Mita Williams
@copystar.bsky.social
Law Librarian at Windsor Law.
https://copystar.neocities.org/
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Mita Williams
@copystar.bsky.social
· Dec 15
University of Winds
Three links to wonderful and thought-provoking things every other Saturday morning from Mita Williams.
www.uofwinds.com
I don’t have a tagline for my newsletter, but I’m workshopping “Reader’s advisory for the utopia of the dimmer light” www.uofwinds.com
“Rather than believe the women he had collaborated with, and so be forced to revise his image of the respectable men in his midst, he chose to maintain that respectability by refusing the validity of his own observations.”
aworkinglibrary.com/writing/beyo...
aworkinglibrary.com/writing/beyo...
Beyond credibility
To believe in supremacy is to refuse to see what’s right in front of you, over and over and over again.
aworkinglibrary.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“Rather than believe the women he had collaborated with, and so be forced to revise his image of the respectable men in his midst, he chose to maintain that respectability by refusing the validity of his own observations.”
aworkinglibrary.com/writing/beyo...
aworkinglibrary.com/writing/beyo...
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You’ll never guess who the article was about
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
You’ll never guess who the article was about
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I want to restate something I said in a lot of replies yesterday, which is that this move is not going to reduce replies yelling at the Bsky team—and that should not be the goal.
What it does is clarify how moderation works here so that people can assess that and act accordingly.
What it does is clarify how moderation works here so that people can assess that and act accordingly.
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I want to restate something I said in a lot of replies yesterday, which is that this move is not going to reduce replies yelling at the Bsky team—and that should not be the goal.
What it does is clarify how moderation works here so that people can assess that and act accordingly.
What it does is clarify how moderation works here so that people can assess that and act accordingly.
Some weeks ago, I found on Pinboard's most popular bookmarks, this interactive essay called Build Your Own Database: A step-by-step guide to building a key-value database from scratch." www.nan.fyi/database
From it I learned that memory management is very important in building a database!
From it I learned that memory management is very important in building a database!
Build Your Own Database
A step-by-step guide to building a key-value database from scratch.
www.nan.fyi
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Some weeks ago, I found on Pinboard's most popular bookmarks, this interactive essay called Build Your Own Database: A step-by-step guide to building a key-value database from scratch." www.nan.fyi/database
From it I learned that memory management is very important in building a database!
From it I learned that memory management is very important in building a database!
Today I was able to make it into one of the rounds for FIFA World Cup tickets. I was in the queue for a very long time.
Once in, I was unable to get any for Toronto except one opportunity to purchase tickets for $2755 *each*.
I did not purchase these tickets.
Once in, I was unable to get any for Toronto except one opportunity to purchase tickets for $2755 *each*.
I did not purchase these tickets.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today I was able to make it into one of the rounds for FIFA World Cup tickets. I was in the queue for a very long time.
Once in, I was unable to get any for Toronto except one opportunity to purchase tickets for $2755 *each*.
I did not purchase these tickets.
Once in, I was unable to get any for Toronto except one opportunity to purchase tickets for $2755 *each*.
I did not purchase these tickets.
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Presumably a mistaken suspension of a journalist who is a very anodyne poster over here, @aaron.bsky.team and co. What's the best way to reach the team who can look into it?
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Presumably a mistaken suspension of a journalist who is a very anodyne poster over here, @aaron.bsky.team and co. What's the best way to reach the team who can look into it?
"How I use Signal (and Why)"
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/11/11/h...
This blog post is part of a larger series that might be of interest: librarian.aedileworks.com/tag/howandwhy/
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/11/11/h...
This blog post is part of a larger series that might be of interest: librarian.aedileworks.com/tag/howandwhy/
How I use Signal (and Why)
This blog post will go into why I use Signal as my personal messaging app of choice and to point out its features in hopes that it might convince you to use Signal as well.
librarian.aedileworks.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"How I use Signal (and Why)"
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/11/11/h...
This blog post is part of a larger series that might be of interest: librarian.aedileworks.com/tag/howandwhy/
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/11/11/h...
This blog post is part of a larger series that might be of interest: librarian.aedileworks.com/tag/howandwhy/
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In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
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I’m quoted in 3 important media stories from last week. All different but share a common theme: how do we push back against surveillance that is undermining dignity, relationships, the possibilities of collective liberation? Not exactly CBCs framing but it’s a noticeable trend in public discussions:
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I’m quoted in 3 important media stories from last week. All different but share a common theme: how do we push back against surveillance that is undermining dignity, relationships, the possibilities of collective liberation? Not exactly CBCs framing but it’s a noticeable trend in public discussions:
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The Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research is launching a US-style attack on EDI in Tri-Council funding.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research is launching a US-style attack on EDI in Tri-Council funding.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
As a rabid fan of EEAAO, I both love the fact that you can play a rock in Stone Simulator in multi-player... but I take umbrage that being rocks together is a lesson of *stoicism*
www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...
Maybe it's absurdism. But maybe it's love ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X1s...
www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...
Maybe it's absurdism. But maybe it's love ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X1s...
Stone Simulator is an Unreal Engine 5 game where you literally do nothing
(because you're a stone).
www.creativebloq.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As a rabid fan of EEAAO, I both love the fact that you can play a rock in Stone Simulator in multi-player... but I take umbrage that being rocks together is a lesson of *stoicism*
www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...
Maybe it's absurdism. But maybe it's love ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X1s...
www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...
Maybe it's absurdism. But maybe it's love ❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X1s...
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Blue Jay (rotated), by Helen Frankenthaler, 1963, 📸 by @haffeyphoto
October 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Blue Jay (rotated), by Helen Frankenthaler, 1963, 📸 by @haffeyphoto
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The US will soon require entry & exit photos of all Canadians crossing the border for biometric analysis.
To me the exit photo in particular signals more widespread & indiscriminate biometric surveillance of *all* people in the US to use this database.
CBC story here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....
To me the exit photo in particular signals more widespread & indiscriminate biometric surveillance of *all* people in the US to use this database.
CBC story here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The US will soon require entry & exit photos of all Canadians crossing the border for biometric analysis.
To me the exit photo in particular signals more widespread & indiscriminate biometric surveillance of *all* people in the US to use this database.
CBC story here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....
To me the exit photo in particular signals more widespread & indiscriminate biometric surveillance of *all* people in the US to use this database.
CBC story here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....
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I thought this was an exceptional interview by @reckless.bsky.social with Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of Lexis Nexis on how Ai might influence our legal systems
youtu.be/g-1A72BGztA?...
youtu.be/g-1A72BGztA?...
LexisNexis CEO says the AI law era is already here | Decoder | Full Episode
YouTube video by Decoder with Nilay Patel
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I thought this was an exceptional interview by @reckless.bsky.social with Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of Lexis Nexis on how Ai might influence our legal systems
youtu.be/g-1A72BGztA?...
youtu.be/g-1A72BGztA?...
How *you* ( 📚librarians and those working in publishing, law, and government) should use ActivityPub and why
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/10/27/h...
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/10/27/h...
How *you* (librarians and those working in publishing, law, and government) should use ActivityPub and Why
This post contains reasons why librarians and those working in publishing, law, and government should pay some attention to ActivityPub
librarian.aedileworks.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
How *you* ( 📚librarians and those working in publishing, law, and government) should use ActivityPub and why
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/10/27/h...
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/10/27/h...
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A hard truth is that the search for artificial general intelligence as a commercial tool is fundamentally a reproduction of slavery. Not because computers are people or anything so silly, but because of the impetus: To acquire the products of humanity without the need for a human to consent.
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A hard truth is that the search for artificial general intelligence as a commercial tool is fundamentally a reproduction of slavery. Not because computers are people or anything so silly, but because of the impetus: To acquire the products of humanity without the need for a human to consent.
📚 "Creating with instead of creating for"
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/10/22/c...
Earlier this week, I read an article that I want to celebrate here: “From Notes to Networks: Using Obsidian to Teach Metadata and Linked Data” by by Kara Long and Erin Yunes, code4lib Journal, Issue 61, 2025-10-21.
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/10/22/c...
Earlier this week, I read an article that I want to celebrate here: “From Notes to Networks: Using Obsidian to Teach Metadata and Linked Data” by by Kara Long and Erin Yunes, code4lib Journal, Issue 61, 2025-10-21.
Creating with instead of creating for
Yesterday I read an article that I want to celebrate here: “From Notes to Networks: Using Obsidian to Teach Metadata and Linked Data” by by Kara Long and Erin Yunes, code4lib Journal, I…
librarian.aedileworks.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
📚 "Creating with instead of creating for"
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/10/22/c...
Earlier this week, I read an article that I want to celebrate here: “From Notes to Networks: Using Obsidian to Teach Metadata and Linked Data” by by Kara Long and Erin Yunes, code4lib Journal, Issue 61, 2025-10-21.
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/10/22/c...
Earlier this week, I read an article that I want to celebrate here: “From Notes to Networks: Using Obsidian to Teach Metadata and Linked Data” by by Kara Long and Erin Yunes, code4lib Journal, Issue 61, 2025-10-21.