Amelia Brunskill
@ameliab.bsky.social
Librarian. Writer. Author of THE WINDOW and WOLFPACK.
Given AI’s extremely high energy usage, I really wish we would stop treating it as a fun tool that should be used however and whenever.
May 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Given AI’s extremely high energy usage, I really wish we would stop treating it as a fun tool that should be used however and whenever.
I saw Sinners last night and it was so gloriously cinematic and also that perfect amount of scary-but-not-too-scary which meant that even I, a nervous rabbit of a person, could still really enjoy it.
May 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I saw Sinners last night and it was so gloriously cinematic and also that perfect amount of scary-but-not-too-scary which meant that even I, a nervous rabbit of a person, could still really enjoy it.
There is a Cooper’s hawk nesting by my library building and it is very exciting!
April 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
There is a Cooper’s hawk nesting by my library building and it is very exciting!
Only Insolence will be my new band name.
April 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Only Insolence will be my new band name.
Someone left their phone off mute in the waiting room and suddenly a loud, but very calm voice proclaimed: HAVE YOU BEEN USING APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WRONG ALL THIS TIME?
And then they muted it.
So I will never know the answer.
And then they muted it.
So I will never know the answer.
February 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Someone left their phone off mute in the waiting room and suddenly a loud, but very calm voice proclaimed: HAVE YOU BEEN USING APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WRONG ALL THIS TIME?
And then they muted it.
So I will never know the answer.
And then they muted it.
So I will never know the answer.
A lifetime of consuming media about evil geniuses has left me ill prepared for dealing with evil that does not involve one iota of intelligence.
February 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A lifetime of consuming media about evil geniuses has left me ill prepared for dealing with evil that does not involve one iota of intelligence.
I only have to put on yaktrax about once a year, but I am so incredibly grateful for them each time.
February 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I only have to put on yaktrax about once a year, but I am so incredibly grateful for them each time.
I think 2025 is the year I just stop worrying about annoying people with my friendship.
December 19, 2024 at 1:06 PM
I think 2025 is the year I just stop worrying about annoying people with my friendship.
Well, this is terrifying: apnews.com/article/ai-a...
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw. It makes things up that were never said.
apnews.com
October 27, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Well, this is terrifying: apnews.com/article/ai-a...
Oh. The Stanley Cup people are excited about is not the hockey one? (I have never before been confused by having too *much* sports knowledge.)
September 4, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Oh. The Stanley Cup people are excited about is not the hockey one? (I have never before been confused by having too *much* sports knowledge.)
Today I watched Ghostlight and then The Quiet Girl. I really know how to party.
September 2, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Today I watched Ghostlight and then The Quiet Girl. I really know how to party.
Bless the optimism of the scheduler at the doctor’s office who seems to sincerely believe that my scheduling preferences might actually matter.
August 29, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Bless the optimism of the scheduler at the doctor’s office who seems to sincerely believe that my scheduling preferences might actually matter.
Finally watching The Bear and last night I dreamt that I was carefully painting a plate with two slightly different shades of bee pollen.
August 21, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Finally watching The Bear and last night I dreamt that I was carefully painting a plate with two slightly different shades of bee pollen.
I am delighted that an article that I co-wrote with my colleague, Rosie Hanneke, looking at systematic review search strategies for SDOH is now available online! systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Searching for the social determinants of health: observations from evidence synthesis publications - Systematic Reviews
Background The social determinants of health (SDOH) are the focus of an exponentially increasing number of publications, including evidence syntheses. However, there is not an established standard for...
systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com
June 7, 2024 at 1:15 PM
I am delighted that an article that I co-wrote with my colleague, Rosie Hanneke, looking at systematic review search strategies for SDOH is now available online! systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Hooray!!!!!
Lady Eve's Last Con is officially out:
- TODAY (in the US)
- THURSDAY (in the UK)
- SOMETIME IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO (or so friends who order from indie bookstores have told me! a well deserved privilege)
still tbh flabbergasted that this is really happening but no takebacks now! 😎
geni.us/5unVd
- TODAY (in the US)
- THURSDAY (in the UK)
- SOMETIME IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO (or so friends who order from indie bookstores have told me! a well deserved privilege)
still tbh flabbergasted that this is really happening but no takebacks now! 😎
geni.us/5unVd
Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow
PREORDER NOW:
geni.us
June 4, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Hooray!!!!!
Everyone who selects to notify the host of a meeting of > a dozen people that they will be attending is choosing violence.
May 31, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Everyone who selects to notify the host of a meeting of > a dozen people that they will be attending is choosing violence.
One day I hope to get a legitimate email expressing so much excitement about my research that my computer thinks it’s spam.
February 14, 2024 at 2:22 PM
One day I hope to get a legitimate email expressing so much excitement about my research that my computer thinks it’s spam.
I mean, I guess.
February 1, 2024 at 12:52 PM
I mean, I guess.
I waited all the way until 11 AM to eat lunch. Please clap.
January 10, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I waited all the way until 11 AM to eat lunch. Please clap.
Last night, I watched Paddington 2.
A completely perfect film.
I have no notes.
A completely perfect film.
I have no notes.
January 2, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Last night, I watched Paddington 2.
A completely perfect film.
I have no notes.
A completely perfect film.
I have no notes.
Christmas involved watching Die Hard, eating chili and warm chocolate chip cookies, and doing holiday crackers. The perfect American and British hybrid of the holiday.
December 26, 2023 at 3:06 PM
Christmas involved watching Die Hard, eating chili and warm chocolate chip cookies, and doing holiday crackers. The perfect American and British hybrid of the holiday.
I’m pretty sure I could hibernate if I really tried. I mean, eating a lot and then sleeping for a long time? I have both of these skills.
December 24, 2023 at 1:57 PM
I’m pretty sure I could hibernate if I really tried. I mean, eating a lot and then sleeping for a long time? I have both of these skills.
It is the kind of morning where I find myself checking the freezer to see if I put my wrist guard there.
December 20, 2023 at 1:57 PM
It is the kind of morning where I find myself checking the freezer to see if I put my wrist guard there.
My right arm is quasi out of commission due to repetitive stress, which is very frustrating. However, it is interesting experimenting with dictation options and practicing expressing myself verbally how I want to be recorded in print.
December 19, 2023 at 7:45 PM
My right arm is quasi out of commission due to repetitive stress, which is very frustrating. However, it is interesting experimenting with dictation options and practicing expressing myself verbally how I want to be recorded in print.
Sometimes it feels quite unfair that you have to make coffee without having had coffee yet.
December 3, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Sometimes it feels quite unfair that you have to make coffee without having had coffee yet.