Ethan Gruber
@ewg118.bsky.social
Interested in archaeology, linked open data, #OpenAccess, #LODLAM, cycling. Charlottesville, VA
Wasn't this a bit in the first season of Silicon Valley?
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 18, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Wasn't this a bit in the first season of Silicon Valley?
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Job posting: Supervisory Museum Curator (Art) @ Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden. Closes 3/16/26; $143,913- $187,093/yr. Onsite-Washington, DC. Administers curatorial programs/staff in painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, performance, digital media, video, & technology.
USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government
<p>The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Curatorial department of th...
www.usajobs.gov
February 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Job posting: Supervisory Museum Curator (Art) @ Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden. Closes 3/16/26; $143,913- $187,093/yr. Onsite-Washington, DC. Administers curatorial programs/staff in painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, performance, digital media, video, & technology.
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He is beauty.
He is grace.
He is allegedly getting a buttload of media requests.
It’s the Pebbling Dude, the Michael Jackson of Misting, the head ice technician for curling, Moonwalking Mark Callan.
He is grace.
He is allegedly getting a buttload of media requests.
It’s the Pebbling Dude, the Michael Jackson of Misting, the head ice technician for curling, Moonwalking Mark Callan.
February 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
He is beauty.
He is grace.
He is allegedly getting a buttload of media requests.
It’s the Pebbling Dude, the Michael Jackson of Misting, the head ice technician for curling, Moonwalking Mark Callan.
He is grace.
He is allegedly getting a buttload of media requests.
It’s the Pebbling Dude, the Michael Jackson of Misting, the head ice technician for curling, Moonwalking Mark Callan.
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Jesus Christ these people are monsters.
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Jesus Christ these people are monsters.
Archaeology hivemind: is there a relatively lightweight application out there to create and publish the geographic and temporal hierarchies (stratigraphic layers) of an archaeological site, ideally so each component has an addressible URI that can be referenced from disparate databases?
February 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Archaeology hivemind: is there a relatively lightweight application out there to create and publish the geographic and temporal hierarchies (stratigraphic layers) of an archaeological site, ideally so each component has an addressible URI that can be referenced from disparate databases?
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I'm told that one or two spaces have just become available on the ICS Summer School in 3D Imaging and Modelling for Cultural Heritage: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
If you're interested in learning photogrammetry, RTI, 3D design, 3D printing, paradata and heritage ethics, join us!
If you're interested in learning photogrammetry, RTI, 3D design, 3D printing, paradata and heritage ethics, join us!
3D Imaging and Modelling for Cultural Heritage
ics.sas.ac.uk
February 17, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I'm told that one or two spaces have just become available on the ICS Summer School in 3D Imaging and Modelling for Cultural Heritage: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
If you're interested in learning photogrammetry, RTI, 3D design, 3D printing, paradata and heritage ethics, join us!
If you're interested in learning photogrammetry, RTI, 3D design, 3D printing, paradata and heritage ethics, join us!
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Skunk breeding season underway in Virginia.
Skunk breeding season underway in Virginia
WAYNESBORO, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- People who are behind the wheel around dusk or dawn should make sure to be on the lookout for a certain smelly critter.
www.cbs19news.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Skunk breeding season underway in Virginia.
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ELANA MEYERS TAYLOR FINALLY WINS GOLD YOU GUYS!!! She finally does it, tying Bonnie Blair to be the most decorated winter Olympian in USA history!!!
Nolte will win silver, with Armbruster Humphries bronze
Lisa Buckwitz, Melanie Hasler, and Melissa Lotholz top 6
Nolte will win silver, with Armbruster Humphries bronze
Lisa Buckwitz, Melanie Hasler, and Melissa Lotholz top 6
Laura Nolte is up .11 off the top, she needs to be clean up top. A hit into 2, little skiddy out of 3, skiddy out of 4! She has to be clean through K2 if she wants the gold. Good exit, but not great. She's closing...BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH! ELANA MEYERS TAYLOR WINS GOLD BY .04!!! WHAT A RACE!!!
February 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
ELANA MEYERS TAYLOR FINALLY WINS GOLD YOU GUYS!!! She finally does it, tying Bonnie Blair to be the most decorated winter Olympian in USA history!!!
Nolte will win silver, with Armbruster Humphries bronze
Lisa Buckwitz, Melanie Hasler, and Melissa Lotholz top 6
Nolte will win silver, with Armbruster Humphries bronze
Lisa Buckwitz, Melanie Hasler, and Melissa Lotholz top 6
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Correction: THE Epstein files. Have to emphasize the word the for Ohio State.
February 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Correction: THE Epstein files. Have to emphasize the word the for Ohio State.
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We are pleased to announce the official release of Distributed Text Services (DTS) v1.0 — a stable specification, ready for broad adoption.
This release is the result of years of collaborative development, and community feedback.
The specification are available at: dtsapi.org/specificatio...
This release is the result of years of collaborative development, and community feedback.
The specification are available at: dtsapi.org/specificatio...
Specifications
The Distributed Text Services (DTS) Specification defines a Hypermedia-Driven Web API for working with collections of text as machine-actionable data.
dtsapi.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
We are pleased to announce the official release of Distributed Text Services (DTS) v1.0 — a stable specification, ready for broad adoption.
This release is the result of years of collaborative development, and community feedback.
The specification are available at: dtsapi.org/specificatio...
This release is the result of years of collaborative development, and community feedback.
The specification are available at: dtsapi.org/specificatio...
Folks need a refresher on the PAS this morning
February 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Folks need a refresher on the PAS this morning
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
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hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.
Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio
Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...
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February 14, 2026 at 4:44 AM
hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.
Uh
Ilia Malinin has silenced any doubters of the self-styled "Quad God."
US skating star Ilia Malinin leads after near-perfect short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics
Ilia Malinin has silenced any doubters of the self-styled “Quad God.” The American wunderkind threw down a near-perfect short program filled with high-flying jumps and a jaw-dropping backflip to take a big lead at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Uh
All Malinin had to do was a mediocre clean skate and he's well off the podium.
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
All Malinin had to do was a mediocre clean skate and he's well off the podium.
Malinin with the biggest choke I've seen in figure skating
February 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Malinin with the biggest choke I've seen in figure skating
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Interesting. No access for AI models “unless item-level provenance and meaningful attribution can be demonstrated in practice, and the archival organization retains contractually enforceable control to stop further use.”
"Information without origin is a liability."
Introducing the UVA Archival AI Protocol, an AI training and access standard for archival organizations.
Read more: https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/protecting-what-remains-introducing-uva-archival-ai-protocol
#AI #Archives #EthicalAI
Introducing the UVA Archival AI Protocol, an AI training and access standard for archival organizations.
Read more: https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/protecting-what-remains-introducing-uva-archival-ai-protocol
#AI #Archives #EthicalAI
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Interesting. No access for AI models “unless item-level provenance and meaningful attribution can be demonstrated in practice, and the archival organization retains contractually enforceable control to stop further use.”
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Send us your DCA2027 abstracts! Can’t wait to seeing what you all are working on…
Reminder that the SCS2027 Digital Classics Association panel CFP on "Experimental Contexts for Digital Classics" is out!
Send us your abstract by next Friday 2/20...
classicalstudies.org/annual-meeti...
Send us your abstract by next Friday 2/20...
classicalstudies.org/annual-meeti...
February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Send us your DCA2027 abstracts! Can’t wait to seeing what you all are working on…
Sooo Ace Biscuit and Barbecue closed again?
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Sooo Ace Biscuit and Barbecue closed again?
My tiny hometown in rural West Virginia rejected a proposal to cooperate with ICE, just to let you know how deep red Trump country www.hampshirereview.com/news/article...
Romney rejects ICE program
ROMNEY — Participation in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program increasingly popular among agencies and communities throughout the state was shot down Monday night by Town Council membe...
www.hampshirereview.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 AM
My tiny hometown in rural West Virginia rejected a proposal to cooperate with ICE, just to let you know how deep red Trump country www.hampshirereview.com/news/article...
There was a $100,000 bet within the last week that the US would strike Iran. Haven't heard much more about it
February 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
There was a $100,000 bet within the last week that the US would strike Iran. Haven't heard much more about it
USA vs Latvia is gonna be a bloodbath
February 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
USA vs Latvia is gonna be a bloodbath
Love the Team USA hockey jerseys
February 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Love the Team USA hockey jerseys