carmendarlene
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Dogs, bikes, beer, tattoos, and sometimes academic libraries. (Not in that order.) Silly goose on the loose and proud union member. I put the “assy” in sassy. No TERFS! Always Carry A Book
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"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
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the digital humanities erasure of archival labor walked so that LLMs inventing archival resources could gallop unimpeded
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
the digital humanities erasure of archival labor walked so that LLMs inventing archival resources could gallop unimpeded
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When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
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Live, work or visit South Bay LA? Help us stop NIMBYs from blocking light-rail extension (and SB79 transit-oriented development) to Torrance, the 3rd largest job center in LA County. Click to send a personalized form letter
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actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
Urge Metro and South Bay COG to Advance the C Line Extension to Torrance
We have a critical opportunity in the next week to help advance high-quality public transit in the South Bay.
On Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 10:30 AM the South Bay Cities COG will discuss the Final Enviro...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Live, work or visit South Bay LA? Help us stop NIMBYs from blocking light-rail extension (and SB79 transit-oriented development) to Torrance, the 3rd largest job center in LA County. Click to send a personalized form letter
actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
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You only run Newsom for President if you want Republicans to win in 2028
2028 favorite Gavin Newsom says he wants the Democratic Party to be a "big tent." But he says he "adamantly" opposes the wealth tax proposal that 95% of Democrats, and a huge majority of the whole country, support.
Gavin Newsom Wants a 'Big Tent Party,' But Opposes Wealth Tax Supported by Large Majority of Americans
"A wealth tax is a big tent policy unless the only people you care about are billionaires," said one progressive organizer.
www.commondreams.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
You only run Newsom for President if you want Republicans to win in 2028
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When Gavin Newsom was elected in 2018, he said he would oversee construction of 3.5 million homes by now. Then he stuck his tail between his legs while segregationists and their left-NIMBY interns blocked major reforms until getting serious this year.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 AM
When Gavin Newsom was elected in 2018, he said he would oversee construction of 3.5 million homes by now. Then he stuck his tail between his legs while segregationists and their left-NIMBY interns blocked major reforms until getting serious this year.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
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While San Diego got rid of the onstreet parking on southbound Park Blvd through Balboa Park during December Nights, it wasn’t converted to a bus lane so the buses were still stuck in car traffic. Would someone in San Diego media please ask why that happened.
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
While San Diego got rid of the onstreet parking on southbound Park Blvd through Balboa Park during December Nights, it wasn’t converted to a bus lane so the buses were still stuck in car traffic. Would someone in San Diego media please ask why that happened.
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Did you or someone you know dance on Soul Train in the 1970s?
I’d like to talk with you or them about that experience for my research
Thanks!
I’d like to talk with you or them about that experience for my research
Thanks!
December 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Did you or someone you know dance on Soul Train in the 1970s?
I’d like to talk with you or them about that experience for my research
Thanks!
I’d like to talk with you or them about that experience for my research
Thanks!
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This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)
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When you buy into the USPS as a business losing money, you are buying into losing these other public services:
-libraries
-public schools
-fire/EMT/911
-public transportation
-senior services
-public utilities
-roads & infrastructure
And MORE...
Public good costs very little for the benefits.
-libraries
-public schools
-fire/EMT/911
-public transportation
-senior services
-public utilities
-roads & infrastructure
And MORE...
Public good costs very little for the benefits.
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
When you buy into the USPS as a business losing money, you are buying into losing these other public services:
-libraries
-public schools
-fire/EMT/911
-public transportation
-senior services
-public utilities
-roads & infrastructure
And MORE...
Public good costs very little for the benefits.
-libraries
-public schools
-fire/EMT/911
-public transportation
-senior services
-public utilities
-roads & infrastructure
And MORE...
Public good costs very little for the benefits.
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This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
Original post on merveilles.town
merveilles.town
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
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If the dems ever get the presidency again I need them to put like opposite DOGE in charge of HHS. WPA levels of hiring POs and EIS. Incredibly woke, ONLY diversity grants.
December 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If the dems ever get the presidency again I need them to put like opposite DOGE in charge of HHS. WPA levels of hiring POs and EIS. Incredibly woke, ONLY diversity grants.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
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fuck gavin newsom
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
fuck gavin newsom
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Absolutely weeping
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Absolutely weeping
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Yeah I like waymo. Waymo public transit, bike lanes and benches!
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Yeah I like waymo. Waymo public transit, bike lanes and benches!
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Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants 📚
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants 📚
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
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Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
Pretty sure my 13 year old lady doggo had a moment of senility today and barked her head off at …nothing? She was so upset and shaking and there was no one around. It’s my busiest week of the semester and I really can’t afford to fall apart. Please send us all the calm, happy old dog vibes.
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Pretty sure my 13 year old lady doggo had a moment of senility today and barked her head off at …nothing? She was so upset and shaking and there was no one around. It’s my busiest week of the semester and I really can’t afford to fall apart. Please send us all the calm, happy old dog vibes.
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You now need a Real ID to board a plane. But fortunately for House Republicans, you still don’t need one to transport a minor across state lines.
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
You now need a Real ID to board a plane. But fortunately for House Republicans, you still don’t need one to transport a minor across state lines.
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Remove Jeffries. We need an actual leader, unit a play pretend one.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Remove Jeffries. We need an actual leader, unit a play pretend one.