Chris Tanguay
@anti-chris.bsky.social
Archivist, nerd, photographer, part-time mute. Neurodivergent.
Q🏳️🌈&Grey-A.💜🩶🤍 (she/þei)
Interested in labor issues, accessibility, tech history, pseudoscience, cults, oddities, and old books.
Posts are my own.
Q🏳️🌈&Grey-A.💜🩶🤍 (she/þei)
Interested in labor issues, accessibility, tech history, pseudoscience, cults, oddities, and old books.
Posts are my own.
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The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
May 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
Currently fundraising for Walk MS: Boston. I'll be walking with (and for) my sister who was diagnosed 3 years ago. events.nationalmssociety.org/participant/...
I'm participating in Walk MS®️
I’m raising money for the National MS Society and can use your help. Your support means more groundbreaking research and life-changing services and gets us one step closer to a cure! Together we can m...
events.nationalmssociety.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Currently fundraising for Walk MS: Boston. I'll be walking with (and for) my sister who was diagnosed 3 years ago. events.nationalmssociety.org/participant/...
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Putting people with ADHD in a *concentration* camp is bitterly ironic
RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms"
The farms will "reparent" them.
www.motherjones.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Putting people with ADHD in a *concentration* camp is bitterly ironic
Really wanting to go nuclear on a plagiarist. Any advice?
February 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Really wanting to go nuclear on a plagiarist. Any advice?
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Big thanks to everyone who joined us for yesterday's #bookLaunch for " #Preserving #Disability: Disability and the #Archival #Profession"
Missed it? No worries: The recording is now up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrX...
Also be sure to catch part 2 on Feb. 20!
libraryjuice.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Missed it? No worries: The recording is now up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrX...
Also be sure to catch part 2 on Feb. 20!
libraryjuice.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Book Launch - Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession (1 of 2)
YouTube video by Library Juice Press
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Big thanks to everyone who joined us for yesterday's #bookLaunch for " #Preserving #Disability: Disability and the #Archival #Profession"
Missed it? No worries: The recording is now up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrX...
Also be sure to catch part 2 on Feb. 20!
libraryjuice.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Missed it? No worries: The recording is now up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrX...
Also be sure to catch part 2 on Feb. 20!
libraryjuice.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Can confirm!
if you want to support a trans creative right now, you can buy my book. not only is it FUN it's also well researched and will keep you from doom scrolling for a bit
www.chroniclebooks.com/products/vic...
www.chroniclebooks.com/products/vic...
Victorian Parlour Games
Bring a piece of history into your game night with this collection of fun and playable Victorian-era party games. Victorian Parlour Games is a beautifully designed and compact hardcover volume full o...
www.chroniclebooks.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Can confirm!
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in the public interest, the Internet Archive should not be removing posts at the behest of DOGE
The Internet Archive has removed its archives of individual tweets from the account belonging to DOGE staffer Marko Elez.
The WSJ reported yesterday that this account belonged to Ekes, and that many of these tweets were racist and led to his resignation.
The WSJ reported yesterday that this account belonged to Ekes, and that many of these tweets were racist and led to his resignation.
February 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
in the public interest, the Internet Archive should not be removing posts at the behest of DOGE
I'll be discussing the chapter I cowrote with @annieca.bsky.social at the February 20th launch event for Preserving Disability. Learn More at disabilityarchiveslab.com/preserving-d...
February 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I'll be discussing the chapter I cowrote with @annieca.bsky.social at the February 20th launch event for Preserving Disability. Learn More at disabilityarchiveslab.com/preserving-d...
Did you know you can file civil suits against anyone who has committed unauthorized access to your taxpayer info?
a rainbow and a star with the words " i know you know "
Alt: a rainbow and a star with the words "the more you know "
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Did you know you can file civil suits against anyone who has committed unauthorized access to your taxpayer info?
Today's archive problem, finding a Kevin Smith that was involved with film but was not THAT Kevin Smith. (Did eventually disambiguate)
February 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Today's archive problem, finding a Kevin Smith that was involved with film but was not THAT Kevin Smith. (Did eventually disambiguate)
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Stop trying to debate things that aren’t up for discussion. The right of trans people to exist, racial equality, and disability rights are non-negotiable. Debating them only legitimizes bigotry
February 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Stop trying to debate things that aren’t up for discussion. The right of trans people to exist, racial equality, and disability rights are non-negotiable. Debating them only legitimizes bigotry
Fun day at work (wasn't bad actually)
January 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Fun day at work (wasn't bad actually)
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I think that we should be talking about what Trump is trying to do to trans people in the context of the Nuremberg laws.
January 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I think that we should be talking about what Trump is trying to do to trans people in the context of the Nuremberg laws.
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Archivist: beverages aren't allowed in the reading room
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Archivist: beverages aren't allowed in the reading room
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Reference Librarian in January: i am not qualified to tell you how to deduct half a glass of water for your tax return
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Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Reference Librarian in January: i am not qualified to tell you how to deduct half a glass of water for your tax return
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Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Librarian: either put a cap on it or drink it in the teen room
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Librarian: either put a cap on it or drink it in the teen room
January 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Archivist: beverages aren't allowed in the reading room
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Archivist: beverages aren't allowed in the reading room
Joseph Weizenbaum would be horrified.
Anyone with more understanding of github repos want to help verify this? Claims by an alleged Twitter H1B employee who engaged in election disinfo using the Eliza AI model to push certain narratives.
theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference
The confessions of a concerned bird.
theconcernedbird.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Joseph Weizenbaum would be horrified.
Lack of camel case makes me read bestPracticesExchange as bestPracticeSexChange EVERY SINGLE TIME (even though I know better (and know that is not the preferred terminology) )
Capitalization affects how people read hashtags or how people hear them on screen readers. Use #camelCase or #PascalCase in hashtags instead of lowercase. You could have #DoctorWhoRewatch ("Doctor Who Rewatch") or #doctorwhorewatch ("doctor whore watch.")
January 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Lack of camel case makes me read bestPracticesExchange as bestPracticeSexChange EVERY SINGLE TIME (even though I know better (and know that is not the preferred terminology) )
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Friendly reminder that web accessibility is not JUST “making websites compatible with screen readers” but so much more. ☺️
January 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Friendly reminder that web accessibility is not JUST “making websites compatible with screen readers” but so much more. ☺️
Book recommendation for archivists (or anyone who likes a dark short story collection): Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans. The novella that shares the book's title really really spoke to me as someone who really cares about historical context. (The rest is also very good.)
January 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Book recommendation for archivists (or anyone who likes a dark short story collection): Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans. The novella that shares the book's title really really spoke to me as someone who really cares about historical context. (The rest is also very good.)
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Mister Rogers never misses
January 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Mister Rogers never misses
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The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
January 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
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Welcome to the public domain, THE SKELETON DANCE (1929). 🎞️ 🎶👻 Walt Disney Studios' first Silly Symphony cartoon is a wordless masterpiece of synchronized animation & music featuring dancing skeletons in a graveyard.
➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
January 1, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Welcome to the public domain, THE SKELETON DANCE (1929). 🎞️ 🎶👻 Walt Disney Studios' first Silly Symphony cartoon is a wordless masterpiece of synchronized animation & music featuring dancing skeletons in a graveyard.
➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
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Wanted: #librarians who love banned books!
@dpla.bsky.social is looking for banned book reviews!
Librarians everywhere are invited to stand up for books they love by writing a review which will be shared via social media channels as our "Banned Book of the Week".
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@dpla.bsky.social is looking for banned book reviews!
Librarians everywhere are invited to stand up for books they love by writing a review which will be shared via social media channels as our "Banned Book of the Week".
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Submit Your "Banned Book of the Week"!
DPLA is excited to invite you to participate in our "Banned Book of the Week" social media series highlighting books under threat of censorship.
In July 2023, the Digital Public Library of America (D...
docs.google.com
December 31, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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![Jared Cooney Horvath, a neuroscientist and education specialist, said “the modern hype” of generative AI had led edtech to “plug that word into every aspect of their products — even when, or especially when, it doesn’t belong”.
“Edtech companies are largely composed of engineers, businesspeople and economists,” he said. “Very rarely will you see a practising teacher or educator anywhere in the mix. Their failure to meaningfully impact education is [because] they do not understand the field they are trying to evolve.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hakzua5btcgcfjye2yujlhos/bafkreigcofkesrr4d6ssf7z3ypa6utow3ei7jqtfli2ncq5ncc7pff4mvi@jpeg)
The xfinity logo keeps reading as inherently christian coded to me. Did I just spend too much time in catholic school? Or do others see this too?
December 31, 2024 at 9:51 PM
The xfinity logo keeps reading as inherently christian coded to me. Did I just spend too much time in catholic school? Or do others see this too?