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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 14h

I got notice that ours were shipped out!

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 1d

And we led them both in our local singing yesterday!

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 1d

It’s the only way, really.

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 2d

Well, I hope you will invite your fellow Kalamazooans to the coronation

Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 2d

I learned later that this was the “Anti-Fascist Choir,” so I am officially Antifa I guess!

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 2d

Do tell!

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 2d

Thanks. That’s great. The thing I forgot was how often you downloaded a bunch of stuff (Usenet, mail) so it would be cheaper, less apt to be interrupted, etc

Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 3d

Indeed!

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 3d

No Kings! Kalamazoo. Of course I sang along.

No Kings protest in Kalamazoo we see several people playing music instruments

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 4d

Wow. Just finished a really big project in which we depended on dictionary-given syllable breaks! I hope the online versions are retained!

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 5d

I am mildly upset that you were so eloquent about this. I struggled to say anything. Seriously, though, thank you

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 5d

There is a lot of competition.

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 6d

Many of us sing for religious reasons, and many singings are religious. Don’t mistake your own experience and preferences for what is generally the case. Looking forward to singing with you

Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 9d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Not on Internet Archive.

Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 9d

A page's ripped out.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 10d

I have been using beehive

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 12d

Are the non-zero byte values zipfian in distribution?

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 22d

Congratulations. We welcome you here!

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 24d

Such nostalgia for me!

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Will Fitzgerald @willwhim.com · 25d

Can I just say, that in a time of so much bad news, the announcement that Merriam-Webster is printing a new edition of their dictionary in paper is a balm? Thank you @merriam-webster.com! Pre-ordered today.

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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 28d

10 days left to apply for our job in African-American History! We are planning to offer generous startup support to help our new faculty succeed on the path to tenure. Also, Kalamazoo is a fun town: this weekend is a multicultural music festival, a mac&cheese bakeoff, Emanuel Ax, & Come from Away.

Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · Aug 19

My Dept of History at W. Michigan University in Kalamazoo is hiring an Asst/Associate Prof in African American History. Please come join us! 2-2 load/generous research & travel funding, diverse & culturally lively community/ free college in MI for kids. ?s welcome. www.wmujobs.org/postings/4277

Assistant/Associate Professor - African American History - Tenure Track

Western Michigan University invites applications and nominations for the position of full-time tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in the field of African American history to start August 20...

www.wmujobs.org