katie eschbacher
@hikatie.bsky.social
what am i doing here
goodness gracious
kc history & metadata at your friendly public library
goodness gracious
kc history & metadata at your friendly public library
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Happy first anniversary to our KC-1940 website! 🎉
In 1940, more than 50,000 images of Kansas City structures were photographed and assembled as the 1940 Tax Assessment Photograph Collection.
View buildings, homes, stores, shops, banks, schools, and parks through a 1940s lens at kc1940.org
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In 1940, more than 50,000 images of Kansas City structures were photographed and assembled as the 1940 Tax Assessment Photograph Collection.
View buildings, homes, stores, shops, banks, schools, and parks through a 1940s lens at kc1940.org
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December 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Happy first anniversary to our KC-1940 website! 🎉
In 1940, more than 50,000 images of Kansas City structures were photographed and assembled as the 1940 Tax Assessment Photograph Collection.
View buildings, homes, stores, shops, banks, schools, and parks through a 1940s lens at kc1940.org
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In 1940, more than 50,000 images of Kansas City structures were photographed and assembled as the 1940 Tax Assessment Photograph Collection.
View buildings, homes, stores, shops, banks, schools, and parks through a 1940s lens at kc1940.org
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my mom doesn’t like scary movies and has been trying to psych herself up for this one for months
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
my mom doesn’t like scary movies and has been trying to psych herself up for this one for months
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Every online space is now a casino that has been rigged against you
Study: ~200 Instacart shoppers in four US cities were shown different prices for the same 20 grocery items; Instacart confirms it is running short term "tests" (Ben Casselman/New York Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Every online space is now a casino that has been rigged against you
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I don’t understand why people get so annoyed at me for bringing it up but I’ll keep saying it because I love you: GET AN AIR PURIFIER(S). For your desk if you’re in an office, for your classroom, for your house…hell, buy one for daycare if you can swing it, idk. I know you guys don’t like being sick
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I don’t understand why people get so annoyed at me for bringing it up but I’ll keep saying it because I love you: GET AN AIR PURIFIER(S). For your desk if you’re in an office, for your classroom, for your house…hell, buy one for daycare if you can swing it, idk. I know you guys don’t like being sick
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I am 40 or 50 years old and I don’t need this
December 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I am 40 or 50 years old and I don’t need this
this could be us but instead of theater seats it's my couch and we're watching the last waltz
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
this could be us but instead of theater seats it's my couch and we're watching the last waltz
time to get back to fancasting a remake of the last waltz:
jacob elordi is rick danko
michael cera is van morrison
haley joel osment is garth hudson
jacob elordi is rick danko
michael cera is van morrison
haley joel osment is garth hudson
I'm watching The Last Waltz because it's canonically a Thanksgiving movie but really I'm watching Neil Young sing Helpless over and over again for 117 minutes
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
time to get back to fancasting a remake of the last waltz:
jacob elordi is rick danko
michael cera is van morrison
haley joel osment is garth hudson
jacob elordi is rick danko
michael cera is van morrison
haley joel osment is garth hudson
my spreadsheets are beautiful beyond romance
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
my spreadsheets are beautiful beyond romance
my hair has been annoying me lately & my haircut appointment is still a month off, so:
i'll never love anyone as much as i love the girl who came up to me at the beths show tonight to tell me how much she loved my haircut and that she's praying her short hair grows out the same way
i'll never love anyone as much as i love the girl who came up to me at the beths show tonight to tell me how much she loved my haircut and that she's praying her short hair grows out the same way
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
my hair has been annoying me lately & my haircut appointment is still a month off, so:
i'll never love anyone as much as i love the girl who came up to me at the beths show tonight to tell me how much she loved my haircut and that she's praying her short hair grows out the same way
i'll never love anyone as much as i love the girl who came up to me at the beths show tonight to tell me how much she loved my haircut and that she's praying her short hair grows out the same way
@gumbylievable.bsky.social what a world
We are thrilled to welcome our friend Bobcat Goldthwait as main support for our LRP40 US Tour in 2026! Another hilarious pal Eugene Mirman will do Brooklyn and Boston dates.
5 shows are already SOLD OUT - Portland and DC are getting close!
5 shows are already SOLD OUT - Portland and DC are getting close!
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
@gumbylievable.bsky.social what a world
the night of the hunter doesn't get enough credit for being wildly funny
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
the night of the hunter doesn't get enough credit for being wildly funny
seventeen days until i can watch the last waltz again
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
seventeen days until i can watch the last waltz again
i sold my ticket to today's game because i don't have the emotional wherewithal for this right now
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
i sold my ticket to today's game because i don't have the emotional wherewithal for this right now
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the full moon is a perfect time to reflect on how great the moon is and all the things the moon has done for your life.
February 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
the full moon is a perfect time to reflect on how great the moon is and all the things the moon has done for your life.
Hey if you are excited about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and want to support other progressive candidates, it’s a great night to donate to @rah.bsky.social!
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
i'm a keeper of town lore who works in the basement of the library but goes home at night
Sometimes I think I really missed my calling as the keeper of town lore who lives in a tower at the top of the library.
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
i'm a keeper of town lore who works in the basement of the library but goes home at night
what a day for someone who secretly loves to talk about the royal family
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
what a day for someone who secretly loves to talk about the royal family
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remember what they took from you [geocities]
October 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
remember what they took from you [geocities]
@ryanrosenblatt.bsky.social @wardamnmegs.bsky.social love to my a-list entourage
October 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
@ryanrosenblatt.bsky.social @wardamnmegs.bsky.social love to my a-list entourage
anyway i'm excited about sugar reunion shows
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
anyway i'm excited about sugar reunion shows
another year, another missed opportunity to see the hot wheels monster trucks live glow party
October 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
another year, another missed opportunity to see the hot wheels monster trucks live glow party
@gumbylievable.bsky.social happy birthday, birthday boy
October 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
@gumbylievable.bsky.social happy birthday, birthday boy