Dewey Must Die!

[Valka D'Ur]

They do not pay to get into the building, the card replaces keys.

Okay, the article is sloppily-worded, then.

 

[Birdjaguar]

What a rude post, Birdjaguar. Re-read your sig. One of the ways I would interpret "Be kind" is "don't be rude."

I did re-read my post and none of it was rude nor unkind. Noting the parts of your post that were irrelevant to the discussion is not being rude. It is merely keeping things focused. I am glad that you like my sig, keep reading it.

When I upgrade, it's because of necessity, not because I want the latest gadget. I suppose you're going to insult me because I don't own a cell phone or smart phone, or whatever the current terminology is. My landline has worked well for years, and I'll consider an upgrade when it dies.

My financial arrangements are not your concern; do I ask you about your own financial arrangements? No, because it's none of my business.

I do not know why you have brought such hostility into this otherwise interesting thread. I have never mentioned your telephone or lack of a smart phone. And yet you accuse me of planning to insult you about it. And finances? Where did that come from? I made no mention of yours or anyone else's finances or financial arrangements (whatever that means). I was just listing all the ways that narrow AI has already infected our lives. Civil discussion with you has become too difficult. Please ignore all my posts in the future and I will not give yours any mind either. Thank you for your cooperation in this.

 

[Evie]

Finding the book you want is not anything like choosing apples or sliced turkey from bins or shelves. Don't pretend that they are. Library shelves are just a storage place where a book can sit untouched for years and prices and quality don't change.

Well, for a start, words to the effect of "Don't pretend otherwise" are...not exactly a spectacular example of kindness, on two distinct level.

In the first place, they amount to trying to boss the other party in a discussion around. This is rarely a particularly kind or civil thing to do, unless you have some claim to a position of authority (and even then).

In the second place, they also amount to accusing anyone who ignore the aforesaid order of...well, acting in bad faith. Specifically, of claiming things they know are not true (eg, pretending), despite knowing these things are not true.

Perhaps I'm biased because I think there are far more similarities than you allow for between buying apples and renting books (sorry, would that be, "because i pretend there are..."? After all, we all know that I really know you're right and am just disagreeing to annoy you), but Valka does not seem wrong to me.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

@Evie: Thank you.

I did re-read my post and none of it was rude nor unkind. Noting the parts of your post that were irrelevant to the discussion is not being rude. It is merely keeping things focused. I am glad that you like my sig, keep reading it.

I would like your sig if you would follow it yourself, when applied to me. I believe the phrase is "practice what you preach."

Strange that other people didn't seem to find my comments to be irrelevant.

I do not know why you have brought such hostility into this otherwise interesting thread. I have never mentioned your telephone or lack of a smart phone.

Look in the mirror. You used the term "luddites." That's not a kind thing to call someone. Your entire tone is one of condescension and dismissal, presumably because I'm not in favor of turning responsibility for my being able to find library books completely over to a computer, and there are a number of modern things I don't own or use.

And yet you accuse me of planning to insult you about it.

If I hadn't said that, can you honestly claim that your next post wouldn't have included a snide comment about my preference for landlines? Given past behavior over the years, this was a logical assumption on my part.

And finances? Where did that come from? I made no mention of yours or anyone else's finances or financial arrangements (whatever that means).

You asked if I have a credit card. That's none of your business. Credit cards are part of finances for anyone who uses them. I don't ask about how you pay for things, do I? That's because I don't consider it my business. All I expect from you is the same courtesy.

I was just listing all the ways that narrow AI has already infected our lives. Civil discussion with you has become too difficult. Please ignore all my posts in the future and I will not give yours any mind either. Thank you for your cooperation in this.

Civil discussion? Shall I link to the poetry challenge in A&E for an example of your "civil discussion"? You referred to a PM I sent, which is not something people are supposed to do here. There's a reason they're called PRIVATE messages. There are numerous other examples.


I'm not sure about anyone else here, but I've actually worked in a library. I have a much smaller equivalent of a library at home. I'm a lifetime member of Library Thing, a website that is intended for people who love reading, love books, and want to organize the books they own. The site is geared toward everyone from casual collectors to professional librarians.

Don't presume to tell me my comments are "irrelevant."

 

[Commodore]

a google-run search program

Do we really need yet another thing run by Google?

 

[hobbsyoyo]

If it's directly related to search algorithms, absolutely.

 

[Commodore]

If it's directly related to search algorithms, absolutely.

Nah, Google needs to be broken up as a company. Despite our government never doing anything about it, monopolies are supposed to be illegal in this country.

EDIT: The EU got it right. They slapped Google with a 2.4 billion Euro fine for violating their antitrust laws.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

BTW, if anyone is interested, this is what Library Thing is.

You can organize your books, discuss books (there are many different groups), and they've got a program called Early Reviewers. It's a program that allows people to ask for free books in exchange for posting reviews. You check the list of new books each month, put in a request for the ones that interest you, and after that it's basically a lottery. You might get it, and you might not.

The latest book I won (and still need to read/review) is a children's book about astronaut Scott Kelly.

Basic membership is free. I opted for a paid lifetime membership because it gives me unlimited space in my own library where I add the books I want to keep track of.