A petition from the Jewish Council … jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...

The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.

A university is so much more than its bricks and mortar facilities. It is also an eduroam network with intermittent access

For when you're writing your letter to Santa this year. #upturnedmicroscope

From the Guardian: SLV has reversed its restructure proposal! #libraries #saveSLV

‘I would hope governments to come will see the error of that & take it away. Labor has talked a lot about how bad it is, but hasn’t done anything about it.’ Gonski calls for some govt (🤔 how about the Albo Govt?) to dump Morrison’s noxious Jobs Ready Graduates scheme. www.smh.com.au/national/as-...

Join the campaign! A protest is planned at the SLV this coming Saturday, 13 December at 12:30pm. Hope to see you there. #SaveSLV #libraries #GLAM

Join the campaign! A protest is planned at the SLV this coming Saturday, 13 December at 12:30pm. Hope to see you there. #SaveSLV #libraries #GLAM

Saw this tonight. What a spectacular production. This is the sort of stuff that I want to see more of from opera companies.

Hey Naarm folk, this band has had their instruments stolen 🤬😫 If anyone sees anything & can help get them back to Floodlights please get in touch 🫶🏻

This cause is close to my heart - please consider signing.

Spending the day at the 'New Institutional Histories: uses, methods and techniques' workshop at the University of Melbourne. #history #workshop events.humanitix.com/new-institut...

I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh

Gideon Haigh on the enshittification of our State Library of Victoria—one of the world's most visited public libraries www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #supportSLV

A petition in support of the State Library of Victoria, currently facing significant cuts: c.org/Ny9tCp8jRM

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times Iron Maiden The Cure Kate Bush (the same concert twice!) Opeth Patti Smith

Excuse me, but [clears throat] FOR FUCK'S SAKE WILL YOU STOP BASING YOUR WHOLE FUCKING WORLD AROUND FUCKING DIGGING SHIT OUT OF THE GROUND AND BURNING IT, YOU'RE DESTROYING THE PLANET YOU FUCKING INCOMPETENT, SHORT-SIGHTED, MONEY-HUNGRY BELLENDS.

In an Uber home and the tunes on the radio so far have been Praise You, Hollaback Girl and Lose Yourself and I’m not sure what year it is anymore.

Exploring the new album by Liar, Flower, the most recent project of KatieJane Garside (of Ruby Throat, Queen Adreena, and Daisy Chainsaw) and Chris Wittingham (Ruby Throat).

'Some staff are shocked?' ALL recently forced out staff, & the few experts left, everyone who isn't in the questionable senior management tier knows that the State Library in Melbourne is teetering on the brink of irreparable disaster & the end of this iconic Library as we know it. Inquiry now.

I know people are just being generous when they say "no hurry on my end," but for someone who works best under deadline pressure sometimes I would rather people say: "Thank you for providing a date for this deliverable. We will hold you to it."

Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays: Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink. If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business. Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.

“Meta stalled internal efforts to prevent child predators from contacting minors for years due to growth concerns, and pressured safety staff to circulate arguments justifying its decision not to act.” www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

You've probably seen the below meme, but yeah, the converts trend to be weird.

This article from Friday morning last week has not aged well > The ‘Bazball’ game style has revolutionised English cricket. Australia should be nervous theconversation.com/the-bazball-... #cricket

"CSIRO 350 job cuts a damning indictment on Government priorities, misses 'golden opportunity' on research" my column on the CSIRO research cuts #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?

Currently doing some marking. A reminder to everyone involved in archives and collections: digitisation is not preservation. If I digitise a box of records and put the files on a USB stick I haven't preserved a thing. It's all about what you do with the files post-digitisation. #archives #digipres

On my way to the airport, bound for Sydney and the Australian Society of Archivists conference.

One day I would like to see an honest report on someone dying. "They were a bit of a jerk. They probably didn't deserve to die, but they did tend to rub people up the wrong way."

My new website is live! It's a work in progress, with lots I still want to do, but after many years my last site became completely non-functional so this is the first step: mikejonesonline.com #archives #history #historian #consultant #GLAM #academia #website

This from the Conversation today. I have a different view to the author on what constitutes 'compelling'.

I have all my old CDs ripped and sometimes put the lot on shuffle to see what comes up. Tonight: Skinny Puppy.

My new website is live! It's a work in progress, with lots I still want to do, but after many years my last site became completely non-functional so this is the first step: mikejonesonline.com #archives #history #historian #consultant #GLAM #academia #website

A description from 1901 of the Federation ceremony in Sydney, noting that the pavilion had seating for "some of the most prominent people in the public life of Australia, with their wives and friends." 🙄

If Scrivener had Zotero integration I would absolutely use it as my primary tool for writing. Without it, everything just gets too fiddly and I end up back in Word.

The Trump ballroom. Complete with extra high windows to ensure a good view when the people start building a guillotine outside.

AMaGA's ASSEMBLY initiative invites you to complete a short survey exploring collaborative research in the Australian museum and gallery sector. It takes around 5–10 minutes and will help us build a clearer picture of what's happening across the sector: anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

This looks like a job for @drrwel.bsky.social

Ping @colourfulhistories.bsky.social

At the 'looking up historical weather data so I know what the day was like' stage of writing.

Stumbled across Kiddle 'facts for kids' today. If your kids want to know more about 19th century governors of Tasmania—and I know mine do—this is the site for you. #history #Tasmania

There, fixed it

This is an absolutely amazing piece of work - the ABC spent five years (!) working on this interactive feature that brings together First Nations oral histories spanning 65,000 years www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...

lmao at the idea of having any gaps in my bookshelves FOOLS I HAVE NO SPACE FOR YOUR WHIMSY

OMG, a JOB! UNSW Canberra is looking for Level B and Level C positions in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences! Check out the job ad here: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

History brains trust: does anyone know if flight logs exist for Mascot Airport in the 1930s, and if so where they are? I know that a plane landed there at 7:52pm on Tuesday, 7 November 1933 and I want to see if I can confirm the name of the pilot.

If you want to know more about our use of handwritten text recognition software (Transkribus) on the wills project, tune in on Zoom next week 👇 All welcome (not just postdocs!). #EarlyModern 🗃️ #DigitalHumanities #HTR #CitizenScience