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Richard Littauer

@richlitt.bsky.social

PhD in CS at Te Herenga Waka, focusing on birds. Open source. Linguist and conlanger. eBird and iNat. SustainOSS and CURIOSS. He/him. See https://burntfen.com for a list of things I did when I should have been doing other things.

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jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 2d ago

I've mentioned in the past that I sponsored a local female race car driver and put pro-library messages on the car. They did a "pit party" where kids could come through, see the cars, etc. Andrea got book stickers made so all the kids could sign her car. Truly some of my best library outreach work.

Hood of a white stock car. It has a woman in a purple superhero outfit with a cape flapping. The car reads NO BOUNDARIES. NO LIMITS. KNOW YOUR LIBRARY. There are many small stickers that look like open books on it which are signed by kids.Back of a white stock car used for racing. It says BURN RUBBER NOT BOOKS. There are some small stickers that look like open books on it which are signed by kids.
Heather Froehlich@heatherfro.bsky.social · 2d ago

Next week I am doing my AI workshop, What is AI and Why Is It Happening To Me? for colleagues again, before I start opening it up to campus in the autumn Feel free to borrow/adopt; CC-BY hfroehli.ch/2026/03/24/w...

What is AI and why is it happening to me? a training

I continue to watch the rise of artificial intelligence in every corner of our lives with great interest … and realized very quickly that for lots of people, “AI” is one big scary…

hfroehli.ch

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2w ago

13. Hence our dismal conclusion: rather than finding that LLMs free us to do a better job of what we were doing before they came along, they shift scientific incentives (and the playing field of academic competition) in ways that compel us to do more and more, faster and faster, less and less well.

danielroe@danielroe.dev · 2w ago

this is an awesome milestone. ❤️ we should be doing more to sponsor each other 🫂 ... and on that note ... 👉 if you can guess† to two significant digits how much I've sponsored (via GH) over the last 6½ years, I'll sponsor a developer of your choice a non-negligible amount †one guess allowed

GitHub@github.com · 2w ago

$100 million+ has now been invested in open source maintainers and projects through GitHub Sponsors. 🎉 Nearly 70,000 maintainers and orgs are supported by more than 280,000 sponsors, from individual devs to Fortune 500 companies. Thank you to everyone helping make open source more sustainable. 💚

Kelli Trei@treiceratops.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you ever use the @biodivlibrary.bsky.social /#BHL please take this survey to ensure at keep meeting your needs! 🧪

Biodiversity Heritage Library@biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 3w ago

Help shape the future of BHL 🌱 As we begin to modernise the BHL platform, we’re inviting BHL users to share their experiences through a 3–5 minute survey. Your responses will directly inform our priorities, identify problems, guide improvements, and shape a better BHL experience: bit.ly/4fpc75D 🧪

Richard Littauer@richlitt.bsky.social · 2w ago

Chinese and Japanese buildings often don't have a 4th floor, because of the negative associations with the number 4. Can we make it so that all peer-reviewed responses only have reviewers 1, 3, and 4? Everyone would be happier.

Phil Garnock-Jones@theobrominated.eurosky.social · last mo.

It’s the kind of foolish thinking that led in the 80s to DSIR botany staff making greeting cards for sale in a futile attempt to reach imposed commercial funding targets.

Bella Duncan@antarcticabella.bsky.social · last mo.

'"Luxon said the goal was to "brutally commercialise our science system". "I want professors to become millionaires because they're partnering with entrepreneurs and building out businesses...' I can't imagine a statement that less understands why people become scientists.

Shane Mulligan@shanem-editor.bsky.social · 3mo ago

'BHL operates as a worldwide consortium of natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries working together to digitize the natural history literature held in their collections and make it freely available for #openaccess as part of a global " #biodiversity community."'

Biodiversity Heritage Library@biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🌏 We think every day is #EarthDay. To take a deep dive into the incredible biodiversity of our precious planet, peruse the 63+ million pages (800+ years) of biodiversity knowledge on BHL. www.biodiversitylibrary.org #EarthDay2026 #ILoveBHL 🧪 📖 🌱

An historic illustration of colored sea anemones on the sea floor.
The Big Z@iamcurious.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm sure someone smarter has already proposed this, but we need a supercharged Right to Repair 2.0. If companies won't support products, they must release the software to open source. If they don't sell replacement parts, they must facilitate 3rd party efforts (share technical plans).

Thomas Hansen@thomashansen.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#Nissan Leaf electric vehicle owners angry after carmaker announced it would #shut #down #app that lets them remotely control battery charging & other functions Drivers of #Leaf cars made before 2019 & #e-NV200 van told #NissanConnect EV app will “cease operation” from 30 March #Musked by #Nissan