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Entries from March 2009

Computers in Libraries, Day 1

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments

I’m killing a little time before the opening keynote address at Computers in Libraries.  Got settled in yesterday.  I did catch the Lincoln exhibit at the Smithsonian but didn’t do much else.  The long day of travel wore me out more than I had realized until I actually contemplated more walking.  So I settled for [...]

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Tags: Library Technology · Music

Computers in Libraries 2009

March 29th, 2009 · No Comments

NOTE:  I wrote this post this morning at the airport but didn’t have time to get it posted.
This morning, I’m at sitting at the Rochester Airport waiting for my flight to Washington DC for the annual Computers in Libraries conference.  I go to this every year and always find it a great time.  The [...]

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Tags: Library Technology

Rush is a Jackass

March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Sam Rayburn was thinking of people like Rush Limbaugh when he said:
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
Rush Limbaugh has a financial interest in anger and discord.  It’s what he thrives on.  Serious discussion and sincere efforts to solve problems don’t drive listeners to his radio [...]

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Tags: Politics