Hi. I may have actually gotten SmartFilter to remove my journal page from their control list. They had it listed, oddly, as “chat”. I sent them a note and they say it will be off the control list tomorrow. Now I’ll start the countdown to see how long it takes me to get N2H2 to not classifiy it as “pornography”. If you have websites that you would like seen in, say, the libraries and schools of Georgia, you may want to check and see if they’re blocked.
Month: February 2004
rss/del.icio.us
It’s been a week or so since I started using the RSS reader, and del.icio.us. I have to say, I’m fond of NetNewsWire and I feel that I don’t use del.icio.us nearly as much as I thought I would. The RSS reader has its drawbacks, mainly the fact that, like Capitalism or Communism, the whole system works better if everyone is on board. As long as I still have to hop on to the browser to read 1/2 the weblogs and other content I read, it’s less useful. For delivery of straight-up news, it can’t be beat. For any content I want to interact with [LISNews, blogs that I comment on] it encourages non-interaction and I’ve gone back to reading those web pages instead. As far as del.icio.us, I just don’t want to go through the extra steps for what I need to use it for, which is organizing links to add here and send other places, temporary stuff. Usually, I just drag the browser icon to my “add me” folder. Now I have to go to a web page, enter comments, hit submit. I can handle the lack of metadata and honestly, most of the stuff I’m likely to link isn’t really showing up a lot of other places. It’s a great tool, just not for me.
recommended feminist books for youth
The Feminist task force of SRRT has come out with their 2004 list of recommended feminist books for youth. [juice]
Seattle Public toilets
Seattle Public Library opened their new renovated Capitol Hill branch but no one is allowed to use the toilets because of excessive drug activity. Do you think you would be more outraged to find a needle in the bathroom, or to not be able to use the bathroom in the first place? [thanks hannah]
Patriot Act, the game?
As the above episode illustrates, sometimes our profession can be guilty of a lack of creative thinking. Here is an interesting creative twist on all our PATRIOT Act activities: The Patriot Act Game. And, of course, it has its own web site. [thanks barbara]