dorianshmorian
@dorianshmorian.bsky.social
I try to make digital things easier to use for everyone, including people with disabilities. Recently retired from Harvard. I go for walks and watch bunnies destroy everything I grow in my garden. After that I read.
How weird would it be to have a dog with the same name as you
Dorian 🐕
Adult male Black Mouth Cur
Adoptable from Kurth Memorial Animal Services & Adoption Center (Lufkin, TX)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/dorian-79376647/tx/lufkin/kurth-memorial-animal-services-and-adoption-center-tx346/
Adult male Black Mouth Cur
Adoptable from Kurth Memorial Animal Services & Adoption Center (Lufkin, TX)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/dorian-79376647/tx/lufkin/kurth-memorial-animal-services-and-adoption-center-tx346/
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
How weird would it be to have a dog with the same name as you
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Sometimes it just feels like we are all eggs being broken for someone else’s omelette.
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Sometimes it just feels like we are all eggs being broken for someone else’s omelette.
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It was such a pleasure to do this one. If folks want to listen, please do. This podcast was a fantastic glimpse into life at our Tribal College, especially in a time of rapid and sweeping changes: www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It was such a pleasure to do this one. If folks want to listen, please do. This podcast was a fantastic glimpse into life at our Tribal College, especially in a time of rapid and sweeping changes: www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
Big props to this very hardworking person
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Big props to this very hardworking person
Tonight’s recipe: Jen Gunter’s French Lentils. Took me back to Provence.
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Tonight’s recipe: Jen Gunter’s French Lentils. Took me back to Provence.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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This kind of story gets me every time. Priya Krishna tries to revive a secret family recipe, connecting her past (the grandparents she's never met) present (her extended family) and future. Gift link, watch the video
The Quest to Recreate My Family’s Century-Old Secret Spice Blend
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This kind of story gets me every time. Priya Krishna tries to revive a secret family recipe, connecting her past (the grandparents she's never met) present (her extended family) and future. Gift link, watch the video
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ICE has been seizing people in Allston. Boston area folks, spread the word about the LUCE hotline to report ICE sightings. And here's stickers you can print and put up anywhere:
Massachusetts folks: I made these stickers sharing LUCE's ICE hotline ☎️ 617-370-5023--they verify sightings and share confirmed info. Stickers fit 1"x2.6" label (Avery 5160). Image below or follow link for a full sheet. Print, stick every&anywhere. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7v098...
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
ICE has been seizing people in Allston. Boston area folks, spread the word about the LUCE hotline to report ICE sightings. And here's stickers you can print and put up anywhere:
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Please use my tax dollars to help feed literally everyone.
Age? I don’t care.
Citizenship status? Don’t care.
Race/gender/religion? Don’t care.
Do they have a job? Statistically yeah but don’t care.
Do they have nice nails? DON’T CARE.
Age? I don’t care.
Citizenship status? Don’t care.
Race/gender/religion? Don’t care.
Do they have a job? Statistically yeah but don’t care.
Do they have nice nails? DON’T CARE.
November 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Please use my tax dollars to help feed literally everyone.
Age? I don’t care.
Citizenship status? Don’t care.
Race/gender/religion? Don’t care.
Do they have a job? Statistically yeah but don’t care.
Do they have nice nails? DON’T CARE.
Age? I don’t care.
Citizenship status? Don’t care.
Race/gender/religion? Don’t care.
Do they have a job? Statistically yeah but don’t care.
Do they have nice nails? DON’T CARE.
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It is wonderful to see @monteiro.bsky.social in full flight, and this one is a doozy. Watch it in the time you saved by getting an AI assistant to do your job incompetently.
youtu.be/zH2dFXDMwe4?...
youtu.be/zH2dFXDMwe4?...
Y Oslo - How to draw an orange, Mike Monteiro
YouTube video by Y Oslo
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It is wonderful to see @monteiro.bsky.social in full flight, and this one is a doozy. Watch it in the time you saved by getting an AI assistant to do your job incompetently.
youtu.be/zH2dFXDMwe4?...
youtu.be/zH2dFXDMwe4?...
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Today I helped out at the local food pantry. It was one of their busiest days. People are freaking out about food.
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Today I helped out at the local food pantry. It was one of their busiest days. People are freaking out about food.
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Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
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"What I need you to know is we are organized.
What I need you to know is that you need to get organized.
What I need you to know is they are coming.
What I need you to know is you can stop them...
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family"
What I need you to know is that you need to get organized.
What I need you to know is they are coming.
What I need you to know is you can stop them...
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family"
What I Need You To Understand, Notes from Chicago in Late October | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"What I need you to know is we are organized.
What I need you to know is that you need to get organized.
What I need you to know is they are coming.
What I need you to know is you can stop them...
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family"
What I need you to know is that you need to get organized.
What I need you to know is they are coming.
What I need you to know is you can stop them...
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family"
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October 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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This person is one hundred percent correct and it’s scary af. We will never “media literacy” our way out of this as a society. We are about to reap the whirlwind when it comes to misinformation, disinformation, and informational warfare.
October 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This person is one hundred percent correct and it’s scary af. We will never “media literacy” our way out of this as a society. We are about to reap the whirlwind when it comes to misinformation, disinformation, and informational warfare.
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There are NO KINGS in America.
That's why we resist, agitate, organize, and mobilize.
Because the only way to beat a dictator is with defiance.
That's why we resist, agitate, organize, and mobilize.
Because the only way to beat a dictator is with defiance.
October 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
There are NO KINGS in America.
That's why we resist, agitate, organize, and mobilize.
Because the only way to beat a dictator is with defiance.
That's why we resist, agitate, organize, and mobilize.
Because the only way to beat a dictator is with defiance.
Even the turkeys joined the NO KINGS march
October 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Even the turkeys joined the NO KINGS march
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It's big Trump protest day so that means we are mere hours away from my least favorite Bluesky: the Russian disinfo surge.
Here's how it works, and what you can do about it. 🧵
Here's how it works, and what you can do about it. 🧵
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's big Trump protest day so that means we are mere hours away from my least favorite Bluesky: the Russian disinfo surge.
Here's how it works, and what you can do about it. 🧵
Here's how it works, and what you can do about it. 🧵
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Original "No Kings" Protest
#wesaynokings
#wesaynokings
October 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Original "No Kings" Protest
#wesaynokings
#wesaynokings
My colleagues at Harvard Library wrote about their content strategy framework ❤️
Designing Content for Impact: A Content Strategy Approach for Libraries & Beyond
In libraries, content creation is a critical component of communication and service delivery. We introduce a five-step content strategy framework that makes the content creation process more effective...
journals.publishing.umich.edu
October 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My colleagues at Harvard Library wrote about their content strategy framework ❤️
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If you’re planning to hit the streets, we've gathered some advice, as well as a list of items you may want to bring with you. Be careful, and stay safe.
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
wrd.cm
October 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you’re planning to hit the streets, we've gathered some advice, as well as a list of items you may want to bring with you. Be careful, and stay safe.