Kristin MacDonough
@krispymac.bsky.social
archive and collection manager for all the videos at Video Data Bank 📼 || personal finance enthusiast 🌱 || cat parent 🐈 🐈⬛ || dog sitter 🐕 || Chicago 🚇 || snarky cross-stitch 🪡 || fancy cocktails 🍸 || reading 📚
BREAKING NEWS: there is no breaking news. Rarely is something truly "breaking news." I just want all of us to acknowledge the anxiety that email subject line creates.
May 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
BREAKING NEWS: there is no breaking news. Rarely is something truly "breaking news." I just want all of us to acknowledge the anxiety that email subject line creates.
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🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
April 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
I'm not up on the Gen Z fashions, but is this for real? People want fur again? I know that, as a society, we're going backwards, but seriously get your sh*t together. This is disgusting. I don't care if it's vintage or fake. It's the skin of another animal or trying to look like it.
Fur is firmly back in fashion - and even more divisive than ever
It's having a moment with celebrities and Gen Z. But wearing any kind of fur, from vintage to faux, poses some difficult questions. Could a new plant-based variety be the way forward?
www.bbc.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm not up on the Gen Z fashions, but is this for real? People want fur again? I know that, as a society, we're going backwards, but seriously get your sh*t together. This is disgusting. I don't care if it's vintage or fake. It's the skin of another animal or trying to look like it.
I... huh? what? There's a crisis in masculinity? good heavens! Call your reps! Alert the rest of the media tout suite! 🙄
Manly men love tariffs apparently- they will solve the crisis in masculinity! These people are seriously weird and monumentally stupid
April 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I... huh? what? There's a crisis in masculinity? good heavens! Call your reps! Alert the rest of the media tout suite! 🙄
my takeaway: Chipotle sounds delicious today.
March 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
my takeaway: Chipotle sounds delicious today.
In January, I interviewed the wonderful Wendy Clarke about her ongoing art project "Love Tapes", video recordings of >2,500 folks from diverse backgrounds sharing personal feelings about love for 3 mins. The interview is part of a Video Data Bank program of excerpts, free to view! www.vdb.org/vdb-tv
March 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In January, I interviewed the wonderful Wendy Clarke about her ongoing art project "Love Tapes", video recordings of >2,500 folks from diverse backgrounds sharing personal feelings about love for 3 mins. The interview is part of a Video Data Bank program of excerpts, free to view! www.vdb.org/vdb-tv
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Brilliant #Ephemera !
Menu for 'Alice's Restaurant', 1970s.
Alice’s Restaurant was immortalised by American singer Arlo Guthrie in 1967. Guthrie’s friend Alice Brock opened her restaurant in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1966, and it was called The Back Room. It closed a few months before the song was released.
Alice’s Restaurant was immortalised by American singer Arlo Guthrie in 1967. Guthrie’s friend Alice Brock opened her restaurant in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1966, and it was called The Back Room. It closed a few months before the song was released.
December 3, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Brilliant #Ephemera !
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The Library of Congress has literally one gazillion public domain photos and illustrations that are free to use for your projects!
www.loc.gov/free-to-use
www.loc.gov/free-to-use
October 8, 2024 at 8:31 PM
The Library of Congress has literally one gazillion public domain photos and illustrations that are free to use for your projects!
www.loc.gov/free-to-use
www.loc.gov/free-to-use
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Merry Christmas from Nick and Nora, Junior and ASTA!
December 2, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Merry Christmas from Nick and Nora, Junior and ASTA!
I wish I was a musician so I could release a Christmas album. It wouldn’t have any Christmas songs, but at the end of every track, I would aggressively yell “Merry Christmas!” Ta-da! Christmas album.
November 29, 2024 at 7:37 PM
I wish I was a musician so I could release a Christmas album. It wouldn’t have any Christmas songs, but at the end of every track, I would aggressively yell “Merry Christmas!” Ta-da! Christmas album.
Great post! Still a popular question and always will be. I’m inspired to write something about the process of digitizing video and preparing files for viewing.
I wrote this because of this common question. peelarchivesblog.com/2017/05/31/w...
Why don’t archivists digitize everything?
Today on the blog we’re tackling one of our most frequently asked questions: “Why don’t you digitize everything?” and its related runner-up, “When will you be putting all your records o…
peelarchivesblog.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Great post! Still a popular question and always will be. I’m inspired to write something about the process of digitizing video and preparing files for viewing.
Reposted by Kristin MacDonough
It's #dpc #digitalpreservation #ff Follow Friday. Am finding lots of friendly and familiar faces over here this week so am very happy. I made an (incomplete) list of some of the #digipres and related people and accounts that I followed in the old place. Help yourself. go.bsky.app/7GdMRS3
November 15, 2024 at 12:22 PM
It's #dpc #digitalpreservation #ff Follow Friday. Am finding lots of friendly and familiar faces over here this week so am very happy. I made an (incomplete) list of some of the #digipres and related people and accounts that I followed in the old place. Help yourself. go.bsky.app/7GdMRS3
Uhg. Perfect example of when “disrupt”=put many creatives out of work, not just writers. From an editorial consultant: “We want AI to do the washing up for us, not to paint the Sistine Chapel.“ There’s a magic in nuance that AI isn’t mature enough to understand.
A great example of how no one can find actual uses for LLMs that aren't scams for grifts. Quite literally the LAST thing publishing needs is MORE manuscripts, especially low quality and unedited AI regurgitations. This isn't a problem being solved.
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Uhg. Perfect example of when “disrupt”=put many creatives out of work, not just writers. From an editorial consultant: “We want AI to do the washing up for us, not to paint the Sistine Chapel.“ There’s a magic in nuance that AI isn’t mature enough to understand.
I’m not always sure they like each other but then they nap like this. The heated blanket they’re sleeping on probably helps.
November 23, 2024 at 7:08 PM
I’m not always sure they like each other but then they nap like this. The heated blanket they’re sleeping on probably helps.
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‘Eastern’ and ‘Western’ views of money can differ widely, and this contrast is often reflected in art.
⚖️ Portrait of Jan Uytenbogaert, ‘The Goldweigher’, 1639, by Rembrandt (1606–69). WA1855.422
⚖️ Portrait of Jan Uytenbogaert, ‘The Goldweigher’, 1639, by Rembrandt (1606–69). WA1855.422
November 23, 2024 at 1:04 PM
‘Eastern’ and ‘Western’ views of money can differ widely, and this contrast is often reflected in art.
⚖️ Portrait of Jan Uytenbogaert, ‘The Goldweigher’, 1639, by Rembrandt (1606–69). WA1855.422
⚖️ Portrait of Jan Uytenbogaert, ‘The Goldweigher’, 1639, by Rembrandt (1606–69). WA1855.422
We get the same question for video archives. Digital storage for preservation-quality video is $$$$.
I'm always grateful for the huge amount of work that went into creating and maintaining these digital collections: thank you.
Here's how our archivists respond to that question:
Here's how our archivists respond to that question:
November 23, 2024 at 2:42 PM
We get the same question for video archives. Digital storage for preservation-quality video is $$$$.
Reposted by Kristin MacDonough
“Academic libraries make soft targets for administrators who too often look at the library and see only a cost center that can be replaced by free online sources and artificial intelligence.”
Facing Cuts Likely to Worsen Under Trump, Academic Librarians Urgently Organize
As the war on higher education looks to heat up, academic libraries will likely be the first on the chopping block.
truthout.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:27 PM
“Academic libraries make soft targets for administrators who too often look at the library and see only a cost center that can be replaced by free online sources and artificial intelligence.”
Reposted by Kristin MacDonough
Reposted by Kristin MacDonough
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blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:14 PM
To find all Starter Packs go here:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
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Huzzah for Archives and Archivists!
Let me know if you want to be added, if I missed anyone, or if you'd like to nominate anyone!
go.bsky.app/N1ZB3eT
Let me know if you want to be added, if I missed anyone, or if you'd like to nominate anyone!
go.bsky.app/N1ZB3eT
November 18, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Huzzah for Archives and Archivists!
Let me know if you want to be added, if I missed anyone, or if you'd like to nominate anyone!
go.bsky.app/N1ZB3eT
Let me know if you want to be added, if I missed anyone, or if you'd like to nominate anyone!
go.bsky.app/N1ZB3eT
I heard the 📌 feature was down/not updated due to the influx of new users, myself included, so sharing this to save it and also Yay zines!!
If you’re new, here’s a zine I made last year for folx interested in library science
November 21, 2024 at 11:33 AM
I heard the 📌 feature was down/not updated due to the influx of new users, myself included, so sharing this to save it and also Yay zines!!
Yessss…. 💯
Hey So
I made a zine to help people learn how to hand sew and fix/decorate their clothes! check it out!! (digital version coming soon)
puns-and-needles.square.site/product/func...
#zines #diy #visiblemending #myart
I made a zine to help people learn how to hand sew and fix/decorate their clothes! check it out!! (digital version coming soon)
puns-and-needles.square.site/product/func...
#zines #diy #visiblemending #myart
November 20, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Yessss…. 💯
Reposted by Kristin MacDonough
New names for Vermont snow plows 2024, selected by Vermont schoolchildren. Some selections...
Skibidi Scooper
No More Mr. Ice Guy
The Snowy Pl-Owl
Clearopathra
Snoah Kahan
Salt-O-Saurus
vtrans.vermont.gov/name-a-plow
Skibidi Scooper
No More Mr. Ice Guy
The Snowy Pl-Owl
Clearopathra
Snoah Kahan
Salt-O-Saurus
vtrans.vermont.gov/name-a-plow
November 16, 2024 at 8:26 PM
New names for Vermont snow plows 2024, selected by Vermont schoolchildren. Some selections...
Skibidi Scooper
No More Mr. Ice Guy
The Snowy Pl-Owl
Clearopathra
Snoah Kahan
Salt-O-Saurus
vtrans.vermont.gov/name-a-plow
Skibidi Scooper
No More Mr. Ice Guy
The Snowy Pl-Owl
Clearopathra
Snoah Kahan
Salt-O-Saurus
vtrans.vermont.gov/name-a-plow