Library Noodle
@manxbard.bsky.social
I don't rhyme as much
As people think that I should
Refridgerator
As people think that I should
Refridgerator
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NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
Church organ tuning records mirror our warming climate
The records appear to reflect climate change, as well as the increased heating of churches in winter
www.thereengineer.pro
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
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suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
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Shout out to the guy at the bus stop earnestly telling his friend that women who work in libraries are called 'lesbians'.
His friend has asked whether he means 'librarians'?
Much confusion. "No?"
His friend has asked whether he means 'librarians'?
Much confusion. "No?"
December 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Shout out to the guy at the bus stop earnestly telling his friend that women who work in libraries are called 'lesbians'.
His friend has asked whether he means 'librarians'?
Much confusion. "No?"
His friend has asked whether he means 'librarians'?
Much confusion. "No?"
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I love whenever articles like this are all “SEE THE UNREASONABLE ANGRY DEMANDS OF THIS SJW TEACHER” and the teacher’s comment are always “please actually cite sources and try not to call your classmates demonic”
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I love whenever articles like this are all “SEE THE UNREASONABLE ANGRY DEMANDS OF THIS SJW TEACHER” and the teacher’s comment are always “please actually cite sources and try not to call your classmates demonic”
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Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
ALT: a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
They literally ruin everything they touch
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Misread a post about “National Medical Librarians Month” as “National Mediocre Librarians Month,” was so excited to finally be celebrated
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Misread a post about “National Medical Librarians Month” as “National Mediocre Librarians Month,” was so excited to finally be celebrated
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Hmm. Archive collection? But then you wouldn’t date stamp it?? Hmm unless it’s part of a reading room collection??
October 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Hmm. Archive collection? But then you wouldn’t date stamp it?? Hmm unless it’s part of a reading room collection??
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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I don't want to talk to a chat bot. I don't want to use AI to respond to a message. I don't want to download an app. I don't want to connect my fridge to wifi. I don't want to connect my socials to my bank. I don't want to rent the thing I used to own. I don't want to get notifications on my phone.
May 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I don't want to talk to a chat bot. I don't want to use AI to respond to a message. I don't want to download an app. I don't want to connect my fridge to wifi. I don't want to connect my socials to my bank. I don't want to rent the thing I used to own. I don't want to get notifications on my phone.
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Call for submissions - We are now open to academic articles, notes from the field (briefer and less formal than full articles), and creative works!
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
Letter from the Editor v2
2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu
September 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Call for submissions - We are now open to academic articles, notes from the field (briefer and less formal than full articles), and creative works!
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
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The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it “managed withdrawal.” Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, don’t want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead
August 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it “managed withdrawal.” Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, don’t want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead
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Read this very carefully: *61%* of all the people who have died of starvation in Gaza over the past 22 months have died in the past *3 weeks*
August 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Read this very carefully: *61%* of all the people who have died of starvation in Gaza over the past 22 months have died in the past *3 weeks*
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The only acceptable response to this is to stop keeping library records.
Can't expose that which doesn't exist.
Can't expose that which doesn't exist.
The New Hampshire government just made libraries a lot less safe for everyone, but particularly for kids
newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/new-l...
newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/new-l...
New law to make New Hampshire library records available to parents • New Hampshire Bulletin
Borrowing records at public libraries have long been confidential under New Hampshire state law, even for the parents of a child borrower. A new law changes that.
newhampshirebulletin.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The only acceptable response to this is to stop keeping library records.
Can't expose that which doesn't exist.
Can't expose that which doesn't exist.
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But even if something lies to you "only" 15% of the time, it's not helpful, it's not saving you time, it's not making you smarter, it's just lying to you. That's more work. If your research assistant lied to you 15% of the time you would no longer work with them.
August 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
But even if something lies to you "only" 15% of the time, it's not helpful, it's not saving you time, it's not making you smarter, it's just lying to you. That's more work. If your research assistant lied to you 15% of the time you would no longer work with them.
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X marks the spot, where "spot" means "excellent book you should buy immediately, ideally from your local queer bookshop".
Update on withdrawals from the Polari Prize: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire have all withdrawn so far, in protest of the inclusion of John Boyne.
August 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
X marks the spot, where "spot" means "excellent book you should buy immediately, ideally from your local queer bookshop".
Oh no. How terrible.
AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified
Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.
arstechnica.com
August 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Oh no. How terrible.
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I will be asking to remove 'Queer As Folklore' from the long list for the Polari Prize 2025.
August 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I will be asking to remove 'Queer As Folklore' from the long list for the Polari Prize 2025.
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reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
August 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
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This is legitimately insane. It's not an exaggeration to say this is actually a full on bathroom ban for trans people because they're banned from using spaces of their sex assigned at birth too!
August 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is legitimately insane. It's not an exaggeration to say this is actually a full on bathroom ban for trans people because they're banned from using spaces of their sex assigned at birth too!
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librarians everywhere
August 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
librarians everywhere