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Comments about the site, or more personal observations or topics.

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Sympathy for Microsoft ...

We are watching a handful of companies battle to support our work and learning lives, our communication, entertainment and social
Lorcan 4 min read
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Hiatus

A digest of this blog is distributed to registered readers each Monday morning. This week, only this entry will be
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Presenting ....

Although I give quite a few presentations, I don’t really present enough for them to become ends in themselves.
Lorcan 2 min read
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A spectacle

I have been wearing glasses for thirty years or so. I ordered a new pair yesterday, and when I got
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Aura
Books

Aura

Walter Benjamin's idea of 'aura' is very relevant to library discussions of digitization, artifactuality, provenance.
Lorcan 2 min read
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The Reader and the Law

Eddi Reader is a Scottish singer, formerly of Fairground Attraction. I was aware of Fairground Attraction but really only began
Lorcan 1 min read
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Reading and writing ...

We have produced or been involved in a variety of reports recently. I thought it would be interesting to do
Lorcan 1 min read
Being foreign
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Being foreign

The emotional relationship of the long-term foreigner to both their adopted and original homes changes over time.
Lorcan 3 min read
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