Laurie Bridges
@iorlaurie.bsky.social
Academic Librarian. #EveryBookItsReader.
Talking about Wikipedia, #AIEthics and #AILiteracy.
Talking about Wikipedia, #AIEthics and #AILiteracy.
I asked Perplexity a question and here’s the answer: The combined wealth of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, and Sam Altman (over $1.1 trillion) is greater than the total household wealth of most individual European countries except the big four.
September 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I asked Perplexity a question and here’s the answer: The combined wealth of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, and Sam Altman (over $1.1 trillion) is greater than the total household wealth of most individual European countries except the big four.
Gmail is offering AI summaries of my email. No. Go away.
May 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Gmail is offering AI summaries of my email. No. Go away.
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Wanna reduce crime?
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO - Journal of Cultural Economics
We examine the relationship between public libraries and local crime rates. Previous studies have looked at different factors that could account for changes in crime, but few have focused on cultural ...
link.springer.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Wanna reduce crime?
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Why is a president allowed unlimited executive orders? This is bananas. I’d like to suggest a limit! One day would be a good start! How many executive orders did previous presidents make. Honestly I’d like no more than a couple a year.
April 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Why is a president allowed unlimited executive orders? This is bananas. I’d like to suggest a limit! One day would be a good start! How many executive orders did previous presidents make. Honestly I’d like no more than a couple a year.
Because I am constantly contemplating, “How did we get here?” This is a good read: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
Opinion | The Anti-Woke Right and the Free Speech Con (Gift Article)
DeSantis walked so that Trump could run.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Because I am constantly contemplating, “How did we get here?” This is a good read: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
Thinking about when I saw this Smashing Pumpkins concert—and how few people were there. Sometimes I’m nostalgic for the great music scene in Omaha in the late 80s and early 90s.
April 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Thinking about when I saw this Smashing Pumpkins concert—and how few people were there. Sometimes I’m nostalgic for the great music scene in Omaha in the late 80s and early 90s.
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SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
Reposted by Laurie Bridges
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
March 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
Article about the #EveryBookItsReader campaign by Lilian Viana, a librarian in Brazil. diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/10/e...
#EveryBookItsReader 2025
In times of information overload, misinformation, and fake news, preserving and accessing humanity’s cultural memory is crucial. Participating in Wikimedia projects–platforms built on open kn…
diff.wikimedia.org
March 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Article about the #EveryBookItsReader campaign by Lilian Viana, a librarian in Brazil. diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/10/e...
I bought the “Killing Me Softly” album at a garage sale down the street in 1978 (abt). I was in kindergarten or 1st grade. I loved the album cover with its cut out piano. I played it many times on my children’s record player in my bedroom. RIP Roberta Flack
February 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I bought the “Killing Me Softly” album at a garage sale down the street in 1978 (abt). I was in kindergarten or 1st grade. I loved the album cover with its cut out piano. I played it many times on my children’s record player in my bedroom. RIP Roberta Flack
I support Ukraine. 🇺🇦
February 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I support Ukraine. 🇺🇦
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“The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities expresses grave concern over the escalating threats to academic freedom, both in the United States and beyond” 🧪
European academies have isssued a joint statement on what is going on in US here: allea.org/wp-content/u...
European academies have isssued a joint statement on what is going on in US here: allea.org/wp-content/u...
allea.org
February 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities expresses grave concern over the escalating threats to academic freedom, both in the United States and beyond” 🧪
European academies have isssued a joint statement on what is going on in US here: allea.org/wp-content/u...
European academies have isssued a joint statement on what is going on in US here: allea.org/wp-content/u...
Reposted by Laurie Bridges
Today I encountered my first AI-generated news article that included a manufactured quote from me on a topic I did not speak or post about, just in case you're wondering how AI is going.
February 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Today I encountered my first AI-generated news article that included a manufactured quote from me on a topic I did not speak or post about, just in case you're wondering how AI is going.
Given the news of the day I am doubling-down on my dedication to Wikipedia. New way to enjoy Wikipedia: WikiTok!!
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction
WikiTok cures boredom in spare moments with wholesome swipe-up Wikipedia article discovery.
arstechnica.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Given the news of the day I am doubling-down on my dedication to Wikipedia. New way to enjoy Wikipedia: WikiTok!!
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
As a Wikipedian I can tell you there is no way EM will ever purchase Wikipedia. It’s worldwide, in over 300 languages, and supported by thousands upon thousands of editors and volunteers who feel passionately about its place in the world. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
As a Wikipedian I can tell you there is no way EM will ever purchase Wikipedia. It’s worldwide, in over 300 languages, and supported by thousands upon thousands of editors and volunteers who feel passionately about its place in the world. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
I’m watching “The Net”. A 1995 classic! (The year I graduated from college).
February 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I’m watching “The Net”. A 1995 classic! (The year I graduated from college).
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A professor was lecturing to his English class: “In English, a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, a double negative is still a negative. However, there's no language where in a double positive can form a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
January 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A professor was lecturing to his English class: “In English, a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, a double negative is still a negative. However, there's no language where in a double positive can form a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
It always tickles me when undergraduate students ask how many books they can check out at one time.
January 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It always tickles me when undergraduate students ask how many books they can check out at one time.
My first op-ed! thefulcrum.us/ai-literacy-...
AI is Fabricating Misinformation: A Call for AI Literacy in the Classroom
Want to learn something new? My suggestion: Don’t ask ChatGPT. While tech leaders promote generative AI tools as your new, go-to source for information, my experience as a university librarian suggest...
thefulcrum.us
January 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My first op-ed! thefulcrum.us/ai-literacy-...
Great op-ed from OSU assistant professor, Joel Zapata. thefulcrum.us/american-exp...
A Lesson from History as Trump Seeks to Return America to its Expansionist Past
As Donald Trump prepares to retake the presidency, his rhetoric is increasingly centered on reviving American expansionism. He wants the United States to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, has ca...
thefulcrum.us
January 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Great op-ed from OSU assistant professor, Joel Zapata. thefulcrum.us/american-exp...
“Extreme behavior”? Are they talking about people, wind, fire, all?
January 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
“Extreme behavior”? Are they talking about people, wind, fire, all?
Curiosity, searching behavior, and Wikipedia. m.slashdot.org/story/437465
Slashdot
m.slashdot.org
January 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Curiosity, searching behavior, and Wikipedia. m.slashdot.org/story/437465