Mary Kidd
@shakeypea.bsky.social
Tech Lead, Archival Systems at Yale
Adjunct Instructor, Digital Archives, Public Archives and History at NYU
Adjunct Instructor, Digital Archives, Public Archives and History at NYU
The most beautiful font is Times New Roman italicized!!!
October 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The most beautiful font is Times New Roman italicized!!!
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New: the world of Ruby has gone completely off the rails over the past few weeks. Developers suddenly locked out, corporate pressure, and claims of a "hostile takeover" of one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure for the internet we all rely on everyday
www.404media.co/how-ruby-wen...
www.404media.co/how-ruby-wen...
How Ruby Went Off the Rails
What happened to RubyGems, Bundler, and the Open Source drama that controls the internet infrastructure.
www.404media.co
September 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New: the world of Ruby has gone completely off the rails over the past few weeks. Developers suddenly locked out, corporate pressure, and claims of a "hostile takeover" of one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure for the internet we all rely on everyday
www.404media.co/how-ruby-wen...
www.404media.co/how-ruby-wen...
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My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
September 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
There should be entire MLIS sections dedicated to teaching students breathing techniques before opening up their first 100k line logfile
September 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
There should be entire MLIS sections dedicated to teaching students breathing techniques before opening up their first 100k line logfile
This beaded tomato slice doesn’t look like a tomato at all. Persimmon meets watermelon? I’m feeling more confident in diverging from the YouTube tutorial I’m following but realizing fruit pallets are hard to get right with little glass pixels.
September 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This beaded tomato slice doesn’t look like a tomato at all. Persimmon meets watermelon? I’m feeling more confident in diverging from the YouTube tutorial I’m following but realizing fruit pallets are hard to get right with little glass pixels.
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A fantastic Web 1.0-style how-to: ratfactor.com/cards/fitted...
September 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A fantastic Web 1.0-style how-to: ratfactor.com/cards/fitted...
Taught myself to make little beaded fruits like this little cara cara slice. A way to distract from endless scrolling (while watching TV 😝)
September 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Taught myself to make little beaded fruits like this little cara cara slice. A way to distract from endless scrolling (while watching TV 😝)
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And in case it's of interest, I taught a whole Spring 2024 class about Local Media, and I've got an open-access website (as I do for all of my classes :)
localmedia.wordsinspace.net/spring2024/
localmedia.wordsinspace.net/spring2024/
September 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
And in case it's of interest, I taught a whole Spring 2024 class about Local Media, and I've got an open-access website (as I do for all of my classes :)
localmedia.wordsinspace.net/spring2024/
localmedia.wordsinspace.net/spring2024/
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Public transit is (or *can* be) efficient and sustainable and delightful and popular!
September 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Public transit is (or *can* be) efficient and sustainable and delightful and popular!
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one day it will be mine
that's right folks, Ohio also has the former HQ of the Longaberger company. it's a seven story basket and it's empty because the company went bankrupt and nobody can figure out what to do with the building
September 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
one day it will be mine
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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
Swallowed an entire star anise?!
August 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Swallowed an entire star anise?!
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It's hot and muggy in Toronto and the only things I want to eat are frozen
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
Sweet and Salty Frozen Grapes
cooking.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's hot and muggy in Toronto and the only things I want to eat are frozen
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
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The highlight that the Internet Archive preserving Flash is starting to get "but flash was awful" comments but I can't hear you over the sound of 600 cooking games.
archive.org/details/soft...
archive.org/details/soft...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
August 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The highlight that the Internet Archive preserving Flash is starting to get "but flash was awful" comments but I can't hear you over the sound of 600 cooking games.
archive.org/details/soft...
archive.org/details/soft...
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Archivists Let You Now Read Some of the First Ever Reviews of Mario and Zelda
🔗 www.404media.co/computer-ent...
🔗 www.404media.co/computer-ent...
Archivists Let You Now Read Some of the First Ever Reviews of Mario and Zelda
Preservationists at the Video Game History Foundation purchased the rights to Computer Entertainer, the first video game magazine ever written and uploaded it for free.
www.404media.co
August 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Archivists Let You Now Read Some of the First Ever Reviews of Mario and Zelda
🔗 www.404media.co/computer-ent...
🔗 www.404media.co/computer-ent...
i kind of miss my twitter pals and banter. bluesky is like transferring to a new school in a new state
July 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
i kind of miss my twitter pals and banter. bluesky is like transferring to a new school in a new state
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I had forgotten that nest magazine of the early aughts was such a fascinating physical object.
Relatedly, it breaks my ❤️ + 🧠 to think that the monsters destroying our nation at this very minute — they’re currently 🪓 public media + transportation — are devoid of + disinterested in creativity
Relatedly, it breaks my ❤️ + 🧠 to think that the monsters destroying our nation at this very minute — they’re currently 🪓 public media + transportation — are devoid of + disinterested in creativity
July 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I had forgotten that nest magazine of the early aughts was such a fascinating physical object.
Relatedly, it breaks my ❤️ + 🧠 to think that the monsters destroying our nation at this very minute — they’re currently 🪓 public media + transportation — are devoid of + disinterested in creativity
Relatedly, it breaks my ❤️ + 🧠 to think that the monsters destroying our nation at this very minute — they’re currently 🪓 public media + transportation — are devoid of + disinterested in creativity
ngl i love it when my parents comment on my tiktok content
June 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
ngl i love it when my parents comment on my tiktok content
10 Things I Hate About You
May 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
10 Things I Hate About You
Happy start of Taurus season
April 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Happy start of Taurus season
The mental fortitude required to eat an apple in the long car ride and hold the sticky core in between thumb and pointer finger until the next trash can.
March 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The mental fortitude required to eat an apple in the long car ride and hold the sticky core in between thumb and pointer finger until the next trash can.
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The Digital Collections department at UNLV Libraries does really exciting, groundbreaking projects, so I hope someone amazing ends up in this Digital Special Collections Librarian position. Please consider applying! ✨️ nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa... #LISJobs 📚
Digital Special Collections Librarian, UNLV University Libraries [R0146506]
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...
nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Digital Collections department at UNLV Libraries does really exciting, groundbreaking projects, so I hope someone amazing ends up in this Digital Special Collections Librarian position. Please consider applying! ✨️ nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa... #LISJobs 📚
Realized today that I never remember my password, I only remember the shape my hand makes when I key them in.
March 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Realized today that I never remember my password, I only remember the shape my hand makes when I key them in.
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Happy ROMchip fundraiser day to all who celebrate
February 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Happy ROMchip fundraiser day to all who celebrate