Archivist Moth
@archivistmoth.bsky.social
Web design, digital accessibility, philosophy
What book would you swear on?
I would print out my novel manuscript in progress. Honestly, that thing is as close to a firstborn child as I’ll ever get (knock on wood) and says more about me than anything in current publication.
I would print out my novel manuscript in progress. Honestly, that thing is as close to a firstborn child as I’ll ever get (knock on wood) and says more about me than anything in current publication.
What book would you swear on?
I have a signed copy of Simone de Beauvoir’s Second Sex so it would have to be that.
I have a signed copy of Simone de Beauvoir’s Second Sex so it would have to be that.
what book would you swear on?
for me it would be Pride & Prejudice or an as yet undecided Discworld novel
for me it would be Pride & Prejudice or an as yet undecided Discworld novel
January 2, 2026 at 3:33 AM
What book would you swear on?
I would print out my novel manuscript in progress. Honestly, that thing is as close to a firstborn child as I’ll ever get (knock on wood) and says more about me than anything in current publication.
I would print out my novel manuscript in progress. Honestly, that thing is as close to a firstborn child as I’ll ever get (knock on wood) and says more about me than anything in current publication.
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You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
December 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
New Years weight loss ad season is approaching. Get your mutes in place now. 😓
December 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
New Years weight loss ad season is approaching. Get your mutes in place now. 😓
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Wildly different things, tasks, techniques, subspecialties being lumped into "AI" and then being conflated with each other, doesn't help. Different types of models vs the techniques to train them vs the tasks they are supposed to accomplish, all under "AI".
December 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wildly different things, tasks, techniques, subspecialties being lumped into "AI" and then being conflated with each other, doesn't help. Different types of models vs the techniques to train them vs the tasks they are supposed to accomplish, all under "AI".
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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The case for degrees that teach us how to think | THE Campus Learn, Share, Connect share.google/QHX1WNEEHYlR...
The case for degrees that teach us how to think
As debate about the cost and purpose of higher education intensifies, the humanities are often the first target. Yet evidence shows that far from being outdated or indulgent, humanities degrees cultiv...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Now joining the list of “strange things I did to procrastinate”: making an Apple Shortcut workaround for the fact there is no Pages plugin for Zotero.
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Now joining the list of “strange things I did to procrastinate”: making an Apple Shortcut workaround for the fact there is no Pages plugin for Zotero.
… I am getting repetitive motion soreness in the thumb i use most to scroll and type on my phone. What the heck.
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
… I am getting repetitive motion soreness in the thumb i use most to scroll and type on my phone. What the heck.
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
“Sorry, professor. My notes for the assigned reading are very scattered. Halfway through, I realized the author’s points aligned with the themes in the novel I’m writing and I got distracted comparing/contrasting my own work…”
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“Sorry, professor. My notes for the assigned reading are very scattered. Halfway through, I realized the author’s points aligned with the themes in the novel I’m writing and I got distracted comparing/contrasting my own work…”
We’re coming up on one year since my co-author and I started seriously writing our novel series. Out of curiosity, I tallied up the word counts of all the drafts/files we’ve made in that time.
635,256 words. Roughly 2118 pages. In one year.
WELP.
635,256 words. Roughly 2118 pages. In one year.
WELP.
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We’re coming up on one year since my co-author and I started seriously writing our novel series. Out of curiosity, I tallied up the word counts of all the drafts/files we’ve made in that time.
635,256 words. Roughly 2118 pages. In one year.
WELP.
635,256 words. Roughly 2118 pages. In one year.
WELP.
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You are not somehow on the wrong side or not doing enough by not being able to go to protests and rallies.
I saw someone say this after the last #NoKings events but I cannot find the original video so I’m going to reiterate for those who might want to go but for one reason or another cannot
I saw someone say this after the last #NoKings events but I cannot find the original video so I’m going to reiterate for those who might want to go but for one reason or another cannot
October 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
You are not somehow on the wrong side or not doing enough by not being able to go to protests and rallies.
I saw someone say this after the last #NoKings events but I cannot find the original video so I’m going to reiterate for those who might want to go but for one reason or another cannot
I saw someone say this after the last #NoKings events but I cannot find the original video so I’m going to reiterate for those who might want to go but for one reason or another cannot
This works well till the vacant space next to your favorite place to sit turns into a Spirit Halloween and now it’s too noisy.
I enjoy using my local mall as a “third place” to do my writing. There’s ample seating throughout and I can walk in air conditioning anytime I get writer’s block.
Plus the people playing Pokemon Go are fantastic company. 😂
Plus the people playing Pokemon Go are fantastic company. 😂
October 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This works well till the vacant space next to your favorite place to sit turns into a Spirit Halloween and now it’s too noisy.
If I'd known years ago that the internet would be so good at tying "me" together, I'd have worked harder to keep parts of my life separated.
The Online Identity Crisis
Thoughts on trying to keep one's identity compartmentalized
published-drafts.leaflet.pub
October 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If I'd known years ago that the internet would be so good at tying "me" together, I'd have worked harder to keep parts of my life separated.
Does the general population still understand character based emoticons/emoji? Like, do people understand XD as 😆 or do I look insane to my friends and coworkers?
October 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Does the general population still understand character based emoticons/emoji? Like, do people understand XD as 😆 or do I look insane to my friends and coworkers?
The number of times I have shouted at my misbehaving cat, only to shout the name of my wip novel’s MC… 😓
September 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The number of times I have shouted at my misbehaving cat, only to shout the name of my wip novel’s MC… 😓
Ramblings on AI Assistants, my relationship to the concept of work, and what the real issue is.
The Call of an AI Assistant
An introspection into why it appeals to me.
published-drafts.leaflet.pub
September 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ramblings on AI Assistants, my relationship to the concept of work, and what the real issue is.
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Found online....very appropriate.
September 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Found online....very appropriate.
Work laptop has always been on the “small” side as far as RAM. That’s fine; usually I’m doing only “lightweight” tasks.
I swear in past few months the same apps have started using up considerably more memory, causing significant lag, and it’s beginning to grate how little can cause it.
I swear in past few months the same apps have started using up considerably more memory, causing significant lag, and it’s beginning to grate how little can cause it.
September 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Work laptop has always been on the “small” side as far as RAM. That’s fine; usually I’m doing only “lightweight” tasks.
I swear in past few months the same apps have started using up considerably more memory, causing significant lag, and it’s beginning to grate how little can cause it.
I swear in past few months the same apps have started using up considerably more memory, causing significant lag, and it’s beginning to grate how little can cause it.
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New level of pronoun ambiguity hell: writing a scene where a nonbinary (they/them) character is talking to two others who use he/him pronouns…
This scene is ridiculous.
This scene is ridiculous.
August 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New level of pronoun ambiguity hell: writing a scene where a nonbinary (they/them) character is talking to two others who use he/him pronouns…
This scene is ridiculous.
This scene is ridiculous.
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we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light