Archive for » September 18th, 2006«
Let the ninja write your text
Cory Doctorow on DRM at the 2006 LIFT Conference
What is this library thing?
The Strange “Thing” needs identification. It is currently housed at Western State University in Gunnison, Colorado and they’re looking for an answer. Both REAL answers and FUN answers are welcomed, and should be sent to Beth Avery.
Flickr photo use
I’ve been asked a few times for permission to reuse a flickr photo of mine for another publication. My CC license allows anyone to use my photos in a non-commercial way as long as they attribute the photo to me. If you want to use it for a commercial purpose, just ask, I’ll probably say o.k. and not ask for any money. But, what happens when a photo is used in a commercial magazine, without permission, and without attribution. Lawrence Lessig has the story of one such flickr photo and Autoweek magazine.
Need some new wallpaper
I’m not the best photographer in the world but I’m getting better. IMHO this is one of the best photos I’ve ever taken and if you’re in need of some new desktop wallpaper feel free. (Just click on the photo, select “all sizes” and choose the size appropriate for your desktop.)
Last week the Liminal Librarian posted her Ten Do’s and Don’ts for Conference, Workshop, and Program Organizers. As someone who has been doing presentations and workshops for the past ten years I can say that some hosts are better than others. (I am also not picking on anyone in particular!) To share one recent story, I was at a conference and there was a technology issue in which the security folks didn’t want to allow me to hook up my laptop to their Internet connection. The on-site coordinator (someone who wasn’t actually part of the conference but worked for the institution where the conference was being held) finally asked me “What do you need?” and was able to get me exactly what I needed to make my presentation not only easier for me, but better for the attendees. Now that’s service!
