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Comment on Job hunting retrospective by Emily Weak …In Six | INALJ (I Need a Library Job) | Find A New Job

Emily Weak …In Six | INALJ (I Need a Library Job) | Find A New Job — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:21:58 +0000

[...] modern hypatia gives the advice that you should set yourself up for accomplishment, which I think is very good. So [...]

Comment on Job hunting retrospective by Emily Weak …In Six | INALJ (I Need a Library Job)

Emily Weak …In Six | INALJ (I Need a Library Job) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:28:40 +0000

[...] modern hypatia gives the advice that you should set yourself up for accomplishment, which I think is very good. So [...]

Comment on ‘Real’ names online : part 2 : defining ‘real’ by What’s in a name? | Geekonomicon

What’s in a name? | Geekonomicon — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:26:59 +0000

[...] of people were rather annoyed that you could only use your own “real name“, whatever that means. In fact, G+ specifically disallowed people from using pseudonyms, whilst other forums like [...]

Comment on Background (‘real’ names online : part 1) by What’s in a name? | Geekonomicon

What’s in a name? | Geekonomicon — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:23:19 +0000

[...] was launched, an awful lot of people were rather annoyed that you could only use your own “real name“, whatever that means. In fact, G+ specifically disallowed people from using pseudonyms, [...]

Comment on Near and Far by Jill

Jill — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:03:27 +0000

Oh, your post makes me miss Maine. You are right about the diversity that is present. For the year I lived there, I found the people so open and welcoming; I learned about all kinds of different ways of living more quickly than I did in other states. I more quickly made friends there than other places, too. And the loons! I was lucky enough to live by a lake for most of my time there and how I miss hearing the loons now that I’m gone. Can you be homesick for a place you only lived in for 12 months?
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Comment on File management: self-awareness and philosophy by iPhone 5

iPhone 5 — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:57:28 +0000

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Comment on Lots of New by Jill

Jill — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:26:33 +0000

I enjoyed reading about your new job. When I finally get a job, I hope it’s as good a fit as the yours seems to be for you.

I discovered your blog a few weeks ago (I think through a link on Ask a Manager to your interviewing posts), and immediately liked your content and writing style.

Glad you’re feeling better. Leaf season is a beautiful time to be hiking.
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Comment on Ask This Librarian: Black clothing by mordicai

mordicai — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:47:49 +0000

& then we start getting into the fact that “black” is one of those words that cover a lot of ground, historically– I’m personally a subscriber to the notion that the explosion of colour names has to do with cheap dyes making colours readily available to the common man, but the fact remains that the historical record is littered with words for colours that…probably don’t mean what they sound like they mean to modern ears, like “wine dark sea.”

Comment on Job hunting retrospective by Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:02:38 +0000

I hope you didn’t think I asked and ran! It’s been a crazy week, of course.

You’ve said some really interesting things, and familiar ones. When I was trying to focus myself right after college I used one of those career development books that encouraged you to come up with a sentence describing your “point” – aka your “part I’m really passionate about.” Mine is/was “I teach people how to figure things out for themselves.” So it seems we’re both flexible enough to go where we’re needed in the next couple of decades!

Comment on Hi, nice people! by Loreley

Loreley — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:26:34 +0000

(There is a lot of rebooting involved in the process, which means you get these 2-3 minute gaps periodically in which you can’t actually do much.)

That’s usually when I go to get coffee!