June 2010 – elaine nelson

6/30/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-06-30

dude. seriously. RT @bhenick: RT @lindsayevans: /*[if lte IE 6] * { position: just-sit-still-or-ill-cut-you-fucker; } [endif]*/ #
@pat_ramsey if that's the same one, @olybuzz loved that episode. I haven't yet had a chance to watch. in reply to pat_ramsey #
@kitchenmage point taken. ::sigh:: in reply to kitchenmage #
apparently I may have text-shadow OR box-shadow in IE, but not BOTH at the same time. grumble grumble grumble. #
@kitchenmage it seems straightforward to me (not having read link) that power is an intoxicant. abuse is abt power, no? in reply to kitchenmage #
#TinyDeclaration govt comes from consent of gov'd for good society. you blew it @kinggeorge3, we asked nice, now we're going it on our own. #
feeling like a grump about dog in the office. putting on headphones…now. ah, early bowie. #
@intercitytransi I hadn't realized it was TWICE the normal rainfall. (I rode abt 50 mi less in 2010 than in May 2009.) in reply to intercitytransi #
@bhenick I was taking a look at that, and I'm actually intrigued. seems a lot like AP, only modern. in reply to bhenick #
RT @rshevlin: Reporter wants 2 talk abt "potential dangers of social networking in bank setting" Well, u cd hit yr head on PC while blogging #
@UWdigiCollec that bottom-left picture looks like a hazing ritual! in reply to UWdigiCollec #
otoh, I just had a sandwich made with homemade english muffin bread. nomnomnom. #
@simonstl embarrassed to say that made me hungry for nuggets. :\ (strange but true: I ate a lot of happy meals while losing weight.) #
reviewing my notes from @itsjustbrent's session last week. o the crypticness. #
good grief I've been blogging a long time. @jbertrand's tweet inspired me to find this post: http://bit.ly/a9rZeU – from almost 8 yrs ago! #
@jbertrand I was still there when they first put it in, and we felt strongly about recognizing her in what was then the new museum. in reply to jbertrand #
@simonstl re college: a return to apprenticeship, basically. (agreed abt math as the new Latin, btw.) in reply to simonstl #
@jbertrand I get emotional too, mostly because of http://bit.ly/dbv9IP (I worked with Becka.) in reply to jbertrand #

6/30/2010

Today’s Links 6/30/2010

#TinyDeclaration: A Slate Twitter contest for the Fourth of July. – – Slate Magazine
intriguing. nothing like getting to the core of an idea.
Drupal Voices 123: Benjamin Doherty on the Semantic Views module | Lullabot
intriguing. fewer templates?
No sew fitted T-shirt, so kNotty!
OpenVBX: the Web-based, Open Source Phone System for Business
fascinating. (alternative to Skype?) also, a one-click install on Dreamhost, which is how I found out about it.
Black Bean Quesadillas | Eating Well
this isn’t much of a recipe, honestly, but it’s a good reminder of a tasty food.

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6/29/2010

Bottomfeeder: An Ethical Eater’s Global Search for Vanishing Seafood

author: Taras Grescoe
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2010/06/28
date added: 2010/06/29
shelves: environmentalism, economics, cookbook, history, health, non-fiction, politics, travel
review:
Amazing, if discouraging. A tour of fishing around the world, with each chapter focusing on a specific food and location. So: sardines in the Mediterranean, shrimp in India, salmon in BC, bluefin tuna in Japan, etc. He treats his subjects, both fish and human, with sensitivity. Great descriptive language of both the horrible and the sublime.

There’s a useful appendix about fishing methods (good, bad, ugly), and specific fish (never, sometimes, always) — shrimp and tuna in particular come off very poorly.

Very highly recommended!

6/29/2010

Bottomfeeder: An Ethical Eater’s Global Search for Vanishing Seafood

author: Taras Grescoe
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2010/06/28
date added: 2010/06/29
shelves: cookbook, economics, environmentalism, health, history, non-fiction, politics, travel
review:
Amazing, if discouraging. A tour of fishing around the world, with each chapter focusing on a specific food and location. So: sardines in the Mediterranean, shrimp in India, salmon in BC, bluefin tuna in Japan, etc. He treats his subjects, both fish and human, with sensitivity. Great descriptive language of both the horrible and the sublime.

There’s a useful appendix about fishing methods (good, bad, ugly), and specific fish (never, sometimes, always) — shrimp and tuna in particular come off very poorly.

Very highly recommended!

6/29/2010

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II

author: Douglas A. Blackmon
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 2010/06/19
date added: 2010/06/29
shelves: economics, history, non-fiction
review:
The author makes a pretty good case that slavery in the southern US didn’t really end until WWII…in lots of gruesome detail about the laws and practices that came into place as Reconstruction fell apart. In short, the practice of fines being paid through labor, followed by the chain gang, in which white sheriffs and judges convicted (mostly) men on tiny/ludicrous charges, then made money by essentially selling them to plantation and mine owners.

He even makes the argument that post-Civil War slavery was more brutal, because the workers were disposable.

It’s loosely structured around the generations of a family of central Alabama, which lends a much-needed narrative focus. Otherwise, it’s too easy for it to be simply a catalog of horror, which it’s got plenty of that as well.

The implication, I think, is that slavery isn’t something "so long ago" that it can be dismissed as irrelevant. Secondly, that tension between black communities and law enforcement comes from a deep historical place.

Only three stars because it’s so freaking long, but if you’ve got the time and the stamina I definitely recommend it.

6/29/2010

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II

author: Douglas A. Blackmon
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 2010/06/19
date added: 2010/06/29
shelves: economics, history, non-fiction
review:
The author makes a pretty good case that slavery in the southern US didn’t really end until WWII…in lots of gruesome detail about the laws and practices that came into place as Reconstruction fell apart. In short, the practice of fines being paid through labor, followed by the chain gang, in which white sheriffs and judges convicted (mostly) men on tiny/ludicrous charges, then made money by essentially selling them to plantation and mine owners.

He even makes the argument that post-Civil War slavery was more brutal, because the workers were disposable.

Only three stars because it’s so freaking long, but if you’ve got the time and the stamina I definitely recommend it.

6/29/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-06-29

@dylanw looks like you're getting started on an alphabetical city tour! #
sweet! RT @wsdot: Weâ€™re pushing to have the nationâ€™s first electric highway: http://bit.ly/cWClbL #Green #Stimulus #
indeed. RT @jbertrand: Wishing I had a dollar for every time someone said, "I really need my link on the homepage" #idbeamillionaire #
@fpaynter we used to enjoy 24, but at some point just rebelled against the constant torture. (the soap-opera bits & pseudo-tech were fun.) in reply to fpaynter #
noticed last nite on south park – http://bit.ly/9m7pym – when butters tries to recreate civilization, he starts with the library. #

6/28/2010

Today’s Links 6/28/2010

The Skeptical Librarian: A note on mediocrity.
"In some small way, I can reach out and help lift up the person who truly has the talent and drive to achieve something great." personally, I love it when I can connect 2 people who might click in some way.
slacktivist: Rendering unto Krugman
"So let me oversimplify things a bit more." indeed. getting back to the moral underpinnings of society. so to speak.
Â» Text of the CALICON10 plenary talk b-screeds
about law libraries & tech, but broadly applicable, I think.
10 Awful Truths About Book Publishing | Out:think
Economics: Economists behaving foolishly | The Economist
"the essay errs, as many similar criticisms err, in missing the breadth and richness of the economics blogosphere"
Forcing Bars To Provide Parking Is Not A Good Idea â€” Sightline Daily – Northwest News that Matters
indeed. (parking minimums lead to the visual HORROR that is the shopping center near my office. acres of almost always empty concrete.)
Endless war, a recipe for four-star arrogance
also: Team America? Really? They use that nickname w/out any sense of irony? O the humanity.
Op-Ed Columnist – The Third Depression – NYTimes.com
"governments are obsessing about inflation when the real threat is deflation, preaching the need for belt-tightening when the real problem is inadequate spending"

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6/28/2010

Twitter Digest for 2010-06-28

bike is clean (mostly), bread is baked, sheets are washed. now out into the garden. if I don't come back, then the bindweed has got me. #
@shelleypowers @simonstl last of the hunter-gatherers? but with modern tech. willful denial of fish stock declines, globally. #
@shelleypowers @simonstl one thing I'm getting from this book is that there's a destructive attitude that goes with ocean fishing. #
@shelleypowers @simonstl I'm reading Bottomfeeder at the moment, just finished the chapter about bluefins & japan. utterly depressing. #

6/27/2010

Today’s Links 6/27/2010

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