Archive of 2006 September

Lib Librarian

on September 22nd, 2006 in Avenging by | 6 Comments

. I took this photo a few years ago at the March for Women’s Lives in Washington DC. Over a million people showed up. It got almost no press coverage, but those of us who went will never forget it. I was lucky enough to run into this fellow librarian…

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It’s hard out here for a digital library interface designer/product manager

on September 19th, 2006 in ALA, Career, Cornell, Librarianship, Tech, User Interface Design by | 1 Comment

Photo by パックマン 10:40pm and I’m still at work. Science Magazine is publishing a blurb about our library of animal sounds on Thursday. We got an award for second-best “educational interactive”. Yay. Unfortunately, this means that a huge group of people are going to visit our site. And our site…

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Alexandra and the Pickle

on September 19th, 2006 in Librarians in popular culture, Links by | 1 Comment

Alexandra and the Pickle My friend Alexandra was on Gothamist the other day holding this huge pickle. Her archivist colleagues are all so proud. Finally, an Archivist Poster Girl!

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Flint Photos

on September 13th, 2006 in Life, Michigan by | 1 Comment

I put up some photos from my recent trip home. Flint, MI. is the same as ever, but with a new 10% unemployment rate. Not to mention the State takover due to a bankrupt city treasury! Enjoy the squalor and car parts, folks.

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Geeky Gadget Reference

on September 8th, 2006 in Links, Tech by | 2 Comments

ViewScore aggregates gadget reviews from all over the web. If you are looking for a new digital camera or some other geeky device, you can view a well-designed sortable list of the best-reviewed gadgets, along with price and product details. ViewScore is what Froogle wants to be, but is too…

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Escape from Flint, MI

on September 6th, 2006 in Life, Michigan by | Comments Off

I returned to work this morning and jumped straight into an application QA test. It was one of those 10 emails a minute, every-tester-pointing-out-the-same-bug days. It was great. We got tons of feedback, and our application didn’t explode and leak metadata all over the desk. In other news, there is…

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