@bodleian.ox.ac.uk Friends, will the Wealth of Nations at 250 talk on May 8th be recorded? Thank you!

My buddy @jasonwdean.com and I have another issue of Half Sheets to the Wind just out—this month, an interview following up On Curiosity with my former grand boss, the great bookwoman Meg Ford twohalfsheets.substack.com/p/on-curiosi...

DO YOU WANT TO BE THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL

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In an effort to rectify this, I've had these daily feeds on while I work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJKi...

I really feel like me not leading the deans updates at the all staff is a missed opportunity.

I collect Pokemon cards as a long-time fan of lil guys, and I am begging you not to let anyone tell you or your kids that this is a financial investment with any level of expected return. Public radio, influencers, doesn't matter the source. The value proposition of collecting is HAVING A COLLECTION

Tbh a bit disappointed in the lack of Semana Santa content in my bsky feed

April fools only works when reality isn't this stupid.

(How do we feel about this multi format collation, 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks ?) 12mo: pi² A-2A⁶ 2B⁴ (pi and 2B in 16mo format, C2 mis-signed B2); [$1-3(-2B3) signed], 150 leaves; pp. [1-4], ²[1] 2-158 15 160-203 [204-207] 208-288 [289] 290-292, ³[1] 2-4 (159 misnumbered as 15)...

For the academic study of the history of science: the Scientific Revolution didn't happen, and the scientific method doesn't exist.

Three of my fav folks on this very good thread!

"[N]ow more than ever, we need the humanities. Because it teaches us human skills and what it is to be human. These will be the most valuable skills in the future; not just at work, but also to have a good life." (Thanks to @ecolleary.bsky.social for sharing this comic on IG.) #humanities 🗃️📜📚

@lolbrarian.bsky.social Are you all using DCRMB or DCRMR for original records?? Carry on!

Keen to watch this soon! 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks

its free real estate* this message is for jim boonie only

staff in my doctor's office: oh that's an interesting way to write dates, why do you do it that way? me: .....ok how much time do you have and what is your general familiarity with and/or interest in standards bodies

This is very much my niche

Just voted yes to ratify our tentative agreement between our union (UAKU) and management! I didn't have "join and become active in union" on my career card, but there's power in this, and I am so glad to vote yes for our contract, and to make a real difference in our lives!

Have lost a lot of time today trying to unsuccessfully communicate my theory of how a weird little 18mo was imposed. Oh well… is there anything really good written about small formats???

I'm celebrating my birthday this week, and so I thought I'd share some of the things from the last year that I am especially proud of, or make me especially happy:

My Wikchina has a fun place to ride on my way to work (and his new home in my cube at work):

Always astonished at how versatile Philip Glass' music is: youtu.be/KI7SLUzk1Ok?...

I remember having an epiphany at a Census Bureau stakeholder meeting that united business and academics: Scientists use jargon to condense complicated concepts; business people use jargon to inflate simple ones.

"Abbreviated format must equal number of leaves in a gathering"--Johannes Kepler, noted bibliographer and oh ok astronomer and sure why not a mathematician, in 1611

From the "hero image" for this show. So many problems with this - the AI dog whistle (but don't actually recognize AI!), conflation of technologies, and history as a reductive tag line/slogan.

Today is the one-year anniversary of my departure from the library referenced below. It is disheartening to see how that organization's leadership has continued to marginalize subject-area expertise and promote overly simplistic narratives about the history of science & tech. #histSTM #histsci 📜 🗃️

Friends, this is my former workplace. I won't tag or say their name here, but you all know who they are. There are still some good people on staff that know better, but those voices are ignored, and this is what happens.

New cube decoration, from our local (and kinda famous) local wood type/letterpress shop, ft one of my favorite modern groups:

packed to the gills with knowledge ill see myself out

move slow and repair things

One was a serial entrepreneur, one is a Baptist preacher, and one was a petroleum geologist, so not super rough and tumble but my entrepreneur grandpa lived live with three shirt buttons undone, so that counts as something?

working on a slide deck for an internal presentation. am I doing this right

I think we can all agree I know 1-2 things about books, including how to open them. I was, I confess, befuddled as to how to open it, a first for me… 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks

Graphic design is my passion, but make it early modern: There's a book called _Principe en la idea_, and someone got new type & wanted to use ALL of it, or the author wanted to have a 22-page title page? & the body has an entire column for footnotes? books.google.com/books?id=EP1... #BookHistory

OK YES this is a really, really great project, worth your attention. 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks

Looks really fun, but sadly, it's only for the duration of the project...

My dental hygienist told me today to keep up the good work, so we can all agree I am Doing the Best at Teeth

Really excited to welcome my dear friend and @universityofkansas.bsky.social alum Stephanie Stillo back to campus! 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks

What a shame that WorldCat now requires users to log in before they can interact with records. I like to send people to WorldCat when I reference a book, so they can find it at their local library. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn’t require a login—but now WC does.

Tony Hillerman Andrea Camilleri Alberto Manguel Jill Lepore Robert Caro

I was hoping this was about Julian Bream: youtu.be/_JZ68_pxL9M?...

Occasionally reminded that Georgia added a “post tenure review” process bc they were so certain that professors became deadweight once they had job security, and all the outcomes have proven JUST THE OPPOSITE! People work harder and in more complex ways when they feel secure in their employment.

A tiny clip from a really fun conversation with a brilliant PhD student about the synergies between Ramadan and Lent 🌙

Also, please forgive me for ALWAYS ranting about this but: You can't really write good stuff out of thin air. You DO need to READ. Yes, I get and champion the Three Morning Pages, the Shitty First Draft, the 15-30 Minutes Writing Sprint, BUT you DO need to read. Read to improve your writing.

Wishing a holy Lent to all those who observe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoEs...

The new issue of Half Sheets is out - really enjoyed @sibyllacumae.bsky.social's smartness on curiosity, and her Latin motto reference! Read here, share, and subscribe if you haven't already - it's free! 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks

Proud to say @jasonwdean.com and I have stayed on schedule and managed to produce another newsletter on time—this month, On Curiosity. Check it out and subscribe (free always) if you’re into it! twohalfsheets.substack.com/p/on-curiosity