February 2012
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#1 in 2010: Jacob and Isabella. Try not to think...
draynd replied to your post: Parenting 2.0
that reminds me…
Related, useful resources:
The Social Security Administration’s searchable database of popular baby names. Want to make sure that your wee one isn’t going to be one of 27 Jennifers? You can start here.
The Baby Name Wizard is particularly helpful if you want to go for that retro feel.* Plus, charts and graphs, which are...
Parenting 2.0
Running Google searches for the names you like combined with your last name to make sure your offspring won’t be sharing a results list with any murderers, adult film notables, or Rick Santorum supporters.
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I have been casually searching for birth... →
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Henceforth, Tony and I will strive to do a better...
No we won’t.
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“In the public psyche, a librarian is a woman of indeterminate age, who wears...”
– Barry Bowes, between stacks (1979)
Come on now - I wear glasses and am pale, but I do moisturize…
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Rick Santorum and the Perinatal Assessment Center
People who have dealt with frightening or sad reproduction-related matters should know that the following post is about pregnancy. It has a happy ending and a Rick Santorum-directed tirade, but there’s stressful stuff in the middle. Follow me behind the jump if you want to read more.
Two weeks ago, I went to the doctor for a prenatal checkup. If you have never experienced one of these, they...
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Ill-Educated Musings on Dog Shows
davebloom:
As for the Herding, I think Raina’s justifiably always on Team Corgi (Pembroke over Cardigan), but I bet she’d agree that just about anything would be more interesting than the German Shepherd, whom she characterizes as sneaky-looking, lurking about like he just stole someone’s wallet…
Team Corgi, all the way. Here’s why - in my head? One day? I am going to be the Queen...
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The loser buys lunch. At the Cheesecake Factory.
michaelzimmer replied to your quote: Asked by Mr. Stephanopoulos, “Where are these…
I like how he mentioned to squeeze disdain for feminists, academia, Hollywood, and the media into a single (poorly constructed) sentence.
I’m pretty sure he won a bet with James Dobson for that one.
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“Asked by Mr. Stephanopoulos, “Where are these radical feminists?” Mr. Santorum...”
– I look forward to receiving the government-funded stipend that will allow Dave and me to stay at home at least part-time with our child, Mr. Santorum. Can I provide you with my account and routing number so the money can be deposited directly at my bank? I could really use that time to rest and...
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did you know the Westminster Kennel Club 136th...
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draynd:
the Westminster Kennel Club 136th Annual Dog Show has a live stream. just so you know.
Dangerous information to have. Time to decide how you’ll be spending the rest of your day, Tumblr.
GUYS THE DOG SHOW WILL EAT MY WEEK AND I WILL NOT CAAAAARE…
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If you were bothered by SOPA...
…and you are a scholar, an academic, a librarian, a student, or an American taxpayer, you should be equally troubled by the Research Works Act. It’s another instance of a powerful media entity trying to undermine open, free access to information via legislation.
Take a few minutes to read this great editorial piece from the Boston Globe.
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Music Marathon Days 56-59
davebloom:
The conclusion!
Albums listened to in full:
Wilco’s The Whole Love. The poisoning of the critical well against Wilco has been a fascinating process to watch. As with any band of Wilco’s stature, there’s always been a vocal minority of dissenters to whom the lively alt-country and pop of their 90s work never made much of an impression, and the widespread praise for Yankee Hotel...
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“THE digital tsunami that swept over the Capitol last month, forcing Congress to...”
– God, this thing gets increasingly absurd as I re-read it. It verges on Orwellian.
GUYS PIRATE BAY IS RUINING DEMOCRACY OMG BRB HOARDING FOOD AND COPIES OF METALLICA’S DISCOGRAPHY.
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“The hyperbolic mistruths, presented on the home pages of some of the world’s...”
– What Wikipedia Won’t Tell You - NYTimes.com (via infoneer-pulse)
The Chief Executive of the RIAA wrote this. In one of the most widely circulated newspapers on the planet. Everyone back up - it’s irony explosion time.
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Library-centric podcasts →
libraryjournal:
thepinakes:
I recommend the podcast Adventures in Library Instruction for all info-lit librarians out there. I’ve gotten scores of great ideas from them.
We got one!
Ooo!
On a related note (info lit. division), my TA showed me the book below today, which is equal parts terrifying and hilarious* -
* - in a “laughing at you, not with you” sort of way.
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Well, Ms. Bouvier, I think we've found the reason...
davebloom:
michaelzimmer replied to your post:Music Marathon Days 50-55
If we’re on day 50+, and 30+ days into 2012, I think the moniker “Music Marathon 2011” is misplaced. Just sayin’.
2011 releases. Heck, Music Marathon 2010 started in early December 2010 and wrapped up in March or April 2011, I think.
With parenthood looming in a few months*, I think this might be the last Music Marathon...
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convincingindie:
during a guest lecture today I managed to say, in context and without advance preparation, “Maybachs-on-bachs-on-bachs-on-bachs-on-bachs” at which point the largely 18-19 y/o group of students went O.O because they don’t expect their instructors to know stuff like that
:: high fives self ::
teacher of the year
I also witnessed this. It was in my class. The whole room...
Things I have already said today:
convincingindie:
1. “I woke up and was just, like, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT GOOGLE.”
2. “The furniture situation is not an issue.”
3. “My alpaca farm is going to be a neat place.”
I witnessed #1 and #3. It was glorious.
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“One bit of library capital that hasn’t been borrowed by social media companies...”
– I’m Not Buying It: The Importance of Privacy for Research | Inside Higher Ed (via infoneer-pulse)
:: holds up a lighter ::
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convincingindie:
davebloom:
hangingfire:
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January 2012
30 posts
Three Parks & Rec-inspired rap songs you didn't... →
davebloom:
It seems like just a few days ago that Raina and I were getting public thanks from Adam Warrock. Now, of course, he’s spectacularly famous, with Jean-Ralphio himself plugging his new Parks and Rec EP to the AV Club. I can only conclude that we are somehow responsible. Obviously.
Duh.
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On Notice →
infoneer-pulse:
“If you can’t stop tuition from going up, the funding you get from taxpayers will go down,” Obama said, drawing immediate applause. “Higher education can’t be a luxury — it’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford.” Although the speech did not offer any additional details about that warning, a document the White House published accompanying...
Wherein I am shocked that bad information is going...
thepinakes:
There was a recent piece posted by the Atlantic about the cost cycle and paywall of academic articles. It’s a big issue and access to scholarly journals is a topic that merits real discussion and hopefully change. However, the article itself was so poorly researched and inaccurate it does a disservice to the conversation.
The article supposes that the villain is JSTOR. It’s not.
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Adam WarRock "Jane"
davebloom:
suitwithsneakers:
I made a song about Jane Austen, over the beat to “Moves Like Jagger.”
No, really…
My wife and I are both implicated here (for the record, her voice isn’t naturally that high, but has, in fact, been to clubs—just not often*). Hope Eugene keeps this series of retooled pop hits coming.
* Dance clubs, that is. We’ve spent plenty of time at shows.
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Open Letter
Dear PBS,
We, the undersigned, request that you stop showing Lawrence Welk and Guy Lombardo every Sunday afternoon. Have you considered airing some cooking shows? Or maybe a crafting program - the undersigned will watch people assemble quilt squares and explain the wonders of rag rugs for at least an hour. British costume drama? Or BBC comedies? The IT Crowd is really funny - how about that?
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“The nature of academic and research librarianship changed today. Today, all...”
– So this just happened. (Twitter channel.)
It’s since been noted that the above statement isn’t quite accurate, but do follow #hlth on Twitter for updates on what is definitely a big change for the Harvard Libraries.
eta - Here’s a blog post that explains, in detail, what happened...
ybot:
michaelzimmer:
“How did Bill Gates become the richest man in America? His wealth has nothing to do with the production costs of what Microsoft is selling: i.e. it is not the result of his producing good software at lower prices than his competitors, or of ‘exploiting’ his workers more successfully (Microsoft pays its intellectual workers a relatively high salary). If that had been the...
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