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Luka
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aka a low flying panic attack
aka klockwerkluka
librarian (not the public kind) in #YQR #sask🌾
socialist ★
optimistic pessimist
chronically online
too many cats
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interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
Fucking liberals just cannot resist...
Screenshot of text from CBC article: "If you’re a landlord with a vacant unit or the owner of a luxury jet, you’re in luck. The government is eliminating two high-end taxes. The first is the underused housing tax, a one per cent tax on the ownership of vacant or underused housing in Canada that took effect in January 2022. It’s also eliminating the luxury tax on aircraft priced over $100,000 and boats priced over $250,000."
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
Autocomplete no! Stop that!

#medlibs #nursing #canmedlib
Screenshot from a library catalogue search for "Perry Potter", listing the following autocomplete suggestions: Perry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Perry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Perry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Perry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
August 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
Why in gods name has the RCMP/CFP opted to make the Student Handbook for the Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC) freely available as a PDF, but indicates you must get express formal (written) permission from the RCMP/CFP to print it.

Crown/Government copyright is so goddam stupid sometimes.
© (2014) HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA as represented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The RCMP/CFP will allow reproduction in whole or in part, with appropriate credit, provided no changes have been made to the content and it is intended for non-profit use. A formal request for permission must be sent to the RCMP/CFP.
August 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
I didn't think he could outdo this but here we are
Donald Trump in the white house standing before a table of McDonald's food to be served to guests
May 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
The job description of a librarian according to my employer #medlibs 🙃
Job Description: Assists library users to access information via the cataloguing process and organizing electronic/digital resources.
May 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
Please use alt text
So if you were thinking of voting for the Conservative Party... I went to Polievre's rally in Saskatoon this evening. I wanted to hear him speak and I had questions. I was there with a friend. We stood near the back of the warehouse because it was crowded and very loud. I was wearing a trans rights t-shirt. As Polievre was being introduced, a man came up to us and asked us to leave. We asked why. We hadn't done anything, we were there to listen, like everyone else. He said it's private property and we were trespassing. I said we signed up to be there. He said we needed to leave. I said why, we haven't done anything. He said if we don't leave we'll be arrested. Then he grabbed my arm. I wrenched it away. He went to grab it again and I avoided him. Then the cops grabbed me and marched me out. Once we got outside we asked if we were being arrested. They said we were trespassing and this was private property. Each of my arms were held by a different cop. I said if you guys let go of me I'll leave. They said "you're resisting" and handcuffed me. Four cops marched me to the street and went through my pockets. (They did a very poor job because I did have my ID in my pocket but they did not find it.) They said they needed my name. I said no. They said if I didn't give them my name I'd be arrested. I said I didn't do anything. They said I was trespassing. I gave them my name and they confirmed my identity in their database. Then they uncuffed me and said if I came back to the rally I'd be arrested. So that's your tax dollars hard at work folks. Cops handcuffing people to march them out of rallies for... not cheering? Wearing a pro-trans shirt? Standing at the back because it was very loud? Wanting to ask our political leaders some questions? Polievre says Canada for Everybody, but he means only for people just like him.
April 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
Fig 1: major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)
Image of mace (the spice/herb) By Atudu - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42027803
March 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
The search details (especially translations and term mapping) are wild
The history and search details for the PubMed search of: ((((((omeprazole) OR (lansoprazole)) OR (esomeprazole)) OR (pantoprazole)) OR (rabeprazole)) OR ("proton pump inhibitor?")) OR (PPI?)) AND ((((((((MACE) OR ("major adverse cardiovascular event?")) OR (MI)) OR ("myocardial infarction")) OR (stroke)) OR ("cardiovascular death")) OR ("mortality")) OR ("cardiovascular events")) Filters: Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review The history includes automatic term mapping done by PubMed that calls into question the utility of the search terms employed by ChatGPT.
March 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
No I will absolutely not rename my favourites folder "the 2025 shitshow" while presenting and screensharing my browser window.
screenshot of bookmark folders on the bookmarks bar, from left to right they are: SHA; library; search; nlm/medline; reference; and "the 2025 shitshow"
February 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
Lol ok
February 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
Phew.... #medlibs
January 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
This is fine #xcom2
A screenshot of the video game XCOM2 showing an overwhelming number of armored mechanical robots defending an objective.
January 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
Why yes this is exactly what I was looking for thank you MeSH database #medlibs 🤦‍♂️ #expertsearch
A screenshot from the National Library of Medicine website, using the MeSH database to search for "facial hair". Rather than the expected suggestion/mapping to a more relevant term (such as "Hair"), the tool instead directs to the supplementary concept of "Ectodermal dysplasia alopecia preaxial polydactyly [Supplementary Concept]". (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/67538016)
January 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
gotta keep on that gravy train
November 14, 2024 at 9:58 PM
interlibrary-groan.bsky.social
Well then... #yqr 💢

Free Palestine.
Screenshot of the City of Regina X account with the following: "At the direction of Mayor Sandra Masters, the flag raising and ceremony for Palestine that had been planned for tomorrow, Friday November 15, will not proceed."
November 14, 2024 at 9:41 PM