Julian M. Morley
@julianmorley.bsky.social
Stanford Libraries Associate Dir of IT Operations. Virtualization, storage, databases, security, Cloud, DR/BC, digital preservation. CatOps evangelist. "Magical I.T. fairy." Editor of ocfl.io. Rule #1: "Blame the Firewall."
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Came to work the other day to find out they were doing an exhibit on me
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
We will be moving off VMWare in the next two years. It’s a shame - I brought VMWare to the libraries over a decade ago because it made a lot of sense at the time, and now the smart move is to go somewhere else for our virtualisation needs.
Server virtualization market heats up as VMware rivals try to create alluring alternatives
Server virtualization market heats up as VMware rivals try to create alluring alternatives
It’s time to think about a replacement, says Gartner
The market for server virtualization tools is about to fragment, according to analyst firm Gartner.…
dlvr.it
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
We will be moving off VMWare in the next two years. It’s a shame - I brought VMWare to the libraries over a decade ago because it made a lot of sense at the time, and now the smart move is to go somewhere else for our virtualisation needs.
As both a Master & Commander fan and a digital preservationist, I love all of this.
August 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
As both a Master & Commander fan and a digital preservationist, I love all of this.
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As someone who has done hiring in tech, the person with a liberal arts degree who has taught themself the tech skills is a good hire because they’ve proven they’re willing to learn, and the secretly very important part of working in tech is having to learn all the time, forever.
ironically the education for its own sake, Enlightenment-coded, Great Books-ass liberal arts degree is one of the better employment bets you can make. learn how to read, write, think critically, develop curiosity so you can pick up new skills quickly, etc etc
"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
August 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As someone who has done hiring in tech, the person with a liberal arts degree who has taught themself the tech skills is a good hire because they’ve proven they’re willing to learn, and the secretly very important part of working in tech is having to learn all the time, forever.
In my opinion the most accurate depiction of late 18th century naval warfare ever filmed.
Yes, technically 19thC in the movie but they were using 18thC ships and tactics.
Yes, technically 19thC in the movie but they were using 18thC ships and tactics.
BREAKING on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – Peter Weir’s MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) is coming to #4K #UltraHD later this summer from 20th Century Studios via Sony! More here…
thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-t...
thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-t...
June 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
In my opinion the most accurate depiction of late 18th century naval warfare ever filmed.
Yes, technically 19thC in the movie but they were using 18thC ships and tactics.
Yes, technically 19thC in the movie but they were using 18thC ships and tactics.
As a person who has digital preservation in their day job: absolutely. Digital objects need constant curation to survive.
Tangentially: ocfl.io
Tangentially: ocfl.io
April 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
As a person who has digital preservation in their day job: absolutely. Digital objects need constant curation to survive.
Tangentially: ocfl.io
Tangentially: ocfl.io
“Call for pricing”, three words that make any introvert sysadmin recoil in fear.
March 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
“Call for pricing”, three words that make any introvert sysadmin recoil in fear.
Interesting blog post on the future of AI models - anticipating that the big closed-source providers will stop API access and provide agentic functions directly from their models, as that's the only way they will be able to make money.
The Model is the Product | Vintage Data
Old data, new models
vintagedata.org
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Interesting blog post on the future of AI models - anticipating that the big closed-source providers will stop API access and provide agentic functions directly from their models, as that's the only way they will be able to make money.
Find joy where you can in these trying times.
For me today, it was discovering that these SSD caddies are tool-less. No tiny screws needed!
For me today, it was discovering that these SSD caddies are tool-less. No tiny screws needed!
March 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Find joy where you can in these trying times.
For me today, it was discovering that these SSD caddies are tool-less. No tiny screws needed!
For me today, it was discovering that these SSD caddies are tool-less. No tiny screws needed!
IYKYK
![Amy Adams in "Arrival" holding up the translation board, but it says [ESC] :q!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dxbp245xxkhvlq6ruudczxv5/bafkreif7zan7myelak734xlcmey4574bzg6kxsojqqmaytibkidac7kbse@jpeg)
February 9, 2025 at 4:48 AM
IYKYK
We are not that big in the great scheme of things, but so much of our disruptive traffic is from non-search (!bing, !google etc) trawling of our content, often where the crawler is disguising their activities.
The CEO of Cloudflare -- the company that keeps so much of the Internet running -- is looking at the idea of blocking all AI crawlers, like they were malicious traffic.
If it happens, it'd be a massive, massive deal for tech and media.
fortune.com/2025/02/04/m...
If it happens, it'd be a massive, massive deal for tech and media.
fortune.com/2025/02/04/m...
Can this tech billionaire save the media from an AI apocalypse?
He thinks the entire internet could be at risk if he doesn't act fast.
fortune.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We are not that big in the great scheme of things, but so much of our disruptive traffic is from non-search (!bing, !google etc) trawling of our content, often where the crawler is disguising their activities.
This is an A.I. policy I can get behind. Also bonus @susannahpaletz.bsky.social call out, which is nice.
update: here is the AI policy i wrote for my doc seminar this term (i have already located the typo and fixed it, which tbh is like 60% of the point of posting it in public)
January 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is an A.I. policy I can get behind. Also bonus @susannahpaletz.bsky.social call out, which is nice.
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Prompt Engineering vs. Blind Prompting - mitchellh.com/writing/prom... - I read this before but worth sharing. The main difference between the two? Actual testing against a specific task. Not copying tricks that some preprint on arxiv said did well under some unknown criteria.
Prompt Engineering vs. Blind Prompting
mitchellh.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Prompt Engineering vs. Blind Prompting - mitchellh.com/writing/prom... - I read this before but worth sharing. The main difference between the two? Actual testing against a specific task. Not copying tricks that some preprint on arxiv said did well under some unknown criteria.
Well played, historians. Well played.
The number of folks liking this article despite it being "old"--published in 2019--is making us happy. But if you think this article is old, wait till you learn about the stuff in the archives!
to share with your friends and colleagues if necessary
December 29, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Well played, historians. Well played.
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Even Netflix struggles to identify and understand the cost of its AWS estate
Even Netflix struggles to identify and understand the cost of its AWS estate
If you have trouble keeping track of your various streaming subscriptions, you're gonna love the irony
Keeping track of the amount of cloudy resources an org uses, and the cost of doing so, is notoriously tricky – so tricky, indeed, that even Netflix…
dlvr.it
December 18, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Even Netflix struggles to identify and understand the cost of its AWS estate
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If you know someone who is passionate about critical AI, data, or media & disinformation literacy, please share this call for (stipended) topic curators. We're especially keen to have high school teachers and librarians involved in the creation of this open educational resource! #oer #libraries
Please share!
Call for topic editors, POEM
Is there a topic related to AI and algorithms; data and computation; or media and mis- and dis-information that you don't think is getting enough attention, or that you think is crucial for high schoolers and college students to learn about?
Call for topic editors, POEM
Is there a topic related to AI and algorithms; data and computation; or media and mis- and dis-information that you don't think is getting enough attention, or that you think is crucial for high schoolers and college students to learn about?
December 10, 2024 at 3:05 PM
If you know someone who is passionate about critical AI, data, or media & disinformation literacy, please share this call for (stipended) topic curators. We're especially keen to have high school teachers and librarians involved in the creation of this open educational resource! #oer #libraries
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Some of the notable films, books, and other artworks entering the public domain in 2025 copyrightlately.com/public-domai...
Public Domain Day 2025 is Coming: Here's What to Know
A new crop of copyrighted works enters the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2025. Here's what it all means.
copyrightlately.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Some of the notable films, books, and other artworks entering the public domain in 2025 copyrightlately.com/public-domai...
History is delicious.
It's getting to that time of year again, so let's tuck in to the natural history of Christmas!
Love it or hate it, Christmas pudding is a classic festive dessert here in the UK, so come and explore the plants that make this pudding possible! 🎄🧪✨
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/pla...
Love it or hate it, Christmas pudding is a classic festive dessert here in the UK, so come and explore the plants that make this pudding possible! 🎄🧪✨
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/pla...
The plants in your Christmas pudding
We take a look at the plants used to create the festive figgy pudding and the stories behind them.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 3:51 PM
History is delicious.
A thoughtful piece on how to adjust instruction in a world where we cannot prevent students from using generative A.I.
If You’re Avoiding Artificial Intelligence, You’re Part of the Problem – Instruction @ UH
www.instruction.uh.edu
December 6, 2024 at 6:01 AM
A thoughtful piece on how to adjust instruction in a world where we cannot prevent students from using generative A.I.
Signal boosting for the EFF.
Job alert: do I have any archivists in the house? I'm looking for someone for a remote contract gig on a knowledge management project at an abortion support org. Hit me up.
November 26, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Signal boosting for the EFF.
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Sharing this starter pack of people engaged in the field of digital preservation. Just let me know if you are working in digital preservation and would like to be added.
go.bsky.app/3SpFvF1
go.bsky.app/3SpFvF1
November 19, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Sharing this starter pack of people engaged in the field of digital preservation. Just let me know if you are working in digital preservation and would like to be added.
go.bsky.app/3SpFvF1
go.bsky.app/3SpFvF1
Came to work the other day to find out they were doing an exhibit on me
November 19, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Came to work the other day to find out they were doing an exhibit on me
Well, I'm here. And in accordance with prophecy my first two follows must be @chuckwendig.bsky.social and @scalzi.com. Apparently one is a cryptid and the other is failed Milton Bradley game from the 70s.
Look I don't make the rules.
Look I don't make the rules.
September 18, 2023 at 8:43 PM
Well, I'm here. And in accordance with prophecy my first two follows must be @chuckwendig.bsky.social and @scalzi.com. Apparently one is a cryptid and the other is failed Milton Bradley game from the 70s.
Look I don't make the rules.
Look I don't make the rules.