July 2011
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How Google Dominates Us - James Gleick →
rainabloom:
Some interesting, if slightly clumsy, thoughts on Google and its role in our culture/collective headspace. Two observations -
1. Gleick, like most everyone else writing on this topic, flippantly misunderstands the role of information professionals (he refers specifically to reference librarians becoming outmoded) in a connected world. If, as he notes in one of his central points,...
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Wisconsin: Gov. Scott Walker cuts DMV in Dem... →
stfuconservatives:
annikaleigh:
stfusexists:
The Wisconsin legislature is finalizing a bill to close ten Department of Motor Vehicle centers located in Democratic districts within the state. The money saved will be used to extend operating hours at DMV centers in Republican districts. These cuts come on the heels of new voter ID laws that require voters to present a state-issued photo...
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“The idea that there might be some hypocrisy in a college that punishes students...”
– News: Generational Knowledge - Inside Higher Ed (via infoneer-pulse)
::LIKE::
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Libraries Abandon Expensive 'Big Deal'... →
infoneer-pulse:
As publishers point out, Big Deals put an abundance of information at researchers’ fingertips. More and more, though, librarians respond that a lot of that material doesn’t get used. “We were getting a lot of titles, but a large number of them were getting little or no usage,” Mr. Fowler said.
Among libraries, he said, “the position is swinging from wanting to buy as much...
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It really doesn't matter
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Big Brother Confirmed in Wisconsin →
l3fan-o-rama:
In early June dane101 reported on information from anonymous state workers who claimed that an emergency response team operating out of the GEF-2 building downtown had been set up to monitor the social media activity of protest related organizations.
A recently released report (pdf) put together by the Wisconsin National Guard and Wisconsin Emergency Management now seems to...
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“Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murdering her daughter, as the American...”
– Jon Stewart (via exhaustedeyes)
Arab World Fest canceled for 2011, 2012 →
Milwaukee’s annual celebration of Arab culture must be cancelled for next two years because its timing conflicts with Arab culture.
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Celebrities React on Twitter to the Casey Anthony... →
Irrelevance, defined.
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WatchGirl Talk @ SummerFest 2011
I missed this last night. Crowd shots from behind GT are cool, but sound sucks.
And, of course, I’m focusing most on his computers to try to figure out the interfaces used for his live shows.
(via champagnejelly)
