Depends on the definition of use? I have an 1850s crock in my hallway that I put silk flowers in. More interesting thought experiment I do fairly often - How many items in this room am I the first owner of? Also engaging - how many items in the room belong to deceased relatives?

The dragonflies are out

Playing around with motivational plant posters this weekend

Might as well attempt to market the book. a.co/d/0g2CoFBc

COMIC: How to Hold a Grudge

If Illinois wants thriving universities, stronger campuses, and students who can afford to finish what they start, we must fully and equitably fund public higher education, and raise the revenue to do it by asking the wealthiest and corporations to finally pay their fair share.

You might think, “but how will we know if student outcomes are improving without testing?” and the answer is that we must support and then trust our teachers. Teachers spend their lives working with and understanding students. Many of these regimes emerged out of not trusting teachers.

New entry in the list of 'things I never thought I would say at work': I am taking theses frozen books next door to put them in the good freezer with the dead raccoons.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over at work. "Reading is hard."

Shovelling is such a bullshit concept, what happened to patience, like we're too good for the sun now? It gives us life it will take the snow, you cannot be impatient with a god

I am a lowly MLS, but i would like to go on record saying #$NVDA should stick to video cards because people hate AI for very valid reasons. Primarily that AI is hurting society and does a lot of damage.

One of our largest IFT member unions, the Chicago Teachers Union, is under investigation by a congressional committee. But let’s be clear: this isn’t about transparency. It’s political retaliation.

COMIC: Social Contract

Most of this is miles above my ability to understand, but the core concept delights me.

This is important. This has affected researchers at my university. The staff at BL are doing the best they can with what is left. They need more resources to rebuild what was lost.

is a sandwich a speech act

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

I love our students

COMIC: The Reformation of the Unnecessary Pedant

I am worried about this bookworm. It looks unwell.

It's Butterfly Blitz week! It's also ridiculous hot, so I will not be stalking butterflies for long today.

One of the worst things therapy ever did was allow very privileged people to believe that because they FELT ashamed That someone was shaming them on purpose And that someone who had the power to impact their emotions was the same as someone who had power over them

Every discussion of AGI

Quote skeet with the most inexplicable thing in your gallery

“Intelligence” may be the most regressive and dangerous concept in modern history. Every time it’s systems are measured they reveal that is NOT a measure of capability but a measure of preexisting access to the system of measurement.

Democrats don’t give a fuck about us, but they’ll never reach the level of fuck-all-yall that has Republicans in Congress rescinding the rule limiting bank overdraft fees to $5

When an institution cuts a job, or, even more likely, doesn’t fill a position, what they are doing is quietly spreading that amount of additional labor to every other worker.

@shelleybwoke.bsky.social also this! Rabbi Ruttenberg is a great follow.

Be sure to give you house floof a good airing when the weather warms in spring.

•Well, I got up and walked around •And up and down the lonesome town •I stood a-wondering which way to go •I lit a cigarette on a parking meter •And walked on down the road It was a normal day

If you want to control the price of eggs, you need to control bird flu. And the worst thing you can do if you want to control bird flu is censor scientists and scrub CDC data.

I've been converting linear feet to cubic yards today, and I think my shoulder is going to remind me about it tomorrow.

Maybe we should amend LOCKSS (Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) to LOCKSSFF (Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe From Fascism)

I just assume everyone does, but I'll say it anyway: If you're a union member, now's a REALLY good time to actually study that contract at your workplace and things like grievance processes, etc. Make sure you have contact info handy. Know what your union can do with/for you.

Sunscreen, moisturizer, and deeply comprehending that all of human society is a construct will help you keep that dewy glow.

I just read "siloed" as "soiled" and I was very concerned about the soiled state of library systems until my brain put the letters in the right order again.

A helpful message from Mar. Go joyfully mask up!

I would ask that you pour one out today for all the instructors whose course lesson planning and material is being rewritten on the fly by the government

This cat is so spoiled.

Today Christians celebrate the Epiphany, when the three wise men visited the Baby Jesus. You can tell they were wise because they knew to wait until after Christmas to travel...

If this is your problem, here is a tip from a sheep farmer who doesn't drink but does have severe treatment resistant depression: 1) notice you are having existential dread 2) say, perhaps to your cat or dog, "welp, existential dread again" 3) Don't engage, go read a book or play a video game.

"Not every discourse is an opportunity, but every opportunity is a discourse! This message brought to you by the CPSC discourse hijacker bot!"

Context for my last post

@rahaeli.bsky.social Maybe the storm splooge will miss you. That storm could encounter a dry slot. Hand to God, this is a real screeshot.

Nap loaf in it's natural habitat.

I fully support this idea, and I don't bother shoveling until the township guys get the road open.