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Post #124,360
by Ashton
11/5/03 8:23:32 PM
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New All honest librarians (most) are fighting Ashcroft,
in practical ways -- simply refusing to keep data on paper, as the most obvious. Librarians are traditionally underappreciated - as befits the antiintellectual nature of Puritan mobs.

In many small towns, and during McCarthy era especially [watch it, as it returns] - the local librarian was almost the sole representative of 'free enquiry'; most tactfully - a few overtly. I have some experience of just such.

Maligning these folks is - stupid. Y'know?
Post #124,364
by deSitter
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11/5/03 8:39:21 PM
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I've tried. ID is demanded and that sort of thing. It makes me feel creepy, like someone is watching me. I love the library and now I can't go.
-drl
Post #125,297
by tuberculosis
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11/12/03 9:02:56 AM
8/21/07 6:40:43 AM
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New Read it there
Seriously, I much prefer reading in the library (or often lately the Tattered Cover) to lugging the things home.



"I believe that many of the systems we build today in Java would be better built in Smalltalk and Gemstone."

     -- Martin Fowler, JAOO 2003
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Post #125,318
by deSitter
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11/12/03 10:05:39 AM
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The T/C was my default library while there, and it was walking distance (from Old South Gaylord).
-drl
     Large firms' layoffs take big upturn - (lincoln) - (17) - Nov. 5, 2003, 12:23:27 PM EST
         The US government did a regular survey like that once... - (ben_tilly) - (16) - Nov. 5, 2003, 01:32:01 PM EST
             EVERYBODY READ THAT !#%^%#%@# BOOK! - (inthane-chan) - (15) - Nov. 5, 2003, 01:40:08 PM EST
                 Hell no.... - (folkert) - Nov. 5, 2003, 01:56:07 PM EST
                 Uh huh - (Yendor) - (4) - Nov. 5, 2003, 02:03:32 PM EST
                     Nice to see we're all playing the same game - (drewk) - (3) - Nov. 5, 2003, 02:33:39 PM EST
                         Alternative Future? - (gdaustin) - (2) - Nov. 5, 2003, 03:07:38 PM EST
                             That's why you need to read this. - (inthane-chan) - Nov. 5, 2003, 04:07:44 PM EST
                             The big factor - (orion) - Nov. 5, 2003, 05:08:20 PM EST
                 No wealth to buy it -NT - (deSitter) - (8) - Nov. 5, 2003, 02:48:15 PM EST
                     That's what the library is for. - (inthane-chan) - (7) - Nov. 5, 2003, 02:57:53 PM EST
                         Won't be in the library for 5 more years... - (gdaustin) - (1) - Nov. 5, 2003, 03:09:12 PM EST
                             Must have a sucky library. - (inthane-chan) - Nov. 5, 2003, 04:04:19 PM EST
                         Re: That's what the library is for. - (deSitter) - (4) - Nov. 5, 2003, 04:12:05 PM EST
                             All honest librarians (most) are fighting Ashcroft, - (Ashton) - (3) - Nov. 5, 2003, 08:23:32 PM EST
                                 Re: All honest librarians (most) are fighting Ashcroft, - (deSitter) - (2) - Nov. 5, 2003, 08:39:21 PM EST
                                     Read it there - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:40:43 AM EDT
                                         Re: Read it there - (deSitter) - Nov. 12, 2003, 10:05:39 AM EST

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