Several years ago, I was doing an in-person workshop for librarians centering on newer technologies and trends. One of the services I covered was the…
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This past Memorial Day weekend, I attended some events that involved large numbers of people. One was outdoors, so most went unmasked. Another was indoors,…
There’s at least one library product for sale that can merge your patron and circulation data with Big Data, the exponentially expanding trove of information…
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a huge consumer of TikTok content. A friend of mine, who is also hooked on the platform, admits to spending…
Last year as the pandemic accelerated, car manufacturers anticipated a slump in new sales, so they scaled back their orders for the microchips that are…
OPLIN 4Cast #749: The impact of algorithms grows, but is that a good thing?
Posted in 4cast, and Algorithms
In the past several months, I have become somewhat addicted to scrolling through TikTok. This is no accident; the algorithm seems to have grasped immediately…
As the internet was originally a U.S. Department of Defense project, huge swaths of addresses were allocated to the DoD. IP addresses have become increasingly…
OPLIN 4Cast #747: As the pandemic drags on, only now are steps being taken to narrow the digital divide
Posted in 4cast, and digital divide
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a lot of things over its course, but perhaps one of the most noticeable points of attention is the digital…
Until I developed the obsessive habit, immediately upon entering the house, of depositing my wallet and keys on a shelf near the light switch, I…