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LM B
@laurabernhardt.bsky.social
Deaccessioned Philosopher. Occasional Musician. Librarian, in original dust jacket. Keeping my dogs in the lavish manner to which they have become accustomed.
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Hello! I’m mostly here to lurk, so don’t expect much activity from this account. :) Anyway, here’s my sweet old Henry, who recently passed. I’m missing him today.
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New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers ar...
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hello! I’m mostly here to lurk, so don’t expect much activity from this account. :) Anyway, here’s my sweet old Henry, who recently passed. I’m missing him today.
July 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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A few months ago, Nature published how-to guide for using ChatGPT to write your peer reviews in 30 minutes.

This is, of course, a horrible idea. Here’s my response with @jbakcoleman.bsky.social .
AI, peer review and the human activity of science
When researchers cede their scientific judgement to machines, we lose something important.
www.nature.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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NEW: ALA denounces yesterday's unlawful firing of Dr. Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress.

Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2
May 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The day before Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter was fired, the Copyright Office quickly and quietly dropped a major report on AI and fair use. I break down the timing, the fallout, and my 5 biggest takeaways—up now on Copyright Lately:
copyrightlately.com/copyright-of...
Five Takeaways from the Copyright Office’s Controversial New AI Report
The Copyright Office released its AI fair use report a day before its leader was dismissed: the timing, the fallout, and what it all means.
copyrightlately.com
May 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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The Surprisingly Controversial Origins of the Easter Bunny

"Hares were once linked to a Germanic Pagan goddess who never even existed."

www.mentalfloss.com/easter-bunny...

Books by the Brothers Grimm at PG

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April 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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How Digital Archivists Are Saving Public Information from the Memory Hole
➡️ spectrum.ieee.org/digital-arch...
Can We Trust Our Government to Safeguard Vital Research Data? Meet the Digital Archivists Battling to Keep Information Accessible!
Through clever usage of APIs, the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School has created an archive of Data.gov, home to 311,000 public datasets
spectrum.ieee.org
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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As we watch government information--particularly on "controversial" topics such as DEI--disappear, it's worth remembering that this kind of digital censorship has a long history. Our report on neo-censorship explains. /1

www.libraryfutures.net/post/neo-cen...
Library Futures | New Research Report: Neo-Censorship in U.S. Libraries
Championing the right to equitable access to knowledge.
www.libraryfutures.net
February 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM