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Andromeda Yelton @thatandromeda.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Because we deserve nice things, news articles that are about NOTHING of import and zero horrors, please be advised: the new Melville statue at the New Bedford whaling museum is a smokeshow. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/13/a...

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The new Herman Melville statue in New Bedford is ... hot. - The Boston Globe

The statue, from sculptor Stefanie Rocknak, stands in front of the Seamen's Bethel.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Stoppe callinge them Data Centers and starte callinge them slop hellmouths

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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Tip #70: Building a (Database) Creature with the Best Features: An Unscientific Report#MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2026/07/tip-... 👨‍🔬🧪

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Tip #70: Building a (Database) Creature with the Best Features: An Unscientific Report

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Y'all, if you have ever wondered what it would like like for the federal government to tell you what you are/not allowed to read and thought "screw that," now is the time to say so. Sign this letter. Send a postcard. Call your senators. This is a nightmare scenario. Don't let it pass.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.

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Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

New on ACRLog... The MLS Is Not the Problem: A Response "The MLS is not principally a skills credential. It is a professional formation credential." - Ben Rawlins bit.ly/4eFKCnQ

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Dawn Banks @dawnbankswriter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It’s a small town fake dating story, and the ebook is $2.99 for release week! books.dawnbankswriter.com/tbsu

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Carrie Price @carrieprice.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

First #FiveMinuteFriday in years! The Pairwise PubMed Generator from Marijane White. Take a look and see if it will help you with your PubMed #proximity searches. youtu.be/32i0SO0LwPI?...

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Five Minute Friday | Pairwise PubMed Generator

YouTube video by Carrie Price

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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life, expert searchers?? #medlibs #EvidenceSynthesis #lesss2026

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

"Zombies, ghosts, death is inevitable: takeaways from LESSS 2026" #lesss2026 - from discussions on project limits and reasonably saying no to projects, given limited time and resources

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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Tip #68 Searches Gone Wild! Popular Database Platforms and Their Wildcards #MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2026/06/tip-...

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Tip #68 Searches Gone Wild! Popular Database Platforms and Their Wildcards

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/05/2026

"I'm really angry that this scifi writer whose work was stolen to train a probability machine that depletes water tables and raises electricity prices and is accelerating the transfer of wealth and capital toward men who actively hate other humans doesn't like 'AI," what a lack of vision they have"

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Normalize sayinge "behold!" more yn everyedaye conversacioun

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 23/04/2026

Wait, why does Oxford get one? We want a comma.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The Batte Man doth knowe the trouthe

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craftyhilary @craftyhilary.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I had a nightmare about building complex adjacency combined with wildcards and truncation. I guess I spent too much time in Ovid this week.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Thys ys Major Tom to Ground Control Ich steppe now thurgh the door And Ich floate now yn a most merveilous waye And the starres looke verye different todaye

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 07/04/2026

Come on then, and remove him.

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craftyhilary @craftyhilary.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I also had an ARC, and I could not agree more. A fantastic book in every way.

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Dawn Banks @dawnbankswriter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

ARC sign ups are officially OPEN for The Boyfriend Setup! ❤️ Fake Dating ❤️ Small Town Romance ❤️ Best Friends to Lovers ❤️ He Falls First ❤️ Forced Proximity ❤️ Only One Towel docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #booksky #romancelandia #romancebooks #arcreaders

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 07/04/2026

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

View looking SE from 2800 N Lake Shore Drive as the Chicago shoreline meets Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2026-04-07 11:06:04 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: 2800lsd.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 28 F | -2 C // Precip: broken clouds // Wind: NNE at 11 mph | 18 kph // Humidity: 54%

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

OK for fun: top funniest tweet ever? I am torn between "moon's haunted" and "Denise I was at your wedding."

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Wher ys the horse and the rydere? Wher ys the horne that was blowinge? Gen AI Chatbot Response: 𝙸𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑. 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝!

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

“Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.” -Terry Pratchett #booksky #skybrarian

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craftyhilary @craftyhilary.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Star Shipped, Cat Sebastian’s first contemporary romance, is out today, and I can’t say enough good things. The universe is filled with stars, but alas, rating systems only allow me to give this book five. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Review by craftyhilary - Star Shipped

Was I nervous about Cat Sebastian tackling a contemporary? Maybe. As a Star Trek fan, who as a...

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craftyhilary @craftyhilary.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Focus Friend is such a great app. It makes me feel good about getting work done, and also is completely adorable. Here is my bean’s current home:

Four rooms in a house built in the app Focus Friend. Three are extensively decorated, while the fourth, a bedroom, has only a floor rug in the shape of a bear’s face.

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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

"With Nexus, Clarivate are essentially integrity-washing synthetic text, giving it an academic sheen without any academic rigour." www.hughrundle.net/does-clariva...

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Does Clarivate understand what citations are for?

Clarivate's new 'Nexus' product is integrity-washing.

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Scuttling Beetle @thesleeperssleep.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Hurriedly retitling my script about the Defenestration of Prague to “Yeeted Rivalry”

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Calling MLA #medlibs! Unleash your search superpowers & inspire your colleagues! MLA's UX and Systematic Review Caucuses welcome proposals from expert searchers to present at the March 2026 Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions event! More info and link to submit: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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CFP: Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions: Database Tips Lightning Round!

Favorite Features & Sneaky SolutionsDatabase Tips Lightning Round! A UX & SR Caucus joint event onThursday, March 5, 1pm-2:30pm Central(2pm Eastern, 12pm Mountain, 11am Pacific) The User Experience...

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love [twangy, moody lute arpeggio] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

All these CEOs stompinge around graspinge for moneye and biohacks and powere but the best way to lyve forevir ys to make people laugh and be part of unforgettable storyes that make them feel less alone. Love and art and comedye are cosmic and eternal. The worlde will remembir the true stars.

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craftyhilary @craftyhilary.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Proud to donate. Thank you to my favorite author for the heads-up!

I Donated image from the Romance for Minnesota campaign.

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craftyhilary @craftyhilary.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The snow is already coming down steadily and it looks like it’ll be a shovel, read, shovel, repeat kind of day. Topped off the charge on my Kobo. Safety first!

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Just when you thought it was safe to dive into MeSH terms... I'm popping up a bit late to give a peek at what I've found for new #2026MeSH descriptors. Behold, a #medlibs and adjacent #expertsearching thread!

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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Tip #62: EBSCOhost Idea Exchange: A Synthesis of Reported Issues #MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2026/01/tip-...

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Tip #62: EBSCOhost Idea Exchange: A Synthesis of Reported Issues

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craftyhilary @craftyhilary.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

#medlibs Submit your proposal by January 28 to show off your database wisdom at the 2026 Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions: Database Tips Lightning Round! MLA membership required to present, but all are welcome to attend or watch the recording. Learn more at go.brown.edu/database_tip...

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Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

the entire population of England in 1086 will return in... Avengers Domesday

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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

#medlibs Show off your database wisdom at the MLA UX and SR Caucus's 2026 Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions: Database Tips Lightning Round! MLA membership required to present, but all are welcome to attend or watch the recording. Learn more at go.brown.edu/database_tip...

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CFP: Favorite Features & Sneaky Solutions: Database Tips Lightning Round!

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

My old pal @eniiler.bsky.social with a killer story. What we save defines us as a culture—the archive is our memory and our future. And we’re throwing it away? Madness. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...

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NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts

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Abby @arobertswrites.com · 26/12/2025

You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 22/12/2025

This is just a note to say that I have eaten the falcon in a widening gyre and that you were probably saving for anarchy Forgive me it was delicious so rough and full of passionate intensity

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

You knowe the useful thinge about LLMs? Aye, me neither.

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craftyhilary @craftyhilary.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Truly touched by the number of people who've checked in to offer support at a terrible and scary time. Feeling very lucky in my friends, family, and colleagues.

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Laura Burkhardt @lauraannstl.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

This is college in the United States. Video from inside a Brown University building shows the moment that police found a group of students who were sheltering after the shooting on campus. This isn't freedom.

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