Ashli
@ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social
Reference assistant, currently in grad school for LIS. I do DVDs and Friday movies, Library of Things, and 3d printing.
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the only way to ensure it's a bubble that'll eventually burst is to prevent institutional uptake of these technologies, which is still possible if we keep refusing and resisting
January 17, 2026 at 12:32 AM
the only way to ensure it's a bubble that'll eventually burst is to prevent institutional uptake of these technologies, which is still possible if we keep refusing and resisting
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JUST ADDED: Can't make it to the Internet Archive for our Public Domain Film Remix Contest screening party? Join the LIVESTREAM to watch the winning films and honorable mentions!
LIVE from the Internet Archive
January 21 @ 7pm PT
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1980757251...
LIVE from the Internet Archive
January 21 @ 7pm PT
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1980757251...
January 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM
JUST ADDED: Can't make it to the Internet Archive for our Public Domain Film Remix Contest screening party? Join the LIVESTREAM to watch the winning films and honorable mentions!
LIVE from the Internet Archive
January 21 @ 7pm PT
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1980757251...
LIVE from the Internet Archive
January 21 @ 7pm PT
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1980757251...
Sharing for the comments which are full of solutions. I only recently noticed them when trying to pull book and game covers for library socials.
What is up with web images being .webp now? Why? My (ancient, pre-subscription) copy of Photoshop can't open them. I can't even edit them in Preview unless I make a duplicate as another file type. I hate this. I object. I am a conscientious objector. Give me .jpg or give me death.
January 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Sharing for the comments which are full of solutions. I only recently noticed them when trying to pull book and game covers for library socials.
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Qual Mail... Loon Letters... Postal Bird Stickers!! 🐦✉️
January 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Qual Mail... Loon Letters... Postal Bird Stickers!! 🐦✉️
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NO!!!! NO!!!!!!!!
I read an interview today where Alison Bechdel talked about using chatGPT for a panel of her recent comic -- she prompted it and copied the results -- and I still don't know what to do with that. It genuinely feels in moments like this like so many of our art elders are failing us.
Catching up with what James Gurney, the Dinotopia artist, is up to these days. Pathetic.
January 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
NO!!!! NO!!!!!!!!
I live in a big city and I still willingly commute to another city to see movies. Every single time.
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I live in a big city and I still willingly commute to another city to see movies. Every single time.
I have read two absolutely unenjoyable books this year and that is too many nearly back to back. But I’m now reading Of Monsters and Mainframes and having a great time about it so here’s to hoping I have many fun reads in a row before another bad one.
January 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I have read two absolutely unenjoyable books this year and that is too many nearly back to back. But I’m now reading Of Monsters and Mainframes and having a great time about it so here’s to hoping I have many fun reads in a row before another bad one.
I am magnanimous in my house kingdom. I agreed to turn up the heat to 65F for the night because our blankets are not all dry from being washed.
I don’t like it at this temp partly because the radiators hiss and spit and clank overnight at this temp and that’s hard to sleep through.
I don’t like it at this temp partly because the radiators hiss and spit and clank overnight at this temp and that’s hard to sleep through.
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I am magnanimous in my house kingdom. I agreed to turn up the heat to 65F for the night because our blankets are not all dry from being washed.
I don’t like it at this temp partly because the radiators hiss and spit and clank overnight at this temp and that’s hard to sleep through.
I don’t like it at this temp partly because the radiators hiss and spit and clank overnight at this temp and that’s hard to sleep through.
When and why did all fantasy start using the phrase “what in the hells”? It seems like it’s been in every fantasy book I’ve read, regardless as to publication date or sub genre. I’ve read so many back to back that now I’m getting annoyed.
January 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
When and why did all fantasy start using the phrase “what in the hells”? It seems like it’s been in every fantasy book I’ve read, regardless as to publication date or sub genre. I’ve read so many back to back that now I’m getting annoyed.
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Haha it’s a classic
since everyone loves a good orange cat story, i have one from this weekend 🧵
January 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Haha it’s a classic
I’m listening to the third of fifteen books I have to read for the Garden State Teen Book Awards and this is the first time I am irritated at the YA label because this feels very middle grade despite the potential age of the main character.
January 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I’m listening to the third of fifteen books I have to read for the Garden State Teen Book Awards and this is the first time I am irritated at the YA label because this feels very middle grade despite the potential age of the main character.
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Can someone explain to me why so many shirt form food videos have people using plastic gloves at home? I’m genuinely confused by this if it isn’t like, handling greens that could sting prior to cooking or a sensation thing. I’m just shocked by how common it seems.
January 10, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Can someone explain to me why so many shirt form food videos have people using plastic gloves at home? I’m genuinely confused by this if it isn’t like, handling greens that could sting prior to cooking or a sensation thing. I’m just shocked by how common it seems.
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RE Larian and GenAI: now that we know the physical impact of LLMs and the data centers they require to run, even if trained off in-house data, there is still NO ethical way to use GenAI
January 10, 2026 at 6:27 AM
RE Larian and GenAI: now that we know the physical impact of LLMs and the data centers they require to run, even if trained off in-house data, there is still NO ethical way to use GenAI
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THIS WEEKEND: More than 1,000 marches and vigils are taking place nationwide to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror. Please join us: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
January 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
THIS WEEKEND: More than 1,000 marches and vigils are taking place nationwide to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror. Please join us: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
In the early days of popular EVs and hybrids, I worked with someone who called in from the parking lot because her car wouldn’t turn off. So like… I don’t trust this newer tech that takes away a lot of the mechanical things for the sake of aesthetics. Like… what did a key ever do to harm you?
The SAFE Exit Act endorsed by Consumer Reports aims to address growing safety concerns with electronic car door handles that may not function properly if a vehicle loses power or is involved in a crash.
Proposed Law Takes Aim at Unsafe Electronic Car Door Handles - Consumer Reports
The SAFE Exit Act follows an investigation into Tesla's electronic door handles; the law requires a manual fail-safe and a way for first responders to get in.
www.consumerreports.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
In the early days of popular EVs and hybrids, I worked with someone who called in from the parking lot because her car wouldn’t turn off. So like… I don’t trust this newer tech that takes away a lot of the mechanical things for the sake of aesthetics. Like… what did a key ever do to harm you?
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New Jersey needs a sprawling conference center that is located in Central Jersey. I don't know where or how, but there are far too many professional conferences in Atlantic City and no. Just no.
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
New Jersey needs a sprawling conference center that is located in Central Jersey. I don't know where or how, but there are far too many professional conferences in Atlantic City and no. Just no.
I just finished my 4th book of the year! I’m currently listening to two audiobooks, one of which I might have to swap out for text because boy howdy the author reads at hyperspeed and you can hear her literally gulp for air. Like yo lil homie have some water and don’t need an ambulance. 👀
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January 6, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I just finished my 4th book of the year! I’m currently listening to two audiobooks, one of which I might have to swap out for text because boy howdy the author reads at hyperspeed and you can hear her literally gulp for air. Like yo lil homie have some water and don’t need an ambulance. 👀
📚
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@rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social do you use a template or any kind of structure when writing out book reviews? I have a few I have to write for arcs and whatnot and I am generally very terrible at being consistent with review writing.
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
@rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social do you use a template or any kind of structure when writing out book reviews? I have a few I have to write for arcs and whatnot and I am generally very terrible at being consistent with review writing.
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It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
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Y'all, this saved my butt today. Re-sharing in case it can save someone else's.
I recently learned this trick for getting images out of a Google Doc, so I wanted to share in case it's useful.
File -> Download -> Web Page. Then unzip, and you've got a nice folder of images!
File -> Download -> Web Page. Then unzip, and you've got a nice folder of images!
January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Y'all, this saved my butt today. Re-sharing in case it can save someone else's.
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genuinely something I love about the internet are all the spaces where people post pictures of snakes/birds/flowers/mushrooms they see and people help them identify it for no reason other than appreciation for the natural world.
January 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
genuinely something I love about the internet are all the spaces where people post pictures of snakes/birds/flowers/mushrooms they see and people help them identify it for no reason other than appreciation for the natural world.
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I'm working on the next edition of my small monthly newsletter: buttondown.com/rosemarymosco Join now and you'll get to see this month's weird-bird-of-the-month! It's a doozy.
January 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I'm working on the next edition of my small monthly newsletter: buttondown.com/rosemarymosco Join now and you'll get to see this month's weird-bird-of-the-month! It's a doozy.
I love this bird.
January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I love this bird.
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Reminder: there is no argument against Tony that is correct. None. You argue with this you are wrong. Get over it. And I will not argue with you because your opinion is not worth my time.
goodnight, and remember: library late fees suck. they simply discourage library use. you should be glad if your library abolished them, and if it hasn’t, you should tell them it should. 📚
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Reminder: there is no argument against Tony that is correct. None. You argue with this you are wrong. Get over it. And I will not argue with you because your opinion is not worth my time.