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Sally Baker

@sallybaker

systems librarian | technophile | minimalist

 Australia
Joined April 2008
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Norfolk Libraries - Norfolk County Council (@NorfolkLibs) profile pictureNorfolk Libraries - Norfolk County Council@NorfolkLibs7 Aug 2023
Our social media librarian finally saw #Barbie over the weekend 🤷‍♂️
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Goodbye ChatGPT, hello Bard.
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Where did that time go?
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Replying to @IanColdwater @zeynep
Wiping out vast records of history is the first move any of totalitarian takeover. Then history becomes whatever they say it is. technologyreview.com/2022/11…?
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I'm a librarian, and I WANT THIS. Enabling MFA is one of the simplest things you, and your patrons, can do to help secure your online accounts. The @LibraryFreedom endorses this approach and has plenty of other great advice for protecting your privacy online #cybersecuritymonth
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Quote of the day: "You don't have to be a Guru. You can be a Guide." ~ @AliAbdaal 's writing coach (source: youtu.be/RBcEpsTmT8Y?t=600)
This sounds like a challenge for #librarytwitter @LibraryArchives @nypl any ideas...?
Will Sloan (@WillSloanEsq) profile pictureWill Sloan@WillSloanEsq2 Sep 2022
My gf and her friends have spent years trying to figure out what cartoon (glimpsed in the background of a family photo) is from. Dozens, maybe even hundreds of people have seen this image but nobody knows what it is from. If you recognize this man, please tell me.
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Thankfully foozeball season is almost over for another year in Australia.
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Very pleased to announce I'm starting a new role as #sysadmin in my current organisation. Let the learning curve begin!
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Managed to get a pivot table working in SQL today. That'll come in handy, surely...?
Hot tip: when tweaking the design of web elements make sure you're comparing the prod and dev versions on the same screen. Different screens may have different specifications like colour contrasts & resolutions so things like font-weight will look different even if they're not.
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When tech and literature collide, oh my! 💕 rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc527

RFC 527: ARPAWOCKY | RFC Editor

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Is this the part when we launch a boycott of these publishers? #librarytwitter
Internet Archive (@internetarchive) profile pictureInternet Archive
@internetarchive8 Jul 2022
You may know that we are currently facing a lawsuit brought by 4 corporate publishers. Here are the answers to some of your questions. eff.org/cases/hachette-v-int… #EmpoweringLibraries @EFF
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The case for literary fiction…
Suzana Sukovic, PhD (@suzanasukovic) profile pictureSuzana Sukovic, PhD@suzanasukovic10 Jul 2022
Literary fiction helps us to understand complexities. "Fiction, in other words, does more than just give people social practice—by presenting difference, novelty, and even confusion, it underlines the idea of the world as a radically complicated place.” lithub.com/apparently-those-…
Apparently, those who read literary fiction—but not other kinds—have a more “complex worldview.”

Apparently, those who read literary fiction—but not other kinds—have a more “complex worldview.”

Yep, as the guy in your MFA already knows, turns out reading literary fiction is better for you than reading other kinds of fiction—especially if you grew up doing it. In a new paper published this…

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I wish this too 👍
lara mendonça 🇵🇸 (@laraisuncool) profile picturelara mendonça 🇵🇸@laraisuncool6 Jul 2022
I just wish people who work in tech would read more books about philosophy of technology and less books about productivity
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Ethics in big tech under fire, again. Perhaps an opt-in/opt-out option to include your code in CoPilot AI, on each repo, would be an effective solution. Otherwise there may be a market opportunity for another player. Thanks to Mick for sharing this: thenextweb.com/news/github-c…
Why can’t AI replace archivists? 4 simple reasons. 1. Most things are not digital. 2. AI has big bias. 3. AI can’t deal with weird associated things easily. 4. Most things aren’t digital.
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A great example of Occam's Razor. This is gonna save me so much time faffing around with URLs before I share them 🙌 engadget.com/firefox-can-now… #privacy

Firefox can now automatically remove tracking from URLs - Engadget

Mozilla's latest Firefox browser release has a new feature that blocks sites like Facebook from tracking you across websites.

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Is there such thing as metadata guidelines for describing disinformation? Do we add fiction and propaganda tags? A note to explain the item is not based on fact? #askacataloger #metadata #cataloguing
Belvedia (@belvedia) profile pictureBelvedia@belvedia27 Jun 2022
Holocaust denial books do not belong in general collections. Period. If you absolutely must get your hands on these books for research purposes or whatever, most libraries offer interlibrary loan services from special collections that you can request items through.
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