Hello-

I am still 'anti-this'.... come and read about my (mandatory) experiences in the blog-o-sphere this early spring. I have completed 'things' #7-9 and have a few comments.

First, isn't this a nice color? I was looking for blue-green. I like slanty type, as well. I think (along the lines of my creed, remember...) that the experience is JUST AS IMPORTANT as the knowledge gained. I mean to say that the green lettering, and 'slanty' font... this is, too, a reason to read. Not only the content, or the speed at which it can be delivered. So all this "ease" that these things we are doing here are created to give us; all this "ease" is really not an improvement over going to a BOOK and opening it, and (oh my) smelling it, and experiencing the thing as a thing, and also getting the info. You can enjoy your trip to the book, from the book, and sitting down and opening the book. Speed is over-rated. Anyway...moving-on.
Check-out my Library thing site. http://www.librarything.com/catalog/jdbiii
I have added my best books, and, in line with my theme, some things which you might not have seen, here, at Becker, right under your nose. This site is cool. I can totally see why we should be knowing of its existence. But do we need it??? Should we incorporate it?? I think BACS is good. I even have been trying to put BACS records on the library thing....but can't figure out how. If we can't at least do that, then the world cat and pub-med are fine, and any more complication is not good. I must admit to not knowing all that this thing can do.....

On to the blogs. I can see the use for news feeds...I have no use for the blogs. If I wanted to search blogs (WEB LOGS!!!!!! why this penchant for shortening everything??? why must we speed to our death??? can't we smell the books along the way???) If I wanted to search 'web logs" I could use google...right? I mean, I have not tried to see if there was a better way, google ofr 'technorati,' but...well...let me explain....if you are still with me at this depth in the above, please continue... let me explain where I'm coming from-- http://www.vintagephone.com/HB/AE40.jpg
Here is my telephone at home. (hope photo shows...) It is an AE 40 vintage rotary...and it is heavy and I don't talk to persons on it for more than a few minutes, if I can help it. So, I am not going to chat on-line if I'm not chatting on the phone. I see no real need for cell-phones, and besides, they cause cancer. (multiple sources in OUR library can be culled to support this) Not chatting on-line is the same as not blogging---- in fact, if I can't see you, we are not meeting at all. We have auras, yes, AURAS around us and they evelope the other people when we meet. BUT NOT ON THE PHONE, CERTAINLY NOT ON-LINE.
That said, I must now admit to using the newsfeed. The RSS idea for this end-point is actually a good idea--IF THE TITLE CAPTIONS ARE WRITTEN WELL.... the news stories sometimes need to be seen in the context of the website they come from, if we are to make an educated decision as to whether we read that story. Speed, again, is not the best friend of the one searching for truth..........

anti-this (jdbiii)

THIS WEEK'S POST

HELLO, ANTI-THIS HERE, TO POST AGAIN (AS INSTRUCTED...) ABOUT THINGS #5 & #6. I KNEW BILLY K., HERE AT BECKER, AND HE WAS THE FIRST TO 'ENLIGHTEN' ME TO THE DEL.ICIO.US WORLD. I ONLY USE IT AS A BOOKMARK BECAUSE WE SOMETIMES HAVE OUR COMPUTERS REMOVED WITHOUT WARNING, FOR 'PROGRESS' AND THIS IS NOT COOL...SO HE TOLD ME OF THIS OPTION. THANKS BILLY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH DEL.ICIO.US, BECAUSE OF THIS USE. IF I WERE TO NEED TAGS, I WOULD HAVE TO LEARN THAT. SEARCHING OTHERS' LISTS COULD BE COOL...BUT THE SEARCH METHOD...THAT IS THE THING...IF IT IS MORE COMFORTABLE THAN BROWSING I WILL USE IT, IF NOT I WILL JUST BROWSE. SOMETIMES I TAKE A BOOK (REMEMBER THOSE?) AND JUST FLIP THROUGH IT. THIS METHOD IS MAGICAL, AND OFTEN YIELDS EXCELLENT RESULTS.

NOW ON TO THIS TECHNO TAG CREATOR....IF I HAD TO USE THIS I WOULD BE UPSET...AS IT IS I AM CONFUSED...THERE SEEMS TO BE A WHOLE VOCABULARY (POSSIBLY OF WORDS WE DON'T NEED BECAUSE OF WORDS WE ALREADY HAVE, BUT) A NEW VOCAB TO PICK-UP. IT MAKES ME FEEL THE WAY I DO WHEN PEOPLE USE EMOTICONS...WHICH IS RATHER TACKY ANYWAY. ANY GROUP WHO HAS TO HAZE NEW MEMBERS AT THE OUTSET IS NOT ONE I WANT TO BELONG TO. THE SEARCHING TAGS THING IS THE ONLY GOLD HERE....AS WITH THE WEB IN GENERAL, IT'S VIRTUE IS IT'S POWER...IT'S POWER TO LOOK THROUGH SO MUCH. I LOVE GOOOOOGLE. IF YOU GET A CHANCE

TRY CLUSTY AS WELL. A GATHERED SEARCH. THIS IS WHAT I HAD HOPED TAGS WOULD BE. I BROWSE. I JUST NEED A CLEAR FIELD TO BROWSE OVER. IF THERE ARE TOO MANY BELLS AND SECRET TOOLS I HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT, I DON'T CARE, I'LL GO READ AN INDEX TO SOMETHING ON THE SUBJECT. STREAMLINING MEANS SIMPLIFICATION. I HOPE THE 'LIBRARY TAGGER' THING IS STREAMLINED AND USEFUL, OHERWISE WHAT'S THE POINT?


LIBRARY TIP: DON'T DRINK THE WATER FROM OUR PIPES....USE THE FOUNTAIN IN THE HALL, BY THAT COOL 1950'S LIGHT SCULPTURE. I'LL BET FEW HAVE NOTICED IT, MUCH LESS THE FOUL WATER IN OUR BUILDING.


I REMAIN JDBIII