Reposted by sithiadituJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19hThe rush to accuse, without anything approaching due diligence, artists of using "AI," should be treated with contempt. An artist gets their work *ripped off* to train a plagiarism machine, which then shits out inferior versions of that work, so then you accuse the artist of using "AI"? Fuck you. 251454385
Reposted by sithiadituDr. Merri 🐸 @merri24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I am going to hunt down this brewery and buy every can 😎 16657081140
Reposted by sithiadituRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 153163975531
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today is the "My Hoopla won't work day." No one in library school said, "You'll spend most of your day trying to fix a device that you can't even see." 030
Reposted by sithiadituJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don’t even know what to say newrepublic.com/post/213446/...newrepublic.comTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 69142
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Home from my short vacation. Blueberry scones in the oven. Need to get ready for the week. 030
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026One of the pictures i took in Savannah. I just really love it 030
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I've evidently opened a can of worms answering a question. Evidently her late dad was married before he married her mom. She says it can't be right, but her grandparents names are listed in the wedding announcement in the paper, so it isn't just the same name. The secret is out....static.klipy.comNope Worm PuppetALT: Nope Worm Puppet 020
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026@noethematt.bsky.social did you post an article recently about AI creating a disease base on symptoms? I'm doing a workshop with students and wanted to use it as an example. Thank you 210
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#21ofSeptember Yeah!!!! m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs06...m.youtube.comEarth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO 031
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026New weekend postman. He started at the other end of the block. I adore my regular postman. He had his office hold my folks ashes if he was off, so a stranger wouldn't bring them. 160
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Terrible night's sleep. So up extra early with the cats. Realized as I lay awake that I haven't heard the middle of the night skateboarder in ages. Hopefully a sign their insomnia is better. 040
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Am I having razzleberry pie for breakfast? Why yes, yes I am 270
Reposted by sithiadituAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026LIBRARIES BUY BOOKS. In fact, they buy ebook licenses with rather unfavorable terms because of how much the service benefits the community. The only people getting screwed in this situation are libraries and library users. The only people doing the screwing are publishers. 28918
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My co-worker has had a piece of information for 40 years and hasn't done anything to program around it. My department has decided to. Now I am encroaching on her territory and have failed to consult with her. This is how much I care at this point about her poutingstatic.klipy.comPlaying a Tiny ViolinALT: Playing a Tiny Violin 070
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Need to get my Peter Max tray out of the closet to use it in honour of the late designer. Not my tray but a picture of what it looks like. I always thought it was very cool and might therefore make me look cool by association when I was younger. LOL 121
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ordered a pumpkin latte with real pumpkin in it. I love pumpkin, but this is terrible. Still I hate throwing it out as I paid for it. Ughstatic.klipy.comCute Dancing PumpkinALT: Cute Dancing Pumpkin 120
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Fixing things in hoopla can be such a chore. I wish they just used card and library pin to have people log in. 030
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Bob Mackie just passed. I remember my mom buying a fancy Mackie blouse for an event. It was right after the divorce & her confidence was kicked. Seeing her face when she looked in the mirror. In it she felt powerful. I know he dressed famous people,but he made ordinary people feel fancy too. 0224
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026At the desk near the open stairwell. Small children screaming upstairs as they run around. Just heard staff telling them not to throw books. Parent has now told staff that they are not their kids. Sighstatic.klipy.comElmo in HellfireALT: Elmo in Hellfire 150
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#kdrama Lol Thrifting and thought of my k-drama friends 042
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Need to buy a new front door handle. My old one and knocker are bright brass coloured, but that isn't in favour now. Could spray the knocker I suppose.static.klipy.comPreparing Glossblack Spray Can for GraffitiALT: Preparing Glossblack Spray Can for Graffiti 031
Reposted by sithiaditujamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/09/2026i think it is bad that the president is that helm of a deranged cult of personality 1506187954
Reposted by sithiadituJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Impressive series of sentences 1629846
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I do love gummy candies, even more than chocolate. I also want people to lie about the bear. LOL 060
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you were going to be in Savannah for a day, what would you do? Where would you eat? We will be down near the waterfront. 031
Reposted by sithiadituBig Joel @bigjoel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I know I’ve been tweeting a lot about AI doom lately, and dismissing it a bit. But just to be fair and balanced I want to say. If you’re working at an AI company and you say “I’m really worried that the thing I’m building will extinct humanity” and you keep building it, you should surely go to jail 201150111
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I feel sort of like a flibbertigibbet. When I first heard people excited that The Librarians won an Emmy. My mind went here. 141
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026As I ponder retiring, this is an interesting article. psyche.co/guides/how-t...psyche.coHow to rediscover your purpose later in life | Psyche GuidesYou don’t have to ‘reinvent’ yourself to live happily after 60. There’s a better approach grounded in lifespan psychology 031
Reposted by sithiadituThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/09/202625 years ago, two strangers met in the twin towers and escaped on 9/11. What happened next?theguardian.com25 years ago, two strangers met in the twin towers and escaped on 9/11. What happened next?Stanley Primnath and Brian Clark were two of only four individuals known to have survived above the impact zone in the north tower 410933
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026After getting me up at not even dawns cracking, I can hear one of the cats throwing up in the other room. How fabulous.... Not 060
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Cats got me up early as usual. The unusual part was idiot cat making lots of noise on the way to my bed. .... Because she got her head stuck in an empty Kleenex box, because my husband stuck a candy wrapper in it so she'd leave the wrapper alone. So much for that cunning plan. #caturday 350
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Sitting on the porch listening to radio Wombat and watching the last of the fireflies 020
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Patron on phone, "But what if they moved her body..." Pause Patron, "I think that was planted...." Pause Patron, "I still think they moved the body..." Do we want to know???static.klipy.comJoin Me: Solve a MysteryALT: Join Me: Solve a Mystery 130
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026My brother flunked his sleep apnea test big time. My daughter goes, "And who is surprised by that? He sleeps sitting on the edge of his bed and still has apnea." Hopefully he can learn to live with the machine.static.klipy.comArnel Pineda: I Need Oxygen!ALT: Arnel Pineda: I Need Oxygen! 030
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In my dream my family and I were staying at a Butlins. The next day we set off to climb Ben Nevis. It began to rain part way up. I know shocker. We did get up and back though. Doubt there is a Butlins in Scotland. There is a distillery near the mountain though. 010
Reposted by sithiadituTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026They fu…messed up real bad when they led with how much AI was going to displace white collar workers. If they figure out how to promise it will only harm poor people, they’ll be scot-free. the other side is racing against their ego death. 529048
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Patron has told me that we can just lock him in, so he can stay on the PC. He won't let anyone else in the building. Um, nope.static.klipy.comRetro Computer Coding SessionALT: Retro Computer Coding Session 051
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I've told a patron 6 times to be quiet. I don't think he even realizes that he's singing. I really don't want to go over for #7static.klipy.comTerrariuh Stan TwtALT: Terrariuh Stan Twt 030
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Starting the monthly report. I hate doing the monthly, even though it isn't that complicated. 030
sithiaditu @sithiaditu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Need to bring my numbers down. Has anyone done one of those Conqueror walks for a medal? I was thinking it might keep me motivated. 200