Kira
@librariankira.bsky.social
Librarian, mother, researcher and presenter
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don’t cheapen your slides! there *are* places to get free, human-created, rich, visual content on this bitch of an internet, some on this list: livelaugh.blog/posts/non-ai...
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
don’t cheapen your slides! there *are* places to get free, human-created, rich, visual content on this bitch of an internet, some on this list: livelaugh.blog/posts/non-ai...
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My interior design aesthetic is what I call ‘ancient Egyptian burial chamber’ and that’s where the purpose of every single room in my house is to surround me with enough of my favorite things to last me through the afterlife
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My interior design aesthetic is what I call ‘ancient Egyptian burial chamber’ and that’s where the purpose of every single room in my house is to surround me with enough of my favorite things to last me through the afterlife
Come check out Sam's work at the Queer Handmade art holiday sale at the Allendale Columbia School 519 Allens Creek Rd, Rochester, NY, United States, New York
@roclgbtqtogether.bsky.social
@roclgbtqtogether.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Come check out Sam's work at the Queer Handmade art holiday sale at the Allendale Columbia School 519 Allens Creek Rd, Rochester, NY, United States, New York
@roclgbtqtogether.bsky.social
@roclgbtqtogether.bsky.social
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First country in the world to implement UBI: Marshall Islands! This is a fascinating article how it happened and how it's being paid for:
scottsantens.substack.com/p/marshall-i...
scottsantens.substack.com/p/marshall-i...
The Marshall Islands Just Quietly Implemented the First National Universal Basic Income (UBI)
How the Marshall Islands built the first nationwide universal basic income, funded by a US-capitalized Compact Trust Fund, and what it means for UBI everywhere.
scottsantens.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
First country in the world to implement UBI: Marshall Islands! This is a fascinating article how it happened and how it's being paid for:
scottsantens.substack.com/p/marshall-i...
scottsantens.substack.com/p/marshall-i...
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The Responsible AI in Libraries and Archives team has released Viewfinder: A toolkit for values-driven AI in libraries and archives that was created by librarians and tech ethicists at four universities.
Print-at-home PDF: osf.io/yue9s
Interactive website: www.lib.montana.edu/responsible-...
Print-at-home PDF: osf.io/yue9s
Interactive website: www.lib.montana.edu/responsible-...
Responsible AI - MSU Library | Montana State University
www.lib.montana.edu
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Responsible AI in Libraries and Archives team has released Viewfinder: A toolkit for values-driven AI in libraries and archives that was created by librarians and tech ethicists at four universities.
Print-at-home PDF: osf.io/yue9s
Interactive website: www.lib.montana.edu/responsible-...
Print-at-home PDF: osf.io/yue9s
Interactive website: www.lib.montana.edu/responsible-...
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![Text Shot: The real solution, according to digital literacy expert Mike Caulfield, is for us all to start thinking differently about what we see online. Looking for the clues AI leaves behind isn't "durable" advice because those clues keep changing, he says. Instead, Caulfield says we have to abandon the idea that videos or images mean anything whatsoever out of context.
"My perspective is that largely video is going to become somewhat like text, long term, where provenance [the origin of the video], not surface features, will be most key, and we might as well prepare for that," Caulfield says.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rhkcyc46ubi523e47bhnkpbb/bafkreiadqwzkrzntz5pad36chwyawixlie7uqwyyer4uzcjlbqsrv7q5ua@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Could we eat dinosaur meat?
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
What Would Dinosaur Meat Taste Like? (And Could We Safely Eat It?)
"Depending on the species, probably quite delicious."
www.iflscience.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Could we eat dinosaur meat?
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
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One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions. I am in Spain this week launching the book - come along! www.tomgauld.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions. I am in Spain this week launching the book - come along! www.tomgauld.com
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[blogged] “We’re Good at Search”… Just Not the Kind That the AI era Demands - a Provocation aarontay.substack.com/p/were-good-...
“We’re Good at Search”… Just Not the Kind That the AI era Demands - a Provocation
I might be exaggerating slightly, but if you look at the few new evaluation matrices for AI-powered search circulating, “relevancy” is often just one of several categories, evaluated in a highly subje...
aarontay.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
[blogged] “We’re Good at Search”… Just Not the Kind That the AI era Demands - a Provocation aarontay.substack.com/p/were-good-...
people.com/after-moms-c... I'm using my librarian skillz to help with this. Please get in touch if you would like a painting.
After Mom’s Cancer Diagnosis, Daughter Is Finding New Homes for Her 400 Paintings. She Just Has 1 Request (Exclusive)
After her 90-year-old mother was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, her daughter has made it her mission to find new homes for the 400 paintings her mom made after her retirement.
people.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
people.com/after-moms-c... I'm using my librarian skillz to help with this. Please get in touch if you would like a painting.
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So this #SHOT2025 panel has nearly wrapped up. But if you want to read more about historical issues surrounding multimedia and the preservation of born-digital collections, check out this piece on #DigiPres at @theul.bsky.social.
(Thanks for bringing this to my attention, @rhiggitt.bsky.social!)
(Thanks for bringing this to my attention, @rhiggitt.bsky.social!)
A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks
From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.
www.bbc.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
So this #SHOT2025 panel has nearly wrapped up. But if you want to read more about historical issues surrounding multimedia and the preservation of born-digital collections, check out this piece on #DigiPres at @theul.bsky.social.
(Thanks for bringing this to my attention, @rhiggitt.bsky.social!)
(Thanks for bringing this to my attention, @rhiggitt.bsky.social!)
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Once more, due to popular demand, we share Rosa Parks’ pancake recipe in honor of 🥞 #NationalPancakeDay. Jotted down on an envelope, it came to the Library with the rest of her papers, a gift made possible by the generosity of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation in 2016. www.loc.gov/collections/...
September 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Once more, due to popular demand, we share Rosa Parks’ pancake recipe in honor of 🥞 #NationalPancakeDay. Jotted down on an envelope, it came to the Library with the rest of her papers, a gift made possible by the generosity of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation in 2016. www.loc.gov/collections/...
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Our new and improved Bellingcat Toolkit is one-year-old today! If you haven't used it yet its a one-stop shop for discovering useful open source tools, maintained by an amazing group of volunteers. You can find use cases, guidance and honest reviews for each tool. bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit
Home | Bellingcat's Online Investigation Toolkit
A toolkit for open source researchers
bellingcat.gitbook.io
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Our new and improved Bellingcat Toolkit is one-year-old today! If you haven't used it yet its a one-stop shop for discovering useful open source tools, maintained by an amazing group of volunteers. You can find use cases, guidance and honest reviews for each tool. bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit
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I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
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Outstanding article by @maiasz.bsky.social on what the govt gets wrong about #autism & what autistic people actually need beyond this witch hunt.
The blaming women and asking them to “tough it out” makes my blood boil. #SoTiredOfThisShit
The blaming women and asking them to “tough it out” makes my blood boil. #SoTiredOfThisShit
Opinion | What the Government Autism Announcement Got So Wrong
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Outstanding article by @maiasz.bsky.social on what the govt gets wrong about #autism & what autistic people actually need beyond this witch hunt.
The blaming women and asking them to “tough it out” makes my blood boil. #SoTiredOfThisShit
The blaming women and asking them to “tough it out” makes my blood boil. #SoTiredOfThisShit
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John Locke’s Personal Pancake Recipe: “This Is the Right Way” to Make the Classic Breakfast Treat
John Locke’s Personal Pancake Recipe: “This Is the Right Way” to Make the Classic Breakfast Treat
No student of Western political philosophy can ignore John Locke, whose work defined the concepts of governance we now know as liberalism. By the same token, no student of Western cuisine can ignore p...
www.openculture.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
John Locke’s Personal Pancake Recipe: “This Is the Right Way” to Make the Classic Breakfast Treat
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New From Johns Hopkins Sheridan #Libraries & Museums: "Becoming a More Confident #AI User" blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/09/beco... #prompts
September 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New From Johns Hopkins Sheridan #Libraries & Museums: "Becoming a More Confident #AI User" blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/09/beco... #prompts
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On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified, giving women the Constitutional right to vote. After Congress sent the Amendment to the states 15 months earlier, the National Woman’s Party would sew a new star on this flag whenever a new state ratified it. 🧵
August 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified, giving women the Constitutional right to vote. After Congress sent the Amendment to the states 15 months earlier, the National Woman’s Party would sew a new star on this flag whenever a new state ratified it. 🧵
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The 23rd printing of Why Self-Publish Under Fascism? (terrible color in the photo!). I've hand-made over 1,500 copies since May 1st and most have been distributed/sold. Still available and people are teaching the text so there's a discount if you buy 10+. Get it from halfletterpress.com for just $3.
August 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The 23rd printing of Why Self-Publish Under Fascism? (terrible color in the photo!). I've hand-made over 1,500 copies since May 1st and most have been distributed/sold. Still available and people are teaching the text so there's a discount if you buy 10+. Get it from halfletterpress.com for just $3.