Posted by the elevators in a Library of Congress building

TIL MARC records—the metadata backbone of libraries— were created in the 1960s by Henriette Avram, a computer programmer who worked at the NSA before joining the Library of Congress.

Carla Hayden called this her favorite image in _The Card Catalog_ 😢: www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

In the spirit of Mother’s Day, here’s a clip of Björk two-piecing a reporter who was stalking her and her baby.

If you are also worried about tariffs and supply chain shortages, and have the financial means to prepare, here is what I have stocked up on and plan to buy soon, plus what I would get if I had kids, a car or a larger home, based on reporting I've read or done myself in the last several months (🧵):

A timeline cleanse in which nothing really happens besides a massive wisteria tree swaying in the breeze but is nonetheless recommended viewing if yr feeling stressed today 😘

This baby’s laugh 🥹

It really is the little things. Find joy whenever and wherever you can❤️

It’s #WIPWednesday! 🧶

This is what I’ve been knitting between Fight the Oligarchy rally stops.

Oversized Seasons Cardigan by Ozetta.

Splurged big-time on the yarn (🫣) but honestly after holding this thing for weeks I’m happy I did. Woolerton Estates in Fluffy. #KnitSky

A friend recently mentioned to me that they had seen a D&D style alignment matrix for Boston area intersections. I find myself fascinated by this, and it's late and I'm a bit of a wreck, so here we go in no particular order and with no promises of completeness.

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The wonders Abbott Elementary does for my serotonin

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

Ok let’s see if this works. Take a screenshot of this video, and whichever completely random Japanese word you land on will help you live a deeper, more spiritual life in 2025.

May the ancient philosophy of unmei be with you.

I just did this. It took 5 minutes. If you want protection against DOGE fucking with your data, do this now.

So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.

She’s ready for her close up. . . introducing Squawkawfina! #emotionalsupportchicken #knitsky #showmeyourknits #crochet

I've been studying traditional sewing. Today my classmates and I participated in a ritual to thank our sewing needles. It's called hari-kuyo, and we stick our broken or bent needles in tofu to give them a soft send off. It's a way of thanking tools that make our lives easier.

📢 NEWARK: Free Immigration Legal Clinic

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 at 6PM-8PM

Good Neighbor Baptist Church
100 Chancellor Ave, Newark, NJ 07112

Hosted by Councilwoman Rountree & Deputy Mayor of International Relations and Diaspora Affairs, Ligia Defreitas