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"The threat of digital light is less medical than it is moral. Behind the bogeyman of blue light exposure is an almost gothic fear of mutation: Inundated by digital light and severed from the movements of the sun and moon, who, or what, are we becoming? " wired.com/story/dark-mod…

DID YOU KNOW? We have a super-special, super-secret group (ok, maybe not so secret). That's where most of our funny stuff goes. If you work in an Ohio public library, you can join it. facebook.com/groups/1666821…

Did you miss this webinar with cybersecurity expert Sean Whalen? Catch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=6-CKIu…

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Too much Monday. Not enough coffee.

You should be worried about vendors harvesting their patrons' data! Let OPLIN help (at no cost to your Ohio public library). Get Mask. Contact us at support.oplin.org

"people who smile while they are alone used bo tbe called insane until we invented smartphones and social media."

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How to tell when an AI is 'hallucinating' lifehacker.com/how-to-tell-wh… #ArtificialIntelligence

It's National OPLIN Day! Ok, not really, but darn close... May 17 is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. The purpose is to help raise awareness of the possibilities the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT). #WTISD

Geek Pride Day is this week, so we're celebrating with all of the geeky stuff the OPLIN staff does. Here's from Don Yarman: "I knit sweaters I've seen in movies and TV. It started with a sweater seen in two episodes of Firefly. Most recently, I made the sweater from Knives Out."

Geek Pride Day is this week, so we're celebrating with all of the geeky stuff the OPLIN staff does. Here's from Laura Solomon: "I spend a lot of time in VR; Beat Saber in particular. There's nothing like getting lost in the hypnotizing onslaught of lighted cubes"

Geek Pride Day is this week and OPLIN's staff is sharing their geekiest interests. Here's from Christine Morris: "I am a Ladies of Longford groupie, and I have been known to stay out till almost 11pm on a weekend to catch a show at Byrne's Pub." ladiesoflongford.com

Geek Pride Day is this week, and the OPLIN staff is celebrating by sharing their geeky interests. Here's one from Derek Zoladz: "I've been collecting artwork from thrift shops in central Ohio for several years."

OPLIN is closed for Memorial Day. See you tomorrow!

TFW.

Fair. "I won't be impressed with technology until I can download food." --Unknown

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