Mezzie

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I agree, but I don't think it's mobile itself that's important: It's that mobile was a sign of this new technology (the internet) finally overcoming the hurdles of adoption from the average person (in this case primarily
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15-20 years ago, I would have agreed with you. Now I absolutely disagree. The primary thing keeping them from suing would have been the optics of the situation: Suing the local library or the small group trying to keep knowledge alive would
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It's a pretty common way for humans to deal with not being able to do something/something not working.
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We may also just change the rules of chess. "Chess" is a human created game after all.
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I mean the same argument could be made re: the publishers as gatekeepers. (And it's why I'm generally a proponent of self-publishing even if the quality control isn't there). For example, I can't see one of the big publi
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Unfortunately, books aren't abandonware. Legally, sitting on the rights to something is allowed. The odds of such a thing being allowed are low, particularly in this age of reboots, adaptations, etc. One of my favorite book series is b
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Also it's illegal in at least one major national jurisdiction to fuck with people's mail (US). Which means that ironically if you're going to break the law, using the mail isn't a terrible idea.
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It's also really good to use as a way to explore the dusty old corners of your own brain. I'm writing something in vanilla JS for reasons and it's been a while since I've written that, but I can tell pretty easily if wha
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There is a population who doesn't necessarily benefit, but we're pretty small: Those of us who have severe dissociative problems can sometimes not do well with meditation - we're basically so used to ignoring our mental and p
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I'm gay (although lady gay) and I think it's hilarious.
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Legally, the IA is in the wrong here. (I hate it because morally I side with the IA but yeah the courts aren't going to.) I was just addressing the 'how did they survive this long'? part. It's basically the flip side o
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We also don't need to bill the lawyers for everything that most clients do. A lawyer for the IA can probably give them exact specifications for things like delivery of discovery documents and what they'd be looking for in them and
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Yup. I and many other librarians have private 'pirate' libraries of various materials, particularly ephemera that aren't covered by mandatory deposit or digital content. We're just not allowed to distribute them. Do we a
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Librarians are a pain in the ass to litigate against would be my guess. We're very detail oriented, we're organized, and we're very good at following procedures. We're just as good at drawing things out as lawyers and
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It's an argument for the separation of library and archival work. Access to knowledge and preservation of knowledge are separate things, even if they have a lot in common. It might be wise for someone to consider a truly archival only
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I love dot grid too! I also like the ability to change papers in Goodnote when I'm working digitally. Using dot or grid for layout and then switching to plain so it looks clean = YES.
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I remember Myst's release and how awesome those graphics were. (It wasn't particularly my thing, but my mom was really into it and into IF in general. She's a puzzle game person. My dad was more the 'conventional' g
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> I remember in some "gamer" circles it wasn't considered a real game but an interactive slideshow. I always wondered how those people would categorize, for example, the Zork games. Myst is interactive fiction, which is i
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I like both, but they lead to very different thinking patterns. Hand me blank paper for a grid paper problem or vice versa and it doesn't work. Likewise, the size has to be right - big for brainstorming or free-thinking creative thou
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I would say that ChatGPT like systems could probably be built that would understand when they need more context, but they would fail at effectively eliciting that context from their human users.
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The two types of activism are symbiotic. The obnoxious, loud, and visible activism takes the attention (and resources ) while test ballooning the expanding or moving of the Overton Window. Changing institutions without drawing attention is
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I would love to see more such efforts, but I don't know if Americans could do that at this point. The question of who could make such a curriculum would immediately be hijacked by political and other interests. Our government doesn&#x2
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I was a teetotal until I was 25 and I still drink maybe 2x a year. You're right that some people don't really know what to do with that. I've taken to blaming my meds when really I'm just not a big drinker.
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It gives me very big Ariel signing the contract with Ursula vibes. We signed away our integrity for validation and money.
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I agree, but I also wonder how feasible that is for a lot of parents. The older I get, the more astounded I am at the fact that nobody in my family has social media brain rot. Or political brainworms. My grandparent's generation is m
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> That's interesting, do you care to share any of your observations? You nailed it with regard to Gen Z. I'd say off the top of my head: - Silent Gen women either give zero fucks or have a vague desire to look "presentable
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Gen X women in particular had to deal with all the pressure of mass media and fake pictures, etc. at a vulnerable age before there was much push back. Of course Millennials and Gen Z are pressured, but there's also substantial pushback
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> I've seen a certain degree of conditioning in practically all the women across different cultures, just that the details differ. I would agree with that, although my experience is mostly limited to America. I see substantial diffe
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That's practical if you can either tailor or afford to look however you want. I have a decent amount of menswear in my closet but I'm also very curvy so they aren't going to look professional unless I tailor them, so they&#x2
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I would caveat: The majority of shoppers who buy clothing regularly and are into fashion. Which it makes sense for fashion companies to prioritize. Practical women who make pockets a priority also don't replace clothes just because t

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