<div dir="ltr">Hello Margaux,<div><br></div><div>Would you like to lead a discussion at a GTALUG meeting?</div><div><br></div><div>My name is Warren. I am a member of the Toronto Linux User group and made the suggestion to Jonathon before the plague descended on the world.</div><div>On the second Tuesday of every month, we meet and discuss issues in the world of open-source software. Our membership includes Linux developers but our interests extend to digital citizenship more generally and we would love to hear your sense of what people are talking about on the topic of digital privacy.</div><div><br></div><div>I've included Alan our talks coordinator who keeps track of what discussion has been scheduled when.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope you are doing well.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Warren</div><div> </div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">I'm writing to invite you to a few technology related programs coming up this Fall. </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">This Wednesday from 2-3:00pm my partner Naomi and I are excited to pilot a new library program we've developed called<span> </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/digital-detox-strategies-tickets-169707414445" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/digital-detox-strategies-tickets-169707414445" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">"Digital
Detox Strategies"<span> </span></a>, largely based on Cal Newport's book Digital Minimalism. We'll talk about reasons why you would benefit from setting healthier boundaries with devices, and some practical steps you can take to do so. </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">The Culture and Technology book club continues to meet virtually once a month. (Click the linked text below to register). </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">Next week on Wednesday evening from 7-8:30pm we're meeting to discuss<a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culture-tech-book-club-nothing-personal-my-secret-life-in-the-dating-tickets-166963417075" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culture-tech-book-club-nothing-personal-my-secret-life-in-the-dating-tickets-166963417075" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span> </span>"Nothing
Personal: My Secret Life in the Dating App Inferno"<span> </span></a>by Nancy Jo Sales. </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">On Wednesday November 10th we're talking about<span> </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culture-tech-book-club-ingredients-the-strange-chemistry-of-what-we-tickets-166965041935" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culture-tech-book-club-ingredients-the-strange-chemistry-of-what-we-tickets-166965041935" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">"Ingredients"
The strange Chemistry of what we put in us and on us by George Zaidan. </a></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">On Wednesday November 24th we're talking about a classic: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culture-tech-book-club-the-culture-of-narcissism-american-life-in-tickets-166969447111" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culture-tech-book-club-the-culture-of-narcissism-american-life-in-tickets-166969447111" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">Chritopher
Lasch's "The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an age of diminishing Expectations" </a></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">finally, </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">on MONDAY December the 20th we'll discuss<a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culture-tech-book-club-because-internet-understand-the-new-rules-of-tickets-166967675813" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culture-tech-book-club-because-internet-understand-the-new-rules-of-tickets-166967675813" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span> </span>"Because
Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language" by Gretchen McCullouch </a></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">If you have any questions, need help getting a book, or have reading suggestions for the new year feel free to e-mail Naomi (my partner) at <a href="mailto:ndavies@tpl.ca" target="_blank">ndavies@tpl.ca</a> or myself (Margaux) at <a href="mailto:msmith@tpl.ca" target="_blank">msmith@tpl.ca</a></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">You're also welcome to join our book club's<span> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1148223-culture-and-technology-book-club" title="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1148223-culture-and-technology-book-club" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">Goodreads
group</a><span> </span>for discussions between meetings. </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">Hope to see some of you there!<br>
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