Ashley Blewer
@ashleyblewer.com
💻〰️ 👩💻 archivist, developer, educator 👩💻〰️ 💻
& @ashley@digipres.club too
& @ashley@digipres.club too
there IS something bad going on here
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
there IS something bad going on here
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Listen I don't know who needs to hear this but usenet+arr servers+jellyfin is so worth the annoyance of setting it up, feeling libre
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Listen I don't know who needs to hear this but usenet+arr servers+jellyfin is so worth the annoyance of setting it up, feeling libre
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this thread is now complete. stay safe out there
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
this thread is now complete. stay safe out there
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The Met staff (900 strong!!) voting to unionize is a really big deal for the arts nonprofit labor economy in NYC, which means it’s a really big deal for the arts in general
January 17, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The Met staff (900 strong!!) voting to unionize is a really big deal for the arts nonprofit labor economy in NYC, which means it’s a really big deal for the arts in general
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we’re hearing reports that discovering electricity may have been a “ratatouille type situation”
January 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM
we’re hearing reports that discovering electricity may have been a “ratatouille type situation”
I think birds are worse than humans
January 17, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I think birds are worse than humans
why are the bugs in a bugs life purple?
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM
why are the bugs in a bugs life purple?
excited to ask my boss on monday if it's cool I take some pto on the 23rd for the general strike even though I know it's short notice and it's totally cool if not but just wanted to ask and I'll be on slack obviously for any emergencies
January 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
excited to ask my boss on monday if it's cool I take some pto on the 23rd for the general strike even though I know it's short notice and it's totally cool if not but just wanted to ask and I'll be on slack obviously for any emergencies
not enough people appreciate that I am Posting again, sometimes I just wanna post one word, like "juana," for example, and see how many hours of nyu's admin time I can eat up with just that one word
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
not enough people appreciate that I am Posting again, sometimes I just wanna post one word, like "juana," for example, and see how many hours of nyu's admin time I can eat up with just that one word
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in 2025 you should not pay dues to a professional association that does not provide weapons training
January 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
2026*
you can watch severance or you can read my posts with an eye towards timestamps and see how dramatically different workday posts are compared to evenings/weekends
January 16, 2026 at 3:21 PM
you can watch severance or you can read my posts with an eye towards timestamps and see how dramatically different workday posts are compared to evenings/weekends
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Cannot stress enough that you can just do stuff. You don't need permission. You can just do stuff because it needs to be done by someone.
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Cannot stress enough that you can just do stuff. You don't need permission. You can just do stuff because it needs to be done by someone.
Listen I don't know who needs to hear this but usenet+arr servers+jellyfin is so worth the annoyance of setting it up, feeling libre
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Listen I don't know who needs to hear this but usenet+arr servers+jellyfin is so worth the annoyance of setting it up, feeling libre
I kinda feel like I've been married so long that I no longer have capacity to remember which movies my husband has or has not seen idk if that makes sense
January 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I kinda feel like I've been married so long that I no longer have capacity to remember which movies my husband has or has not seen idk if that makes sense
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Given that decimated library budgets haven't been as effective as I had assumed they would be, I wonder what it will take for universities and libraries to not be the funnel for the extraction of monies by commercially inclined software providers, publishers, and vendors?
January 15, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Given that decimated library budgets haven't been as effective as I had assumed they would be, I wonder what it will take for universities and libraries to not be the funnel for the extraction of monies by commercially inclined software providers, publishers, and vendors?
old habits die hard: looked at this and immediately got so stressed about how much time I have to allocate to get to the airport
Please enjoy this animation of weekday subway service in NYC
(by u/superandywaffle)
(by u/superandywaffle)
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
old habits die hard: looked at this and immediately got so stressed about how much time I have to allocate to get to the airport
every day waking up to the Horrors and immediately putting the blame solely on myself for feeling bad about it
January 15, 2026 at 12:49 PM
every day waking up to the Horrors and immediately putting the blame solely on myself for feeling bad about it
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Raising a glass to toast all the unsung heroes who promptly reply to emails, and who read the agenda, minutes, and other supporting materials prior to meetings.
You are champions.
You are champions.
January 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Raising a glass to toast all the unsung heroes who promptly reply to emails, and who read the agenda, minutes, and other supporting materials prior to meetings.
You are champions.
You are champions.
I did not mean for this to become my new years resolution
I think we should all be openly weeping at work way more than we already are
January 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I did not mean for this to become my new years resolution
also I forgot that suicide was extremely trendy in this era???
But WHY were early 2k movies SO GREEN
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
also I forgot that suicide was extremely trendy in this era???
the tarot is really coming for me today!!!!!! Blessed be bitches!!!!!
January 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
the tarot is really coming for me today!!!!!! Blessed be bitches!!!!!
I've been at work for three days so far this year and I've hyperventilating-crying through all three
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I've been at work for three days so far this year and I've hyperventilating-crying through all three
glad to see folks having a bit of fun today (celebrating death of a minor-list asshole) looking forward!!!
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
glad to see folks having a bit of fun today (celebrating death of a minor-list asshole) looking forward!!!