Just an update on the TTC "quicker" front:
They have not changed the sign. They're all still there and they all still bear the horrible "quicker" reference. How annoying, and still quite embarrassing.
I know, I'm obsessed. But it really needs to be changed, for the good of a grammar-correct society.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
An embarrassment
I was doing some research for an article I'm currently working on. It's about how playgrounds are changing, becoming less structured and essentially more natural.
I took out some books from the Ryerson library. The books are looked pretty good from the outside, nothing obviously wrong with them, which is what I expect from a university library.
Usually, they're in pretty good condition, but of course there is the odd ass-hole who will write all over pages, highlight text and circle things they want to look at a later. It's annoying, but at least the text is there and legible.
So, imagine my surprise when I opened up one of these books, started scanning some pages and came across this!
A giant hole cut out of the middle of a page!
That's a lot of information missing. Was it text? Was it a photo? I will never know if it was something that I needed. What if it was life-altering information that I will now forever be missing?
Plus, this says a lot about the respect that students at Ryerson have (or rather don't have) for the library material. Frankly, when I found that giant hole, I was embarrassed to be a young student attending Ryerson University.
I took out some books from the Ryerson library. The books are looked pretty good from the outside, nothing obviously wrong with them, which is what I expect from a university library.
Usually, they're in pretty good condition, but of course there is the odd ass-hole who will write all over pages, highlight text and circle things they want to look at a later. It's annoying, but at least the text is there and legible.
So, imagine my surprise when I opened up one of these books, started scanning some pages and came across this!
A giant hole cut out of the middle of a page!
That's a lot of information missing. Was it text? Was it a photo? I will never know if it was something that I needed. What if it was life-altering information that I will now forever be missing?
Plus, this says a lot about the respect that students at Ryerson have (or rather don't have) for the library material. Frankly, when I found that giant hole, I was embarrassed to be a young student attending Ryerson University.
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