Lauren
@green-circles.bsky.social
PNW resident. Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) graduate from SJSU 2024. BA in Cinema (SFSU).
As someone who was just perusing the Higher Ed job boards today this is so discouraging 😩
My soror shared this note from a university hiring manager. The market isn’t just wrecked. I don’t think this is just a recessionary pullback. 2,000 applications for one higherEd job is 100% a sign of a structural failure. It’s so horrible. I’m sorry.
July 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
As someone who was just perusing the Higher Ed job boards today this is so discouraging 😩
Going through the #petgrief tag, reading other people’s stories. My beloved dog passed away on Friday, unexpectedly. It is so hard to think about the fact I will never see him again… never have him beg for food again, or chase his tennis balls, or carry his lamby up to bed with him 💔
February 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Going through the #petgrief tag, reading other people’s stories. My beloved dog passed away on Friday, unexpectedly. It is so hard to think about the fact I will never see him again… never have him beg for food again, or chase his tennis balls, or carry his lamby up to bed with him 💔
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The adorable Malayan tapir calf that was born Sunday night continues to nurse and bond with mom behind the scenes. Mom and baby are both doing well and we will announce the sex and name soon. Sound on to hear tiny tapir chirps.
February 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The adorable Malayan tapir calf that was born Sunday night continues to nurse and bond with mom behind the scenes. Mom and baby are both doing well and we will announce the sex and name soon. Sound on to hear tiny tapir chirps.
Is there anyone on Bluesky from Tacoma (Washington state) who went to Lowell Elementary School? I did a deep dive on its history and made a website about it here, check it out if you're interested!
lowellelementaryhistoryproject.com
lowellelementaryhistoryproject.com
Lowell Elementary School History Project
Tacoma, Washington
lowellelementaryhistoryproject.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Is there anyone on Bluesky from Tacoma (Washington state) who went to Lowell Elementary School? I did a deep dive on its history and made a website about it here, check it out if you're interested!
lowellelementaryhistoryproject.com
lowellelementaryhistoryproject.com
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Hi! I'm an artist named Aimee Dan, here are some illustrations I've made, you can also find me here:
Portfolio: www.aimeedan.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/aimeedanart/
#artist #kidlitart #illustration #seattle
Portfolio: www.aimeedan.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/aimeedanart/
#artist #kidlitart #illustration #seattle
January 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Hi! I'm an artist named Aimee Dan, here are some illustrations I've made, you can also find me here:
Portfolio: www.aimeedan.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/aimeedanart/
#artist #kidlitart #illustration #seattle
Portfolio: www.aimeedan.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/aimeedanart/
#artist #kidlitart #illustration #seattle
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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The Kiki is a party to calm ALL your nerves
July 15, 2023 at 1:49 AM
The Kiki is a party to calm ALL your nerves
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‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfires
‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfires
Rescue workers have swung into action to board, feed and treat displaced animals – and find those who may be trapped
As the wildfires besieged Los Angeles, marauding through hillside suburbs at an impossibly fast and ferocious pace, 500 miles away…
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
‘It brings out the best in humanity’: the rescuers saving pets from LA’s wildfires
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It's all over the place bsky.app/profile/numb...
AI is polluting stock image libraries with generated garbage. search.app/4asE
Designers say AI is making stock image sites unusable
A deluge of AI slop is making it harder to find decent images.
search.app
January 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It's all over the place bsky.app/profile/numb...
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Much better. Remember: Your volcanoes should be icy. Your windshields shouldn't be.
January 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Much better. Remember: Your volcanoes should be icy. Your windshields shouldn't be.
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Driving with an icy windshield is an affront to safety AND to the aesthetic.
January 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Driving with an icy windshield is an affront to safety AND to the aesthetic.
Ok but I actually want this book for real 😂
I’m done dating humans. I’ve got a better idea—
January 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ok but I actually want this book for real 😂
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This morning, one-year-old muskox Willow was officially introduced to one-year-old Pretzel in the large Tundra habitat, and it was a success! The adorable duo have been seen grazing and exploring together. Guests can see Pretzel and Willow together in their shared habitat starting today.
January 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This morning, one-year-old muskox Willow was officially introduced to one-year-old Pretzel in the large Tundra habitat, and it was a success! The adorable duo have been seen grazing and exploring together. Guests can see Pretzel and Willow together in their shared habitat starting today.
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With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
January 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
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Important update on my parents’ kitten, Purrcy: he is still very cute.
January 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Important update on my parents’ kitten, Purrcy: he is still very cute.
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So much that is created today is born digital. Thanks to those working hard to preserve it all. #digipres
go.bsky.app/3SpFvF1
go.bsky.app/3SpFvF1
January 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
So much that is created today is born digital. Thanks to those working hard to preserve it all. #digipres
go.bsky.app/3SpFvF1
go.bsky.app/3SpFvF1
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I keep thinking of the incredible work all the #Firefighters are doing right now in LA.
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌
January 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I keep thinking of the incredible work all the #Firefighters are doing right now in LA.
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌
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Internet Archive's founder, @brewster.kahle.org, spoke with @wbur.org's Megna Chakrabarti about the lawsuits against the Internet Archive, the importance of archiving the web, and the "constantly renewed mythological goal" of the Library of Alexandria.
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
The Internet Archive is in danger
More than 900 billion webpages are preserved on The Wayback Machine, a history of humanity online. Now, copyright lawsuits could wipe it out.
www.wbur.org
January 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Internet Archive's founder, @brewster.kahle.org, spoke with @wbur.org's Megna Chakrabarti about the lawsuits against the Internet Archive, the importance of archiving the web, and the "constantly renewed mythological goal" of the Library of Alexandria.
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
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Woke up this morning with this guy on my mind and thought "I simply must cross stitch him" and so, hours later, here he is.
January 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Woke up this morning with this guy on my mind and thought "I simply must cross stitch him" and so, hours later, here he is.
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If you are an archivist you should read this. It's so rare to see labor and expertise of archivists acknowledged let alone celebrated that I might have cried a little
to share with your friends and colleagues if necessary
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 29, 2024 at 4:28 PM
If you are an archivist you should read this. It's so rare to see labor and expertise of archivists acknowledged let alone celebrated that I might have cried a little
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Every time someone asks why everything isn't digitized I usually just send them this photo
December 29, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Every time someone asks why everything isn't digitized I usually just send them this photo