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Brian Jones
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Web developer and historian in Columbus, OH

Technical Lead for The Public Domain Review
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A colony's windows (1970s) by Rick Guidice.

Source: NASA

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/1b97e8be-baec-4bea-bc53-2f823ea20dbc

#technology #utopias #architecture #art #publicdomain
Illustration of space colony
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Sea Serpent and Giant Lobster (1555) by Olaus Magnus, from History of the Northern Peoples
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Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0317c545-4508-45a8-bb08-7e333acdf0b3

#ships #attacks #sea #oceans #art #publicdomain
lobster
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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publicdomainrev.bsky.social
Medicine Man, Performing His Mysteries over a Dying Man, 1832, by the American artist George Catlin, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Featured in our essay “The Long, Forgotten Walk of David Ingram” — https://buff.ly/2QZcWIB
October 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Novveav Mexiqve Et Californie (1684) by Allain Manesson-Mallet.

Source: @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b663f0b1-16fd-4888-83d2-259e32aa4e59

#maps #calexit #decorative #california #geography #cartouches #territories #labeling #art #publicdomain
map of california as an island
October 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
brianjon.es
Last two reposts in conversation: It's very common for people to lament LLM's clumsiness in writing while extolling its suitably for coding, but expressiveness and precision can be just as satisfying and edifying in code as in writing. Focusing only on results feels like an impoverished perspective.
September 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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carnage4life.bsky.social
An interesting question in this IEEE article. If writing code is now primarily about telling some coding agent what code to write and scolding it when it gets things wrong, is tracking programming language popularity even meaningful?

In reality, the most popular programming language is now English
AI Is Redefining the Concept of a Programming Language's Popularity
Python reigns supreme again, but is AI changing the game for programming languages? Find out how coding is transforming.
spectrum.ieee.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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dolphinsfan.bsky.social
It's glorious.
September 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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sickoscommittee.org
*Coach Eck puts his kiddo in a safe place and then gives the signal*

THE LOBOS GO ABSOLUTELY CRAZY WITH THE HATCH CHILE ROASTER TROPHY
September 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
brianjon.es
Watching the Lobos and NMSU with local ABQ TV advertising means my first exposure to DHS ads directly addressing ABQ police officers to quit and join ICE to catch the ‘worst of the worst’ instead of ‘standing down’ in a sanctuary city. I assume there’s not much audience for this, but sad to see it.
September 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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pdimagearchive.bsky.social
From Aratea (ca. 820).

Source: @britishlibrary.bsky.social

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f79df3c6-9a31-4ad1-abe5-522a87426b65

#astrology #zodiac #calligrams #astronomy #manuscripts #fish #aratea #stars #constellations #art #publicdomain
Harley 647 f.3v
September 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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publicdomainrev.bsky.social
"At a Funeral", one of the many enigmatic images to be found in Thought-Forms (1901), a work co-authored by the theosophist Annie Besant, who died #onthisday in 1933. More on these “synesthetic” abstractions in our essay by @ResObscura here: publicdomainreview.org/essay/v... #otd
September 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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505omatic.bsky.social
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January 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
brianjon.es
Bought the Kabutomushi cassette from Mei Simones last year and have noticed she’s taking off a bit in recent months which is super great. Hope KEXP will post her full performance soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPZ7...
Mei Semones - Tora Moyo (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
brianjon.es
First time we went to a Lobos game I got in the wrong parking line and the parking attendant let us park two rows from the stadium in booster parking when he heard we were first-timers. It was even the NMSU game.
bubbaprog.xyz Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · Sep 6
This is the regional college football broadcasting quality we've been thirsting for.
September 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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molly.wiki
This long read in The Verge does a remarkable job of describing how Wikipedia's editing community works, the project's strengths and weaknesses, and the threats it faces.

www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
www.theverge.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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robertashley.bsky.social
A Life Well Wasted episode 9: Game Over is up now. Grab a timed-edition poster by Olly Moss anytime in the next 7 days to support the show. Thanks for sticking with me! alifewellwasted.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Medusae of the World: Plate 6, Volume 1 (1910) by A. G. Mayer, from Medusae of the World.

Source: MBLWHOI Library / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/97e2c927-a1be-4747-b66d-011396e61f8b

#anatomy #zoology #jellyfish #marine #medusae #art #publicdomain
Illustration of jellyfish
September 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Visboek: Folio 62v and 63r (1580) by Adriaen Coenen, from Visboek.

Source: National Library of the Netherlands

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/2e97be3b-f435-41fd-82cd-b40e37acf81a

#jellyfish #manuscripts #aquatic #fish #art #publicdomain
August 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
We just translated a wave of our ICE coverage into Spanish. No paywall, no email signup necessary. From leaks about Palantir's work with ICE to ICE's new facial recognition app, we think there is a massive public interest in this info. Read why and support us here: www.404media.co/were-publish...
July 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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gothgf.rip
i think of this whenever someone has some shit to say about abstract art
July 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
brianjon.es
I don't have it with me in Belgium right now, but being included in this was a real highlight. @glitch.com was a great encouragement for fun and experimentation at an important moment for me.
bengarvey.com Benjamin Garvey @bengarvey.com · Jul 7
RIP @glitch.com you were a real one
Glitch project dot-cats Glitch zine Looky What We Made Glitch project take-a-walk
July 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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coyotemedia.org
awoooooo

givebutter.com/coyotemedia
Launch Coyote Media Collective
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
givebutter.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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thomasfuchs.at
HyperCard stack that shows a card that says "RIP Bill Atkinson (1951–2025)"
June 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
brianjon.es
@gethorse.com I’m trying to join the community Discord to see if I can get some bug help and I’m getting expired invite errors from both the website link and the in-app menu link. I’m not sure if there’s something you need to do to cycle the invite code periodically or if the problem is with me
May 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM