misha
@claimnoshame.bsky.social
Let's talk about libraries, tech, sci fi, mixedness, exvangelicalism, etc. Swim/bike/run. Nebraskan expat, chili + cinnamon rolls evangelist.
Does Amazon engage in shady business practices? Sure. Is its founder a scummy dude? Also yes.
But I don't think we talk enough about how shameful its UI is for a "Big Tech" company with that much money. The clutter makes me dizzy!
But I don't think we talk enough about how shameful its UI is for a "Big Tech" company with that much money. The clutter makes me dizzy!
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Does Amazon engage in shady business practices? Sure. Is its founder a scummy dude? Also yes.
But I don't think we talk enough about how shameful its UI is for a "Big Tech" company with that much money. The clutter makes me dizzy!
But I don't think we talk enough about how shameful its UI is for a "Big Tech" company with that much money. The clutter makes me dizzy!
Seeing a Knives Out film in theaters is becoming a Thanksgiving tradition at our house. If you get a chance to catch Wake Up Dead Man on the big screen, do it! Who doesn't love a funny but substantive murder mystery set in a small town Catholic church? Plus it's gorgeous.
November 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Seeing a Knives Out film in theaters is becoming a Thanksgiving tradition at our house. If you get a chance to catch Wake Up Dead Man on the big screen, do it! Who doesn't love a funny but substantive murder mystery set in a small town Catholic church? Plus it's gorgeous.
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“Excuse me. I heard someone over here isn’t caring for the poor and welcoming immigrants.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Excuse me. I heard someone over here isn’t caring for the poor and welcoming immigrants.”
You could call me lazy and you'd be right, I don't have patience for pie crust.
I also know when I'm beat. I live in pie heaven, strolling distance from 4 amazing bakeries. I bought this pear hazelnut affair and I was right to do it.
I also know when I'm beat. I live in pie heaven, strolling distance from 4 amazing bakeries. I bought this pear hazelnut affair and I was right to do it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
You could call me lazy and you'd be right, I don't have patience for pie crust.
I also know when I'm beat. I live in pie heaven, strolling distance from 4 amazing bakeries. I bought this pear hazelnut affair and I was right to do it.
I also know when I'm beat. I live in pie heaven, strolling distance from 4 amazing bakeries. I bought this pear hazelnut affair and I was right to do it.
We've still got it*, date night at a live recording of @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social on moral panic. I finally learned where the annual Halloween candy scare came from, and thought more about why these hoaxes appeal to people.
*our wholesome tradition of thinking lectures are romantic
*our wholesome tradition of thinking lectures are romantic
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We've still got it*, date night at a live recording of @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social on moral panic. I finally learned where the annual Halloween candy scare came from, and thought more about why these hoaxes appeal to people.
*our wholesome tradition of thinking lectures are romantic
*our wholesome tradition of thinking lectures are romantic
I am a car free mass transit advocate, but damnit, could we please make city buses with a bit of suspension? All the rattling and bouncing makes for a fairly unsettling ride.
October 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I am a car free mass transit advocate, but damnit, could we please make city buses with a bit of suspension? All the rattling and bouncing makes for a fairly unsettling ride.
Tens of thousands in San Francisco said #NoKings, no fascists, no ICE or military occupations.
We the People said yes to democracy, freedom, and being whoever your creator made you to be. Hello fellow sci fi nerd with the United Federation of Planets flag.
We are what America looks like.
We the People said yes to democracy, freedom, and being whoever your creator made you to be. Hello fellow sci fi nerd with the United Federation of Planets flag.
We are what America looks like.
October 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Tens of thousands in San Francisco said #NoKings, no fascists, no ICE or military occupations.
We the People said yes to democracy, freedom, and being whoever your creator made you to be. Hello fellow sci fi nerd with the United Federation of Planets flag.
We are what America looks like.
We the People said yes to democracy, freedom, and being whoever your creator made you to be. Hello fellow sci fi nerd with the United Federation of Planets flag.
We are what America looks like.
They've somehow made customer service phone trees *worse* with "AI" chatbots. I didn't think that was possible – they were already pretty bad, and LLMs are in principle good at sounding human & responding to varied input.
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
They've somehow made customer service phone trees *worse* with "AI" chatbots. I didn't think that was possible – they were already pretty bad, and LLMs are in principle good at sounding human & responding to varied input.
Made a phenomenal breakfast in my sunny kitchen with my awesome spouse. Small pleasures, but we really have nice lives.
Sometimes it makes me dizzy to reflect on the gulf between how pleasant my daily life is and the bad stuff of the world.
Sometimes it makes me dizzy to reflect on the gulf between how pleasant my daily life is and the bad stuff of the world.
September 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Made a phenomenal breakfast in my sunny kitchen with my awesome spouse. Small pleasures, but we really have nice lives.
Sometimes it makes me dizzy to reflect on the gulf between how pleasant my daily life is and the bad stuff of the world.
Sometimes it makes me dizzy to reflect on the gulf between how pleasant my daily life is and the bad stuff of the world.
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San Francisco really turned out today
June 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
San Francisco really turned out today
Happy belated Loving Day to one and all!
58 years ago yesterday the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Loving v. Virginia that laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_...
58 years ago yesterday the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Loving v. Virginia that laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_...
Loving v. Virginia - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
June 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Happy belated Loving Day to one and all!
58 years ago yesterday the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Loving v. Virginia that laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_...
58 years ago yesterday the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Loving v. Virginia that laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_...
Over here judging books by their covers (and titles) as we prepare to reopen our engineering library.
Real missed opportunity on that Ant cover, O'Reilly!
Real missed opportunity on that Ant cover, O'Reilly!
May 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Over here judging books by their covers (and titles) as we prepare to reopen our engineering library.
Real missed opportunity on that Ant cover, O'Reilly!
Real missed opportunity on that Ant cover, O'Reilly!
Cook Blub started as bar hopping nerds reading books that blew our minds in high school. It has kept me in conversation with some really great books and better people.
It brings me great joy that it has outlived my time in Lincoln. John's right, just start a club!
It brings me great joy that it has outlived my time in Lincoln. John's right, just start a club!
Unsolicited advice from me: just start a book club
I started a book club with some random people I met in a bar. It is probably the best thing I've ever done. A decade later, it is the nearest thing I have to a child.
cookblub.club
I started a book club with some random people I met in a bar. It is probably the best thing I've ever done. A decade later, it is the nearest thing I have to a child.
cookblub.club
Cook Blub
Cook Blub is a book club started by friends in Lincoln, Nebraska. We rotate choosing a book, hosting, and making snacks ('blub') inspired by what we are reading.
cookblub.club
May 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Cook Blub started as bar hopping nerds reading books that blew our minds in high school. It has kept me in conversation with some really great books and better people.
It brings me great joy that it has outlived my time in Lincoln. John's right, just start a club!
It brings me great joy that it has outlived my time in Lincoln. John's right, just start a club!
I, a giant fraidy cat, saw Sinners this afternoon and I am forced to admit at long last that I like horror movies.
A colleague compared it to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and she was not wrong. Such a rich story!
A colleague compared it to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and she was not wrong. Such a rich story!
May 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I, a giant fraidy cat, saw Sinners this afternoon and I am forced to admit at long last that I like horror movies.
A colleague compared it to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and she was not wrong. Such a rich story!
A colleague compared it to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and she was not wrong. Such a rich story!
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If you are following the #LibraryofCongress challenges, here is a good analysis from @americalabs.org firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/a-constitu...
A Constitutional Confrontation at the Library of Congress
Monday was a tumultuous day for the Library of Congress, the broader Legislative Branch, and our system of government.
firstbranchforecast.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you are following the #LibraryofCongress challenges, here is a good analysis from @americalabs.org firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/a-constitu...
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ILL was such a lifeline when I was working in the prison library. I was sometimes doing a dozen a day. My collection had a budget of basically $0 (we survived on donations), so it had huge gaos, and ILL actually fulfilled the ideological promise of free and open access.
Just got word from my college roommate - who is the state archivist for the state of South Dakota - that due to the DOGE shutdowns of IMLS, they can no longer fund InterLibrary Loan in SD.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
April 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
ILL was such a lifeline when I was working in the prison library. I was sometimes doing a dozen a day. My collection had a budget of basically $0 (we survived on donations), so it had huge gaos, and ILL actually fulfilled the ideological promise of free and open access.
Freaky Tales was an amazing date night in Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre! Come for Pedro Pascal & rad 80s vibes, stay for Nazis getting their butts handed to them in outlandish, comic book fashion.
Leave with an education about some things that make Oakland pretty cool.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397390...
Leave with an education about some things that make Oakland pretty cool.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397390...
The Real-Life Tales Behind ‘Freaky Tales’
A Nazi beatdown, an Oakland rap battle, a hoops miracle — the new Pedro Pascal movie is based on actual people and events.
www.kqed.org
April 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Freaky Tales was an amazing date night in Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre! Come for Pedro Pascal & rad 80s vibes, stay for Nazis getting their butts handed to them in outlandish, comic book fashion.
Leave with an education about some things that make Oakland pretty cool.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397390...
Leave with an education about some things that make Oakland pretty cool.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397390...
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A while back I mentioned I helped to build a government AI tool. DOGE "deleted" (fired) my whole org (@alt18f.bsky.social) and took the tool to become their "AI-first strategy."
But what is the strategy? What are they actually planning to do?
I’m trying to piece it together. Here’s what I think 🧵
But what is the strategy? What are they actually planning to do?
I’m trying to piece it together. Here’s what I think 🧵
April 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
A while back I mentioned I helped to build a government AI tool. DOGE "deleted" (fired) my whole org (@alt18f.bsky.social) and took the tool to become their "AI-first strategy."
But what is the strategy? What are they actually planning to do?
I’m trying to piece it together. Here’s what I think 🧵
But what is the strategy? What are they actually planning to do?
I’m trying to piece it together. Here’s what I think 🧵
IMLS funds core library functions in every state like interlibrary loan and reference services. They also fund special projects, like Talking Books & Braille Services in my home state of Nebraska.
Check out the IMLS state profiles to see impact in your area: www.imls.gov/find-funding...
Check out the IMLS state profiles to see impact in your area: www.imls.gov/find-funding...
April 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
IMLS funds core library functions in every state like interlibrary loan and reference services. They also fund special projects, like Talking Books & Braille Services in my home state of Nebraska.
Check out the IMLS state profiles to see impact in your area: www.imls.gov/find-funding...
Check out the IMLS state profiles to see impact in your area: www.imls.gov/find-funding...
If I were King of the Bay Area for a day I would merge the 25+ transit systems into a single, regional transit authority. It will be called Bay Area Metro.
"BAM, you're there!"
"BAM, you're there!"
March 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
If I were King of the Bay Area for a day I would merge the 25+ transit systems into a single, regional transit authority. It will be called Bay Area Metro.
"BAM, you're there!"
"BAM, you're there!"
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I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
Each of us loves something that Trump's reverse-Midas touch comes to turn to shit, and as a librarian today it's my turn.
These are YOUR libraries too. IMLS is the primary federal support for museums & libraries nationwide. They fund Interlibrary Loan (so efficient!), rural broadband, & much more.
These are YOUR libraries too. IMLS is the primary federal support for museums & libraries nationwide. They fund Interlibrary Loan (so efficient!), rural broadband, & much more.
March 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Each of us loves something that Trump's reverse-Midas touch comes to turn to shit, and as a librarian today it's my turn.
These are YOUR libraries too. IMLS is the primary federal support for museums & libraries nationwide. They fund Interlibrary Loan (so efficient!), rural broadband, & much more.
These are YOUR libraries too. IMLS is the primary federal support for museums & libraries nationwide. They fund Interlibrary Loan (so efficient!), rural broadband, & much more.
Heartbreaking. Teslas are fire traps, run by a fascist who is tearing America apart. Do yourself and the country a favor, dump Tesla. #teslatakedown
What an absolute nightmare. A high school student saw his friends crash their Cybertruck and rushed to help, but was only able to rescue one of them because the car's doors would not open from the outside.
He watched his three other friends burn to death.
oaklandside.org/2025/03/18/c...
He watched his three other friends burn to death.
oaklandside.org/2025/03/18/c...
Cybertruck crash report says witness could not open door to save victims
Three college students were killed in the November collision in Piedmont.
oaklandside.org
March 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Heartbreaking. Teslas are fire traps, run by a fascist who is tearing America apart. Do yourself and the country a favor, dump Tesla. #teslatakedown
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Key to understanding "DOGE" is that it's not a department. It's not an organization at all: it has no firm membership list, no acknowledged leadership.
The guy who liquidated 18F has been sent to destroy Dept of Labor tech. He's not "part of DOGE" but also he is.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
The guy who liquidated 18F has been sent to destroy Dept of Labor tech. He's not "part of DOGE" but also he is.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
www.nextgov.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Key to understanding "DOGE" is that it's not a department. It's not an organization at all: it has no firm membership list, no acknowledged leadership.
The guy who liquidated 18F has been sent to destroy Dept of Labor tech. He's not "part of DOGE" but also he is.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
The guy who liquidated 18F has been sent to destroy Dept of Labor tech. He's not "part of DOGE" but also he is.
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
Kleptocracy in 4 easy steps:
1) Salesforce exec Stephen Ehikian is installed as head of GSA, manager of federal properties
2) Announces fire sale on the majority of said properties
3) His little brother & commercial real estate business partner jumps in line to buy below market rate
4) Profit!
1) Salesforce exec Stephen Ehikian is installed as head of GSA, manager of federal properties
2) Announces fire sale on the majority of said properties
3) His little brother & commercial real estate business partner jumps in line to buy below market rate
4) Profit!
Thank god for US inspectors general, the office which *actually* fights "fraud, waste, abuse, and misconduct"
DOGE apparently thinks these things weren't already illegal? FAFO you can't sell government buildings to your family at a discount.
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DOGE apparently thinks these things weren't already illegal? FAFO you can't sell government buildings to your family at a discount.
wapo.st/421ugRc
Brother of Trump’s GSA leader tried to buy prime federal property
The proposal to buy a parcel in Silicon Valley prompted a complaint to the inspector general. The GSA says it rejected the offer and its acting administrator followed ethics rules.
wapo.st
March 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Kleptocracy in 4 easy steps:
1) Salesforce exec Stephen Ehikian is installed as head of GSA, manager of federal properties
2) Announces fire sale on the majority of said properties
3) His little brother & commercial real estate business partner jumps in line to buy below market rate
4) Profit!
1) Salesforce exec Stephen Ehikian is installed as head of GSA, manager of federal properties
2) Announces fire sale on the majority of said properties
3) His little brother & commercial real estate business partner jumps in line to buy below market rate
4) Profit!