“I used AI to combine the data from two excel lists and then send emails to people who were on one list but not another. Saved me so much time.”
My brother in academia, you just fucking discovered mail merge. Welcome to early nineties computing.
a bright pink double tulip dips towards a retaining wall
a view down a sidewalk surrounded by electric green spurge growing tall on two sides with wisteria on a trellis at the entrance to a yard
multiple raspberry bushes grow in a wide hellstrip with a variety of supports in between
a profusely blooming lilac whose flowers have purple outsides and white centers
i just walk around portland whispering ”wow” to myself constantly
tasked with finding an in-network allergist, I'm here laughing about bodega cats instead.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani behind the counter of a bodega in The Bronx, flanked by various people. A journalist with a microphone labeled “Shop Cats” is standing in front of the sales counter, and holding the mic up to a black and white cat sitting on the counter next to bananas. The cat has an expression like in the famous “Sir, are you aware that you are a cat” meme
“Sir, are you aware that you are a cat, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing right behind you?”
A photo of a book cover with a library barcode in one corner. The cover has a beautiful, vibrant red, black, and white painting by artist Hung Liu on the cover
had a few minutes to spare before an appointment, so i stopped by the library to browse the nonfiction and discovered an incredible artist I'd somehow never heard of, there. thank you, @multcolib.bsky.social 🙏
npg.si.edu/publication/...
This is such a good idea. We should do this in NYC.
"All Chicago Public Schools students now have access to nearly everything the city’s libraries have to offer — including physical items like books as well as extensive digital resources."
blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/08/c...
A picture of a library shelf with a small rolled up note on it. The note says “read this” in child’s handwriting.
A picture of the note unrolled. In the same child’s handwriting it reads “beware of the future!!”
Still thinking about this note I found in the children’s section of the public library when I worked there back in 2018. This kid tried to warn us…
the guest speaker at Printed Matter's anniversary fundraiser is Ed Ruscha—what a flex! tickets (now sold out) started at $1,500 and they probably could've gone higher.
printedmatter.artsvp.com/87add3
In Feb I started working in earnest on a training for my library colleagues on the topic of "What is AI and Why Is It Happening To Me?" Here's what I put together:
hfroehli.ch/2026/03/24/w...
Distilling the past 15 yrs of AI without going on side trips into linear algebra is hard!
Shift Collective developed Community Cloud Storage to address the needs of community-based archives for affordable digital storage that offers offsite redundancy along with privacy. www.shiftcollective.us/communityclo...
i wanna see one too! (and know of a certain 'field' where it can happen, if either of us is ever up that way xD)
I'm somehow a year late to finding out this game exists, but I spent the early pandemic making jigsawexplorer puzzles pulled from various digital collections while running grant programs that funded digitization, *wishing* for something as nice as this. what an absolute dream come true. 🥹
on an email thread with a botanist, I learned of a plant called skunk cabbage for the first time. everything I've read since has boggled my mind. they generate their own heat! emit a skunk-like scent! can live for decades! look...like this?!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symploc...
🤦🏻♀️ just call your mom. *call* and *talk to* your mom.
my cousin has started a *public* ig account where he posts videos to update his mom on his life. his mom is the only follower (though it keeps popping up as a suggestion for me to follow).
Head and shoulders portrait of a woman facing right and looking toward the front. She is wearing a hat, scarf, and jacket.
via the oregon historical society — 😍
digitalcollections.ohs.org/pilot-leah-h...
making it a point to learn about portland's chinese american history since moving here, and I can't tell you how amazing it is to discover this podcast ep + related materials in local digital collections
More than 20,000 comments have been submitted so far, but there's still time to add yours to the pile—
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
The new language itself is in red on p. 8-10 here, and calls out race-based scholarship programs, hiring practices that include 'cultural competence or 'diversity statements,' and training programs. Huge implications for anyone seeking federal grants.
www.regulations.gov/document/GSA...
Today's the last day to submit comments on new federal pre-award requirements that would require anyone registering with SAM.gov to comply with all executive orders around diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. www.councilofnonprofits.org/form/nationa...
Sandra Wong, the great-granddaughter of Wong Kim Ark, in San Francisco today 👇🏽 bsky.app/profile/asam... #NoKings
How to Read a Contract (Part 2) with Library Futures Staff Attorney Layla Maurer April 7, 1 pm ET/10 am PT / mobsters holding a contract in front of a suspicious librarian
We're back... with more contracts! Grab your spot now for How to Read a Contract Part 2 (Confidentiality Edition) with Library Futures Staff Attorney Layla Maurer and learn all about confidentiality, NDAs, and what you can and can't say about that contract.
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
reminding myself that there are many, many valid reasons for my heightened climate grief lately.
someone at the dr’s office today was telling a nurse that they were getting all their routine tests done before their COBRA coverage ran out—their plan was to go without insurance, after.
i wonder how many times the nurse hears that in a week. even once is too many.
did my uncle just soft-launch a son we've never heard of by adding a photo to the shared family album without explanation? 🤦♀️
New from me on ACRLog, Supporting Library Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs. If you don't know what to say or do when your coworker or colleague gets laid off or fired, here's a list of action items. 📚 acrlog.org/2026/03/21/s...
