Dumpling in a Hanky

Today, I couldn't be bothered to dig into my bookmarks and find the link for the online version of the magazine of JLSS - The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland. So I asked Google to find me it, by cunningly searching for the terms "JLSS" and "magazine". I'd say that's a pretty clear search: two words, both of which are correct. But no: Google knows better. I'm not actually wanting to look at a recent article on Agency Worker Regulations. Actually, what Google knows I'm really looking for is sites about JLS, the boy band. Obviously, me putting in the actual words that I want to look for just isn't accurate enough, as after being presented with a screen of nonsense about disturbingly flexible young boys in tight t-shirts, I then have to click again to correct the search. Which actually was correct when I originally input it. Google, I am NOT thick, and I do NOT want to have to see JLS!

"Salmon principles" are actually the six cardinal principles used to protect persons whose reputations might be affected by a tribunal of inquiry. They do not, in fact, refer to a certain type of fish having a strong moral fibre.

Image source And the fabulous but mysterious maker of lovely book sculptures strikes again, gifting the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the city with two new sculptures , left carefully at the Book Festival venue in Charlotte Square. The previous possible link to Ian Rankin seems to have disappeared, with new authors books being used, but they're just as inventive and fun as before!

Uh-oh, Thing 14 's going to be another one of those ones that I'm not really going to be investigating. Not because I'm lazy, but because it's just not relevant in my current workplace: the only sort of citations we're bothered about here are the legal ones. In fact, the ones we're mainly concerned about here are the incorrect legal citations, and the time we have to waste trying to figure out the correct ones. Top news: advocates don't actually always double check their case references...who knew! I'm trying hard to think of a good reason for me to spend time poking about on Thing 14's suggested tools, but the last time I had to properly cite a bibliographic reference would have been at least 10 years ago. It's not a skill I feel that I need to have in my current role. We don't have users that need to cite material in an academic form, not do we need to support this sort of academic work. If I do ever end up being thrown out of legal lib...

So, after a strict judging process (i.e. I collated the entries, and asked some workmates which one made them laugh the most), the winner of the tiny book was....................the final entry by Daniel . His reasoning was: I want the History of Apples: Because I have lost the manual for my Ipod Mini and assume this small book about Apples will cover the same ground. So Daniel, please get in touch via the email address on the right, and I'll get the book and its bottle posted off to you soon :) And the others all provoked giggles from those who read them too...and lots from me. Thank you for the amusement, peoples! :D

I like handwriting. I was informed by my Dad at an early age that an inability to write in a straight line without having a lined page to guide you was the sign of a Weak Mind.* I can write in a straight line without having a lined page to guide me. I can write in multiple sizes (1mm high is my favourite). I struggle to write continuously in capitals when official forms require it (lower case is my natural habit). I have nice, readable handwriting. I write to people, because it's nice to get a letter. I keep every letter or postcard ever sent to me. I make interesting line images using words. I wrote all my University notes by hand...with bonus illustrations, when I was bored. I keep to-do lists in my handbag, and delight in carefully scoring out things when they're done. So...writing: is fun, even though I barely do it for the bulk of my time - in my daily life, typing is King! But I find that writing's actually the best way that I learn: the physical act of ...

Apparently, collaboration is not just a thing that it is naughty to do with the enemy during a war . It is also a Good Thing too. There are many collaborative tools, and Thing 13 asks us to take a look at one or more of their suggested tools: Google Docs, Wikis, and Dropbox. Now, I've looked at Google Docs in passing before, or when someone's pointed me towards a document they'd like some input on that's being hosted there. To be honest, I've not seen much use for it for me currently - my role does not often need that sort of mass-input to create single documents, or to share them widely. Same for Dropbox - I've not had much need to put a document somewhere that people can later download it from. If I want to work on a document at home, I can access my computer remotely, or email it to my personal email address. So, neither of these two resources currently do much for me, as my work needs don't call for much in the way of document collaboration.. Wikis...