j's scratchpad

There was a library/information science Ph.D. student at tonight’s blog meeting. Because of how far apart we sat at dinner, I didn’t get a chance to talk to him until we were leaving the restaurant. His thesis about e-mail and related issues, like why people use multiple e-mail addresses, interests me. He asked for my full name just before we parted and I offered him a business card. He hesitated and asked if he could find me online somewhere. I told him to search for “scratchpad” in Google and he’d probably get here. It wasn’t until a few minutes ago that I wondered if the awkward expression on his face when I offered him a card meant that he thought I was making some kind of pass at him by offering him a card. It’s a habit of mine: when I meet a librarian, I usually try to exchange business cards. Sorry, man: My cards are for networking only.

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