I'm calling on everyone to make this happen... The Dolly Parton National Children's Library

Facts for those saying it didn't happen or had no impact: the U.S. Board of Geographic Names DID change Denali and the Gulf at his decree and it has propagated through information systems, such as Library of Congress subject headings. edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-dom... id.loc.gov/authorities/...

LMAO. Don't think it won't happen. Here's the thing - the U.S. Board of Geographic Names DID change the name of Denali and the Gulf at his decree and it has propagated through info systems, such as Library of Congress subject headings. edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-dom... id.loc.gov/authorities/...

Jeff MacArthur@jeffmacarthur.bsky.social · 2d ago

🍊"After Lake Ontario becomes Lake America, we'll rename Lake Superior to Lake America, & Lake Huron to Lake America, & Lake Erie to Lake America to show those dumb Canadians who's boss. Next we show the world by renaming the Atlantic Ocean the American Ocean & the Pacific Ocean the American Ocean"

The funny thing about Trump wanting to change Lake Ontario to Lake America is that I don't think American tech companies will capitulate this time. They gave him a freebie with the Gulf of America but he's so politically weak right now.

Time to digital preserve full LCSH. After weeding by DEI SH, Denali, Gulf of Americuh & now Lake Ontario the English speaking #metadata world has to say enough. #libraries As predicted it didn’t stop. Will see about crawling id loc gov. Will be adding blockers to auto updating authority recs.

Finally saw “Stop Making Sense” on big screen with big sound. Expected it to be awesome and it far exceeded. The IMAX version is now bucket list.

Canada 🇨🇦 whistling “These boots are made for walking”

I’m moderately surprised my writing has remained on the Internet for nearly 30 years. www.sdsc.edu/sciencewomen My first academic publication beating the link rot odds. I still have some copies of the print pamphlet. Time to digitize and add to appropriate repository.

Women in Science | San Diego Supercomputer Center

Sixteen significant women in science, presented by the San Diego Supercomputer Center.

sdsc.edu

My Canadian Tire money is expiring. What shall I buy with the $87 that took 5 years to accrue? Likely kitchenware or sports/camping equipment. House or car maintenance things are too much like work than fun.

Happiness is…finding forgotten left over potstickers with veg in fridge for lunch. Working from home has its perks.

If they put the alcohol back on the shelves they still can’t make us buy it.

Things always pile together like a magnet. In the past 48 hrs car taillight out, HVAC sputters, and - joy! - some wild critter has decided to create a big hole and build a home in my porch roof. A LOT of must-do-now appointments this week. Thankful for a flexible job. Sad @ vacation zen killers.

Truth.

Dr Philip Boyes@philipjboyes.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm still amazed that so few academic publishers can get the downloadable citation (a) correct (b) tagged with the right metadata so it populates the correct fields (c) not in all-caps so you have to retype it all anyway (d) actually a proper citation file and not just a string of text

I am so damn tired of Windows remote desktop failing if Windows updates while I am out of the office. What tf is it good for? This happens every time there’s an update or a power outage while I am trying to work remotely. My IT group is unhelpful. It’s infuriating.

A day in Toronto, capped off with Rush @ Scotiabank arena. My friend GIFTED us the tix when I tried to pay her. I have been buying all the meals and transpo etc. because wow! Two tix are $$$. Off to the beach and maybe some shopping because London ON ain’t it unless you’re a prep.

My Twizzler stash held out and our revisions are submitted without me losing the long weekend. Adding everything the peer reviewers requested significantly bumped up our word count. Way over max. We decided we didn't GAF. If they want to cut it, let'em. We're at the stick a fork in it stage.

Listening to Maria Bamford autobio. Mentions living in my L.A. neighborhood. M. once met her @ Society of the Spectacle (best optometrists in the world). Got a card that said "I met Maria Bamford!" Turns out owners are her best friends. We'd see her @ our coffee shop too. Feeling a bit homesick.

Dentist today. I'm traumatized from botched work @ 12 yrs old. Anesthetic failed. X-ray read wrong. Mallet & chisel needed to break apart deep rooted teeth that turns out didn't need pulling. Ever since I need strong drugs to stop involuntary shaking & crying. God I love nitrous and Ativan.

The number of junky snacks I eat while editing research paper increases as deadline nears. Aug. 3 looms. Make that July 31. I want my long weekend. Want to take bets as to whether I pull it off? Or whether I put on weight? IDGAF. Twizzlers help the tedium.

A reminder that UC _faculty_ and Faculty Associations — not the universities themselves nor their administrators — are waging this battle in court, demonstrating great bravery and moral clarity.

White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants

Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...

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Remember how we're mad as hell & not going to take it anymore so we're repatriating our Canadian union catalogue #metadata? SSHRC thinks it's worth $89,829 CAD over two years to pursue. FAFO. Elbows up. EDIDA baked in ftw. Kudos to our kind & fearless leader @brimwats.com & the amazing team.

*extremely* pleased I can finally announce that @murmz.bsky.social @julzbullard.bsky.social @ljsmart.bsky.social Stacy Allison-Cassin Tina Liu, Jennifer Browning, Yoo Young Lee and I (and 100+ other ppl in Canadian GLAMS) were awarded a grant that will explore rebuilding Canada's union catalogue 🎉

Province of Ontario, why TF did you only renew my drivers license for one year?!? It’s $90 bucks and the last one was for 5 years.

The smell of smoke in the air is making me homesick for L.A. (lived through many California fires where the skies went dark orange & the level of light was so low the streetlights came on). Also fuck Ford for cutting the wild fire response, fuck Carney for doubling down on oil pipelines.

I love it when my manager shares kudos about my work from others with me. Being "caught doing good" is such a morale booster as is being appreciated by many colleagues. After 5 years @ the University of Western Ontario Libraries my opinion that it's the best place I've ever worked remains

Today we have Sunfest, the best downtown fest IMHO. More music, less vendors selling the same kerchief dresses & leather jewelry. I love living in walking distance to our central park and all the summer weekend events. First gym & housework. Then all the fun. It’s a scorcher. Hat, h2o, sunscreen ftw

More from the backyard zoo. Not a fan of raccoons fwiw but it was cute and it was fun drinking a beer on the patio with K and watching him toss and turn in his sleep.

kphawthorne.bsky.social@kphawthorne.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ah early summer. The only couple of weeks in the year where I am not wearing my late dad’s thick Scottish wool cardigan to stay warm in my office. currently 25C. I have the “cold” office - my next door neighbors are at 28C lol. Wearing tank tops, hair up ftw

I promised pictures of Bucky.

kphawthorne.bsky.social@kphawthorne.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My new model for photography, he works for peanuts

I enjoyed that. Great game Team Canada. You’ve only just begun.