Sam Gill
@samgill.bsky.social
Librarian. Animation. Chief washer-upper. Drums in Rongorongo. Keyboards in Feral Wheel. Always scared of something. samgillanimation.com
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Another great project from the AI + Planetary Justice Alliance: "an open-access and evolving map" for "trac[ing] the true costs of the raw materials" used to develop AI technologies.
Introducing Our New Project: Below the Algorithm — AI + Planetary Justice Alliance
Behind every battery, every circuit, and every device are minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements. This is the first Research Diary for our newly launched project, Below the Alg...
aiplanetaryjustice.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Another great project from the AI + Planetary Justice Alliance: "an open-access and evolving map" for "trac[ing] the true costs of the raw materials" used to develop AI technologies.
Marbling. Unsurprisingly messy.
July 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Marbling. Unsurprisingly messy.
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What is a University Press?
On the acquisition of AUP by T&F (and my anger at it), the governance link between universities and university presses, and putting one's labour where one's values are.
eve.gd/2025/06/08/w...
On the acquisition of AUP by T&F (and my anger at it), the governance link between universities and university presses, and putting one's labour where one's values are.
eve.gd/2025/06/08/w...
What is a University Press?
I was having a pretty good week last week, until we got to the closing minutes of play. At that point, I learned that Amsterdam University Press (AUP) had been acquired by the for-profit corporate pub...
eve.gd
June 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What is a University Press?
On the acquisition of AUP by T&F (and my anger at it), the governance link between universities and university presses, and putting one's labour where one's values are.
eve.gd/2025/06/08/w...
On the acquisition of AUP by T&F (and my anger at it), the governance link between universities and university presses, and putting one's labour where one's values are.
eve.gd/2025/06/08/w...
Did some artwork for the great @sun13music.bsky.social to accompany this lovely piece.
In a first for the site, today we pivot from music and take a look at @liverpoolfc1.bsky.social's season and how Arne Slot guided the team to the Premier League title in his first year as head coach.
Artwork by @samgill.bsky.social.
sun-13.com/2025/05/30/t...
Artwork by @samgill.bsky.social.
sun-13.com/2025/05/30/t...
The Power and the Glory: How Arne Slot guided Liverpool Football Club to the Promised Land
The Dutchman led the club to its 20th English league title in his first year at the helm.
sun-13.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Did some artwork for the great @sun13music.bsky.social to accompany this lovely piece.
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In a first for the site, today we pivot from music and take a look at @liverpoolfc1.bsky.social's season and how Arne Slot guided the team to the Premier League title in his first year as head coach.
Artwork by @samgill.bsky.social.
sun-13.com/2025/05/30/t...
Artwork by @samgill.bsky.social.
sun-13.com/2025/05/30/t...
The Power and the Glory: How Arne Slot guided Liverpool Football Club to the Promised Land
The Dutchman led the club to its 20th English league title in his first year at the helm.
sun-13.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In a first for the site, today we pivot from music and take a look at @liverpoolfc1.bsky.social's season and how Arne Slot guided the team to the Premier League title in his first year as head coach.
Artwork by @samgill.bsky.social.
sun-13.com/2025/05/30/t...
Artwork by @samgill.bsky.social.
sun-13.com/2025/05/30/t...
futureyard.org/listings/the... can’t wait for this one!
THE CUBICAL | Future Yard | Future Yard
Live show with rockabilly band The Cubical at Future Yard, Birkenhead on 17 July 2025. Live music gig concert in Merseyside, Liverpool.
futureyard.org
May 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
futureyard.org/listings/the... can’t wait for this one!
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Keith Hudson :: Pick A Dub
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/05/14/k...
2024 heralded the 50th anniversary of this seminal dub record – one of the first of its kind – and it’s no exaggeration to say this release from Jamaican producer Keith Hudson remains one of the genre’s high-water marks.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/05/14/k...
2024 heralded the 50th anniversary of this seminal dub record – one of the first of its kind – and it’s no exaggeration to say this release from Jamaican producer Keith Hudson remains one of the genre’s high-water marks.
May 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Keith Hudson :: Pick A Dub
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/05/14/k...
2024 heralded the 50th anniversary of this seminal dub record – one of the first of its kind – and it’s no exaggeration to say this release from Jamaican producer Keith Hudson remains one of the genre’s high-water marks.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/05/14/k...
2024 heralded the 50th anniversary of this seminal dub record – one of the first of its kind – and it’s no exaggeration to say this release from Jamaican producer Keith Hudson remains one of the genre’s high-water marks.
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Historians know that incorrect information becomes increasingly hard to fact check over time. We are sleep walking into an age of misinformation as we increasingly rely on AI to think for us.
#histsci #hps #sts #bookhistory #data #history #journalism
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#histsci #hps #sts #bookhistory #data #history #journalism
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Chicago Sun-Times confirms AI was used to create reading list of books that don’t exist
Outlet calls story, created by freelancer working with one of the newpaper’s content partner, a ‘learning moment’
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Historians know that incorrect information becomes increasingly hard to fact check over time. We are sleep walking into an age of misinformation as we increasingly rely on AI to think for us.
#histsci #hps #sts #bookhistory #data #history #journalism
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#histsci #hps #sts #bookhistory #data #history #journalism
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I wrote about the widespread adoption of AI in education, and why there needs to be more resistance to it
open.substack.com/pub/irinadum...
open.substack.com/pub/irinadum...
What makes me mad about AI in education
How to crush a generation and tell them they're winning
open.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I wrote about the widespread adoption of AI in education, and why there needs to be more resistance to it
open.substack.com/pub/irinadum...
open.substack.com/pub/irinadum...
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It turns out, it doesn't matter if you're a children's librarian in Kentucky, a medical librarian in Massachusetts, or the literal Librarian of Congress...
They'll accuse you of the same culture war nonsense all the same.
Like some of us have been saying for years.
Ready to band together yet?
📚
They'll accuse you of the same culture war nonsense all the same.
Like some of us have been saying for years.
Ready to band together yet?
📚
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
It turns out, it doesn't matter if you're a children's librarian in Kentucky, a medical librarian in Massachusetts, or the literal Librarian of Congress...
They'll accuse you of the same culture war nonsense all the same.
Like some of us have been saying for years.
Ready to band together yet?
📚
They'll accuse you of the same culture war nonsense all the same.
Like some of us have been saying for years.
Ready to band together yet?
📚
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“Avril 14th” 2025. For those who celebrate.
Thank you Aphex Twin for the timeless piece of music.
Once you become the bearer of a beloved piece of repertoire, it grows and changes with you. It is new with each performance. And you can never stop visiting it, or it goes away. Music is magic. 🌸
Thank you Aphex Twin for the timeless piece of music.
Once you become the bearer of a beloved piece of repertoire, it grows and changes with you. It is new with each performance. And you can never stop visiting it, or it goes away. Music is magic. 🌸
April 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Avril 14th” 2025. For those who celebrate.
Thank you Aphex Twin for the timeless piece of music.
Once you become the bearer of a beloved piece of repertoire, it grows and changes with you. It is new with each performance. And you can never stop visiting it, or it goes away. Music is magic. 🌸
Thank you Aphex Twin for the timeless piece of music.
Once you become the bearer of a beloved piece of repertoire, it grows and changes with you. It is new with each performance. And you can never stop visiting it, or it goes away. Music is magic. 🌸
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Calling all Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers - Join us for IHR@Liverpool on 9 June 2025. A one-day workshop on the subject of Difficult Histories. Travel bursaries available. www.history.ac.uk/events/ihrli...
IHR@Liverpool: Difficult Histories
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www.history.ac.uk
April 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Calling all Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers - Join us for IHR@Liverpool on 9 June 2025. A one-day workshop on the subject of Difficult Histories. Travel bursaries available. www.history.ac.uk/events/ihrli...
Always love these.
April 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Always love these.
Amen to this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Amen to this.
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Attorneys general from 21 states (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA, WI) filed a lawsuit against the administration to stop the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) & other agencies Git 'em
www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/n...
www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/n...
April 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Attorneys general from 21 states (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA, WI) filed a lawsuit against the administration to stop the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) & other agencies Git 'em
www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/n...
www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/n...
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A good chunk of the Gen AI argument is based on the same flawed discussion that there's been around skills for far too long.
A fundamental lack of understanding of what an idea is.
Visual art is not just 'a picture'. Having an idea about a single moment in a story isn't writing.
Thread...
A fundamental lack of understanding of what an idea is.
Visual art is not just 'a picture'. Having an idea about a single moment in a story isn't writing.
Thread...
April 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A good chunk of the Gen AI argument is based on the same flawed discussion that there's been around skills for far too long.
A fundamental lack of understanding of what an idea is.
Visual art is not just 'a picture'. Having an idea about a single moment in a story isn't writing.
Thread...
A fundamental lack of understanding of what an idea is.
Visual art is not just 'a picture'. Having an idea about a single moment in a story isn't writing.
Thread...
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Librarians and other administrative/professional folks in UK higher education, now is the time to join a trade union. They can support you through a redundancy process or employment dispute, but typically you need to have joined before the issue arises, not after.
Without trade unions we wouldn’t have
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
Join a union👇
www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion
• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements
victories which have benefited every single person in this country
Join a union👇
www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion
March 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Librarians and other administrative/professional folks in UK higher education, now is the time to join a trade union. They can support you through a redundancy process or employment dispute, but typically you need to have joined before the issue arises, not after.
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Gutting IMLS is devastating. There’s funding to states that help provide access to the internet, electronic resources, programs that are meant to help the community. I don’t think people realize how big of a digital gap there is and how much libraries and museums supplement educational needs.
Do you value your library?
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president’s power.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Gutting IMLS is devastating. There’s funding to states that help provide access to the internet, electronic resources, programs that are meant to help the community. I don’t think people realize how big of a digital gap there is and how much libraries and museums supplement educational needs.
AI is not your peer, so why is a respected journal pretending it is? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
AI is not your peer, so why is a respected journal pretending it is? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
RIP Bill Fay, a songwriting master. youtu.be/Tpc_5OREg2k?... This song came out when my wife was pregnant with our first child, and man, did it speak strongly to me.
Cosmic Concerto (Life Is People)
YouTube video by Bill Fay - Topic
youtu.be
February 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
RIP Bill Fay, a songwriting master. youtu.be/Tpc_5OREg2k?... This song came out when my wife was pregnant with our first child, and man, did it speak strongly to me.