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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Birth month pastries Jan / snowball Feb / shortbread cookie March / sticky bun April / chocolate croissant May / fruit tart June / blueberry scone July / strawberry shortcake Aug / funnel cake Sept / sandwich cookie Oct / pumpkin muffin Nov / apple tart Dec/ cinnamon roll

my daughter made a chart of birth month pastries and asked me to share it with the internet

Judge temporarily blocks further Trump administration efforts to shutter library services agency A federal judge today blocked the Trump administration, via the Department of Government Efficiency, from taking further action to dismantle the federal Institu

NEW: Judge temporarily blocks further Trump administration efforts to shutter library services agency www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

IMLS' budget was about .0046% of the federal budget. Research has shown that for every $1 spent on libraries, the community receives between $5 to $9. Museums generate $50 billion in economic impact. This has nothing to do with government efficiency and everything to do with American destruction.

Longest Senate filibusters ever:

Strom Thurmond - opposing voting rights for black people

Ted Cruz - opposing health care for poor people

Cory Booker - opposing fascism

#filibuster

Also encourage people to email LC to oppose this proposed revision, which was announced a few hours ago (with comments deadline of today 😡).

Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚

what an effort from James Cook

It's not a great start! But the game is long.

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I have a little plea and it's this: please keep posting about things that aren't The Horrors. I am not saying to not look at or be informed about The Horrors. What I am saying—what I am genuinely kind of begging you to do—is keep posting about books and movies and sunsets and pets and joy. Please.

No. I just relentlessly googled living in Switzerland and daydreamed.

Cataloguing and Metadata Officer | ILO - International Labour Organization ILO - International Labour Organization vacancy: Cataloguing and Metadata Officer in Geneva

I saw this posted last month and am still thinking about it

www.impactpool.org/jobs/1122400

I was gifted The Last Unicorn in my Santathing box this year, too!

We recently got our corgis DNA done and it turns out he killed a man in Cleveland last year

I'm looking for catalogers who work in public libraries to talk about public library cataloging, vendors, platforms, etc.

Any catalogers interested in discussing cataloging issues from a public library perspective? I'm teaching a cataloging class this spring and looking for some different perspectives. Reach out!

Donations By Rockats Inc

Hey Rochester, for this #givingTuesday, consider donating to RocKats, helping our community cats live healthier lives givebutter.com/rockatsny

manyhats Shop | Redbubble manyhats is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

If you're from #RochesterNY or just wish you were, @mikeboas.bsky.social has some Rochester-themed items at RedBubble - and they are on sale today! www.redbubble.com/people/manyh...

Just rewatched Empire Records and I can't stop thinking about how we used to browse music stores.

Heyyyy, Bluesky! We're Book Riot--a rowdy and progressive ✨independent✨ editorial book site here to share news, stories, activism, and more from the world of books and reading. Follow us for the latest, the greatest, the bookish 📚

SantaThing is our "Secret Santa" for bibliophiles, and sign-ups are in full swing! Come and join, and spread the bookish holiday cheer this season! You have until Monday, November 25 at 12pm EST to join. 💙📚 www.librarything.com/santathing.php

New cataloging position available at SUNY Purchase! jobs.purchase.edu/postings/1374

Cover of the zine "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave", featuring a design of bold color blocks inspired by the opening titles of the TV show "I Think You Should Leave"

📣 New zine!! "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave" is a 40-page zine about why we should think twice about using & supporting generative AI. violetbfox.info/against-ai/ #noAI #zines

The Onion should buy Elsevier next

Austrian Airlines' farewell to the Twitter.

This was Austrian Airlines' final post over on the Twitter.

Has anyone figured out how to teach the official RDA?