j's scratchpadHappy 4th of July! Come sit by the river with me!Are we too obsessed with gadgets to make safe decisions- June 30, 2008 When people don&8217;t seek proper safety for storms because they&8217;re busy trying to record on their personal gadgets, I have to wonder if our love of gadgets has gone too far. kisses phone that only makes phone calls (I&8217;m not refering to the storm chaser who made the film. Storm chasing is fun and amazing, especially ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2008/06/30/are-we-too-obsessed-with-gadgets-to-make-... Losing the Stars and Mentors- June 20, 2008 &8220;I&8217;ve been wandering sideways I&8217;ve stared straight into the sun Still I don&8217;t know why you&8217;re dying Long before your time has come Your time has come&8221; &8211;Audioslave, Your Time Has Come This post came to me in a rush while walking the dogs this evening and I&8217;ve taken care of hours of online chores before coming back to write it, ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2008/06/20/losing-the-stars-and-mentors/ Ask MetaFilter: Avoiding Death by Chocolate Chip Cookies- June 20, 2008 Lifehacker.com, a nifty website, usually posts Ask MetaFilter roundups, one of which had the following question: &8220;What am I missing in my diet that I crave Chocolate Chip cookies all the time: &8220;I want to eat chocolate chip cookies almost all the time. The only time I don&8217;t want to eat them is the couple of days ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2008/06/20/ask-metafilter-avoiding-death-by-chocolat... Scientific American: Blogging: Its good for you- June 20, 2008 The May issue of Scientific American has an article called &8220;Blogging&8211;It&8217;s good for you: the therapeutic value of blogging becomes a focus of study&8221;: &8220;Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2008/06/20/scientific-american-blogging-its-good-for... Atlantic Monthly: Is Google making us stupid- June 20, 2008 Nicholas Carr wrote an article in JulyAugust 2008 Atlantic Monthly called &8221; Is Google making us stupid: what the Internet is doing to our brains&8221;: &8220;I can feel it, too. Over the past few years Ive had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been tinkering with my brain, remapping the neural circuitry, reprogramming ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2008/06/19/atlantic-monthly-is-google-making-us-stup... Alternate Careers for Librarians- June 18, 2008 Since I was on the panel for the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference session this morning about alternate careers for librarians, I didn&8217;t get a chance to take live notes. Honestly, I&8217;m a little brain dead right now and tired of typing, so I&8217;m going to be brief. The main theme of the careers of the ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2008/06/18/alternate-careers-for-librarians/ Be remarkable, advises Seth Godin at SLA- June 18, 2008 I would have blogged Seth Godin&8217;s talk at the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference live, like I&8217;ve been doing with a lot of conference sessions, but Harvard&8217;s blog server was down at the time. Seth opened by explaining that things won&8217;t succeed if people don&8217;t get the message. &8220;When everyone can set type type gets ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2008/06/18/be-remarkable-advises-seth-godin-at-sla/ Blogger Gathering at Wild Ginger in Seattle, um, Now- June 18, 2008 I was going to try to make the blogger gathering at Wild Ginger in Seattle this evening, but I don&8217;t think I should try to do that with the News Division banquet starting at 6 p. The two are far enough apart that the timing just won&8217;t work out for me to do both, especially ...http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2008/06/17/blogger-gathering-at-wild-ginger-in-seatt... |