Jennifer Findlay
@jenniferfindlay.bsky.social
Delegated my memory to the internet long ago. Kindness is cool. Scotland's Library and Information Professional of the Year 2023. All views my own. She/her. Trans rights are human rights. Greatest achievement: using up an entire lip balm.
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Hear me out. Holiday gift idea.
December 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hear me out. Holiday gift idea.
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if WOC were barred it would be a white women's conference. if queer women were barred it would be a straight women's conference. if you bar any group of women from a women's conference, you do not have a women's conference, you have a conference of female people who are ok with prejudice.
December 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
if WOC were barred it would be a white women's conference. if queer women were barred it would be a straight women's conference. if you bar any group of women from a women's conference, you do not have a women's conference, you have a conference of female people who are ok with prejudice.
Recommended @christinamartin.bsky.social Ashes To Admin on course yesterday on Burke and Hare, for engaging & humane info about managing deaths without next of kin. Another attendee recommended The Specimens by Mairi Kidd about B&Hs often forgotten victims. Yes, we have interesting tastes in books!😂
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Recommended @christinamartin.bsky.social Ashes To Admin on course yesterday on Burke and Hare, for engaging & humane info about managing deaths without next of kin. Another attendee recommended The Specimens by Mairi Kidd about B&Hs often forgotten victims. Yes, we have interesting tastes in books!😂
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Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
AI dialogues shifted political support by 2 to 3 points in trials, eclipsing standard ads. Roughly one-third of this effect persisted for a month. However, models optimized for persuasion proved more factually error-prone.
#MLSky
#MLSky
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds
Conversations with AI can sway people’s political views. Concerningly, a chatbot’s facts are not always accurate, especially when it supports right-wing positions.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
Well that was excellent! A super engaging and incredibly well informed tutor, and lots of interested folks asking good questions.
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Well that was excellent! A super engaging and incredibly well informed tutor, and lots of interested folks asking good questions.
Ready to do some learnin'!
December 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Ready to do some learnin'!
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SHAME on everyone who has pushed and paid for this. You are not feminists. You are not allies. You KNOWINGLY work with ultra-conservative and far right organisations. SHAME on you.
Also, your daughters think you’re shitheads.
Also, your daughters think you’re shitheads.
The Women's Institute has been forced into excluding trans women too
"Not doing so would leave us at risk of costly legal challenge and potential regulatory action from the Charity Commission. We have a public duty to ensure our charity is not in breach of the law."
www.thewi.org.uk/media-centre...
"Not doing so would leave us at risk of costly legal challenge and potential regulatory action from the Charity Commission. We have a public duty to ensure our charity is not in breach of the law."
www.thewi.org.uk/media-centre...
Press Releases
www.thewi.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
SHAME on everyone who has pushed and paid for this. You are not feminists. You are not allies. You KNOWINGLY work with ultra-conservative and far right organisations. SHAME on you.
Also, your daughters think you’re shitheads.
Also, your daughters think you’re shitheads.
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Gender criticals: "Listen to women! Unless you're Girlguides or the Women's Institute or you disagree with the male judge who wrote this decision or if you don't 'look like a woman' or if you're a trans man because then you're definitely a man."
Everyone will suffer from this madness. Everyone.
Everyone will suffer from this madness. Everyone.
December 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender criticals: "Listen to women! Unless you're Girlguides or the Women's Institute or you disagree with the male judge who wrote this decision or if you don't 'look like a woman' or if you're a trans man because then you're definitely a man."
Everyone will suffer from this madness. Everyone.
Everyone will suffer from this madness. Everyone.
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i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
The 'video' evidence is so hilariously bad. But...as AI image generation improves are courts in future only going to be able to accept testimony from witnesses that are actually in the courtroom? This is just going to lead to more stressful court experiences.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kqr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kqr...
AI is on trial as generated evidence finds its way into the courtroom
YouTube video by NBC News
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The 'video' evidence is so hilariously bad. But...as AI image generation improves are courts in future only going to be able to accept testimony from witnesses that are actually in the courtroom? This is just going to lead to more stressful court experiences.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kqr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kqr...
Ummmm... CILIP Local Studies Group, if things have been a bit quiet on the contact front recently, it may be because your contact information isn't working on the link here? Looks like it redirects to a defunct blog link.
localstudieslibrarians.org/local-studie...
localstudieslibrarians.org/local-studie...
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ummmm... CILIP Local Studies Group, if things have been a bit quiet on the contact front recently, it may be because your contact information isn't working on the link here? Looks like it redirects to a defunct blog link.
localstudieslibrarians.org/local-studie...
localstudieslibrarians.org/local-studie...
"Oh, you must love reading. Do you get to read lots of books at work?"
No, my job isn't about reading, it's about information.
And if you think that reading textbooks and case law about all the utterly horrific things humans can do to other humans is fun reading, I got some worries about you....
No, my job isn't about reading, it's about information.
And if you think that reading textbooks and case law about all the utterly horrific things humans can do to other humans is fun reading, I got some worries about you....
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"Oh, you must love reading. Do you get to read lots of books at work?"
No, my job isn't about reading, it's about information.
And if you think that reading textbooks and case law about all the utterly horrific things humans can do to other humans is fun reading, I got some worries about you....
No, my job isn't about reading, it's about information.
And if you think that reading textbooks and case law about all the utterly horrific things humans can do to other humans is fun reading, I got some worries about you....
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Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!
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My youngest son has sent me photographic evidence of an abomination.
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
My youngest son has sent me photographic evidence of an abomination.
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The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
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Librarian
The Library of the Scott Polar Research Institute is one of the most comprehensive collections of published polar information in the world. This highly specialist reference collection, which attracts
www.cam.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Anyone wanna make a guess at how many law librarians there might be in Scotland? I know we can be found in law firms, universities, government departments, and private membership bodies. I'm thinking 70-80?
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Anyone wanna make a guess at how many law librarians there might be in Scotland? I know we can be found in law firms, universities, government departments, and private membership bodies. I'm thinking 70-80?
Ready to become a juror tonight!
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Ready to become a juror tonight!
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On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Nuremberg Trials Harvard Law School Library releases the first set of digitised records.
hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...
hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...
Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records - Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School's Nuremberg Trials Project has finalized the first complete, keyword searchable online collection of more than 750,000 pages of Nazi war tribunal documents.
hls.harvard.edu
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Nuremberg Trials Harvard Law School Library releases the first set of digitised records.
hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...
hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...
BRB, just off to revive "hommiltye-jommeltye juffler" as a term.
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/scot...
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/scot...
Scotland’s forgotten fools: Neurodiversity, comedy, and truth-telling in the royal court - Historic Environment Scotland Blog
Visit the royal courts of Renaissance Scotland with Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart. Meet the fools and jesters who were more than entertainers.
blog.historicenvironment.scot
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
BRB, just off to revive "hommiltye-jommeltye juffler" as a term.
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/scot...
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/scot...
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the nominees were
-a campaign to get lifechanging medication for extremely sick children
-a campaign to improve access to justice for victims of rape and sexual assault
-a transphobic hate campaign that managed to convince some judges to make the worst ruling in Supreme Court history*
(*winner)
-a campaign to get lifechanging medication for extremely sick children
-a campaign to improve access to justice for victims of rape and sexual assault
-a transphobic hate campaign that managed to convince some judges to make the worst ruling in Supreme Court history*
(*winner)
For Women Scotland wins Public Campaign or Campaigner of the Year at The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards 2025, in association with ScottishPower
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
#politicianawards25
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
#politicianawards25
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
the nominees were
-a campaign to get lifechanging medication for extremely sick children
-a campaign to improve access to justice for victims of rape and sexual assault
-a transphobic hate campaign that managed to convince some judges to make the worst ruling in Supreme Court history*
(*winner)
-a campaign to get lifechanging medication for extremely sick children
-a campaign to improve access to justice for victims of rape and sexual assault
-a transphobic hate campaign that managed to convince some judges to make the worst ruling in Supreme Court history*
(*winner)
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance. Trans people and their human rights are under attack around the globe. The Vagina Museum stands defiant against these attacks. We are a proudly trans inclusive space, even as discourse grows ever more toxic.
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance. Trans people and their human rights are under attack around the globe. The Vagina Museum stands defiant against these attacks. We are a proudly trans inclusive space, even as discourse grows ever more toxic.
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A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻