Elspeth
@lunabrd.bsky.social
Librarian. Archivist. Obsessive crafter. History nerd seeking community. Overdeveloped sense of whimsy.
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Elspeth
@lunabrd.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Hey friends new and old, I make things! And sell them on Etsy! If you find yourself in need of hand-beaded ornaments or cross-stitch bookmarks, come check me out: www.etsy.com/shop/TinyShi...
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it’s important to remember that we can trust this application of machine learning—wrapped, alas, inside a chatbot—because we who are endowed with actual intelligence can independently verify the accuracy of the transcriptions.
New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" — One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved, and it's a good use of AI newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...
The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition
One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved
newsletter.dancohen.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
it’s important to remember that we can trust this application of machine learning—wrapped, alas, inside a chatbot—because we who are endowed with actual intelligence can independently verify the accuracy of the transcriptions.
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
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Bibliognost [BIB-lee-uh-nahst]
(n.)
- A well-read person with wide knowledge of books.
Use:
“Gerald soon discovered that his years as a quiet bibliognost had been unwitting training for his new post as head librarian, where every patron appeared to require the services of a human card catalog.”
(n.)
- A well-read person with wide knowledge of books.
Use:
“Gerald soon discovered that his years as a quiet bibliognost had been unwitting training for his new post as head librarian, where every patron appeared to require the services of a human card catalog.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Bibliognost [BIB-lee-uh-nahst]
(n.)
- A well-read person with wide knowledge of books.
Use:
“Gerald soon discovered that his years as a quiet bibliognost had been unwitting training for his new post as head librarian, where every patron appeared to require the services of a human card catalog.”
(n.)
- A well-read person with wide knowledge of books.
Use:
“Gerald soon discovered that his years as a quiet bibliognost had been unwitting training for his new post as head librarian, where every patron appeared to require the services of a human card catalog.”
The Turd Reich has been a global nightmare, but I have to admit it has had some pretty funny side effects.
For example…
For example…
The FBI Released Bigfoot’s Official File
Take a peek inside the Bureau’s investigation into Sasquatch.
www.popularmechanics.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Today in Bodies Are A Scam: I know I will feel better if I eat, but the idea of food turns my stomach.
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today in Bodies Are A Scam: I know I will feel better if I eat, but the idea of food turns my stomach.
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Quanked [kwangkt]
(adj.)
- Overpowered by fatigue.
- Exhausted or reduced in strength, as by labor or exertion; fatigued; sleepy.
Origin uncertain
Used in a sentence:
“After sprunting all weekend, then frooncing to get to work on time, I’m well quanked.”
(adj.)
- Overpowered by fatigue.
- Exhausted or reduced in strength, as by labor or exertion; fatigued; sleepy.
Origin uncertain
Used in a sentence:
“After sprunting all weekend, then frooncing to get to work on time, I’m well quanked.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Quanked [kwangkt]
(adj.)
- Overpowered by fatigue.
- Exhausted or reduced in strength, as by labor or exertion; fatigued; sleepy.
Origin uncertain
Used in a sentence:
“After sprunting all weekend, then frooncing to get to work on time, I’m well quanked.”
(adj.)
- Overpowered by fatigue.
- Exhausted or reduced in strength, as by labor or exertion; fatigued; sleepy.
Origin uncertain
Used in a sentence:
“After sprunting all weekend, then frooncing to get to work on time, I’m well quanked.”
Do you like your toaster? I want to replace mine.
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Do you like your toaster? I want to replace mine.
Overwhelmed by life. Drowning my sorrows by making new ornaments for my Etsy store. Added 13 new extra-fancy 2.5-inchers the other day and now I’m doing some minis.
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Overwhelmed by life. Drowning my sorrows by making new ornaments for my Etsy store. Added 13 new extra-fancy 2.5-inchers the other day and now I’m doing some minis.
I’m just a grown-up PBS kid, standing in front of historians/podcasters/audiobook narrators/documentarians, asking them to please pronounce “succession” and “secession” differently from each other.
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I’m just a grown-up PBS kid, standing in front of historians/podcasters/audiobook narrators/documentarians, asking them to please pronounce “succession” and “secession” differently from each other.
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
Lo I am ATTACKED
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Lo I am ATTACKED
Has anyone tried telling them to vote as a “Simon Says”
Update: President Trump urged House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files, an abrupt reversal of his previous stance. Here's how his messaging on the issue has evolved since taking office.
Trump makes a U-turn on the Epstein files. Here's a timeline of his shifting stance
President Trump urged House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files, an abrupt reversal of his previous stance. Here's how his messaging on the issue has evolved since taking office.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Has anyone tried telling them to vote as a “Simon Says”
Ever have a book/film/song/show/etc that spoke to you so deeply you’re actually afraid to recommend it to anyone, because if they don’t *get it* then they fundamentally don’t really get you?
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Ever have a book/film/song/show/etc that spoke to you so deeply you’re actually afraid to recommend it to anyone, because if they don’t *get it* then they fundamentally don’t really get you?
For the first time in a while I had a dream about being back at a particular prior job. One of my most dreaded kinds of stress dream. Wasn’t as bad as usual, but I’d still prefer never to think of that place again.
November 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
For the first time in a while I had a dream about being back at a particular prior job. One of my most dreaded kinds of stress dream. Wasn’t as bad as usual, but I’d still prefer never to think of that place again.
@rankingpersia.bsky.social the viziers are at it again
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 AM
@rankingpersia.bsky.social the viziers are at it again
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"Everyone should have the right to refuse to engage with technologies that harm them, their students, and the planet."
A new post on Refusing GenAI in Writing Studies from @jsanofranchini.bsky.social, @rcmeg.bsky.social, and me: "A Year of Refusal"
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/a...
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/a...
A Year of Refusal
Maggie Fernandes, University of ArkansasMegan McIntyre, University of ArkansasJennifer Sano-Franchini, West Virginia University Photo by Francis Glenn Marciano on Pexels.com It’s been about a year …
refusinggenai.wordpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"Everyone should have the right to refuse to engage with technologies that harm them, their students, and the planet."
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Gotterdammerung is the fourth opera in Wagner's series Der Ring des Nibelungen. The other three are Fukkenshitterung, Mutterfukkerung, and Jesuskristerung. The series is about a German man hitting his thumb with a hammer and then dropping the hammer on his toe.
November 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Gotterdammerung is the fourth opera in Wagner's series Der Ring des Nibelungen. The other three are Fukkenshitterung, Mutterfukkerung, and Jesuskristerung. The series is about a German man hitting his thumb with a hammer and then dropping the hammer on his toe.
Family stuff is giving me a variety of uncomfortable feelings, so I am baking those feelings into peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, like a functional adult. I’m the youngest adult of the bunch, how am I the mediator?
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Family stuff is giving me a variety of uncomfortable feelings, so I am baking those feelings into peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, like a functional adult. I’m the youngest adult of the bunch, how am I the mediator?
Sometimes I can’t believe I’ve become someone who likes Brussels sprouts.
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Sometimes I can’t believe I’ve become someone who likes Brussels sprouts.
hey did you know remembering to eat on days off is a good thing? seems fake, i know.
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
hey did you know remembering to eat on days off is a good thing? seems fake, i know.
Hey #academicsky I’m looking for some reading on Jews in the European Enlightenment, especially in 17thC Central Europe. Any recommendations?
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hey #academicsky I’m looking for some reading on Jews in the European Enlightenment, especially in 17thC Central Europe. Any recommendations?
Given how much I’ve cried in the psst six years, I really should have stronger abs.
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Given how much I’ve cried in the psst six years, I really should have stronger abs.
Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with “Dubai style” chocolate? What prompted this?
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with “Dubai style” chocolate? What prompted this?