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I will be very sad if these do not show up here once in a while.

This is Vanta, btw. Yes, as in Vantablack. Yes, *that* Vantablack. I hope every time I say her name, Anish Kapoor gets just a little acid reflux

This is the face of a house gremlin who has stolen and lost every one of my hair ties, and is now mad because I won't give her the one IN MY HAIR.

Just so everybody understands, Booker has been speaking cogently about the issues the entire time and Strom Thurmond famously spent hours reading from the encyclopedia, because segregationists were and are dumbshits

IF YOU'RE IN LINE TO PISS ON STROM THURMOND'S GRAVE, STAY IN LINE

Can I be honest? I kind of love those. "I substituted salt for sugar and kale for coconut and plaster of Paris for flour and this is the WORST CAKE EVER 0/10"

Good lord, it's like you're *helping* them or something. How dare.

Good point from @puiyin.bsky.social reminding us not to forget the digital divide when it comes to student use of AI. We need to level the playing field and ensure equitable access, but suppliers need to work with us to ensure that this is possible given current financial constraints #THEdigitalUK

Panel on balancing AI innovation and ethics in our classrooms at #THEdigitalUK emphasising the importance of ensuring students understanding the ethical aspects, including around the labour force, and enabling students to choose not to use AI.

Agreed. It already feels like we're in a terrible practical joke. I don't think people can handle more.

More from ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl: "By cutting off federal support from libraries, the Trump administration is cutting off opportunity for the American people – economically, culturally, professionally and socially."

Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

Take action: ala.org/showup

The state of Texas - who, btw, is currently debating a bill to criminalize librarians that provide "harmful materials" to minors - funds almost their entire state wide ILL system through IMLS funding.

I can't believe I have to say this in the year of Audre Lorde 2025, but if you invite a panel of experts, and they're all white, you did a bad job of finding representative experts.

Hot buttered rum. Heavy on the butter. And the rum.

Breaking my own mini-fast to ask: has anyone out there heard anything about how the destruction of government data will effect GenAI output? I know it's early for studies, so any informed opinion pieces etc. would be helpful. #ai #thegreatdelete

To be clear, this is not a sudden dramatic goodbye - I have a deadline for said medieval hobby and my brain needs a little AI break.

There's some possibility I'll post on my other account (for all things medieval re-enactment) @spanishseamstress. If that interests you, you're welcome to follow, or if you want to connect on other socials, send me a message.

Home from #cildc. This year maybe more than most others was a year of big ideas, big concerns, and big worries. There's a lot to process, but I have IRL commitments this weekend so I'll likely not post here until Monday ish.

Just between us? I'm really ready to be home without anticipating a 5 am wakeup and a three hour each way drive. I love CIL, but it's a looooong three days.

The Libguides session isn't relevant to me b/c nobody at work wants a Libguides website, but oh man do I love seeing what other people have done and dreaming. Design systems? Yummy. #cildc

Okay. Final presentation is about Libguides. This should be a quiet, noncontroversial session. #jinx #cildc

I definitely get it. The urge to hide under the covers and pretend it's a bad dream is *strong* some days.

Well, we won't have to worry about the robot apocalypse. We'll all die of the flu first.

To Build a Better Democracy, Start by Rethinking Your Relationship to the Internet | TechPolicy.Press Ivan Sigal writes that many of us, caught in the amnesia of our endless scrolling, seem to have forgotten that we control our attention.

www.techpolicy.press/to-build-a-b...

This sounded scary, but led into: if you have not already built your own AI staff training, don't. There is SO MUCH out there from reputable companies that you can use instead of spending valuable time. #cildc

"If you're thinking about building AI training for staff, it's already too late." #cildc

Major takeaway from next to last session re: AI Literate Libraries: Any sort of training program needs to be part of a larger institutional discussion about AI and AI strategy. #cildc

There is a suspicious lack of Alfonso X on that poll. Blatant anti-Iberian bias.

Also, if you are prewarmed that there will be ethics talk, do not then complain that the speaker provided nothing useful. Sorry I didn't write you a syllabus.

My session went well and people have been complimentary, but here's a pro tip: do not "ask a question" that is actually a list of everything you wanted that the speaker did not provide for you. It is not our fault that the session did not match your assumptions.