Sarah Barsness
@sarahbarsness.bsky.social
Digital archivist. Giant nerd. Fiber artist. Sword fighter. Carb enthusiast.
I have never needed a laser loon emoji more.
Dear everyone, this is delicious and you should eat it. (Vegetarian? Chickpeas would be great too.)
I woke up thinking that the keema from the cottage pie would be good in the Samosa Chaatdish:
www.worthypause.com/blog/2018/3/...
www.worthypause.com/blog/2018/3/...
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I have never needed a laser loon emoji more.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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God I hope so, or I have been putting in all this effort for nothing.
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
God I hope so, or I have been putting in all this effort for nothing.
Is this it? Will it finally happen? Is today the day when I finally crawl under my desk to hide from my email?
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Is this it? Will it finally happen? Is today the day when I finally crawl under my desk to hide from my email?
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In Icelandic we have 'Ókind' for monster. But the translation is un-sheep. So everything not a sheep is dangerous.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In Icelandic we have 'Ókind' for monster. But the translation is un-sheep. So everything not a sheep is dangerous.
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No neede for expensyve consultinge firmes. Heere ys a planne for excellent higher education:
1) Hire manye facultye
2) Small class syzes
3) Emphasyze engagemente & delighte
4) Sustayne & cultivate a varietye of fieldes and disciplines, even currentlye unfashionable ones -- thys ys ed, not retail
1) Hire manye facultye
2) Small class syzes
3) Emphasyze engagemente & delighte
4) Sustayne & cultivate a varietye of fieldes and disciplines, even currentlye unfashionable ones -- thys ys ed, not retail
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
No neede for expensyve consultinge firmes. Heere ys a planne for excellent higher education:
1) Hire manye facultye
2) Small class syzes
3) Emphasyze engagemente & delighte
4) Sustayne & cultivate a varietye of fieldes and disciplines, even currentlye unfashionable ones -- thys ys ed, not retail
1) Hire manye facultye
2) Small class syzes
3) Emphasyze engagemente & delighte
4) Sustayne & cultivate a varietye of fieldes and disciplines, even currentlye unfashionable ones -- thys ys ed, not retail
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I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
I, an actual human adult, would have LOVED to have something like this before my first MRI.
Lego MRI scanner set (donated to hospitals) a big help for kids who need scans:
"more than 1 million children globally have used the sets to help them prepare...96% of healthcare professionals said the model helps to reduce children's anxiety, and 46% reported a lesser need to use sedation"
"more than 1 million children globally have used the sets to help them prepare...96% of healthcare professionals said the model helps to reduce children's anxiety, and 46% reported a lesser need to use sedation"
How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment
Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, according to new research.
www.cnbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I, an actual human adult, would have LOVED to have something like this before my first MRI.
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Yes, this means you! Some states, like Minnesota, have same day registration, but many do not.
My husband’s ballot came in the mail. Mine did not. I looked into why and…
I was purged from the voting roll.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
I was purged from the voting roll.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
October 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Yes, this means you! Some states, like Minnesota, have same day registration, but many do not.
Saying again because this is SO TRUE from my experiences with mental health stuff.
OF COURSE you are able to shove the problem aside and keep going. You don't have much of a choice. But doing that sucks away the energy you need AND DESERVE to live your life and maybe even find a bit of joy.
OF COURSE you are able to shove the problem aside and keep going. You don't have much of a choice. But doing that sucks away the energy you need AND DESERVE to live your life and maybe even find a bit of joy.
A lot of people with mental health issues talk and share things with me because I'm fairly open about mine
And people with anxiety, you might need to hear this
Because people will describe the most debilitating anxiety and then proceed to say how it's fine and Not That Bad Actually
And people with anxiety, you might need to hear this
Because people will describe the most debilitating anxiety and then proceed to say how it's fine and Not That Bad Actually
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Saying again because this is SO TRUE from my experiences with mental health stuff.
OF COURSE you are able to shove the problem aside and keep going. You don't have much of a choice. But doing that sucks away the energy you need AND DESERVE to live your life and maybe even find a bit of joy.
OF COURSE you are able to shove the problem aside and keep going. You don't have much of a choice. But doing that sucks away the energy you need AND DESERVE to live your life and maybe even find a bit of joy.
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Great publicity for #digipres work...and always nice to see Leontien's floppy disk jumpers too! www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
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.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great publicity for #digipres work...and always nice to see Leontien's floppy disk jumpers too! www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Hey digipres folks! Any of you know any good near-duplicate identification tools? Right now I'm mostly focused on images (University photographer files) but I'm interested in any type of content if you've got a favorite! GUIs preferred but I know enough Python to make a menace of myself as well
October 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hey digipres folks! Any of you know any good near-duplicate identification tools? Right now I'm mostly focused on images (University photographer files) but I'm interested in any type of content if you've got a favorite! GUIs preferred but I know enough Python to make a menace of myself as well
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Stabby stabby...
September 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Stabby stabby...
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you are now afflicted with:
Breaking News
(curse)
every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour
Breaking News
(curse)
every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour
September 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
you are now afflicted with:
Breaking News
(curse)
every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour
Breaking News
(curse)
every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour
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This exchange says it all.
September 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
This exchange says it all.
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What an exhausting time to be able to read
September 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What an exhausting time to be able to read
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Happy 71st Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
September 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy 71st Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
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ME: I feel like I’m starting to spiral
THERAPIST: well, we’ve talked about the five steps you should take to…
ME: I know I know. Find one thing I can pet, one book I can buy, one dumpling I can eat, one leg I can shake, and one season of Murder She Wrote I can binge
THERAPIST: what
THERAPIST: well, we’ve talked about the five steps you should take to…
ME: I know I know. Find one thing I can pet, one book I can buy, one dumpling I can eat, one leg I can shake, and one season of Murder She Wrote I can binge
THERAPIST: what
September 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
ME: I feel like I’m starting to spiral
THERAPIST: well, we’ve talked about the five steps you should take to…
ME: I know I know. Find one thing I can pet, one book I can buy, one dumpling I can eat, one leg I can shake, and one season of Murder She Wrote I can binge
THERAPIST: what
THERAPIST: well, we’ve talked about the five steps you should take to…
ME: I know I know. Find one thing I can pet, one book I can buy, one dumpling I can eat, one leg I can shake, and one season of Murder She Wrote I can binge
THERAPIST: what
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Pro tip: hide a piece of kibble in the bloom
September 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Pro tip: hide a piece of kibble in the bloom
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Excited to finally announce the release of my first ever book, and the first ever book from we here press. It is a pocket-size guide to my archival theories and experiences in the form of essays- some you may have heard in part as lectures, some which are unpublished until now.
www.weherepress.org
www.weherepress.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excited to finally announce the release of my first ever book, and the first ever book from we here press. It is a pocket-size guide to my archival theories and experiences in the form of essays- some you may have heard in part as lectures, some which are unpublished until now.
www.weherepress.org
www.weherepress.org
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Nostalgia is a toxic impulse but also I miss the time when tech trends were things like "let's put everything in a translucent colored plastic case" instead of "let's add software to everything that lies and also accelerates climate change"
August 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Nostalgia is a toxic impulse but also I miss the time when tech trends were things like "let's put everything in a translucent colored plastic case" instead of "let's add software to everything that lies and also accelerates climate change"
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