Archive for March 20th, 2006

Answer: Librarians"Who would make excellent Jeopardy! contestants?"

Monday, March 20th, 2006

The television trivia (but not trivial) game show Jeopardy! is searching for librarians to be contestants, according to LISNews. Try outs might be in Boston … Hhhmmm …

Wikimania Call for Participation

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Seeing the post on Berkman’s site about Wikimania’s Call for Participation reminded me that I haven’t yet posted it here. The deadline to submit proposals for workshops and tutorials is a week from Thursday: March 30. The deadline for presentations, panels, and the like is Saturday, April 15. Yes, I am involved in the planning [...]

If Scott can cook, so can the rest of you geeks. No excuses. & I require proof.

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Mmmmmm a spaghetti sauce recipe from Scott, who admits to reading his aggregator in the kitchen sometimes and solving tech problems while cooking. I wonder if I’ll ever have time again to cook … I also find it’s a good time to ponder and sometimes brainstorm and solve problems. One of my apple crisp variations [...]

Federal Judge Sides with Google in Copyright Case

Monday, March 20th, 2006

beSpacific includes this Wall Street Journal article about a ruling in a copyright case against Google last week. A federal judge decided Google’s activities related to Snodgrass Publishing Group do not violate any copyright laws. The article, which is available for free, summarizes a few other recent cases concerning Google and copyright.


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