went to the po box today and found some COOL STUFF IN THERE !

whatever you say buddy

Let’s gooooooo.

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d ago

Scoop: Meta's Muse AI can make phone calls. Internally, Meta has told employees that many of these calls will be made by human beings in a call center: www.404media.co/meta-tests-m...

i've gone on a run every week for the past 12 weeks and i refuse to get any better or faster. that is how i'm standing up to rfk's america

everyone be quiet about fire emblem i have to wait until winter to play it

i see

404 Media@404media.co · last wk.

Samuel Tunick allegedly wiped his GrapheneOS phone before CBP officials could search it, in what has become a high profile civil liberties case. Now Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer to him.

niche complaint: i used to tuck placeholder text in square brackets to indicate to myself and to co-authors when i wasn't a fan of the way that i had written something, but that the general gist would do for now

thank you ann arbor district library we say in unison

eli neiburger@eli.aadl.org · last wk.

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY please join us at AADL's AALF at 265 PARKLAND PLAZA for the GREAT LIBRARY BRAWL! Very few people on earth can say they witnessed pro wrestling in a library archives facility. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO JOIN THIS ELITE CADRE! 4 PM Sunday. Free Admission! aadl.org/node/668772

you can't fool me

kat@katbamkapow.bsky.social · 5mo ago

heard a guy say "you have to access it through the portal" and i was momentarily struck by how sad it is that what he said is so boring :( "accessing it via the portal" should be wonderful. we deserve that at least. it should be cool to access it via the portal and instead it sucks shit

i'll be live on WCBN at 9pm, in around one hour - tune in at 88.3fm if you're nearby ann arbor, or listen live at wcbn.org

oh i'm just now seeing this. thanks. just got out of a work meeting. what the hell did they do to link

are you in the greater detroit area? ann arbor, ypsi, and beyond? please take a class at book arts detroit www.bookartsdetroit.org

i am watching deep space nine for the first time and i love that odo fellow. thank you to odo, who can be a bag or a rat and also some goo and then a man

reward for setting up the LMS for the upcoming semester is going on jetpens :)

academics..... is it time to prepare your syllabus for the autumn?? might i recommend.... me!! if you teach histories of computing or the intersections of queer life and computing, you might like these

kat@katbamkapow.bsky.social · 8mo ago

research thread! i study queer histories of computing -- how LGBTQ+ people seize the means of connection & computation to build community and keep each other safe. here are a few pieces that might interest you:

Monorail Salesman Economy

William Lawrence@wewill2026.bsky.social · last mo.

This is what data center developers are saying all across Michigan It's condescending and it's going over like a lead balloon.  Michiganders don't need some California billionaires telling us what to do, and we aren't buying their false promises.

heyyyyy IGF submissions for this year are open! If you're making a cool indie game I would love it if you would submit it! If you're thinking about it but not sure, I outline some reasons why you might (or might not) in detail here auratriolo.com/blog/2024/09...

GDC Festival of Gaming@officialgdc.bsky.social · last mo.

Submissions are now open for the 2027 Independent Games Festival Awards! Don't delay, the form closes on September 13th! submit.igf.com #IGF2027

Really good blog here: defector.com/everybody-lo...

Everybody Loves Big Boy | Defector

My name is Noelle and I’m a fan of the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. I used to think this was a unique fact about me. But recently our tiny fandom has exploded. Big Boy, as he’s called—C...

defector.com

Here's "The Skipping Stone", the latest track from @friends-table.bsky.social's Realis season notquitereal.bandcamp.com/track/the-sk...

The Skipping Stone, by Jack de Quidt

from the album Realis: Friends At The Table Soundtrack

notquitereal.bandcamp.com

Final day to apply for my Tools for Creativity class at the School for Poetic Computation! 5 weeks, online, scholarships available. Learn to make things which encourage other people to make things! sfpc.study/sessions/fal...

School for Poetic Computation

The School for Poetic Computation is an experimental school in New York City supporting interdisciplinary study in art, code, hardware and critical theory. It's a place for learning and unlearning.

sfpc.study

:)

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.

Since I hear it is almost time to start thinking about the fall semester (I know! whisper it!) I wrote you an article to help you think about what you are actually hoping to do with your in-class digital assignments and what their futures will be www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Against cultural heritage wastelands

The twin scholarly booms of the 2010s, digital humanities and public humanities, introduced a relatively accessbile suite of platforms for managing digital and digitised content. Sudden interest in...

tandfonline.com

new blog post: blog.vbuckenham.com/announcing-t...

Announcing: Tools for Creativity at the School For Poetic Computation

I'm running a class for the School of Poetic Computation! It's about making creative tools. Nick Murray is going to be my assistant teacher. Applications are open til Monday 10th August! Let me expl...

blog.vbuckenham.com

academics..... is it time to prepare your syllabus for the autumn?? might i recommend.... me!! if you teach histories of computing or the intersections of queer life and computing, you might like these

kat@katbamkapow.bsky.social · 8mo ago

research thread! i study queer histories of computing -- how LGBTQ+ people seize the means of connection & computation to build community and keep each other safe. here are a few pieces that might interest you:

i guess i just have to come to terms with the fact that jimmy wales says wikeepedia and i say wik-uh-pedia and we're just a little different, he and i

the youth yearn for geocities

Open curator position at the Computer History Museum. computerhistory.org/jobs/curator/

The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people,” he said.

‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone

The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to...

404media.co

I'll be presenting at Save the Games on Thursday! Come hear me talk about our triage strategy for processing assets for our digital archive

Andrew Borman@borman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Save the Games. July 29 and 30. Rochester, NY. Worried about our all-digital future? Want to know how researchers interact with game history? What the challenges that game studios are facing? All that and more, just weeks away. www.museumofplay.org/save-the-gam...