@tensegemstone.bsky.social
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I have read through the new OCLC blog post about AI in archives (hangingtogether.org/exploring-ai...) and liveblogged my response over on Mastodon.
Overall, it really doesn't feel like they consulted with archivists or took our expertise seriously.
Some highlights:
Overall, it really doesn't feel like they consulted with archivists or took our expertise seriously.
Some highlights:
Exploring AI uses in archives and special collections: Integration, entities, and addressing need - Hanging Together
Learn how archives and special collections are exploring using AI responsibly to meet accessibility requirements and improve access to unique resources.
hangingtogether.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I have read through the new OCLC blog post about AI in archives (hangingtogether.org/exploring-ai...) and liveblogged my response over on Mastodon.
Overall, it really doesn't feel like they consulted with archivists or took our expertise seriously.
Some highlights:
Overall, it really doesn't feel like they consulted with archivists or took our expertise seriously.
Some highlights:
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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
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the thing about the "don't give them the excuse they're looking for" line is that they're not fucking waiting for one, they're not bound by permission or truth or honor or consistency or any kind of legitimacy or rules, they're not fucking vampires, you can't keep them at bay by not inviting them in
June 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
the thing about the "don't give them the excuse they're looking for" line is that they're not fucking waiting for one, they're not bound by permission or truth or honor or consistency or any kind of legitimacy or rules, they're not fucking vampires, you can't keep them at bay by not inviting them in
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June 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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This election is effectively the one that determines who will be the next governor. The margin is likely to be no more than 100,000 votes. Never have New Jerseyans been this powerful in setting the direction of their state.
Vote tomorrow.
Vote tomorrow.
New Jersey, we go to the polls tomorrow to choose our candidate for NJ's next governor. Please, don't miss your opportunity to use your voice to select the candidate that will best represent you. Let us turn out in numbers that demonstrate the importance of this election.
June 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This election is effectively the one that determines who will be the next governor. The margin is likely to be no more than 100,000 votes. Never have New Jerseyans been this powerful in setting the direction of their state.
Vote tomorrow.
Vote tomorrow.
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It's #tolkientuesday and I come to you with a scene of Elrond and Gandalf examining Glamdring at Rivendell from "The Hobbit"
June 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's #tolkientuesday and I come to you with a scene of Elrond and Gandalf examining Glamdring at Rivendell from "The Hobbit"
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"What we are witnessing in Los Angeles is not only a protest; it is self-defense." Fuck yeah, @melissagiragrant.com. Read and share this. newrepublic.com/article/1963...
The Los Angeles Protests Are an Act of Self-Defense
Residents of L.A. aren’t merely protesting ICE; they’re attempting to protect their communities from ICE’s raids.
newrepublic.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"What we are witnessing in Los Angeles is not only a protest; it is self-defense." Fuck yeah, @melissagiragrant.com. Read and share this. newrepublic.com/article/1963...
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Sunday's Gathering featured a dramatic reading–by Jim Norman, Rob Eigenbrod, and Ed Gross–of the official transcript of a 1958 hearing in Newark by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. The hearing targeted John F. Norman, Jim's father.
January 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Sunday's Gathering featured a dramatic reading–by Jim Norman, Rob Eigenbrod, and Ed Gross–of the official transcript of a 1958 hearing in Newark by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. The hearing targeted John F. Norman, Jim's father.
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An Industry Reacts
December 17, 2024 at 11:50 PM
An Industry Reacts
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Data shows that California property crime rates are at historic lows. But “people's perception of how at risk they are has changed over the last four years,” one researcher noted, in large part due to shoplifting videos that have gone viral on social media.
boltsmag.org/califor...
boltsmag.org/califor...
How California’s Embrace of a Tough-on-Crime Measure May Undo a Decade of Reform
The passage of Prop 36 marks a return to harsher punishments for some drug and theft crimes. Advocates worry it will also lead to a surge in prison populations.
boltsmag.org
December 7, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Data shows that California property crime rates are at historic lows. But “people's perception of how at risk they are has changed over the last four years,” one researcher noted, in large part due to shoplifting videos that have gone viral on social media.
boltsmag.org/califor...
boltsmag.org/califor...
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“If you have an idealized conception of the police as friendly cops patrolling the neighborhood and helping out, please let it go. That is both not the function of policing…”
More: www.jphilll.com/p/the-police...
More: www.jphilll.com/p/the-police...
The Police won't Love you Back
Cops are opposed to democracy — and liberalism as whole.
www.jphilll.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:47 AM
“If you have an idealized conception of the police as friendly cops patrolling the neighborhood and helping out, please let it go. That is both not the function of policing…”
More: www.jphilll.com/p/the-police...
More: www.jphilll.com/p/the-police...
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Big thanks to @mekka.mekka-tech.com for spotlighting this article in his thread on what police actually do, and why the NYPD’s slapstick performance after the UHG CEO shooting was not at all surprising.
We Minneapolitans have really got to get this evidence into the city’s political conversation.
We Minneapolitans have really got to get this evidence into the city’s political conversation.
Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data
A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Big thanks to @mekka.mekka-tech.com for spotlighting this article in his thread on what police actually do, and why the NYPD’s slapstick performance after the UHG CEO shooting was not at all surprising.
We Minneapolitans have really got to get this evidence into the city’s political conversation.
We Minneapolitans have really got to get this evidence into the city’s political conversation.
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