mythbusters

via LISNews
doing a good job of debunking some silly but persistent foolishness.

watch for the sexy librarian pinup captioned: "sorry if you were expecting this"





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Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world | Video on TED.com

I love TED, I love Shirky, I love sharing:


Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world | Video on TED.com



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old crumbs

been missing a lot, out, personal reasons.

here were a few things I had noted before :

nice bookcase, birthday, IKEA
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1247694/Bondi-beach-IKEA-bookcase-offers-ultimate-holiday-reading.html


social works
http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/using-social-media-v-building-online.html

still love seth:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/02/when-i-want-your-opinion-ill-ask-for-it.html

via signal vs noise (http://37signals.com/svn/)
embrace life (I love good ads)





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Jamie Oliver and Public Libraries ???

Cure Food Ignorance!!!
I say PLA or ALA should totally get involved and join forces with Jamie Oliver in this effort. We are in a fantastic position to deliver the message, the assistance and all the resources that go with that. IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE A KID CALL AN AUBERGINE A PEAR. We are such a big part of that triangle of influence.

why not have (or market in a themed series):
-kids (and YA!) programs on food (invite community farmers)
-cook book clubs
-shopping "classes" (healthy choices, money saving options)
-experts on heath and nutrition programs (focus on solving the problem)
-cooking demos? (can we use a webcam to show live details on the big screen?)
-gardening programs
-website focus on Food
-any other fun family food things...


We have connections in our communities who would LOVE to help us do this.
I know it.
When do we start?



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friday finds

this week for you: raw urls ;)
(no, well, yes, but raw urls to cool stuff.)

http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/01/24/bigger-libraries-are-not-better-if-they-are-closed/
neither would be more libraries...

jessamyn at boingboing (1 week only)
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/24/welcome-guestblogger.html

ipad lust:
http://www.apple.com/ipad/
and ipad cons
http://i.gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad
and ipad opinions
http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/01/29/get-real-geeks-the-ipad-is-the-apple-for-mum-not-you/

and last, because I feel for you my friends:
http://closedstacks.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/tax-season-who-needs-it/

oh and yes, the smartest thing I read so far this year:

"Books should only be catalogued once. Currently the public purse pays for having the same book catalogued over and over again..."

-- Jens Vigen, Head of the CERN Library, who just made their entire catalog dataset available to anyone.


any comments? anyone?

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