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Ethan Gruber

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Metadata librarian, University of Virginia Library. Interested in archaeology, linked open data, #OpenAccess, #LODLAM, cycling. Kerameikos.org and Nomisma.org. Charlottesville, VA

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CFP: Generative Digital Humanities, a volume on AI and DH in the long-running Minnesota Debates in DH book series. To be co-edited by @zentralwerkstatt.org, @laurenfklein.bsky.social, @lnakamura.bsky.social, and myself. Deadline Nov. 1. Please share widely! dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/page/cfp-gen...
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CFP: Generative Digital Humanities | Debates in the Digital Humanities
Transforming scholarly publications into living digital works
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It could have been Wings over Charlottesville and Italian Villa, like God intended
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 30/09/2026
NEW: People who chug their own piss have emerged as MAJOR supporters of AI futurism.com/artificial-i...
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People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It's a Miraculous Cure-All
Urine therapy devotees are sharing ways to break past AI guardrails in order to brainstorm ways to use pee as medicine.
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cataloging and digital collections bluesky: Anyone migrated special collections into Bibframe yet? I'm interested in looking at the underlying LOD.
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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Job posting here in the UVA Library's DH Center. The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities is searching for a "Developer and Emerging Technologies Specialist." Not listed in the ad, but anticipated salary range is $85-95k. jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/UO...
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Developer and Emerging Technologies Specialist in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Information Management, Services & Technology at University of Virginia
Apply for Developer and Emerging Technologies Specialist job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Information Management, Services & Technology at Univer...
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Digital Public Library of America @dpla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Announcement: We're hiring an Engagement Coordinator to advance our work with public libraries. This is a part-time, remote position. Find the listing here: digital-public-library-of-america.breezy.hr/p/55fa192073...
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In what way is an LLM trying to get an image from a digital library collection "hacking?" www.kob.com/new-mexico/o...
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OpenAI agent hacking attempt targets University of New Mexico digital library
A research lab says an OpenAI agent targeted the University of New Mexico's digital library in multiple hacking attempts but did not successfully breach the system.
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Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Looking for a post doc? Come join us at the Machine Visual Culture Research Group, which “combines digital and computational art history, critical AI studies, and the history of art and visual culture.” www.biblhertz.it/3815269/2909...
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Call for Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Digital Art History
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dhnow.bsky.social @dhnow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Job Announcement: Born-Digital Collections Coordinator at the Library of Virginia
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Born-Digital Collections Coordinator #00220 - Richmond, Virginia, United States
Title: Born-Digital Collections Coordinator #00220 State Role Title: Library Specialist III Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience up to $91,080 Pay Band: 5 Agency: The Library of Virginia Location: The Library of Virginia Agency Website: https://www.lva.virginia.gov Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job Duties The Library of Virginia seeks a Born-Digital Collections Coordinator to lead agency-wide planning and technical management of its born-digital government and manuscript records. As part of the Digital Initiatives & Web Services division, the ideal candidate will bring a collaborative and intellectually curious spirit to the development of the proper policies, procedures, technologies, and documentation that supports the sustainability and...
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm really confused why there's a blogging platform named for a well known mapping javascript library
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olive consumer's floating skull @machete.gay · 30/09/2026
Years ago, some Twitter lib (belittling, affectionate) in my replies said he stands like a centaur missing the back half of the horse and it's stuck in my mind ever since because, by gum, it's true.
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Depending on how quickly the Library of Congress implements yesterday's EO, both Super Intelligence and Lake America will propagate into the University of Virginia library catalog in about 10 days, unless we take precautions to create a bunch of local headings.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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YY Ahn @yyahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
UVA School of Data Science has two open rank faculty positions open this year. Join us! - NLP: apply.interfolio.com/191213 - Data and Society: apply.interfolio.com/191214
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grovehaunter @grovewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
photo of werner herzog with a speech bubble added so that it looks like he is saying the quoted post
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lol
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kingsdigitallab.bsky.social @kingsdigitallab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Do you enjoy collaborative, applied work at the intersection of research and technology? We’re recruiting a Senior Research Software Engineer. We work closely with researchers, developing thoughtful, impactful digital research projects, mainly in arts & humanities. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/158445-...
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Senior Research Software Engineer | King's College London
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Colleen Flaherty @cflaihe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Provost Schnell’s use of AI is the natural consequence of this push.” Is it? @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social takes a thorough look, as always: www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
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Dartmouth Provost’s “AI Dependency” Sparks Backlash
Some students and faculty are calling for the provost’s firing after he allegedly used generative AI to write professional articles. He’s admitted to using ChatGPT, but says it didn’t replace his own ...
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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
JOB: Directorship of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology / Professorship of Material Culture University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/directo...
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Directorship of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Professorship of Material Culture
The Board of Electors invite applications for the Directorship of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Professorship of Material Culture from persons whose work falls within the general ...
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Katie Britt keeps mispronouncing "bias"
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why does Katie Britt sound like she's going to cry?
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
hahaha the Republicans thought they had a gotcha on Jack Smith in some controversy about going to an Atlanta Hawks game re: Fani Willis, but it was the Iowa HAWKEYES @ Maryland to watch Caitlin Clark
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans asking Jack Smith random questions about basketball games he might have gone to on certain dates years ago in order to catch him in perjury
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
lol
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Next year is the 15 year anniversary of #lawdi. We should do something.
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Should I read too much into OCLC only using the phrase "linked data," rather than "linked open data?"
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#LinkedArt mention in the #LD4 presentation on adapting Bibframe to describe manuscripts and other cultural heritage objects.
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Nit Nurse With Wound @dannybirchall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sweet Jesus. So concerned about stopping people right-clicking your public collection of images that you put the whole lot in a private DRM provider that goes under, and the whole lot is fucked. Sweet. Jesus.
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CMA: Greek and Roman Art @cmagreekroman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lekythos clevelandart.org/art/1978.59
Douris was a most versatile painter, creating scenes of great delicacy, as on the Atalanta lekythos (1966.114), and scenes of great power, as here. In the mythological War of the Gods and Giants (Gigantomachy), Athena slays the giant Enkelados with her spear. He reels backward, his eyes rolling skyward. The giant's broken spear is a beautiful compositional bridge between the two figures. This scene may depict the victory of the Greeks (represented by Athena) over the Persians (represented by the Giant) at Marathon in 490 BC.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 26/09/2026
I think it is very important that Big Balls, personally, goes to jail there are a lot of young goons who think they are invincible and it is important to make it clear that they are not
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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I commented on this “partnership” already, and this is not good news. Keep commercially acting AI firms out of our cultural heritage.
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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'd rather shoot myself in the fucking face
Ad for a Polymarket sponsored "debate" between Andrew Yang and Scott Jennings
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scott b. weingart @scottbot.net · 25/09/2026
We're not currently hiring developers, but keep an eye out for when next we do. I will be hiring developers who can move slow and fix things here at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I hope the funniest thing happens on Gameday Saturday
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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Uhhh is someone doing CRM work ahead of the terrible arch or are some workers lying about being archaeologists? 🤔 🏺🧪
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 24/09/2026
It really can’t be stressed enough that the freaky AI doom cult stuff that is so influential in Silicon Valley is an AMERICAN phenomenon. The AI industry in Europe and in Asia is not, from all I’ve heard, taking this weird millenarian stuff seriously. But much of US Big AI? It very much is.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 23/09/2026
It is if you think you can socially engineer people into totalitarian Idiocracy
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Laura J. Smart @ljsmart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now they're coming for "artificial intelligence". I would not have predicted the slide into newspeak for everyday words would happen this quickly. How naive. Everybody, resume the LCSH blocking protocol. Guess what I'm staying late to do
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scott b. weingart @scottbot.net · 22/09/2026
Join my team! Help us figure out how to be as careful stewards of today's born-digital archives of state as we've been for physical archives over the last 200 years. Seeking experience in digital archives/collections/preservation, or related cultural heritage work. Due 10/6. Up to $91k.
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Born-Digital Collections Coordinator #00220 - Richmond, Virginia, United States
Title: Born-Digital Collections Coordinator #00220 State Role Title: Library Specialist III Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience up to $91,080 Pay Band: 5 Agency: The Library of Virginia Locatio...
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Ben Brumfield @benwbrum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm trying to test out a Chinese LLM for potential bias. Using a chat interface, I have detected at least some, however my goal is to use this for HTR. What are some handwritten primary sources that a CCP-friendly LLM might refuse to transcribe or would edit to be pro-CCP?
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Is anyone else in Charlottesville getting spam callers from a wide range of 434 numbers claiming to do roof inspections?
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Meredith Martin @mmvty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Princeton University Library (PUL) seeks an accomplished, visionary, and collaborative leader to serve as the John T. Maltsberger III ’55 Associate University Librarian for Special Collections: apply.interfolio.com/189524 review of applications begins October 15th
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
lol
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨 Sub-30% presidential approval alert 🚨🚨🚨
American Research Group's poll of 1,100 adults shows Trump at 29% approval, and one away from the cool sex number in disapproval.
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404 Media @404media.co · 21/09/2026
A Microsoft executive called “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said generative AI products have created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
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Following Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If Portraits of Hadrian is a book you would consider buying, I would be very grateful if you could register your interest here 👉 forms.gle/gPmUJvoTsfdC...
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's not necessarily that people are "afraid" of the scraping, but that the scraping is DDOSing the web
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Not Ross @davidschwimmer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Boy howdy it's funny to see the A&M fanbase call him a loser.
A user on the Texas a&m 247 message board says he knew the team was going to lose once that loser Hegseth showed up on campus
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Ethan Gruber @ewg118.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Trouble with the snap" is still my favorite and I laugh every time I watch it
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