Day two of Winter Break: the three cheese pasta the kid is making smells suspiciously of candy cane eggnog.
December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Day two of Winter Break: the three cheese pasta the kid is making smells suspiciously of candy cane eggnog.
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"An academic discovers a paper attributed to him that does not exist has been cited 42 times" is a sentence with an actual referent in 2025.
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"An academic discovers a paper attributed to him that does not exist has been cited 42 times" is a sentence with an actual referent in 2025.
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434 Canadians have been detained by ICE. Only 6 of them had any criminal records. #DontGo
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
‘My advice actually would be don’t go’: Expert warns Canadians about U.S. travel risks
A growing number of Canadians, including several young children, have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities over the past two years, according to newly released government data obt...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
434 Canadians have been detained by ICE. Only 6 of them had any criminal records. #DontGo
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Winnipeg Leisure Guide Registration Day: clicked on the link the very first second, had under a minute wait, website redirect hung, class was full by 8:01. There has GOT to be a better way to do this.
December 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Winnipeg Leisure Guide Registration Day: clicked on the link the very first second, had under a minute wait, website redirect hung, class was full by 8:01. There has GOT to be a better way to do this.
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We have had this problem here - like everybody - and we seem to have mitigated it ok with Anubis and other strategies. To me this problem very much underscores the *necessity* of having a responsive and competent IT structure, which...libraries have been divesting themselves of in rapid pace.
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We have had this problem here - like everybody - and we seem to have mitigated it ok with Anubis and other strategies. To me this problem very much underscores the *necessity* of having a responsive and competent IT structure, which...libraries have been divesting themselves of in rapid pace.
The Librarian and Archivist Lament - a site is neither truly discoverable nor preserved unless you've really really put the work in (or work with those who have).
This has me reflecting on born digital history projects. In recent weeks, I tried to access a few fantastic ones—all less than a decade old—and was met with dead links.
With the death of the open internet and humanities funding more generally, what is going to happen to these projects?
With the death of the open internet and humanities funding more generally, what is going to happen to these projects?
Talking to somebody yesterday about a Cdn oral history archive that disappeared - turns out LLMs were scraping it so much it crashed their servers so it’s offline. Vile vulture technology.
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Librarian and Archivist Lament - a site is neither truly discoverable nor preserved unless you've really really put the work in (or work with those who have).
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Don't forget the CJAL CFP is due soon!
CJAL special issue on Libraries, Humans, Machines
details here: cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
Questions? Just lemme know.
#lis
#libraries
#cfp
#library
CJAL special issue on Libraries, Humans, Machines
details here: cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
Questions? Just lemme know.
#lis
#libraries
#cfp
#library
Call for proposals: CJAL special issue on Libraries, Humans, Machines
| Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
cjal.ca
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Don't forget the CJAL CFP is due soon!
CJAL special issue on Libraries, Humans, Machines
details here: cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
Questions? Just lemme know.
#lis
#libraries
#cfp
#library
CJAL special issue on Libraries, Humans, Machines
details here: cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
Questions? Just lemme know.
#lis
#libraries
#cfp
#library
Our poor kid has had defrag explained to them so many times, with real walked to school uphill both ways vibes.
For a while, they said if you needed tech help, ask a 10yo. But current 10-20yos didn't have to explore and click around and futz with things to get them to work, so if it's not immediately obvious, they can't do it.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
What we say is their kids know the tech of a phone. If it’s not on the phone they struggle
December 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Our poor kid has had defrag explained to them so many times, with real walked to school uphill both ways vibes.
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📣 Our friends at the #ScholCommLab have published a preprint, "The Drain of #ScientificPublishing", and are calling for #research communities, funders, governments, and #universities to "re-communalise publishing to serve #science not the market"
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ScholComm #AcademicSky
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ScholComm #AcademicSky
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
📣 Our friends at the #ScholCommLab have published a preprint, "The Drain of #ScientificPublishing", and are calling for #research communities, funders, governments, and #universities to "re-communalise publishing to serve #science not the market"
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ScholComm #AcademicSky
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#ScholComm #AcademicSky
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#Winnipeg made guitar pedals that look like Hilroy Scribblers. :)
winnipegelectricalco.myshopify.com/collections/...
winnipegelectricalco.myshopify.com/collections/...
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#Winnipeg made guitar pedals that look like Hilroy Scribblers. :)
winnipegelectricalco.myshopify.com/collections/...
winnipegelectricalco.myshopify.com/collections/...
I refer to my needs during this time as "winter cheese", and am still sad that the two best winter cheese restaurant options near work have closed.
december is great because time stops existing and many households, including mine, become solely cheese oriented
December 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I refer to my needs during this time as "winter cheese", and am still sad that the two best winter cheese restaurant options near work have closed.
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sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
'Cloud Dancer': A Measured Response
Regarding Pantone's decision, and so on, and so forth
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
Turns out preventative MRIs can save lives.
They don't care if we live or die.
Great Lakes Cheese Co.'s shredded cheese sold at major retailers, including Target, Walmart, and Aldi, has been recalled in 31 states and Puerto Rico.
The cheese was recalled on Oct. 3 for containing metal fragments. On Dec. 2, the FDA updated the risk level. 🌱
Great Lakes Cheese Co.'s shredded cheese sold at major retailers, including Target, Walmart, and Aldi, has been recalled in 31 states and Puerto Rico.
The cheese was recalled on Oct. 3 for containing metal fragments. On Dec. 2, the FDA updated the risk level. 🌱
FDA Announces Shredded Cheese Recall in 31 States Over Metal Fragments
A recall has been initiated for shredded cheese sold at major retailers—including Walmart, Target, and Aldi—due to pieces of metal, which can cause internal injuries.
www.health.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Turns out preventative MRIs can save lives.
My favourite part of book ordering is just going through the Fernwood catalogue...
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My favourite part of book ordering is just going through the Fernwood catalogue...
The problem with having an extremely stressful work day is I come on here for a 30 second steam release, and some dude is condescendingly calling a systemic review a literature review, and now I have to practice deep breathing for an hour.
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The problem with having an extremely stressful work day is I come on here for a 30 second steam release, and some dude is condescendingly calling a systemic review a literature review, and now I have to practice deep breathing for an hour.
One thing I've learned from my attempt to reread Agatha Christie books chronologically is that, while I have zero in common with her politically or in regard to her racial bigotry and hatred of jobbing gardeners, always look at what the actual outcome is if you want to solve a mystery.
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
One thing I've learned from my attempt to reread Agatha Christie books chronologically is that, while I have zero in common with her politically or in regard to her racial bigotry and hatred of jobbing gardeners, always look at what the actual outcome is if you want to solve a mystery.
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A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
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If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
August 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
I just really need to see brain scans of people who intuitively understand Super Smash Bros vs those (of us) who don't.
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I just really need to see brain scans of people who intuitively understand Super Smash Bros vs those (of us) who don't.
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I will believe in the end of identity politics when steel and lumber (28,000 jobs and 105,000 jobs respectively) stop getting bailouts, while higher education (310,000 jobs) collapses in front of our eyes because it's full of ivory tower elites
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I will believe in the end of identity politics when steel and lumber (28,000 jobs and 105,000 jobs respectively) stop getting bailouts, while higher education (310,000 jobs) collapses in front of our eyes because it's full of ivory tower elites
The funniest thing to me about this article is the complaint about how difficult it is to get a 36 person Board to agree on anything, after they literally voted to get rid of the President, which is kind of a big deal!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
University of Winnipeg board votes president out | CBC News
Todd Mondor has been ousted as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Winnipeg.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The funniest thing to me about this article is the complaint about how difficult it is to get a 36 person Board to agree on anything, after they literally voted to get rid of the President, which is kind of a big deal!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Truly love when the consultant class takes over. Pure performance art.
Not a voluntary redundancy scheme, just a scheme whereby you volunteer to receive payment in exchange for not performing your role any more.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Truly love when the consultant class takes over. Pure performance art.
We just got an email saying that our Uni Pres is... No longer our Uni Pres. 😳😳😳😳
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We just got an email saying that our Uni Pres is... No longer our Uni Pres. 😳😳😳😳
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Mutual aid should be a threat to the state, not a substitute for its “failures.” It is saying “the state does not do this & will not do this because it is built to oppress & exploit.” Mutual aid is a radical act of caring for each other outside of those systems of oppression.
November 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Mutual aid should be a threat to the state, not a substitute for its “failures.” It is saying “the state does not do this & will not do this because it is built to oppress & exploit.” Mutual aid is a radical act of caring for each other outside of those systems of oppression.