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*makes note never to hang out near you again* - lris

You're two ahead of me. You'll forgive if I don't try to catch up. :) - D0r0th34

oh no! that's scary! - lauren pressley from iPhone

Iris, I agree. For example, IL is (or should be) about evaluating sources. I challenge my students to find the best sources to suit their purposes and not to settle for the first things they find. This is not to say, of course, that libraries don't employ some confounding systems. - marthalib

Yes, to all of that. Plus, there's an awful lot of Information Literacy involved in asking interesting questions, supporting arguments effectively, and organizing your own world of information in ways that help you think effectively, synthesize the information you've found, and negotiate between multiple viewpoints when coming up with your own position. Basically, there's a subsection of critical thinking that I think of when I think of IL. - lris

I can't remember the exact wording the presenter used... but I see what you're both saying. Real IL is about more than finding, and I agree with you on that. But a lot of library instruction that is called IL is still BI about how to use our complicated systems. And I am totally there with making our systems better rather than teaching people to use systems that aren't intuitive and they won't have access to in the future. Of course, until we make them more intuitive, we still have a lot of teaching to do. - lauren pressley

Wow! - Katy S

Holy cow, Greg! - Laura id stubbed ub.

Oh, Greg. So sorry. Good luck! - Jenica

damn. - holly

oh crap. - Christina Pikas

wow. just wow at this image greg. - ♫Geek in the 410♫

My bad - Glen Campbell, B.A.

Oh my word. - Catherine Pellegrino

wow - Mary Carmen

Sorry - Josh Haley from iPhone

oh my goodness! I'm so sorry, Greg! - lauren pressley from iPhone

I'm so sorry, Greg! This is awful!!! - Jezmynne Dene

Those pictures are crazy. Glad you are OK--stay safe. - Steve is older than ever

no words. - αnnα vαȵ scoyoç

this photo is just shocking. - Rachel Walden

Wow. Kinda makes my constant work on the Disaster Plan a little more relevant. But really, how in the world do you plan for that? - MLx

My thoughts exactly, MLx, because we are currently working on Emergency Preparedness plans. Dumbfounded by the 6 inches of rain in 75 minutes. - Polly Potter

yikes! wishing you luck and safety - krista godfrey

Wow -- that just hits you right in the gut. My sympathies... - Peter Murray

But, is the pirate flag ok? - Joe....

Speechless. I'm so sorry. - MegvMeg

Stunning image. Like everyone else, I'm sorry that this happened. - Jill O'Neill

sonuva..! - y0u

d a m n - Derrick

holy crap. - Louise Alcorn

Wow Greg, that's tragic. Sorry this disaster happened to your library and good luck with the cleanup. - Liam Sullivan

I have the Acer Aspire One. The keyboard is good, but the linux support is a bit dicey. Everything works, mostly, but sometimes the networking doesn't work after a suspend. - DJF

Thanks for the feedback! Still thinking, but this is helpful! - lauren pressley

I have an older ASUS 900. It's a bit underpowered, but was also dirt cheap. Overall I'm happy with it. - Chad Haefele from twhirl

I have the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE but new model is 1005 (10 hrs + of battery life). It's $400. - Kenley Neufeld

Chad, does the 900 seem cramped to you? I love the battery life on Kenley's, but I'm also trying to find the smallest reasonable option, too. :) - lauren pressley

I like my Asus Eee 1000HA a lot. I'm glad I went with the larger screen/keyboard, and the battery life seems good. - Jàson Puçkett

So maybe what I'm hearing is that I shouldn't worry too much about an inch here or half a pound there if it means extra hours of battery life and comfortable hands. :) - lauren pressley

Yes! I like our Acer Aspire 10 inch with the 6 cell battery. Still pretty light and I like the keyboard. - marthalib

I second Martha's Recommendation. I love my acer.. even though it is a 8.5 inch screen. I love it! I know those who got the dell mini for 250 at their outlet and are very very happy too. If you are in the air for long periods, get the biggest battery you can. - ♫Geek in the 410♫

a cool thing about the acers is that the 8.5 inch and the 10 inch have the same (larger) keyboard - marthalib

you all are awesome. thanks for all the information! though, now I have even more models to consider. :) - lauren pressley

then, there is this new eee, which is superlight! http://www.itechnews.net/2009... - marthalib

Lauren: Thanks for asking the question; I'm also a long way from buying one, but learning from the great responses. - Walt Crawford

They 900's keyboard is... interesting, yeah :) I wouldn't want to write a novel or any in-depth paper on it, but I've gotten pretty adjusted to the smaller keyboard for day-to-day use. It did take some time for it to feel natural though. - Chad Haefele from twhirl

it depends on your criteria - ultraportability? battery life? keyboard usability? storage? OS? I have an Eee PC 4G which is ultraportable but compromises too much on kbd, battery life and storage. something like an aspire one with larger keyboard, more storage and better battery life is probably a good starting point. - Richard Akerman from BuddyFeed

Why I avoided it for this long - I hate JustOneMorePlace. But the rooms/groups seemed like a good idea. - Kevin Koehler

It can be nice if I've been away from Twitter for a couple days. I follow so many fewer people on FriendFeed that I can scan a couple pages of posts and get a decent rundown of major stuff that I missed while offline. - Emily Ingram

Anytime Twitter breaks down, I'm on FriendFeed. Makes things easier. - Paul Balcerak

Heh, two conflicting pieces of advice there. And unfortunately, Emily, I've already got 273 subscriptions(!) to twitterers I follow. - Kevin Koehler