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Ruth Ahnert @ruthahnert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

DH friends. Anyone have ideas for publication venues for outcomes of smaller bits of exploratory work? We have some fun outcomes but probably don’t want to spend time working them into something big; but feel they are interesting to the community. I know I’m forgetting something obvious!

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Amanda Wyatt! Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For some particular infra folks who actually lead the university: deliberately overlooked, routinely underestimated, capaciously knowledgeable, injecting care into bureaucracy. Thanks to all the Doloreses for making academia run instead of trying to say "AI" loudest. Many Dolores; no president.

Photo of 4 of the same letterpress prints on royal blue paper with blue ink, arranged in a 2x2 grid. It says "more doloreses / no president"

Photo of 4 of the same letterpress prints on tan chip paper with dark blue ink, arranged in a 2x2 grid. They say "more doloreses / no president"

Photo of letterpress wood type arranged on a printing press bed with blue ink on the type, used to make the percy's in the previous photos

Screenshot of a QT by me from a month back, of a good tweet by Tressie McMillan Cottom. QT: "Thinking of that tweet re:everyone in academia knows a 60yo woman only known by her 1st name, who actually runs the dept/uni. (Which is almost at an anarchist understanding: not "make Dolores president" but "many Doloreses, no president" and "how can you Dolores too")"
Dr. Cottom tweet: "Anyway, your problem isn't finding the time to take notes. The problem is that taking notes is thinking and thinking has to be done by someone. women have been doing a lot of metacognition that looks like a task when it's really thinking."

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Quinn Daedal @quinnanya.me · 22/09/2026

Day 2 of the quarter at YarnLab, and @literaturegeek.bsky.social & @snblickhan.bsky.social speedweave zine has inspired an undergrad to ask if we have one here (we do!), and if she can come back to use it later this week. #DHmakes out here doing good things, one mending job at a time.

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Speedweve for Mending | Zine Bakery

#DHMakes Methodz #1, by Sam Blickhan and Amanda Wyatt Visconti

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🥹🥹🥹 yessss #dhmakes + sustainable fashion foreverrrr

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I didn't hold back. These centers are a blight on higher education and we should say so. dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u...

“Center for Intellectual Freedom is a really Orwellian name because they’re forcing mandatory classes on students who don’t want it,” Ray said. “Just as a matter of pure consistency, if closing African American Studies was just a financial decision, the center should be closed.” Ray said universities do a better job fostering free thought than any other institution — including churches, workplaces, and the military.

“You can say and do things at universities that you cannot do anywhere else,” he said. “So the notion that universities are a problem when it comes to free speech is just a lie.”

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Douglass Day @douglassday.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Announcing our new Douglass Day Community Gatherings! This year, we are hosting monthly virtual gatherings. We wanted to make space to continue growing this incredible community. Also space to share your fun & clever ideas! More info: douglassday.substack.com/p/new-commun...

New Community Gatherings!

Join us on September 30th at 6:00pm EDT!

We are starting monthly community gatherings to prepare for Douglass Day together! Join the first meeting on September 30th at 6:00pm on Zoom.

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Those were really satisfying to make because I just layered them up and then chose where to make subsequent ones based on where the dips in the top of my weft ended up being, just sort of chasing that balance, very much an “ope better add one here” energy.

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I find it a really approachable way to experiment, because it requires much less planning in advance! Plus it's a lot easier to introduce curving shapes than with 'proper' tapestry methods (at least for me!).

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Some more weaving experiments combining tapestry and inlay. Not really planning things out, going on vibes and working with loom waste wool for the contrast colors. #DHmakes

a black woven tapestry with multicolored slivers throughout

a gray woven tapestry with a green-yellow pattern woven throughout

a gray woven tapestry with a orange and green-yellow pattern woven throughout

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thank you, Mia -- I've been so grateful for our conversations about All Of This over the years, and your thinking contributed deeply to this work even though we didn't manage to time it right to have you join a workshop!!

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm also really hopeful that our process can demonstrate how it's possible for people/platforms/researchers to take their time developing responses to technology in a world that demands immediacy. Doing values-centered work takes time above all else, and our systems aren't always designed for that.

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is a starting place, not an end to the work. We designed this to be a living Framework, and we are committed to improving and iterating as we receive feedback and the technological, social, and cultural contexts continue to evolve. Looking forward to the continued conversation.

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This Framework is the culmination of 2+ years of work, generously funded by @kavlifoundation.org, w/ participation from people including volunteers, experts, researchers, and project builders -- too many to name here, but to whom I am deeply grateful for their thoughts, wisdom, and generosity.

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This new page also includes information about AI/ML on Zooniverse, FAQs, how we developed the framework, and resources to learn more. You can also read our corresponding blog post for additional detail on the process of developing the Framework. blog.zooniverse.org/2026/09/09/a...

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A New AI Ethics Framework for Zooniverse

This post was written by Hillary Burgess and Sam Blickhan. In June 2025, we announced an initiative to develop a set of recommendations for running AI/ML-engaged projects on the Zooniverse platform…

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today we launch our new @zooniverse.bsky.social AI Ethics Framework: www.zooniverse.org/about/ai-eth... It includes Key Principles, Internal Actions taken by Zooniverse, and Recommendations for Project Teams that will guide the use of AI/ML on the platform moving forward.

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Zooniverse AI Ethics Framework | Zooniverse

Projects on Zooniverse that engage with artificial intelligence and/or machine learning

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Creative Commons @creativecommons.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Our updated "Guidance on Using CC Licenses in the Age of AI" contextualizes the use of existing licenses as AI reshapes the digital landscape. Our goal is to continue to balance public access with licensor choice, providing options even in this new complex world of sharing. buff.ly/feUVKin

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Guidance on Using CC Licenses in an AI Ecosystem - Creative Commons

Creative Commons publishes guidance on sharing openly using CC licenses and tools to meet your goals in the age of AI.

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hey I'm not actually done talking about Dolly Parton. 🧵 Specifically I want to talk about her album 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs, released in 1980 (not the soundtrack to the film 9 to 5, that's a different thing). The whole album is about work, with most of the songs focused on a different type of worker.

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mia ridge @miaout.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Thank you, yes! 'Offering people opportunities to engage with primary sources and one another can foster literacy, community, and civic engagement, which are all vital to resisting the attacks on democracy, GLAMs, K–12, and higher education that we are witnessing around the world'

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mia ridge @miaout.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Excellence by @snblickhan.bsky.social and Victoria Van Hyning on 'participatory transcription and the complexities of text as a type of data broadly [and] how Zooniverse methods iteratively developed in response to these complexities' theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10....

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https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.5334/cstp.934

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Both Dolly Parton and Tim Curry had such a genuine enthusiasm for performing that it was impossible not to love them for it, there were things more highly and lowly regarded in their bodies of work but both of them threw themselves into everything because it was pure joy for them and that rules

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

my god, we’ve been going about this all wrong 🙄

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Ran out of space between each little “lozenge” at that point, so decreased back to 2 over the next few rows. Loved how they looked and so set up the next group in a new color, alternating the spacing. It was fun to see it come together!

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I set up my spacing evenly across the piece, started with the inlay going over 2 warp threads & beat to see how it looked. I liked it, so I treadled (I’m working on a 2 shaft loom) & set the inlay over 3 warp threads on the next row. Still liked it, so did another row with 4.

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Have been doing random tapestry experiments & trying to figure out my next weaving project. Was feeling a little frustrated, not loving the results (photo 1) & then a little inlay idea (photo 2) turned into a pattern I love, likely now a study for a bigger piece. Moving from #DHtries to #DHmakes!

A small wooden floor loom with a messy, multicolored wool weaving project in progress.

A close up of a gray tapestry weaving with a simple pink and teal pattern.

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 05/08/2026

One of the great joys of my adult life has been realizing that I can just pick up a new skill every so often, take a fun little class in it weekly for a year or two, and simply enjoy meeting people and getting medium proficient and not attempting to become professional in it at all!

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It's really hard to see this news about the MCW team facing redundancy risk from Exeter. They've set an incredibly high bar for participatory research & engagement with their contributors. I regularly use MCW as an exemplar for teams who want to use @zooniverse.bsky.social. Solidarity with the team.

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Zooniverse @zooniverse.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Please report the email as phishing or spam with your email provider and delete the message. Please take care to review emails from Zooniverse and confirm the sender before opening any emails or clicking any links contained within. We are working with providers to report and stop this incident.

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Zooniverse @zooniverse.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We are aware that today (4 August 2026) some Zooniverse community members have received a suspicious email (Subject: “Your Zooniverse milestone badge is ready”) that appears to be a phishing attack. This email was not sent from the Zooniverse. Do not open this email or click any links contained.

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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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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/07/2026

With "surveillance pricing," businesses have finally found something AI can do way, way, *way* better than people: price gouging. 1/

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

yeah, it sure made for a fun and interesting process 😵‍💫 thanks for the heads up re URL

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

!!! Thanks Jim. We had a feeling that we’d get a handful of reports like this, especially from early projects. I’ll plan to collect these for a while and then see about updating the supplemental file! I have a feeling the journal won’t want multiple updates…

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New publication alert! "A Generalized Framework for Participatory Transcription: Lessons, Challenges, and Interdisciplinary Impact from the Zooniverse Platform" in Citizen Science: Theory & Practice. @zooniverse.bsky.social theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10....

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GLAM Special Collection: A Generalized Framework for Participatory Transcription: Lessons, Challenges, and Interdisciplinary Impact from the Zooniverse Platform | Citizen Science: Theory and Practice

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Every so often I teach someone how to spin yarn on a spindle. And I always tell them that the first yarn you make will not be good yarn, and it's not meant to be, because right now you are not making wool into yarn, you're making yourself into a spinner.

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 28/07/2026

Ant-Man Will Return In: I Have Eaten The Plums That Were In The Icebox

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Content will never make you feel as alive as does this holy trinity of “yet agains”

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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This is a great student-authored short piece about, in my read, how the allure of innovation/problem solving/bragging rights has led a lot of smart people to ignore the work of archivists and historians when developing historical, archive driven tools.

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Jim Casey @jimccasey1.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just finished a co-PI call for our "Communities in the Loop" Schmidt HAVI project with @snblickhan.bsky.social, @profdancy.bsky.social, @bcgl.bsky.social & Tiffanie Smith. Just AMAZING. Things that wouldn't have been possible even a few years ago. Can't wait to share what we've been cooking up!

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Update, view of downtown Chicago from the Adler Planetarium at 1pm. Up to 484 (Hazardous) according to fire.airnow.gov — it smells like smoke everywhere.

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It’s getting worse, too. Now 355, or “Hazardous.”

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 16/07/2026

Particulate matter levels in the Chicago area had reached an index of 355 on a scale of 500, which is considered hazardous for the general public.

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Air quality hits hazardous levels in Chicago from wildfire smoke and could worsen tonight

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

View of downtown Chicago from the Adler around 9am today. Stay safe out there everyone, and mask up if you need to go outside. Current air quality level is 284 or “Very Unhealthy” according to fire.airnow.gov

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