Monthly Archives: February 2022

Our Personal Libraries and How We Use Them

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Bart Leahy

Last week I watched The Booksellers, a documentary about the rare book trade in New York City. It alternates bits of history with interviews of book sellers and collectors (the two occasionally overlap). It got me to thinking about my … Continue reading →

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Repurposing Content, Revisited

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Bart Leahy

The project that started as a paper last year is now making the slow transition into book format. Today I’ll chat a bit about that process. As I’m discovering, it’s not as straightforward as I’d hoped.

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Last In, First Out, Supply & Demand, and Other Business Realities

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Bart Leahy

I’ve got a couple of short-subject topics today, neither of which I have a whole lot to say about, but the two together might help you understand some of the reasoning behind why the job market is what it is.

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Adventures in Computer Recovery

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Bart Leahy

For reasons that still elude me, a couple weeks ago my Mac had the computer equivalent of a seizure while updating its operating system (iOS). This was a bit of a heart stopper, given how much of my life is … Continue reading →

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