OPLIN

@oplin.ohio.gov

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OPLIN provides broadband internet for all of Ohio's public libraries, along with other useful services like research databases & web development. This account is OPLIN's only *active* social media account.

An unlocked padlock sitting on a typed page of code.

Withdrawing library grants is a callous move at any time, but downright cruel at a time when it's getting harder for many Americans to make ends meet-most of all, in small and rural communities. The White House may have no qualms about slashing opportunity for jobseekers, students, veterans and families, but Congress has the power to restore support for services their consitituents rely on. ALA President Cindy Hohl

A pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream with the title "Bits & Chips." A scoop of vanilla ice cream, embedded with computer circuit pieces, is shown on the front of the pint.

A stack of books. Text reads Literary Reference Source: EBSCO

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed. the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment. Warrne G. Bennis

Skyscrapers as seen from ground level. Quote reads never trust a computer you can't throw out a window. Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc.

It' hardware that mkes a machine fast. It's software that makes a fast machine slow. Craig Reucassel

Several cars trapped in a flooded Florida neighborhood

I think computer virues should count as life...I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we've created so far is purely destructive. WE've created life in our own image.--Stephen Hawking

Open the magic September 25th

A server comes hurtling down from the clouds towards Earth

https://oplin.ohio.gov/webkit OPLIN webkits easy to manage and professional websites, specifically for public libraries

Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.--Doug Larson

A variety of scientific items such as a microscope and varied-size beakers filled with colorful liquids. A chalboard with graphs and drawings of crystals is in the background.

A Radio Shack computer from the early 1980s, with a keyboard and attached cassette recorder.

Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is. --Larry Wall

A masquerade mask laid flat on a gold sparkly background. Caption reads Libraries, it's time MASK. https://oplin.ohio.gov/services/authentication

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An unknown person in a blue shirt holding a cell phone while pressing virutal lock button shown in front of them in a digital style

Book cover of the original edition of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

African woman in a color dress swirling in a dance, surrounded by a street crowd

You've got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology. You can't start with the technology and try to figure out where you're going to sell it.

Octopus wearing a mask. Caption reads Protect Your patrons We help mask their data to protect their privacy. https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/services/authentication

Man running with the caption "run." Second man running, in a suit, with the caption "run as admin." Third image shows a Japanese warrior with the caption "Sudo"

A tree with red apples on a hill. Caption reads What Tree is It?

Never spend 5 hours on a manual task that you could spend 5 days failing to automate. Unknown.

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Man cowering behind a counter wearing a t-shirt labeled "ME." Rampaging velociraptor on the other side. Caption reads "People in my office trying to tell me for the 44th time the wifi is down."

Scene from the movie Miss Congeniality. "I'd have to say April 25 becuse it's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket."

"Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind." Donald Knuth

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To err is human-and to blame it on a computer is even more so. Robert Orbsen

Happy Pi Day Pi Day is observed on March 14 since 3, 1 and 4 are the first three significant digits of pi

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A screenshot from the game Pac-Man showing the maze screen with four multicolor ghosts and the main Pac-Man character.

A snowplow pushing a lot of snow down a city street while people stand by and watch

Groundhog wearing a cloak and holding a sword (Game of Thrones reference). Caption says "Winter is coming...or going. I don't know there is a shadow involved or something."

Four book covers: Book Lovers, It Begins with Us, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and Lessons in Chemistry

Any fool can use a computer. Many do. Ted Nelson