Grandma Sophie Hatter, Human Border Collie
@maggiepye.bsky.social
M, like Bond's boss// Offsite storage librarian & ILL Crown Princess// Geeks info policy, international affairs, & info lit // She-her-hers. Opinions are my own, etc.
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Alternate for Team Casper of USA, Rich Ruohonen addressed the what is going on back home in Minnesota at a press conference earlier today.
Rich is a personal lawyer from the Twin Cities. Thread has some quotes from his statement:
Rich is a personal lawyer from the Twin Cities. Thread has some quotes from his statement:
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Alternate for Team Casper of USA, Rich Ruohonen addressed the what is going on back home in Minnesota at a press conference earlier today.
Rich is a personal lawyer from the Twin Cities. Thread has some quotes from his statement:
Rich is a personal lawyer from the Twin Cities. Thread has some quotes from his statement:
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1. A passport, which more than half of Americans don’t have and costs at least $130
OR
2. A birth certificate PLUS your photo ID with matching names, which nearly 70 million married women lack
OR
3. Military services papers (not a military ID alone) with sensitive info.
I’m voting NO.
OR
2. A birth certificate PLUS your photo ID with matching names, which nearly 70 million married women lack
OR
3. Military services papers (not a military ID alone) with sensitive info.
I’m voting NO.
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
1. A passport, which more than half of Americans don’t have and costs at least $130
OR
2. A birth certificate PLUS your photo ID with matching names, which nearly 70 million married women lack
OR
3. Military services papers (not a military ID alone) with sensitive info.
I’m voting NO.
OR
2. A birth certificate PLUS your photo ID with matching names, which nearly 70 million married women lack
OR
3. Military services papers (not a military ID alone) with sensitive info.
I’m voting NO.
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There seems to be some confusion about the SAVE America Act. If it becomes law, you will NOT be able to vote with your drivers license alone.
You’d need:
You’d need:
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
There seems to be some confusion about the SAVE America Act. If it becomes law, you will NOT be able to vote with your drivers license alone.
You’d need:
You’d need:
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"[AI] cannot be passionate about anything, there is no desire to make the material as accurate as possible. There is no thinking."
acrlog.org/2026/02/09/i...
acrlog.org/2026/02/09/i...
I Bought Slop: A Conversation on the Accidental Purchase of AI-Generated Material - ACRLog
Editor’s note: This guest blog post is by Natasha Finnegan, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Nicole Kulp, Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, Sara Wheatley, Acquisitions Specialist, and Emil...
acrlog.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
"[AI] cannot be passionate about anything, there is no desire to make the material as accurate as possible. There is no thinking."
acrlog.org/2026/02/09/i...
acrlog.org/2026/02/09/i...
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Colleague recently asked: how do we get AI skeptic librarians on board, since it's here & our values can mitigate?
I recall similar Qs about voracious expansion of data collection about our users; never saw any indication that libraryfolk presence mitigated anything.
Refusal is good, actually.
I recall similar Qs about voracious expansion of data collection about our users; never saw any indication that libraryfolk presence mitigated anything.
Refusal is good, actually.
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Colleague recently asked: how do we get AI skeptic librarians on board, since it's here & our values can mitigate?
I recall similar Qs about voracious expansion of data collection about our users; never saw any indication that libraryfolk presence mitigated anything.
Refusal is good, actually.
I recall similar Qs about voracious expansion of data collection about our users; never saw any indication that libraryfolk presence mitigated anything.
Refusal is good, actually.
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reposting this fucking epic flyer with alt text
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
reposting this fucking epic flyer with alt text
Oh hey, @oldenoughtosay.com look who I found (I presume)
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Oh hey, @oldenoughtosay.com look who I found (I presume)
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Ukrainian skeleton competitor Vladyslav Heraskevych said a helmet he has used in training at the Milano Cortina Games with images of compatriots killed during the war in Ukraine cannot be used in Olympic competition after being told by the IOC that it violates a rule on political statements.
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Ukrainian skeleton competitor Vladyslav Heraskevych said a helmet he has used in training at the Milano Cortina Games with images of compatriots killed during the war in Ukraine cannot be used in Olympic competition after being told by the IOC that it violates a rule on political statements.
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R1: No we're not hiring on the tenure track because our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: Our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track because we aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: wtf our grad students aren't getting hired on the tenure track
R1: No one could know how this happened
R1: Our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track because we aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: wtf our grad students aren't getting hired on the tenure track
R1: No one could know how this happened
"Warren stated that job outcomes were a 'key factor' in the decision-making process—within the previous decade, only a 'tiny percentage' of PhD students who graduated from the LCS program went on to receive tenure track at an R1 institution." An absurd metric & sign of the conservatism of higher ed.
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
R1: No we're not hiring on the tenure track because our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: Our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track because we aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: wtf our grad students aren't getting hired on the tenure track
R1: No one could know how this happened
R1: Our peers aren't hiring on the tenure track because we aren't hiring on the tenure track
R1: wtf our grad students aren't getting hired on the tenure track
R1: No one could know how this happened
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All the reports showing it either decreases productivity or increases workload or both aside, ethics of incorporating The Great Plagiarist Bot into a university curriculum aside, destroying the planet aside: students do not know enough about anything to even use genAI for its theoretical potential.
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
All the reports showing it either decreases productivity or increases workload or both aside, ethics of incorporating The Great Plagiarist Bot into a university curriculum aside, destroying the planet aside: students do not know enough about anything to even use genAI for its theoretical potential.
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Colleges need to stop trying to teach students how to use AI. Even in the theoretical use cases, genAI requires the expertise to know the process and outcome WITHOUT IT to be able to use it for shortcuts and then THOROUGHLY vet the product. EXPERTISE. Students don't have that, they're students.
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Colleges need to stop trying to teach students how to use AI. Even in the theoretical use cases, genAI requires the expertise to know the process and outcome WITHOUT IT to be able to use it for shortcuts and then THOROUGHLY vet the product. EXPERTISE. Students don't have that, they're students.
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
Age verification?
*modem screech noises*
*modem screech noises*
Age verification? Eat my shorts, man.
age verification?
9-pin dot matrix tractor-feed printer for school book reports
9-pin dot matrix tractor-feed printer for school book reports
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Age verification?
*modem screech noises*
*modem screech noises*
Post a banger that isn't in English: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6wt...
February 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6wt...
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Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
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At some point younger people are going to have to start admitting that they expect celebrities to do politicians jobs because they’ve given up on politicians and voting. Why do Bad Bunny’s perceived politics matter more than the Pedo President?
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 AM
At some point younger people are going to have to start admitting that they expect celebrities to do politicians jobs because they’ve given up on politicians and voting. Why do Bad Bunny’s perceived politics matter more than the Pedo President?
Post a banger that isn't in English: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYAi...
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYAi...
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My husband and I have been really into binging reality television lately. One thing we've noticed is that all of the random production assistants wear medical masks when interacting with the cast. There is a reason for that. Don't let the media convince you that it's extreme to protect your health.
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 AM
My husband and I have been really into binging reality television lately. One thing we've noticed is that all of the random production assistants wear medical masks when interacting with the cast. There is a reason for that. Don't let the media convince you that it's extreme to protect your health.
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I worked for eBay in 2012 when we banned the metaphysical category - my address was public so witches and wizards sent me emails threatening to take my money and shrink my penis.
So i can tell you that those spells work.
So i can tell you that those spells work.
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I worked for eBay in 2012 when we banned the metaphysical category - my address was public so witches and wizards sent me emails threatening to take my money and shrink my penis.
So i can tell you that those spells work.
So i can tell you that those spells work.
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There’s this phenomena in psychology (or so I’ve heard) where our behavior is often influenced by what we think other people believe but we’re really bad at guessing what other people actually believe so seeing that public opinion actually does agree with you can be TRANSFORMATIVE
I get the spirit but I feel like anyone in public school at the time of "Born This Way" knows at least half a dozen guys who literally came out because of Lady Gaga. Living through the period of "Born This Way" (2011) -> Obergefell (2015) was a whirl wind in how public opinion can radically change.
People who think Bad Bunny did a lot for immigrants because of the super bowl are the same people who think Lady Gaga solved homophobia and transphobia because she said "no matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgender life" in her show in 2017
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 AM
There’s this phenomena in psychology (or so I’ve heard) where our behavior is often influenced by what we think other people believe but we’re really bad at guessing what other people actually believe so seeing that public opinion actually does agree with you can be TRANSFORMATIVE
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I can’t emphasize enough that you should talk to students about this. You’ll both learn why this kind of ad is effective (through the generally low skepticism of ads younger folks express) but also you get to watch the light go off as they realize what the downside is. It’s really interesting.
“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”
Opinion | Ring is using lost dogs to make the surveillance state adorable
The same technology the Amazon-owned company uses to find lost dogs could easily be turned against their owners.
www.ms.now
February 10, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I can’t emphasize enough that you should talk to students about this. You’ll both learn why this kind of ad is effective (through the generally low skepticism of ads younger folks express) but also you get to watch the light go off as they realize what the downside is. It’s really interesting.
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Hound, in a truly extraordinary act of vandalism, got into my office closet, grabbed a mounted fish that was part of a piece of art I picked up a decade ago, and beheaded it.
Kevin and I stood around the even-more-dead fish and said things like “This is a new one,” and “I was not expecting that.”
Kevin and I stood around the even-more-dead fish and said things like “This is a new one,” and “I was not expecting that.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Hound, in a truly extraordinary act of vandalism, got into my office closet, grabbed a mounted fish that was part of a piece of art I picked up a decade ago, and beheaded it.
Kevin and I stood around the even-more-dead fish and said things like “This is a new one,” and “I was not expecting that.”
Kevin and I stood around the even-more-dead fish and said things like “This is a new one,” and “I was not expecting that.”