Late last week, New Jersey’s attorney general sued Blockbuster under the premise that it does not adequately inform consumers about its policies and fees. This article is a bit tangential. In January, I scribbled some thoughts about borrowing videos from libraries instead of paying money to rent them in light of someone else’s post about [...]
Speaking of reading, I went to a gathering where people read books, stories, poems, and other items aloud. I used to do this sort of thing quite a bit in high school and have missed it. I listened to passages from quite a few authors I haven’t read before. It’s a great way to get [...]
So maybe I’m okay having not finished one of the books I started reading around Banned Books Week and maybe I can finally finish it this week in honor of Freedom to Read Week …
with reminders about Wikipedia’s fund drive. The one above is from Bill Ives. ("Power corrupts. Power failure corrupts absolutely." It’s finally happened. I go to use Wikipedia and it’s down completely because of a power failure. I guess I am the improbability nexus. Either that or that Wikipedia server guy should be chained to his [...]
A group of bloggers in North Carolina is trying to organize regular meetings.
I submitted a scholarly article to a journal. After doing so, I reflected on a lot of the things I’ve been reading and writing lately. Am I supporting the enemy by sending in my scholarly work–signing away my rights, not accepting payment for something that will bring them revenue, contributing to a traditional model many [...]
I hesitate to blog much about my interactions with clients because of confidentiality ethics and I don’t want people not to use my services because of a fear I might blog about it. Please understand that it is not my intention to make fun of anyone nor to reveal the identity of anyone who might [...]
I’ve been running around in my socks quite a bit at work lately because I don’t want to wear my snow boots all day, I don’t keep an extra pair of shoes in my office, and I don’t feel like carrying any more weight on my way in. Recently, I realized when I’m wearing shoes [...]
The animated discussion at Thursday’s weblog writer’s group explored issues related to blogging things that are on and off the record and how to determine whether something’s on or off the record. It proved difficult to talk about those issues without talking about how journalists handle the record. Somewhat detailed notes are available on the [...]