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@snailx

Techie librarian; meatier than a seahorse.

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Joined February 2008
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lifehack: you can lower the sound of your mechanical keyboard by switching off your hearing aids.
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Here are 3 exciting research opportunities at the Library right now! 1. The new Imago Creative Writing Fellowship ($50,000) 2. The Summer Scholars Program ($10,000) 3. Paid Fellowships & Visiting Scholarships (total $186,000) Apply here: ow.ly/bjoY50Rz7i3
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I have updated the roll call for #blogjune snail.ws/2024/06/04/roll-cal…
roll call for #blogjune

roll call for #blogjune

Past participants in #blogjune seem to exist on disparate platforms these days, spread across the socials on isolated islands. Gone is the sense of unification on a single platform as we return to …

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"It's up to readers to choose what they want to read." – Minister for the Arts, John Graham The State Library of NSW supports free and equitable access to books and information. Read statement from our State Librarian: sl.nsw.gov.au/news/statement
Image from State Library of NSW (@statelibrarynsw)
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We must all stand together to protect the freedom to read. See ALIA's statement below. 👉 buff.ly/3wqf82U
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Is this place still a thing?
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ooh...I get to conference in person again...am heading to ALIA National in May alianational2024.alia.org.au
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This was a fun and engaging read with 2 scholars in conversation about the future of the book, Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carriere, curated by Jean-Philippe de Tonnac waterstones.com/book/this-is…
This is Not the End of the Book by Jean-Claude Carrière, Umberto Eco | Waterstones

This is Not the End of the Book by Jean-Claude Carrière, Umberto Eco | Waterstones

Buy This is Not the End of the Book by Jean-Claude Carrière, Umberto Eco from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Once more I enter the fray, descending to the lounge of the ticketing monolith
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*cough* #NoseyGetsTheNod Thank you to everyone who voted 🙏 “An Uncommon Hangman”: Danger Award 2023, People’s Choice. I’m very grateful to @BADCrimeSydney and @LibbyApp.
Image from Dr Rachel Franks (she, her) (@cfwriter)
Image from Dr Rachel Franks (she, her) (@cfwriter)
Image from Dr Rachel Franks (she, her) (@cfwriter)
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I am increasingly not here. Also the web version no longer auto scrolls
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I am disappointed that Choice has not reviewed staplers
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Finally getting to playing with my librarything account. Current plan: 1. export all records in MARC format 2. export all records in excel format 3. delete current library 4. start scanning books from scratch using librarything app librarything.com/profile/sna…

snail (snail) | LibraryThing

snail (snail) on LibraryThing: 30 books catalogued.

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The glory of this holiday is that I'm getting a lot of reading done of some excellent SF - I have Murderbot queued up next snail.ws/books/
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books

A place to keep track of stuff I read 2026 His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik The Renovation by Kenan Orhan Bedlam Rose by Terry Dowling Five Run Away Together by Enid Blyton Dancer’s …

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Going to bed in Brussels. Plan for Monday is beer + mussels
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"French supermarket chain Carrefour puts "shrinkflation" warnings on price-gouging brands" boingboing.net/2023/09/15/fr…
French supermarket chain Carrefour puts "shrinkflation" warnings on price-gouging brands

French supermarket chain Carrefour puts "shrinkflation" warnings on price-gouging brands

Carrefour, one of the world's largest grocery chains, is slapping warnings on products when the size shrinks but the price does not. The labels come amid reports of falling costs…

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This may be my new favourite drink tasteatlas.com/kir-breton#:~…
Kir Breton | Local Cocktail From France

Kir Breton | Local Cocktail From France

What is Kir Breton? Kir Breton is a version of the popular French Kir cocktail, and some say it is even better than regular Kir. It is made with a combination of Calvados, crème de cassis, and...

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First night in Paris and had duck for dinner. Quelle surprise. Finishing the evening with some Armorik, French whisky, that I purchased earlier.
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Unexpectedly, the local pub was out of bangers and mash.
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In London, life size monopoly is a thing
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In all my years visiting London, I have always avoided mushy peas as it sounded bad and I'm not a big pea fan. Had them twice on this trip and oh my, rather yum. I am now annoyed at past me for depriving me of this treat.
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