I'm a postmodern tweaker technophile lit-geek working for the libraries of academia. This is a space for sharing those bits of life that don't have a proper place to go: mostly library stuff. Some snark.
"Over the years, it has also become easier to trace [e-mail] senders, even when they don’t want to be found. Strongbox addresses that. As it’s set up, even we won’t be able to figure out where files sent to us come from. If anyone asks us, we won’t be able to tell them."
Strongbox: Aaron Swartz’s last gift to internet privacy, http://www.zdnet.com/strongbox-aaron-swartzs-last-gift-to-internet-privacy-7000015455/
Snail - The Adventure Time Wiki. Mathematical!
The Snail is a character that has hidden in every episode of Adventure Time to date (excluding the Animated Short), usually seen waving at the screen. His cameos are a running gag.
He’s also hiding in all the comics. One of my favorite little easter eggs out there.
Definitely our household’s contemporary Goldbug.
Rewatch all the episodes!!!
“Featuring a quarter-century of images taken from space by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, the repository lets you witness the retreat of glaciers (see above), the deforestation of wide swathes of rainforest, the growth of sprawling cities, and the building of huge artificial islands, all happening in timelapse motion.” (From OpenCulture)
So this happened on Facebook today.
"Libraries today are rich with such experiences. They are laboratories for deep learning. To keep pace with the changing needs and interests of our communities they also need to be workplaces that expect, cultivate, and support innovation. Today’s libraries require each of us to be a leader, whether by position held or by opportunity taken."
Leadership in a Digital Age, Maureen Sullivan.
“After censorists begin attacking libraries and burning them, the libraries formed their own armies for the sake of protecting the books and knowledge within.” Review of the anime-to-film, Library Wars.
[This is my draft ITP Syllabus for Fall 2013 - the class is listed here. Click on this post to see all the animated gifs. Always wanted to make a gif syllabus.]
13 Products in search of an Audience
This class is about how to design products, services, and experiences that dignify the user in…
It’s a syllabus. With animated gifs. The bar has been raised.
"They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me. —Nathaniel Lee"