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3 Boolean operators in a trenchcoat. Health Sciences librarian with an interest in public health and evidence synthesis. Also thinks a lot about food, how clothes work, birds, and fish. Always learning.
Maybe some is due to copy cataloging? (the practice of copying and editing extant records for use in a library's own catalog.) One poorly-chosen categorization could proliferate that way.
December 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Maybe some is due to copy cataloging? (the practice of copying and editing extant records for use in a library's own catalog.) One poorly-chosen categorization could proliferate that way.
Poor guy only got bottom-shelf stuff.
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Poor guy only got bottom-shelf stuff.
It's astonishing how foul it is! It doesn't *seem* like it should be that bad, and yet.
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It's astonishing how foul it is! It doesn't *seem* like it should be that bad, and yet.
Which, of all places, kinda used it right.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Which, of all places, kinda used it right.
In a sideways way. If lots of people want to read the book at once, the library may buy a larger number of copies and need to replace them sooner. This applies to ebooks and audiobooks, too: each "copy" can be read by one patron at a time, and often is good for a finite number of check-outs.
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In a sideways way. If lots of people want to read the book at once, the library may buy a larger number of copies and need to replace them sooner. This applies to ebooks and audiobooks, too: each "copy" can be read by one patron at a time, and often is good for a finite number of check-outs.
New rule: No-one is allowed to tell folks to do their own (biomedical) research unless they are able to clearly explain what odds ratio and relative risk are.
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
New rule: No-one is allowed to tell folks to do their own (biomedical) research unless they are able to clearly explain what odds ratio and relative risk are.
I'm pretty sure most people's stance on pie is "yes please," and they're not wrong.
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm pretty sure most people's stance on pie is "yes please," and they're not wrong.
As Autumn with its leaves, Summer is the season where things fall off the wall on the west side of the house.
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As Autumn with its leaves, Summer is the season where things fall off the wall on the west side of the house.
Combination cleaning crew and personal motivation trainers! It's a feature!
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Combination cleaning crew and personal motivation trainers! It's a feature!
10 people, for Science!
Shaeer O, Shaeer K, Shaeer A. Botulinum toxin a (Botox) for relieving penile retraction. J Sex Med. 2009 Oct;6(10):2788-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01434.x. Epub 2009 Aug 4. PMID: 19686423.
Shaeer O, Shaeer K, Shaeer A. Botulinum toxin a (Botox) for relieving penile retraction. J Sex Med. 2009 Oct;6(10):2788-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01434.x. Epub 2009 Aug 4. PMID: 19686423.
October 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
10 people, for Science!
Shaeer O, Shaeer K, Shaeer A. Botulinum toxin a (Botox) for relieving penile retraction. J Sex Med. 2009 Oct;6(10):2788-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01434.x. Epub 2009 Aug 4. PMID: 19686423.
Shaeer O, Shaeer K, Shaeer A. Botulinum toxin a (Botox) for relieving penile retraction. J Sex Med. 2009 Oct;6(10):2788-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01434.x. Epub 2009 Aug 4. PMID: 19686423.
The youth group at my mom's church is periodically in charge of providing the communion bread. After one of their weeks, it was determined that pizza bagels, while tasty, made for an unsettling host.
October 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The youth group at my mom's church is periodically in charge of providing the communion bread. After one of their weeks, it was determined that pizza bagels, while tasty, made for an unsettling host.
Same! Like, how much do I have to pay to NOT get this service? Or is it that it takes the frequency down to twice a month?
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Same! Like, how much do I have to pay to NOT get this service? Or is it that it takes the frequency down to twice a month?
In my case it was definitely because of the ferrets. More movies needed to have trained ferrets.
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In my case it was definitely because of the ferrets. More movies needed to have trained ferrets.
Stared at it some more--you're right about the fisheye. Might be 5 though? Really unusual to have them so close to a seam.
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Stared at it some more--you're right about the fisheye. Might be 5 though? Really unusual to have them so close to a seam.
I thiiink it might be 4 darts at the top and 3 at the waist rather than 4 fisheye. And maybe the side seam is a little farther back than the side? I can't tell whether there is a side panel or whether the front goes around the side.
I'm in the same boat as you, and also love seeing shaping tricks.
I'm in the same boat as you, and also love seeing shaping tricks.
October 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I thiiink it might be 4 darts at the top and 3 at the waist rather than 4 fisheye. And maybe the side seam is a little farther back than the side? I can't tell whether there is a side panel or whether the front goes around the side.
I'm in the same boat as you, and also love seeing shaping tricks.
I'm in the same boat as you, and also love seeing shaping tricks.
Eh, it's just a front. We spent our childhood/teens in an intensely earnest period & absorbed it. The cynicism came when we were told that wanting to make things better, collaborate, and do meaningful work was unacceptably naive, and that chasing those things instead of $$$ and power was lazy.
October 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Eh, it's just a front. We spent our childhood/teens in an intensely earnest period & absorbed it. The cynicism came when we were told that wanting to make things better, collaborate, and do meaningful work was unacceptably naive, and that chasing those things instead of $$$ and power was lazy.
(and ugh forgot the picture)
October 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
(and ugh forgot the picture)
I had to walk across the room for it but here's my tanker-desk-core version. My cards are better than Ugmonk's: they're reversible with the unstructured "portrait" mode and the more orderly "landscape" mode, for multiple planning modalities.
On sale now at Restoration Hardware.
On sale now at Restoration Hardware.
October 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I had to walk across the room for it but here's my tanker-desk-core version. My cards are better than Ugmonk's: they're reversible with the unstructured "portrait" mode and the more orderly "landscape" mode, for multiple planning modalities.
On sale now at Restoration Hardware.
On sale now at Restoration Hardware.
That's almost why they're like that! She had really bad arthritis. Other adaptive stuff includes the room with 7 (I think?) fireplaces, for when the cold makes things hurt more.
October 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
That's almost why they're like that! She had really bad arthritis. Other adaptive stuff includes the room with 7 (I think?) fireplaces, for when the cold makes things hurt more.
What, no mindfulness?
October 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What, no mindfulness?
I also use thinkchecksubmit.org, but I also hand some of the process back to the faculty member and their subject knowledge: Would they respect a paper published in that journal? Do they recognize any of the editorial board as experts in the field? Neither is a definitive answer; just data points.
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I also use thinkchecksubmit.org, but I also hand some of the process back to the faculty member and their subject knowledge: Would they respect a paper published in that journal? Do they recognize any of the editorial board as experts in the field? Neither is a definitive answer; just data points.
That adds an additional grim layer to it interfering with international library loans. Not only are the loaned books not getting home, they might be destroyed altogether.
www.404media.co/libraries-ca...
www.404media.co/libraries-ca...
Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs
Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’
www.404media.co
October 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
That adds an additional grim layer to it interfering with international library loans. Not only are the loaned books not getting home, they might be destroyed altogether.
www.404media.co/libraries-ca...
www.404media.co/libraries-ca...