Arriving Somewhere

I meant to discuss digital library stuff today but something else has crossed my radar.
In The Loneliness of a Conservative Librarian David Durant writes about the political bias faced by moderate and conservative librarians in our professional lives.
The problem is not that most librarians have liberal or leftist views. It is that the overwhelming prevalence [...]

beware, techno-babble ahead
I spent two days this past week in a workshop at the University of Maryland learning about XML and TEI. To explain XML in a nutshell and do it justice… well, I’m not sure if I can. It is similar to HTML as a markup language and a subset of SGML. [...]

Now this is a cool self-portrait. One wonders why she isn’t in graphic design?
technorati tag: self portrait

Monday night’s show at the 9:30 Club was fantastic. But really, I expect nothing less from Porcupine Tree!
Robert Fripp of King Crimson fame opened. I have to admit I was taken a bit by suprise by his set. I knew he would be playing solo, and since his latest album is titled [...]

Tonight I will see Porcupine Tree play at the 9:30 Club! I am so stoked, these guys are definitely one of my favorite bands. Its a shame they don’t enjoy more exposure, but I suppose my rock-snob sensibilities appreciate that… no, just kidding. I wish nothing but success for them!
If you haven’t [...]

The Federal Election Commission is reviewing its regulations concerning political speech on the internet as a federal court has ordered them to draw up new rules to govern campaign financing spent on the web. While I’m all for campaign finance reform, the FEC had better tread lightly when it comes to free speech on [...]

Yesterday an item appeared in Slashdot about someone who took a BB gun and made it into a sentry gun - of the type you might see in video games like Half-Life. The finished product uses a digital camera to identify and track targets, and is mounted on a tripod with servos that allow [...]

How cool is this? My alma mater is offering a position for a librarian that has been displaced by hurricane Katrina.
Temporary Librarian Position For Librarian Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
In order to offer support to those in our profession who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina, the Henry Madden Library of the California State University, [...]

Alfred Reed, American composer and conductor, passed away yesterday, September 17. His name is well known to any wind musician. He wrote over 250 works for band, orchestra, choir and chamber ensemble. Among his most well known pieces are Russian Christmas Music, Armenian Dances, and El Camino Real. His genius will [...]

Last week Nintendo revealed the big secret about what will make the Revolution so revolutionary. It will use a one-handed controller that looks suspiciously like a generic t.v. remote control. What is so exciting is the gyroscope packed inside which will allow you to control games by moving the controller around in the [...]