Chris
@cynicalgrrl.bsky.social
Still libraries, websites, Ann Arbor politics, college sports (mostly Virginia and Michigan with a newly-added parental interest in Nebraska). You know, the usual. XML alchemist.
Posting a car picture I took
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Posting a car picture I took
WE COULD’VE BEEN DOING THIS THE ENTIRE TIME. www.themirror.com/news/politic...
Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats in just 3 months
A man has gone viral after documenting how he trained crows to target MAGA hats, sharing his months-long process and sparking fierce debate about ethics and politics
www.themirror.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
So disappointed in Debbie Dingell
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
January 15, 2026 at 2:37 AM
So disappointed in Debbie Dingell
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"You don't see the link? It's right there on the bottom of the Slack thread from yesterday about which shared drive folders link to Dropbox folders that contain all the shared PDFs."
My Comments Are in the Google Doc Linked in the Dropbox I Sent in the Slack
Our 5th most-read article of 2024. - - -Thanks for sending this along. I left my comments in the Google Doc. You don’t see my comments? You’re loo...
buff.ly
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"You don't see the link? It's right there on the bottom of the Slack thread from yesterday about which shared drive folders link to Dropbox folders that contain all the shared PDFs."
We are so lucky in Ann Arbor! Our library has such a variety of interesting events.
Former NFL player & social rights activist Chris Kluwe joins sci-fi author John Scalzi at AADL! This engaging conversation and Q&A will take you on a ride through the various worlds they both inhabit!
Join us, Thursday, January 29 at 6 PM at the Downtown Library.
🗣️ https://aadl.org/node/645516
Join us, Thursday, January 29 at 6 PM at the Downtown Library.
🗣️ https://aadl.org/node/645516
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
We are so lucky in Ann Arbor! Our library has such a variety of interesting events.
I wondered what the story was here.
A blistering critique of UVA’s presidential search process that also raises some serious concerns about Beardsley’s resume. That guy has got to go.
augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...
augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...
How UVA’s presidential search missed what took us an hour to find
Inside Higher Ed frames the controversy surrounding Scott C. Beardsley's appointment as the University of Virginia's president.
augustafreepress.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I wondered what the story was here.
Yes! When the chatbot gives you a link to the English translation of an obscure article in French published in 1910 that you can't find anyplace else, you have to suspect it's fake. And yet, you still email telling us we have broken links. And you don't reply when we ask where you got the link.
“The tell isn’t that fake citations look wrong. It’s that they look too right. Too convenient. Too perfectly aligned with whatever point the AI is making“
open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...
open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...
How to Spot AI Hallucinations Like a Reference Librarian
The verification tricks that would make fact-checkers weep with joy.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Yes! When the chatbot gives you a link to the English translation of an obscure article in French published in 1910 that you can't find anyplace else, you have to suspect it's fake. And yet, you still email telling us we have broken links. And you don't reply when we ask where you got the link.
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My latest comic breaking down the “generosity” of billionaires is live! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/the-genero...
December 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My latest comic breaking down the “generosity” of billionaires is live! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/the-genero...
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
December 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
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I’m a lifelong democrat. But if anyone tries to raise my taxes to pay for schools, libraries, or sidewalks, I will be forced to campaign with Republicans for the fifth consecutive election cycle. #a2council
by Kathy Griswold
by Kathy Griswold
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I’m a lifelong democrat. But if anyone tries to raise my taxes to pay for schools, libraries, or sidewalks, I will be forced to campaign with Republicans for the fifth consecutive election cycle. #a2council
by Kathy Griswold
by Kathy Griswold
The architect whose name is attached to the project -- James McCrery -- went to THE Ohio State. I'm just saying.
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The architect whose name is attached to the project -- James McCrery -- went to THE Ohio State. I'm just saying.
@averysafecat.bsky.social Important question -- were you still in the UK for the Bruno Brookes BBC Radio 1 Top 40 years? We were there 86-89 and so was he. For some reason I woke up this morning with the sound of him saying "Bananarama" in my head. Is this a sign I am losing my mind?
October 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
@averysafecat.bsky.social Important question -- were you still in the UK for the Bruno Brookes BBC Radio 1 Top 40 years? We were there 86-89 and so was he. For some reason I woke up this morning with the sound of him saying "Bananarama" in my head. Is this a sign I am losing my mind?
I’m over here near Side Biscuit and frankly, everyone has sounded great except John Mayer — weirdly distorted keyboards. Crowd didn’t sing Mr. Brightside nearly as loud as a football crowd, though. The Texas Gentlemen were more to my taste than the headliner tbh.
I’m two blocks away and can’t hear anything. Maybe a vague thumping noise? Like, we were astonished how quiet it is. I think we are below the bowl and the sound must be going over us.
September 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I’m over here near Side Biscuit and frankly, everyone has sounded great except John Mayer — weirdly distorted keyboards. Crowd didn’t sing Mr. Brightside nearly as loud as a football crowd, though. The Texas Gentlemen were more to my taste than the headliner tbh.
As promised. It’s decorative gourd season!
September 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
As promised. It’s decorative gourd season!
This week’s floral fantasias
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This week’s floral fantasias
This weekend’s Floral Fantasia (thanks @dorothyjberry.bsky.social) is getting a little tired but that’s an aesthetic too
September 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This weekend’s Floral Fantasia (thanks @dorothyjberry.bsky.social) is getting a little tired but that’s an aesthetic too
Without downloading any new images, where are you mentally?
August 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Without downloading any new images, where are you mentally?
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A very special letter to Damn Arbor from former AALD Director, Josie Parker. www.damnarbor.com/2025/07/lett...
#a2Council
#a2Council
July 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A very special letter to Damn Arbor from former AALD Director, Josie Parker. www.damnarbor.com/2025/07/lett...
#a2Council
#a2Council
Another new-to-me EV, the Cadillac Celestiq. This is a good place to spot new car models.
July 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Another new-to-me EV, the Cadillac Celestiq. This is a good place to spot new car models.
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In 2018, we promised voters we would fund a park on the library lot without taxpayer dollars. Instead, we spent our 501c3's money on mailers opposing proposals that'd fund the park for free. Here's why it's everyone else's fault that the parking lot has remained desolate and uninviting. #a2council
July 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In 2018, we promised voters we would fund a park on the library lot without taxpayer dollars. Instead, we spent our 501c3's money on mailers opposing proposals that'd fund the park for free. Here's why it's everyone else's fault that the parking lot has remained desolate and uninviting. #a2council
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As the August 5th election nears, we've been getting a lot of questions from patrons who have heard or read false claims about Proposals A&B. So, we've put together this page with the false claims we've heard and the facts that refute them:
aadl.org/morefacts
Please share and tell your friends!
aadl.org/morefacts
Please share and tell your friends!
Things you may have heard about the August 5th Vote | Ann Arbor District Library
aadl.org
July 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
As the August 5th election nears, we've been getting a lot of questions from patrons who have heard or read false claims about Proposals A&B. So, we've put together this page with the false claims we've heard and the facts that refute them:
aadl.org/morefacts
Please share and tell your friends!
aadl.org/morefacts
Please share and tell your friends!
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If you zoom in on this 18th C. chart of the solar system, you will see that the Sun looks like a lion.
quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-7...
quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-7...
The solar system displayed / Bartholomew Burges.
Engraved by: J. Norman. / Produced to accompany Burges, Bartholomew. A short account of the solar system. Boston. 1789. / Chart of the solar system. / Dedication cartouche includes figues of terrestri...
quod.lib.umich.edu
July 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you zoom in on this 18th C. chart of the solar system, you will see that the Sun looks like a lion.
quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-7...
quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-7...