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SOPA-Journey to the Dark Side
On January 18 or today, Wikipedia will go dark, or disappear from view for 24 hours in protest to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) … Continue reading
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Brave New World
You know you’re old when you remember a time before the Internet. I worked for a year in a library before the Internet was introduced. The library’s main source of information was the library catalogue and the reference collection of … Continue reading
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I shine light into the dark- the case for public libraries
I spent my formative years as a librarian in a public library in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. It was initially a maternity leave replacement position, but one thing lead to another and I was there for 5 years, performing tasks like … Continue reading
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“I’ve got my cardigan”*
To tell you the truth there would have not been a need for any cardigans at the VALA conference. It was warm, balmy, sticky, humid- all of the above in fact. Fashion trends on the day were comfortable shoes, loose … Continue reading
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You can’t always get what you want
To the kids, the PC is what Mum and Dad sit at, or where you can play games, see ‘Foxy’ (the Fantastic Mr Fox trailer) or Doctor Who (am a firm believer of getting ‘em when they’re young- speaking as … Continue reading
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Santa Claus is coming to Town
After much discussion, it has been decided to leave out some gingerbread and a glass of apple juice for Santa, as this is what Master BG likes and some carrots for the reindeer. (Mental note: may sub the apple juice … Continue reading
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All I’m asking for is a little Respect
A busy day involving the gym, paying bills, posting parcels and taking the kids to the playground. I managed to read a chapter of my project management text for my exam on Thursday (yay me!). I also baked banana and … Continue reading
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The information is ravenous the ticker tape feeds the mind
So here’s what happens: I accidentally leave phone at home. I have no internet connect in ‘writing’ office. I finish the book. Maggie Alderson 7:18 AM Oct 21st Twitter An application called Freedom which restricts Internet access to your PC? … Continue reading
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Spicks and Specks
Am looking forward to Mr Bookgrrl returning from his Sydney conference (*cough* junket *cough*) later today. He’s been missed by everyone. The kids and I had a new routine for bedtime- ordinarily we read to each child separately. With just … Continue reading
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Lovecats
Grand Final day and my team is playing. I’ll be watching with one eye and if it gets too tense, will head to the library to study. I have a wager with P.S. with a bottle of wine up for … Continue reading
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