kokogiak has created a cool flicker set:
Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever, 1963 vs 1991 editions (with revisions). The 1963 edition is my own, bought for me in the late 60’s when I was a toddler, and read to tatters. The 1991 edition belongs to my kids today. I was so familar with the older one that I immediately started noticing a few differences, and so have catalogued 10 of the more interesting differences here in this collection.
According to this Yahoo! News story, the TSA may be relaxing the rules regarding sharp objects like scissors in carry on luggage this Friday.
TSA spokeswoman says the new initiatives will be positive for both security and customer service.
Ya think?
Here’s the new DNS error screen in Firefox 1.5. I’m impressed. I especially like the “Try Again” button.
From OCLC:
Subject: Amazon.com is New Fulfillment Partner in the Open WorldCat Program
Amazon.com has joined Baker & Taylor as a fulfillment partner within the Open WorldCat program to facilitate the online purchase of books identified through WorldCat. Now, Web searchers who reach WorldCat from popular search engines or other Web resources may use a book buying link to purchase books through Amazon.com, in addition to the initial pilot partner, Baker & Taylor.
This component of the Open WorldCat program not only connects Web searchers with the materials they need; it also delivers a financial benefit to all libraries that participate in the program. Each time a Web searcher purchases a book through Open WorldCat, a portion of the proceeds supports the ongoing development of Open WorldCat for the benefit of all participating libraries.
Web searchers reach the Open WorldCat interface from search results in Web search engines or popular Web resources. Users may link directly to Amazon.com from Find in a Library for some items. When a direct link is not available, users will have the option of linking to the Amazon.com site to search for similar items.
For more information about the Open WorldCat program, visit www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/.
It’s not yet available on the Mozilla site (at the time of this post) but you can get it from BetaNews. (Warning: Many of your extensions may not work in this new version.)
I chatted wit Gateway tech support this morning and they said:
According to our database, your system is currently under full system diagnosis ( final ) to make sure that the issue was fixed when you recieved the system.
They suggested I call their “service team” for an ETA on getting my laptop back. A phone call later, I was told that once it’s finished (“today or tomorrow”) I should receive it in “3 to 5 business days.” Friday would be nice but I’m thinking next week at this point.
I just got an e-mail from Neal-Schuman informing me that the book is back from the printer. (It’s out!) If you ordered one, you should be receiving it soon.
I’m planning on being very open when it comes to this next book. To get started, if you’re interested in seeing what sort of sites I’ll be covering, check out the search tag in my del.icio.us account.
I’m also looking for a good place to start putting up my notes for the book so that folks can read and comment on them. Maybe a wiki. Maybe another blog. I’m just not sure yet. All suggestions are welcome.
As for the title, it’s not final. Why? Well, the original plan was to do an update to my Using the Internet as a Reference Tool book but my head is starting to veer away from a direct update. With all of the new resources that are out there (podcasts, flickr, data visualization, video) I’m thinking that just updating the previous book isn’t going to cut it.
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