Comments on: New York Minute http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/06/13/new-york-minute-281/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Wed, 22 May 2013 21:38:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/06/13/new-york-minute-281/#comment-281420 RIYank Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:59:13 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=86779#comment-281420 [5] [6] But Google is doing it, and to even more stuff than the NYPL has on microfilm. (Waaaaaaay more.) [5] [6] But Google is doing it, and to even more stuff than the NYPL has on microfilm. (Waaaaaaay more.)

]]> By: Shaun P. http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/06/13/new-york-minute-281/#comment-281419 Shaun P. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:32:51 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=86779#comment-281419 [3] I have a friend who's an archivist librarian at Harvard, and she says its actually not very easy to digitally archive that stuff so that its both searchable and <i>error free</i>. If you just want it scanned in, then no problem - but most places bother to try to make it searchable, which means they have to correct errors from the scanning process. [0] "The wife calls me a nerd. Guilty as charged." Aren't we all? And on that note, I'll bet you'll enjoy this as much as anyone I've shared it with, Alex. So true and yet so amusing: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-better-than-you-normally-do (h/t Keith Law's dish) [3] I have a friend who’s an archivist librarian at Harvard, and she says its actually not very easy to digitally archive that stuff so that its both searchable and error free. If you just want it scanned in, then no problem – but most places bother to try to make it searchable, which means they have to correct errors from the scanning process.

[0] “The wife calls me a nerd. Guilty as charged.”

Aren’t we all? And on that note, I’ll bet you’ll enjoy this as much as anyone I’ve shared it with, Alex. So true and yet so amusing:

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-better-than-you-normally-do

(h/t Keith Law’s dish)

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/06/13/new-york-minute-281/#comment-281417 Alex Belth Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:30:47 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=86779#comment-281417 3) Do you know how much stuff there is? I'm sure it's way too expensive to ever take on a project like that. What's funny is that the machines are so cranky. You'd think that the NYPublic Library would at least have nice ones. 3) Do you know how much stuff there is? I’m sure it’s way too expensive to ever take on a project like that.

What’s funny is that the machines are so cranky. You’d think that the NYPublic Library would at least have nice ones.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/06/13/new-york-minute-281/#comment-281413 RagingTartabull Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:36:25 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=86779#comment-281413 I can easily spend a good 4 hours aimlessly wandering the Times archives. also, here's a very good baseball story from Greg Hanlon at Capital: http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/sports/2012/06/6007385/wrong-side-williamsburg-top-new-york-city-baseball?top-featured-1 I can easily spend a good 4 hours aimlessly wandering the Times archives.

also, here’s a very good baseball story from Greg Hanlon at Capital:

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/sports/2012/06/6007385/wrong-side-williamsburg-top-new-york-city-baseball?top-featured-1

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/06/13/new-york-minute-281/#comment-281412 RIYank Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=86779#comment-281412 I used to use them in high school, at the main branch. Man, I haven't thought about those things in ages. I'm actually surprised they still exist -- why hasn't the NYPL just digitized all that stuff? I used to use them in high school, at the main branch. Man, I haven’t thought about those things in ages. I’m actually surprised they still exist — why hasn’t the NYPL just digitized all that stuff?

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/06/13/new-york-minute-281/#comment-281411 Alex Belth Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:19:12 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=86779#comment-281411 I don't know what you could possibly mean. LOL I don’t know what you could possibly mean. LOL

]]> By: Matt Blankman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/06/13/new-york-minute-281/#comment-281409 Matt Blankman Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:02:03 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=86779#comment-281409 I haven't used one of these since college, I bet, but I used to love it. The trouble was that I was supposed to be collecting research for a paper or something and I would wind up killing hours lost in the movie section, the sports, advertising, et al. I haven’t used one of these since college, I bet, but I used to love it. The trouble was that I was supposed to be collecting research for a paper or something and I would wind up killing hours lost in the movie section, the sports, advertising, et al.

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