2020 Theme: Roll For Initiative*wipes a tear from the corner of her eye*
Forty-five years after its first publication, Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is experiencing a wild resurgence in popularity. Acolytes will tell you about the team-building, problem-solving, empathy-building, and imagination-expanding benefits of the game, which they argue can lead to more connectivity, creativity, and compassion in individuals.
In tabletop games like D&D that are ruled by dice, a roll determines the success or failure of any action like attacks, spells, or gaining vital information about the fantasy world. “Roll for initiative” is the iconic phrase that kicks off every combat sequence. Rolling for initiative establishes who will go first in the fight but it can also be thought of more broadly as a means of taking action, stepping up, and bravely volunteering to solve a problem or move forward with the story that you and your quest-mates will tell. In this larger sense, we invite you to “roll for initiative” with your session proposals for the Collective 2020.
On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 10:54 AM, Vicki [...] wrote:
> 150 |a Ashton, Emily (Fictitious character). As I preceded [sic] to add this
> subject heading to the appropriate records in our catalog, I was reminded
> of the existence of name authority heading nb2017000521:
> 100 1 |a Hargreaves, Emily, |c Lady (Fictitious character).
>
> Apparently the subject heading and the name heading are for the same
> character. Should sh2008005745 be slated for deletion because of the
> existence of nb2017000521 or should they both exist? Lady Emily didn't
> become Lady Emily Hargreaves until the fourth book in the series.
On 1/5/2018 12:35 PM, Jon [...] wrote:
Well, if precedent is anything to go by:
Aragorn isn't crowned King of Gondor until the end of The return of the
king, but *his* authority record prefers Aragorn II, King of Gondor over
Strider.
A brief discussion offline led to an amusing question about Venus de Milo. Does the Work related to Venus de Milo have arms?
I've given the question some thought and I'd like to toss some philosophical ideas to the list.
The Work is a Platonic concept, and as such is perfect in Form. It is the conceptual whole conceived in the mind of its creator. But that means it cannot truly be described or measured by anyone else. This is reflected in the fact that Works have very few attributes. Specifically, Works do not have dimensions, carrier, media, or material. I suggest then that from a philosophical perspective, the Work 'Venus de Milo' cannot truly be said to have arms, or color, or shape, or any material characteristics at all. It is perfect in Form, but indescribable because we cannot perceive it.
24514 The Internet of things : ǂb do-it-yourself projects with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black / ǂc Donald Norris.
[...]
5050 Introduction to the internet of things -- Home temperature monitoring system -- Introduction to object orientation programming (OOP) with Java -- Home weather station -- Webcam and Raspberry Pi camera projects -- Internet-enabled, Arduino powered garage door opener -- Arduino irrigation control system -- Arduino lightning controller -- BeagleBone Black message controller -- BeagleBone Black with cloud service -- Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications.
9.7.1.3, revision of instruction:
9.7.1.3 Recording Gender
Record the gender of the person, using an appropriate term in a language preferred by the agency creating the data. Select a term from a standard list, if available.using an appropriate term from the following list:
female
male
not known
If none of the terms listed is appropriate or sufficiently specific, record an appropriate term or phrase.
EXAMPLE
intersex
transsexual woman
Record gender as a separate element. Gender is not recorded as part of an access point.Indicate the source of information by applying the instructions at 8.12.1.3
24500Gold lamella with a Greek inscription, between 1st and 3rd centuries A.D.
[...]
500 Lamellae, small pieces of metal on which an inscription appears, range in date from the second century BC through the Roman Period and are found in tombs from Palestine. They were buried with the deceased, placed on the forehead.
500 The inscription is on one side of the lamella only.
500 Text of inscription: θάρσει, Ἡρακλιανέ, οὐδὶς ἀθάνατος.
500 Text of inscription: tharsei, Hērakliane, oudis athanatos.
500 Translation of inscription: Cheer up, Heraklianus, nobody's immortal.
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