I’m the photo taker so I get to hide.

Things I leave my wife to find so she doesn’t forget me when I am out of town.

Waiting for Code4Lib SE 2025 to get started

I attended a library vendor AI demo/upsell today and I wish I could explain to them that everything they are selling could be achieved by hiring like two more people in our library

New to Evergreen ILS? Our intro series (two parts) covers admin, cataloging & more. #evgils #equinoxEDU #equinox #OpenSource #Libraries

Should libraries be a-political and neutral in political discourse? Certainly that’s the traditional wisdom but at the same time seeking funding is an inherently political act and their very existence is, not for the first time, under attack from political philosophies.

The Executive Office taking over the IMLS is an audacious (not to mention lawless) move to exert control over the nation's libraries. You want grant funding? Sure - just make sure that there are no books by or about LGBTQ+, immigrant, native or brown people on your shelves. We will provide a list

Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away www.scientificamerican.com/article/stun... 🧪🌎🦑

Thrift store find. Powers up fine and if it has issues I’ll just repair it for this price.

Went to our FLGS last night and my wife Oi ked this up by @chaosium.bsky.social really looking forward to seeing how it represents the magic system from the @benaaronovitch.bsky.social books which I got her hooked on

I feel a little proud not paying outrageous prices for farm fresh eggs since my hens are good layers. #backyardchickens #eggs

I’m supposed be scared of AI and yet my mail client still doesn’t know based on time of day whether to start my missives with good morning or good afternoon.

Been meaning to learn Python for ... a long time so might as well start with this little file cleaning task. Yes, I'm a digital hoarde... er, archivist.

I’ve been pretty numb since the election but seeing the wave of book bans - I’m starting to get angry again.

I have spent a lot of time over the last two weeks thinking about what the election meant. I'm not happy with what I've concluded.

Beckett, utterly derpy but also sweet. #dogs

I feel like I’ve been holding. My breath all day.

All I can think about today is the election. Today will be historic one way or the other.

Seeing the Harris campaign surge is giving me hope. I feel like this is a dangerous emotion in this age of politics.

The only issue with multiple computers sitting around you and being partially deaf is that when one does a notification sound it is very hard to tell where it is coming from.

Marvel Comics has decided to do a gimmick whereby they put a QR code on the last page of comics and to see the actual page you have to use it. What rampant stupidity. Somewhere comics archivists are deciding how to deal with this and mutter "FFS" over and over and over. #libraries

Maine lobster roll

Puttering around with trying tabby.sh to replace my long time use of Terminus (I've gotten tired of it prompting me to use more than the free plan when I don't want the additional features)

Held down by a canine gravitational field. #dogs

Next week’s cover of The New Yorker just dropped.

The late frost probably did some damage but it looks like I’ll at least some figs this year.

I think my office in many ways is the best room in my house simply because I spend so much time in it working I try to make it comfortable to my tastes. Note it may not the best room by the taste of others. #wfh

Watching a T.A.R.D.I.S. slowly print over the course of the day. #3dprinting

Grandson #dogs

Since others are posting their #evgils24 desk buddies here are mine

I went ahead and threw four tea bags in my mug this morning. Yes, it is one of those mornings. #tea

Watching #evgils24 keynote!

How to tell someone deals with a lot of text level data munging. Step 1) say "so I keep getting this thing that says 'wide character' Step 2) watch the light in their eyes die

I know its kind of silly but I'm always happy to see a show in a town where we support the library. Even better when they visit the library!

I'd like to remind everyone that are going to be taken up in the rapture today to go ahead and sign over your worldly assets to the local public library since you won't need it anymore anyway. #libraries

Starting a veggie curry for lunch #cooking

I have a really basic expect script to test SIP2 connections for library ILSes. There is a neat full featured application for it that is much fancier. I try to use it but every now and then it just won't run. The expect script always works. The lesson? Use fancy but have reliable backups. #libraries

Nothing will teach you vim better than weird CSVs from a bunch of disparate sources.

The. Early adult kiddo hadn’t played magic in many years and wants to relearn it so I broke out some simple mono color decks. #gaming

You know you spend a lot of time munging data when a text function getting support for negative indexes makes you happy. #databases

Spent a few minutes here and there over the last few days setting up Python on Windows. Not a big Windows user but wow, Microsoft really wants you to do everything their way don't they? #coding

Reading a little about the Vision Pro from Apple while a script runs. I think the world is ready for a good AR solution but at that price point I won't be an early adopter.

Tempted to post a pic of my leg wound. I think it’s kind of fascinating but no content warning for gore, just suggestive and sexual?

One of my children is creating their own github account. This feels like a special moment.

Climate deniers be like…

Yay for backup headphones. It's funny how you get used to certain things though, like how these hold comfy ones sat my head, now these spare ones feel weird.