Meg V. Meg

(ok, maybe not POLITE, but...meh) - ellbeecee

Maybe expressing as a positive? "I only write for open-access publications" or similar. Leaves the door open to "hey, we're gonna release this OA!" - RepoRat

"I would prefer not to." - Stephen le Francoeur

can you work "committed"/"commitment" in there somehow? "I am committed to writing only for open-access publications"? - Catherine Pellegrino

or just "don't": "I don't write for publications that don't permit some degree of open access." - Catherine Pellegrino

Yeah, I think it's some form of "I have committed to... and therefore am currently unable to..." with a side of "if X implements a more OA-friendly blah blah, I'd be happy to reconsider" (if that's true) - Rachel Walden

I think RR gets it in one, although you might want to add "articles" to that--"I only write articles for open access journals." Or what Catherine says (but do you feel the same about books?) - Walt Crawford

*regrets making Bartleby the Scrivener allusion, which sank like a lead ballon* - Stephen le Francoeur

I liked it, Stephen. - Meg V. Meg

"i have committed to only write/review/sit on editorial boards of open access publications" is my standard line. - jambina

MWAH MWAH MWAH you guys are the best. - Meg V. Meg

Unfortunately, I am not able to accept this post/position at this time. Blah, blah, blah. - Yo Joe. No, go slow.

though i have to say, i like lbc's - something like SUKKIT! OA4LIFE! - jambina

I just sent one of those today for an invitation to write something for a T&F encyclopedia of our profession. I wrote "I have pledged to only publish in open access venues in so far as it is possible, and so I am declining this invitation. Quite honestly, my time would be more usefully spent improving a Wikipedia article on this topic." - barbara fister

Crabby, much? - barbara fister

I'm kind of in favor of making T&F's life less pleasant, as well as those who continue to donate labor to T&F. If that makes me crabby, I'm in damn good company! - RepoRat

i love you barbara fister - jambina

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - Andy

While I appreciate the offer, at present blah blah blah--see my blog post commitment etc etc. :) - Hedgehog

Claim to be too busy. - Yo Joe. No, go slow.

After reading more of the thread--Yes, do tell them that you would do it if they were OA, or allowed for immediate green OA copies. - Yo Joe. No, go slow.

In other news, I am on a library advisory board for CRC Library Advistory Board for this summer meeting. I think I will have some things to say about the T&F MotherShip policies. - Yo Joe. No, go slow.

Need to figure out how to use the line "Quite honestly, my time would be more usefully spent improving a Wikipedia article on this topic" somewhere. - Yo Joe. No, go slow.

Oh yes, this was almost a year ago, I have long since responded :) - Meg V. Meg

This is the money quote: "Quite honestly, my time would be more usefully spent improving a Wikipedia article on this topic" thank you - awd

Ahhh, that BF revived it with her money quote. - Yo Joe. No, go slow.

Oh, how funny! I didn't realize I'm joining a conversation started LAST May. How'd that happen? - barbara fister

Argh, there's a Wikipedia article I promised to improve for someone a couple of months ago.... - Deborah Fitchett

It accidentally got bumped because I linked to it in the new thread about the OA TandF issue (http://ff.im/1ffYLP) because this old thread was where I had asked you guys how to respond when they asked me to write something for that very issue. - Meg V. Meg

Well I'm glad it did, because it was fun to share my off-the-cuff email that was sent just this morning. Love me some serendipity. - barbara fister

I don't mind chiming in on an old thread... I'd include the phrase "in good conscience" ;) - Tinfoil 2.0

Where are the books with this call number (actual call number) - Meg V. Meg

Can you buy this book for me, how do I know where something is available in order to request it from ILL - Meg V. Meg

Real estate market information for Brooklyn - Meg V. Meg

My account shows a book that I never checked out, who do I call - Meg V. Meg

What is the APA format for citing an app (Micromedex), then the Micromedex site includes *pages* of examples for citing internet, intranet, and CD-ROM versions - Meg V. Meg

Umlaut/SFX error, how to get call number from catalog - Meg V. Meg

Where are the books with this call number (not any kind of identifier I’ve ever seen) - Meg V. Meg

Discovery layer error, how to get to "real" psychology databases, suggested follow-up appointment with psychology librarian - Meg V. Meg

Articles on EU/US diplomacy re: nuclear Iran, then none of the databases are working because they're using the university VPN - Meg V. Meg

Plus, 5 other questions I had to transfer to back-up staff because I had too many chats going on. - Meg V. Meg

This, THIS, is why it drives me crazy when people say we should "just close all the reference desks." And this is seriously a typical shift. - Meg V. Meg

Dang. DANG. Can I come and work at your reference desk? - Catherine Pellegrino

It is usually the highlight of my week, and definitely one of the highlights of my job. - Meg V. Meg

This is like our chat shifts, too. More often than not both my coworker and I have 3 or 4 at a time. The only thing I hate is when patrons abandon ship RIGHT before you send them exactly what they need. - Lily

sounds awesome! - $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian

Now I'm staffing back-up queue for an hour. So far: 1. Are all dissertations online, or are some still in print 2. Clicking on database links is prompting an ezproxy error because they're being rerouted to a libguide from an Australian university 3. Do surgical residents (med school) have off-campus access to our e-resources (not med school) - Meg V. Meg

Nothing interesting/cheap at the farmer's market, so now I'm making fresh asparagus pizza. - Meg V. Meg

Wish we had interesting froyo flavors like that here - Jason - The Opaque from Android

and the shells are brown - Pete #TeamMonique

California dreamin'? - Steele Lawman

send em over - Jason - The Opaque from Android

please - Jason - The Opaque from Android

have you tried the new darkside ones? i think they're trying to target adults. sort of meh. - kendrak

Have not seen. I eat maybe one bag a year, because I forget about candy. I do not like the sour apple, though. - Meg V. Meg

we bought a bag because the slurpee machines were broken. will not eat again. - kendrak

Yeah, I thought they were pretty boring. They didn't have grape and strawberry (which I don't like,) but I didn't like any of the other flavors as much as I like the original lemon, lime and orange. - Jennifer Dittrich

I thought moving GIFs went out in the 90s. I haz confused. - $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian

They're back with a vengeance. - Stephen le Francoeur

I grow old, I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. - $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian

Oh, wait, is a moving GIF the same thing as an animated GIF? Did I misunderstand this thread? - Stephen le Francoeur

I guess there is a difference. to me, they are the same -- head-splitting. - $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian

I meant the animated kind, but "animated" is not exactly the right word, because sometimes it looks like they are animated with the same frame or another frame that is barely BARELY BARELY or maybe not but YES BARELY shifted. I found one last night of that movie theater shooter guy, and I couldn't figure out if it was animated or not. Something was wrong with it, like it was more "real" looking than photos usually are on the internet? Or maybe I am losing my mind? - Meg V. Meg

I've seen a lot of the type you're talking about, Meg. - John (bird whisperer)

It's here: http://gawker.com/freejah... The byline pic is an example of what I'm talking about, and is what initially threw me off, and it meant that my brain couldn't really process the James Holmes pic (scroll down, on the right). An optical illusion or something? I don't know. - Meg V. Meg

I first saw 'moving' gifs from this tumbler: 'If we don't remember me" :http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/archive and I think it's the source of the definitive gif that freaks folks out: http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/post... - copystar

The picture of Holmes isn't animated, but the majority of it has been slightly desaturated, except for his hair so it stands out more. - Jimminy IS Everybody

Mita, that Tilda Swinton one from Orlando, that's the one that haunts me. - Stephen le Francoeur

GAH TILDA! - Jenica

omg that is creepy as fuck. That's a whole genre of .gifs of which I was previously unaware. And I was happy that way. - Catherine Pellegrino

I shall name my next pet or child Gah Tilda. - Zamms

INCORRECT - Meg V. Meg

Maybe this is a made-for-tv movie? - Meg V. Meg

This Scott Thompson? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Steele Lawman

No, this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... But point taken. - Meg V. Meg

Steve, thanks for teaching me something! - kendrak

I do it all for Carrot Top, Kendra. - Steele Lawman

Social Media Week? - Meg V. Meg

Spain? - Meg V. Meg

Anthology Film Archive? - Meg V. Meg

That class I dropped 6 years ago? - Meg V. Meg

A class I taught 5 years ago? - Meg V. Meg

I feel like he gave a presentation for his project or his business, and there was a red-headed man involved. - Meg V. Meg

It's killing me, for hours now. - Meg V. Meg

Was there a one-armed man, too? - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

poidh - Jason - The Opaque from Android

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH WHO IS IT WHO IS IT - Meg V. Meg

SO GOOD - Meg V. Meg

http://kissmyface.com/product... - Meg V. Meg

I would eat that. - Shannon - GlassMistress

MEG I FOUND A PLACE AND WHEN YOU SEE THE BATH YOU WILL WANT TO BUY ME THIS. that is all. - jambina

Ooooooooooooh, I will go get an extra bottle then. - Meg V. Meg

spare room! you must visit! - jambina

Sautee them with peppers and onions and serve 'em on a bun? - Chris Z.

this is supersuperyum http://www.nickstellino.com/recipes... - jambina

How to you want to use them after freezing? That is what would determine how to cook them for me. But, generally I'd like either pan fry *by themselves* or take the casing off and cook as "crumbles" ... Once cooked in either way - then you have a base for many possible dishes. - Lisa Hinchliffe

Oh, it's just me that I'm cooking for, so I'd like the dish to be freezable/reheatable. I might do this: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes... - Meg V. Meg

cut tthe meat out if casing, make meatballs, those keep and are fairly versatile - WarLord

I think you can still get it can't you? - Sir Shuping is just sir

You probably can still get them, but I miss them as a meme. - Meg V. Meg

Mmm, flying toasters. - Steven Perez

YES. I had one in college that randomly generated sentences. I always added my friends' names and those of all the authors I was reading that semester and got gems such as "Jane Austen burps." - laura x from BuddyFeed

Also, remember Oscar the Grouch garbage can? - laura x from BuddyFeed

I loved discovering that you could change the textures of the pipes. - LB: #TeamMonique

I loved the cursor that was a mouse? Or a ball of string? And a cat would chase it, as it moved. I mean, it was so impractical and distracting if you were actually doing anything, but otherwise <3 - Meg V. Meg

I LOVE TRASH. I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT'S TRASH. - RepoRat

Oh my god I had forgotten all about that Oscar thing! - Catherine Pellegrino from iPod

There was also a thing where you could set a sound file to play on shutdown, so of course my friends figured out how to get the "help help I'm being oppressed" bit from Holy Grail. Good times. - Catherine Pellegrino from iPod

Oh, yes, on shut down and start up, and for various other things. Every time I got email, I had my computer say "Inconceivable!" My friend had "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, a half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark outside, and we're wearing sunglasses" play every Wednesday on start up. - laura x

Remember the naughty dog screensaver? It walked around, tore a hole in the screen, barked. It was a big hit around 1993 at work. - Betsy #TeamMonique

Flying Toasters was the best screen saver ever! Rat race and Bad Dog were great too. - Heather

One of J's babysitters has a silver Kia Soul that she's named The Flying Toaster. When I asked her about it she had never heard of the screensaver. #offmylawn - Catherine Pellegrino from iPod

I got you all beat - I once had a screen saver that was pieces of macaroni doing the Macarena. Repeatedly. With sound. - WebGoddess

^^^Win. - Betsy #TeamMonique

Also, 'peak oil' has the same effect on me - Mo Kargas

My brain starts to fantasize about some far off future not unlike the one in Jonathan Coulton's song Laura. And is equally uninterested in the actual conversation. - Marianne

Mark... - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

I fully admit that there are very few rational discussions about bitcoin happening, as it's all taken over by the crazies. Which is too bad, because the theory/tech is interesting. - Jason Griffey

Worrisome - Blake from Android

I think it happens both on my work PC, as well as my home Mac, which I found somewhat soothing. It's strictly Google results. No other links. - Meg V. Meg

Oh I think its just how Google does redirects - Blake from Android

Oh, it looks like it's part of the "bvm parameter" of Google's algorithm: http://productforums.google.com/forum... - Meg V. Meg

Doesn't it seem like they could have picked a less terrifying collection of letters/numbers? - Meg V. Meg

Also: macaques are great. - Meg V. Meg

Oh no. - Marie

Uh oh. - Jennifer Dittrich

"It belongs in a museum!" - Micah from FFHound(roid)!

Ceci n'est pas... oh wait, yes it is. Never mind. - Steele Lawman

Is that Saussure in that window, disappearing up his own navel? - RepoRat

Marzipan, but I find the whole hazelnut more often, and I like that one too. - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

My faves are cornflake and trauben cashew. - Meg V. Meg

Marzipan - maʀtha

praline, or the extra dark chocolate. - DJF from Android

They are sporty why? Special fenders? - maʀtha

Hazelnut. But I'm a hazelnut addict. - Chris Z.

when I was in Germany, Ritter bars were 1DM, and you could buy imported American bars for 2DM or more. I never understood why anybody would spend money on Hershey products. - DJF from Android

DJF: Exotica? That special "chocolatey" taste that's hard to find in high-end chocolate? I got nothin' - Walt Crawford

Rum, Raisin & Hazelnut, which I haven't been able to find for years. - MiniMage

Marzipan, but the hazelnut's a very close second. - Kirsten

Cornflake. - Derrick

Um....do I HAVE to choose? - Uli - Sent to Coventry

Hehe... THIS ^^^ - Scoble, Alex Scoble