Dave Provost
@daveprovo.st
He/Him. Veterinary librarian. From Boston, now in Raleigh.
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This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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ABSOLUTELY
Refrigerators with a door alarm timer are ACAB
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
ABSOLUTELY
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It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
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big day for "Sent from my iPhone"
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
big day for "Sent from my iPhone"
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My latest piece, on open access and scholarly publishing - revealing my inner fangirl to the world in the process (you are not shocked, I know) 📚 #AcademicSky
How Fanfiction Can Help Us Reimagine Scholarly Publishing
Archive of Our Own, a digital fanfiction repository, shows what’s possible when we design our infrastructures around the communities that use them, rather than around extractive logics.
katinamagazine.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
My latest piece, on open access and scholarly publishing - revealing my inner fangirl to the world in the process (you are not shocked, I know) 📚 #AcademicSky
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Do Not Become a Mellow Superbaby Who is Impervious to Burning Heat
January 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Do Not Become a Mellow Superbaby Who is Impervious to Burning Heat
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Dripping Wet 7-Year-Old Gets On Hotel Elevator https://theonion.com/dripping-wet-7-year-old-gets-on-hotel-elevator-1819574036/
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Dripping Wet 7-Year-Old Gets On Hotel Elevator https://theonion.com/dripping-wet-7-year-old-gets-on-hotel-elevator-1819574036/
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I promise you it’s another white man in Maine wearing crewneck shirts talking about populism
IT’S MAINE!!!!!
IT’S MAINE!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I promise you it’s another white man in Maine wearing crewneck shirts talking about populism
IT’S MAINE!!!!!
IT’S MAINE!!!!!
Oh, Mariners fans. Be well
October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Oh, Mariners fans. Be well
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Requesting help from librarians:
Boss wants info on college libraries going digital-only.
Who is digital-only?
How's it going?
Have libraries gone digital to later reintroduce print?
Boss wants info on college libraries going digital-only.
Who is digital-only?
How's it going?
Have libraries gone digital to later reintroduce print?
October 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Requesting help from librarians:
Boss wants info on college libraries going digital-only.
Who is digital-only?
How's it going?
Have libraries gone digital to later reintroduce print?
Boss wants info on college libraries going digital-only.
Who is digital-only?
How's it going?
Have libraries gone digital to later reintroduce print?
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ISABELLA STEWAHT GAHDNAH MUSEUM HEIST OF 1990 WAS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. LOUVRUH AIN'T SHIT COMPARED TO THAT.
October 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
ISABELLA STEWAHT GAHDNAH MUSEUM HEIST OF 1990 WAS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. LOUVRUH AIN'T SHIT COMPARED TO THAT.
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When you read the headline “jewelry heist at the Louvre” / When you read the article about how they did it
October 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
When you read the headline “jewelry heist at the Louvre” / When you read the article about how they did it
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On World Bread Day I'm celebrating this tweet cos every time I make toast i think "cook it again"
October 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
On World Bread Day I'm celebrating this tweet cos every time I make toast i think "cook it again"
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Happy Columbo's Day! Celebrate by doing one more thing on your personal to-do list, even if that thing is just watching your favorite episode.
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy Columbo's Day! Celebrate by doing one more thing on your personal to-do list, even if that thing is just watching your favorite episode.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: IMMORTALITY is one of the most unique and compelling games of all time. Play it if you haven’t.
Hey it's #SteamSale! You can get
🔥 IMMORTALITY for $9.99
👁️ TELLING LIES for $4.99
☕ HER STORY for $4.99
& wishlist Project C and Project D whilst you are there...
It's a good time to play good games in the present and wish for good games in the future! ✨
store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...
🔥 IMMORTALITY for $9.99
👁️ TELLING LIES for $4.99
☕ HER STORY for $4.99
& wishlist Project C and Project D whilst you are there...
It's a good time to play good games in the present and wish for good games in the future! ✨
store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...
October 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: IMMORTALITY is one of the most unique and compelling games of all time. Play it if you haven’t.
Spell your name with movie titles 📽️
Dave (1993)
Dave (1993)
Spell your name with movie titles 📽️
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Land of the Dead (2005)
It Follows (2014)
Vampires (1998)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Absentia (2011)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Land of the Dead (2005)
It Follows (2014)
Vampires (1998)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Absentia (2011)
Spell your name with movie titles 📽️
Sinners (2025)
In America (2002)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Sinners (2025)
In America (2002)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Spell your name with movie titles 📽️
Dave (1993)
Dave (1993)
“Gimme one of those metal thingies… you use to dig… food”
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Gimme one of those metal thingies… you use to dig… food”
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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Once again, this perfect @zeboydgames.bsky.social post comes to mind:
September 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Once again, this perfect @zeboydgames.bsky.social post comes to mind:
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Enjoying the two guys on this year's Bake Off who look like they could be rival chieftains in Iron Age Gaul
September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Enjoying the two guys on this year's Bake Off who look like they could be rival chieftains in Iron Age Gaul