Michelle B
@michelleab.bsky.social
World's okayest librarian. Co- founder of CALC (Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference). Would always rather be travelling. She/her.
You know you're from a big city when you see 3 police on motorbikes, sirens blaring, and think "they must be outriders" 😂
They did not in fact seem to be escorting anyone so can only assume they got the call that breakfast was served at the station.
They did not in fact seem to be escorting anyone so can only assume they got the call that breakfast was served at the station.
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
You know you're from a big city when you see 3 police on motorbikes, sirens blaring, and think "they must be outriders" 😂
They did not in fact seem to be escorting anyone so can only assume they got the call that breakfast was served at the station.
They did not in fact seem to be escorting anyone so can only assume they got the call that breakfast was served at the station.
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If you're a new donor, it's quick and easy to sign up here: www.blood.co.uk
You can also use that link to look for a donor session near you, if you're already registered and just haven't been for a while.
You can also use that link to look for a donor session near you, if you're already registered and just haven't been for a while.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you're a new donor, it's quick and easy to sign up here: www.blood.co.uk
You can also use that link to look for a donor session near you, if you're already registered and just haven't been for a while.
You can also use that link to look for a donor session near you, if you're already registered and just haven't been for a while.
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So a plea to my followers: if you can (and I know there are many who can't, for many reasons, no need to apologise/explain), would you consider donating blood? Especially if you've never done it before. I will feel less upset about being removed from the donor pool if I can recruit some new donors!
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
So a plea to my followers: if you can (and I know there are many who can't, for many reasons, no need to apologise/explain), would you consider donating blood? Especially if you've never done it before. I will feel less upset about being removed from the donor pool if I can recruit some new donors!
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In other words, you need a large NECESSARY bureaucracy. Healthcare is big and weird and complicated to deliver and you need people to support the people delivering the care. And if you "cut bureaucracy" and reinvest that money in the frontline then the frontline are *less supported*.
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In other words, you need a large NECESSARY bureaucracy. Healthcare is big and weird and complicated to deliver and you need people to support the people delivering the care. And if you "cut bureaucracy" and reinvest that money in the frontline then the frontline are *less supported*.
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
Watching #SellingSunset new season and have concluded that they need to make it more about Brett and Jason's petty bickering and less about the "drama" between the women.
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Watching #SellingSunset new season and have concluded that they need to make it more about Brett and Jason's petty bickering and less about the "drama" between the women.
The thing I'm learning about health librarianship is that it's full of really long words I can't spell and definitely shouldn't attempt to do so in a live demo 😬
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The thing I'm learning about health librarianship is that it's full of really long words I can't spell and definitely shouldn't attempt to do so in a live demo 😬
Even better, they let us stand outside while it hammered it down and then let us board as soon as it stopped 🥰
Nothing quite like the Ryanair "experience".
Nothing quite like the Ryanair "experience".
I feel like you haven't *truly* experienced flying until you've followed a Ryanair employee on to the tarmac, only to be yelled at by ground crew to stop cos the plane has no crew 😂
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Even better, they let us stand outside while it hammered it down and then let us board as soon as it stopped 🥰
Nothing quite like the Ryanair "experience".
Nothing quite like the Ryanair "experience".
I feel like you haven't *truly* experienced flying until you've followed a Ryanair employee on to the tarmac, only to be yelled at by ground crew to stop cos the plane has no crew 😂
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I feel like you haven't *truly* experienced flying until you've followed a Ryanair employee on to the tarmac, only to be yelled at by ground crew to stop cos the plane has no crew 😂
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The latest in the me asking questions series: do I know any Nottingham based librarians?
October 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The latest in the me asking questions series: do I know any Nottingham based librarians?
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I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic
August 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic
Baffled as to how City Fibre can be SO bad at their job? Finally got people to install today, only for the guy to say "the box isn't live, they'll fix it before 24th October 🤷♀️". FIX IT TODAY! YOU HAVE ONE JOB! THAT JOB IS INTERNET!
October 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Baffled as to how City Fibre can be SO bad at their job? Finally got people to install today, only for the guy to say "the box isn't live, they'll fix it before 24th October 🤷♀️". FIX IT TODAY! YOU HAVE ONE JOB! THAT JOB IS INTERNET!
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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Hey... You, yeah you.
Psst, over here.
*Opens grimy trench coat*
Gay aliens, want some gay aliens?!
Some trans pirates for ya missus?
Lesbian witches? Yeah, check out these beauties!
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Psst, over here.
*Opens grimy trench coat*
Gay aliens, want some gay aliens?!
Some trans pirates for ya missus?
Lesbian witches? Yeah, check out these beauties!
✨Preorder Queer As Folklore from @manchesterup.bsky.social!✨
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781807070397/
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October 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Hey... You, yeah you.
Psst, over here.
*Opens grimy trench coat*
Gay aliens, want some gay aliens?!
Some trans pirates for ya missus?
Lesbian witches? Yeah, check out these beauties!
✨Preorder Queer As Folklore from @manchesterup.bsky.social!✨
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781807070397/
Psst, over here.
*Opens grimy trench coat*
Gay aliens, want some gay aliens?!
Some trans pirates for ya missus?
Lesbian witches? Yeah, check out these beauties!
✨Preorder Queer As Folklore from @manchesterup.bsky.social!✨
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781807070397/
Have reached the level of adult where a younger woman just asked me if I have a tissue.
September 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Have reached the level of adult where a younger woman just asked me if I have a tissue.
Perils of living in a rural area: We just had a power cut while I'm trying to work 😅
September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Perils of living in a rural area: We just had a power cut while I'm trying to work 😅
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A plea to academic publishers: please stop publishing articles formatted in columns. It’s a pain for people using screen readers and is generally more difficult to read on a screen, which is likely how the majority of articles are read these days.
September 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A plea to academic publishers: please stop publishing articles formatted in columns. It’s a pain for people using screen readers and is generally more difficult to read on a screen, which is likely how the majority of articles are read these days.
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If you're on #LinkedIn, this is the link for declining their use of your data for training their AI models:
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
September 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If you're on #LinkedIn, this is the link for declining their use of your data for training their AI models:
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
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@nlisn.bsky.social is attempting to assess the proportion/spread of neurodiversity across across all UK library sectors. If you identify as neurodivergent, with or without a formal diagnosis, or suspect you may be - please fill in our short survey!
Reblogging/signal-boosting much appreciated!
Reblogging/signal-boosting much appreciated!
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September 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
@nlisn.bsky.social is attempting to assess the proportion/spread of neurodiversity across across all UK library sectors. If you identify as neurodivergent, with or without a formal diagnosis, or suspect you may be - please fill in our short survey!
Reblogging/signal-boosting much appreciated!
Reblogging/signal-boosting much appreciated!
BBC stop giving air time to men who call women "girls" challenge: Rugby world cup version failed.
September 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
BBC stop giving air time to men who call women "girls" challenge: Rugby world cup version failed.
God I love Ruby Tui #RWC2025 #RugbyWorldCup
September 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
God I love Ruby Tui #RWC2025 #RugbyWorldCup
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
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6. the extremely unhinged series of claims that without training them on how to be users of such systems that we somehow fail as teachers — truly ludicrous, utterly bizarre, and in fact directly contradicts other industry selling points.
(Section 3.6 here doi.org/10.5281/zeno...)
8/n
(Section 3.6 here doi.org/10.5281/zeno...)
8/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
6. the extremely unhinged series of claims that without training them on how to be users of such systems that we somehow fail as teachers — truly ludicrous, utterly bizarre, and in fact directly contradicts other industry selling points.
(Section 3.6 here doi.org/10.5281/zeno...)
8/n
(Section 3.6 here doi.org/10.5281/zeno...)
8/n
Springshare apparently said that "bots are aggressively hammering our AZ pages" which both made me giggle and immediately think of Futurama.
September 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Springshare apparently said that "bots are aggressively hammering our AZ pages" which both made me giggle and immediately think of Futurama.