Saturday, May 25, 2013

Six So-So Sites to Check Out

Have you noticed a trend on websites with lists of the ten, or 24, or 100 most amazing, awesome,  or dangerous whatevers?  MUST SEE! is a frequent descriptor.  Do you click on them?  Sometimes? 

Lists are big on the internet.  I've known this, but I try to write how and what I want to write about, not use gimmicks to get people here, except in situations like this where I'm spoofing a bit and pointing out exactly what I'm doing.

But there are good reasons to use lists and ProBlogger listed a few of them way back in 2005: 8 Reasons Why Lists are Good for Getting Traffic to your Blog

  1. Lists are Scannable
  2. Lists keep posts succinct
  3. Lists look ‘neat’ [as in tidy I assume, not as in cool]
  4. Lists are easy to link to
  5. Lists can be comprehensive
  6. Lists can add to the ease of writing
  7. Lists as Memes He gives a little more explanation for each at the link.
I naturally use lists because of 2, 3, 5, and because they are easier for readers to find important points if they aren't buried in a paragraph. 

So here's my list of a few internet stops you may or may not find interesting:  

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From the May 2013 Vanity Fair

Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%

Americans have been watching protests against oppressive regimes that concentrate massive wealth in the hands of an elite few. Yet in our own democracy, 1 percent of the people take nearly a quarter of the nation’s income—an inequality even the wealthy will come to regret.
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize winning economist whose work is on income distribution.









               
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Before I Die I Want To - A website about the end of the Polaroid camera,  psychological safety contracts, and getting people to think about what's really important.  Hundreds of photos and "Before I Die. . ." statements.  Here are just two.


On the site, scroll to the right.  











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A librarian's very patient, detailed, and thoughtful response to a patron who requested a book be restricted.  It's the kind of response I try for here, but rarely achieve. 

"Uncle Bobby's Wedding

Recently, a library patron challenged (urged a reconsideration of the ownership or placement of) a book called "Uncle Bobby's Wedding." Honestly, I hadn't even heard of it until that complaint. But I did read the book, and responded to the patron, who challenged the item through email and requested that I respond online (not via snail-mail) about her concerns. .  ."
Read it all at the link.  


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For those with a very short attention span:  One sentence stories.   Here's one example from July 2012.

StacyLynn

My deep resentment towards your family began when you were diagnosed during my FIRST semester of nursing school, because they expected me to be an oncology expert, and when I didn't have an answer they told me I was going to be a horrible nurse.



Screen shot from SFMOMA site



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Visit the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - it looks like they have all their art work here for you to explore.  Well, it says 6,793 pieces from their collection.










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Or use a figlet generator.  So far I'm not too impressed.  I used it to make the numbers on my list here.  I'm sure there's more to it than this.  You can find out more about figlets here.



                 ___                       ___           ___           ___     
                /\__\                     /\  \         /\__\         /\__\    
               /:/ _/_       ___          \:\  \       /:/  /        /:/ _/_   
              /:/ /\  \     /\__\          \:\  \     /:/  /        /:/ /\__\  
             /:/ /::\  \   /:/__/      _____\:\  \   /:/  /  ___   /:/ /:/ _/_ 
            /:/_/:/\:\__\ /::\  \     /::::::::\__\ /:/__/  /\__\ /:/_/:/ /\__\
            \:\/:/ /:/  / \/\:\  \__  \:\~~\~~\/__/ \:\  \ /:/  / \:\/:/ /:/  /
             \::/ /:/  /   ~~\:\/\__\  \:\  \        \:\  /:/  /   \::/_/:/  / 
              \/_/:/  /       \::/  /   \:\  \        \:\/:/  /     \:\/:/  /  
                /:/  /        /:/  /     \:\__\        \::/  /       \::/  /   
                \/__/         \/__/       \/__/         \/__/         \/__/    
                                                                               
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                      ___                  /::\  \       ___         /::\  \   
                     /\__\                /:/\:\  \     /\__\       /:/\:\  \  
                    /:/__/               /:/  \:\__\   /:/__/      /:/  \:\__\ 
                   /::\  \              /:/__/ \:|__| /::\  \     /:/__/ \:|__|
                   \/\:\  \__           \:\  \ /:/  / \/\:\  \__  \:\  \ /:/  /
                    ~~\:\/\__\           \:\  /:/  /   ~~\:\/\__\  \:\  /:/  / 
                       \::/  /            \:\/:/  /       \::/  /   \:\/:/  /  
                       /:/  /              \::/  /        /:/  /     \::/  /   
                       \/__/                \/__/         \/__/       \/__/    
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                                      /::::::::\__\ /:/__/ \:\__\   /:/__/     
                                      \:\~~\~~\/__/ \:\  \ /:/  /  /::\  \     
                                       \:\  \        \:\  /:/  /  /:/\:\  \    
                                        \:\  \        \:\/:/  /   \/__\:\  \   
                                         \:\__\        \::/  /         \:\__\  
                                          \/__/         \/__/           \/__/  
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                                           ___         |:|  |        /:/ _/_   
                                          /\__\        |:|  |       /:/ /\__\  
                           ___     ___   /:/__/      __|:|  |      /:/ /:/ _/_ 
                          /\  \   /\__\ /::\  \     /\ |:|__|____ /:/_/:/ /\__\
                          \:\  \ /:/  / \/\:\  \__  \:\/:::::/__/ \:\/:/ /:/  /
                           \:\  /:/  /   ~~\:\/\__\  \::/~~/~      \::/_/:/  / 
                            \:\/:/  /       \::/  /   \:\~~\        \:\/:/  /  
                             \::/  /        /:/  /     \:\__\        \::/  /   
                              \/__/         \/__/       \/__/         \/__/    
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                                                        \:\  \      ~~~~\:\  \ 
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              /\  \         /\  \         /\  \         _____         /\__\    
              \:\  \        \:\  \       |::\  \       /::\  \       /:/ _/_   
               \:\  \        \:\  \      |:|:\  \     /:/\:\  \     /:/ /\__\  
           _____\:\  \   ___  \:\  \   __|:|\:\  \   /:/ /::\__\   /:/ /:/ _/_ 
          /::::::::\__\ /\  \  \:\__\ /::::|_\:\__\ /:/_/:/\:|__| /:/_/:/ /\__\
          \:\~~\~~\/__/ \:\  \ /:/  / \:\~~\  \/__/ \:\/:/ /:/  / \:\/:/ /:/  /
           \:\  \        \:\  /:/  /   \:\  \        \::/_/:/  /   \::/_/:/  / 
            \:\  \        \:\/:/  /     \:\  \        \:\/:/  /     \:\/:/  /  
             \:\__\        \::/  /       \:\__\        \::/  /       \::/  /   
              \/__/         \/__/         \/__/         \/__/         \/__/    
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                                                        /\  \         /\__\    
                                                       /::\  \       /:/ _/_   
                                                      /:/\:\__\     /:/ /\  \  
                                                     /:/ /:/  /    /:/ /::\  \ 
                                                    /:/_/:/__/___ /:/_/:/\:\__\
                                                    \:\/:::::/  / \:\/:/ /:/  /
                                                     \::/~~/~~~~   \::/ /:/  / 
                                                      \:\~~\        \/_/:/  /  
                                                       \:\__\         /:/  /   
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Have fun. Don't forget to bookmark this website :)

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                            III   ffff oo  oo uu   uu nnn  nn  dddddd   aa aaa 
                            III   ff   oo  oo uu   uu nn   nn dd   dd  aa  aaa 
                           IIIII  ff    oooo   uuuu u nn   nn  dddddd   aaa aa 
                                                                               
                           dd iii  fff  fff                              tt    
                           dd     ff   ff     eee  rr rr    eee  nn nnn  tt    
                       dddddd iii ffff ffff ee   e rrr  r ee   e nnn  nn tttt  
                      dd   dd iii ff   ff   eeeee  rr     eeeee  nn   nn tt    
                       dddddd iii ff   ff    eeeee rr      eeeee nn   nn  tttt 
                                                                               
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                                                         sss      tt      eee  
                                                        s     iii tttt  ee   e 
                                                         sss  iii tt    eeeee  
                                                            s iii  tttt  eeeee 
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The second site calls itself an ASCII generator.  The first font was a called isometric and the second one is called letters.  I like that the letter is made up of its own letter.  There are lots more fonts to play with.  Don't worry, I don't think this will be my new style.  Just playing around to avoid doing all the things I need to do.  

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