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An Update on the Status of Freedom of Speech & Expression in America
This comes from Michael Masterson in today’s issue of his e-zine ‘Early to Rise’: "Bad news: A bill in Congress is giving the FCC the right to fine TV sponsors up to $500,000 per incident for any programming it deems indecent. This year’s Super Bowl carried an ad for GoDaddy.com showing a busty woman in
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What to post, what to post . . . ?
It’s difficult to know exactly what to post here. I see a lot of stuff come across my desk as I check in journals every day and sometimes an article title grabs my attention. Sadly, that hasn’t happened today (not yet anyway). Part of the problem is that I have this compulsive need to read
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Now for a new experiment:
Now for a new experiment: moblogging! I’m e-mailing you from my cell phone! Buwahaha!
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NYAM Announcement
Every now and then I get news of an event at the Academy. The various research departments hold meetings, talks, and professional get togethers and such like, and some of the topics are pretty interesting, even if you don’t happen to be a medical researcher. At any rate, if it’s open to the public, I’ll
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Books for Soldiers
From Tompaine.com: "We all like getting mail, and soldiers stationed far from home or recovering from war injuries in a veterans’ hospital really like getting mail. So go through your bookcases and closets and dig out those books you don’t read. Got duplicate copies of books or DVDs? What about recent magazines? The Books For
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Eureka!
Okay, the XML feed on Livejournal seems to be working now . . . it lists entries in a wacky way, however. But the posts are clearly described by title, post date and time posted, and nothing appears to have been randomly clipped, so I’m in no shape to complain. Huzzah! At any rate, if
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Testing
Here’s an experimental post . . . testing the syndication code. Edit: Hmm. The feed doesn’t seem to be working . . . I think I have a new project on my hands. I’ll let y’all know.
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Syndication
Someone on Livejournal.com wanted me to set up an RSS feed for this site so I went ahead and did it, and I think I got it down. I imagine I’ll hear about whether I succeeded or not soon enough.
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Some Articles
I actually forgot to post three articles I’ve been keeping on ye olde hard drive for some time: Ten Graces for New Librarians Putting XML in the Fast Lane (CNET) The Murky Bucket Sundrome (from Library Journal 12/15/04)
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Library Blogs I
Scanning Google for library blogs and here’s what I came up with: Library Blogs I Now to figure out how to make this a permanent link in the left sidebar . . . Edit: It worked . . . check out the link list on the left sidebar.