a needlepoint of the heat map of Illinois

3 buses, 2 trains, and 1 tram — our collective creativity is right and good

the illinois state fair blue ribbon winner in needlepoint is a population heat map of the state

Bees in the D Bees in the D is a trusted group of educators focused on pollinators. Through our nationally recognized urban beekeeping model, we increase knowledge about pollinators and are a recognized advocate fo...

Any equivalent in Chicago? beesinthed.com

Support HB-1813!

Local news coverage of Indiana University-Bloomington's Faculty Council endorsing a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC).

Faculties of three state flagships so far have called for a united front: Rutgers (whole system), IU-Bloomington, UMass-Amherst.

Michigan starts voting this week

Who's next?

Gift of UBS

Gerhard Richter, Confus, 1986 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136932

The Retro NYC Subway Map Design Nerds Love Makes a Comeback The redesigned map of the New York City system, the first to be introduced in nearly half a century, is reminiscent of a version from the 1970s that was reviled by many traditionalists.

Like this!!

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/n...

University Libraries - User Experience & Assessment Librarian Salary Range:  $75,000-$80,000Benefits Information:  https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/Loyola University Chicago seeks applications for the position of User Experience & Assessment Librarian. Reporting ...

Come work with me! We have a new position available in my department for a User Experience & Assessment Librarian.

We have great faculty and students, fascinating digital and analog collections, and support for novel solutions.

www.careers.luc.edu/postings/31818

#LibraryJobs, #LibraryUX

Me, a very light skinned Black woman in black wire glasses and big hair holding up a black poster that says "THERE IS NOTHING MORE EPHEMERAL THAN A WEBSITE" in gold ink

Now more than ever

Indicator sprites from instructions for the Triumph / Adler Gabriele 10/20/30 typewriters.

more: archive.org/details/triu...

Mirror of the 18F site, if you want to download the guides:

preserved.org.uk/18f.gsa.gov/...

Loyola University Chicago Attains Highest Research Classification The new designation improves Loyola's previous R2 classification.

So I guess we’re an R1 now. Carry on…
news.luc.edu/stories/pres...

Hahahahaha

UIC proposes plan to close School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics amid $22M deficit The university has given staff members until March 7 to provide alternative options to address debt accrued by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The University of Illinois Chicago may be dissolving its School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics in the coming weeks and terminating all of the school’s nontenured faculty at the end of the academic year.

Flow maps would be so cool applied to web traffic metrics

I really like “Just Room Enough Island”

I wonder if AGI will see gorillas
chiraaggohel.com/posts/llms-e...

Happy early valentine @tiffanyfunk.bsky.social

A. Conger Goodyear Fund

Piet Mondrian, View from the Dunes with Beach and Piers, Domburg, 1909

https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135520

Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...

Harvard Library's "Data.gov Archive" is mirroring Govt. data "to preserve and authenticate vital public datasets for academic research, policymaking, and public use."
#data #datarescue #libraries

lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/02...

University of Minnesota Libraries has produced a great resource for finding and protecting government #data during the current crisis #libraries #datarescue

libguides.umn.edu/c.php?g=1449...

Here's another excellent resource, from UMN Libraries
libguides.umn.edu/c.php?g=1449...

Malort went to the dogs when Brooklyn hipsters discovered it. They also have changed the recipe

I have one of those recent mini NESs with games preloaded, I don’t think Defender is on there

I lusted after this on the Amiga. I think I had it on the Apple ][. It wasn’t as awesome

My in laws pull me up there all the time. I’m usually happy when I get back to Illinois. Although I enjoyed the ren fair, and I love House on the Rock

✷ TRASH ANIMALS ✷

Thanks for setting me straight! 🙃

Is it a murder of ravens?

I learned after I posted this that @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is on Bluesky!