of the school so they would be involved in these issues for real. - Todd Hoff

James, Sadly that would be more then many schools are teaching right now. - Santa CW™

In our high school, we had Economics, which taught a bunch of random things involving money, including basic personal finance. They didn't mention anything about buying a mortgage, though. But honestly, my parents taught me about writing a check and managing credit card debt: why does the state have to do everything? - Mark Trapp

Mark, Unfortunately many parents don't understand the process either and could/should get a training on it. Plus they tend to not teach their children anything past 12 when teenage hits and they just make sure they have a house and food. - Santa CW™

Mark, the only thing I remember from that Economics class is "D for Demand. D for Down." and "Supply goes...'Sup" Lot of good that does me now. - James Ferguson

It was required when I graduated from an Atlanta Public School in 1986. Don't know if it still is.. - cecily

Good! Teach kids on saving, having no debt, and being responsible for their financial actions - Shevonne

In my elementary school, the sixth graders every year turned the gym into a mini town, complete with a bank, grocery store etc. We were all given checking accounts and checks and had to come up with an idea for a store. Part of the day was spent either learning how to spend our money wisely or running one of the shops. It was great. Taught me a lot. But still, that definitely could be expanded on. - ♥patricia♥

I never took it until college but I really enjoyed the class although it felt like one of those easy classes you take just so you don't have anything where thinking is required at 8am. - pcnerd37

i wish i could like this 100 times... I could teach this class in one day - "DON'T SPEND MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE!" - class dismissed - Nathan Chase

Duncan Riley

Android users to get some Last.fm love - http://www.inquisitr.com/16478...

January 26 from The Inquisitr - Comment - Like - Share

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Dewald Pretorius

Tuesday the USA is being upgraded to President 44.0. New color scheme, better user interface, superior algorithms. Codename BOBAMA.

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Stephen Francoeur

Willen Brown, Stephanie. "The Reference Interview: Theories and Practice." Library Philosophy and Practice, 2008. - http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~mbolin...

January 6, 2009 from delicious - Comment - Like - Share

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Nice overview of how to conduct a reference interview. - Stephen Francoeur

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this couldn't be more timely for me right now. thanks! - J450N

Nice, Stephanie! - marthalib

aw shucks. thanks, guys. - Stephanie_Thankful

Jenica

if "that's not the page I see" when I show you the library website, you are not on the library website, because this is the library website.

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Jason Toney

Fimoculous.com - tv - 30 Rock: Sketchy Comedy - http://www.fimoculous.com/archive...

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"When NYT Mag choose to recently cover 30 Rock, it highlighted the show's incendiary structure, comparing it to pomo literature like Gravity's Rainbow (whoa!). The corollary position comes from this week's New Yorker, which sees the same fragmentation but doesn't appreciate it: "30 Rock doesn't have the neat structure of most sitcoms; its roots are in sketch comedy and in improv, with their set pieces and their eagerness to keep you entertained every second without worrying too much about the story." I'm not sure where I land on that continuum, but I have noticed a different sort of distraction: despite being splendidly written, the perplexing thing about 30 Rock is that you could actually watch it as a series of compromises to exist as a show. The product placements (Verizon), the guest-stars (Oprah), commercials as content (AmEx) -- all of these pieces end up taking up a massive amount of the show's public mindshare, perhaps to its detriment." - Jason Toney from Bookmarklet

Robert Scoble

Social Network Advertising, Part I http://m.kyte.tv/ch...

Social Network Advertising, Part I http://www.kyte.tv/ch/6118/279565

November 26, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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This video is about 6 minutes long and shows Kevin Barenblat, founder of Context Optional. One of his Facebook apps is driving 60,000 users a day. This is an interesting look at how big brands will engage on social networks (FriendFeed and MySpace today, FriendFeed tomorrow?) Interesting discussion about future of advertising. Part II will be up shortly. - Robert Scoble

Adam Helweh

Front Fell Off - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

November 20, 2008 from YouTube favorites - Comment - Like - Share

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clssic - Adam Helweh

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still cracks me up - MikeAmundsen

It wasn't until "Cardboard's out" that I was sure this was a joke. This is awesome. - teh Dork Knight aka Kenny

Not paper huh? - Adam Helweh

Liam Sullivan

The new season of RadioLab has at last begun. Joy!

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~C4Chaos

Officials: Obama Offered Clinton Secretary Of State - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008...

November 16, 2008 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State during their meeting Thursday in Chicago, according to two senior Democratic officials. She requested time to consider the offer, the officials said. Multiple reports have indicated that Clinton was under serious consideration for the nation's top diplomatic post, in addition to Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, the Republican Senator from Nebraska. A longtime aide to the New York Senator argued to the Huffington Post that there are strong reasons why Obama would be inclined to make the post worth Clinton's time." - ~C4Chaos from Bookmarklet

Man, the War for the White House has not been nice to H-Rod's face. this has to be the most unflattering photo of her that I've seen. - J450N

I was really hoping the headline referred to Bill Clinton. Wouldn't he just be amazing as Secretary of State??? - RudĩϐЯaЯïan

US Politics: Steven Perez

YouTube - Bush Quietly Rushes To Extend Patriot Act Before Leaving Office - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

November 13, 2008 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"Bush is quietly attempting to finalize last-minute executive regulations that go beyond the current Patriot Act and make it legal for law enforcement agencies to start "gathering intelligence" and creating files on people who aren't the subject of any criminal investigation. He's trying to get these regulations in place within the next 9 days so that they will have been on the books for a full 60 days before Obama takes office; that way he can't easily overturn them." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

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Are these the values that the current Republican Party stands for? Apparently. - Sean McBride

animals - Cee Bee

Worse than animals. - Joe Silence is not Santa

The Republican Party used to be about limited government and personal freedoms. Now it's about unlimited government and the eradication of personal freedoms. It is essentially a fascist operation, driven by the worst kind of religious extremists. - Sean McBride

US Politics: Steven Perez

Obama's plans for probing Bush torture | Salon News - http://www.salon.com/news...

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"With growing talk in Washington that President Bush may be considering an unprecedented "blanket pardon" for people involved in his administration's brutal interrogation policies, advisors to Barack Obama are pressing ahead with plans for a nonpartisan commission to investigate alleged abuses under Bush. The Obama plan, first revealed by Salon in August, would emphasize fact-finding investigation over prosecution. It is gaining currency in Washington as Obama advisors begin to coordinate with Democrats in Congress on the proposal. The plan would not rule out future prosecutions, but would delay a decision on that matter until all essential facts can be unearthed. Between the time necessary for the investigative process and the daunting array of policy problems Obama will face upon taking office, any decision on prosecutions probably would not come until a second Obama presidential term, should there be one." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

Sasha Kovaliov(.com)

Neatorama » Blog Archive » Food Chain Friends - http://www.neatorama.com/2008...

November 10, 2008 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"They’re friends. They eat each other. It’s a complicated relationship!" haha! - Imabug

mmmm maneaters-friends. possible? :) - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)

I actually thought it was a vomit chain. In either case it sucks to be a purple rabbit. - Steve C

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