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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Sep 24

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · Aug 13

3 buses, 2 trains, and 1 tram — our collective creativity is right and good

the illinois state fair blue ribbon winner in needlepoint is a population heat map of the state

a needlepoint of the heat map of Illinois

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Apr 19

Any equivalent in Chicago? beesinthed.com

Bees in the D

Bees in the D is a trusted group of educators focused on pollinators. Through our nationally recognized urban beekeeping model, we increase knowledge about pollinators and are a recognized advocate fo...

beesinthed.com

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Apr 13

Support HB-1813!

Steven @stevevance.net · Apr 12

This coach house was built in 2023 by the couple who own the property to have a place for their mother in law to live in and help take care of their newborn child.

The “granny flat” is real.

Six people and a baby stand in front of the coach house. Pictured are the owner, mother in law, child, state reps LaPointe and Mah, and Ben and Steven are on the right.

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Michael Yarbrough (he/him) @mwyarbrough.bsky.social · Apr 12

Local news coverage of Indiana University-Bloomington's Faculty Council endorsing a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC).

Faculties of three state flagships so far have called for a united front: Rutgers (whole system), IU-Bloomington, UMass-Amherst.

Michigan starts voting this week

Who's next?

Joanna @meanwhileramble.bsky.social · Apr 11

Bloomington faculty support Big Ten defense against legal, political issues

Indiana University Bloomington Faculty Council members passed a resolution Tuesday calling on Big Ten colleges to join against political attacks and pool resources.

indianapublicmedia.org

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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · Apr 11

Gerhard Richter, Confus, 1986 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136932

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Apr 2

Like this!!

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/n...

The Retro NYC Subway Map Design Nerds Love Makes a Comeback

The redesigned map of the New York City system, the first to be introduced in nearly half a century, is reminiscent of a version from the 1970s that was reviled by many traditionalists.

www.nytimes.com

Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Mar 21

Come work with me! We have a new position available in my department for a User Experience & Assessment Librarian.

We have great faculty and students, fascinating digital and analog collections, and support for novel solutions.

www.careers.luc.edu/postings/31818

#LibraryJobs, #LibraryUX

University Libraries - User Experience & Assessment Librarian

Salary Range: $75,000-$80,000Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/Loyola University Chicago seeks applications for the position of User Experience & Assessment Librarian. Reporting ...

www.careers.luc.edu

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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · Mar 16

Now more than ever

Me, a very light skinned Black woman in black wire glasses and big hair holding up a black poster that says "THERE IS NOTHING MORE EPHEMERAL THAN A WEBSITE" in gold ink

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RJ Andrews @infowetrust.com · Mar 19

Indicator sprites from instructions for the Triumph / Adler Gabriele 10/20/30 typewriters.

more: archive.org/details/triu...

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Adrian McIntyre, PhD @adrianmcintyre.bsky.social · Mar 2

Mirror of the 18F site, if you want to download the guides:

preserved.org.uk/18f.gsa.gov/...

18F: Digital service delivery | Home

preserved.org.uk

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 19

So I guess we’re an R1 now. Carry on…
news.luc.edu/stories/pres...

Loyola University Chicago Attains Highest Research Classification

The new designation improves Loyola's previous R2 classification.

news.luc.edu

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 15

Hahahahaha

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Feb 15

The University of Illinois Chicago may be dissolving its School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics in the coming weeks and terminating all of the school’s nontenured faculty at the end of the academic year.

UIC proposes plan to close School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics amid $22M deficit

The university has given staff members until March 7 to provide alternative options to address debt accrued by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

trib.al

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 11

Flow maps would be so cool applied to web traffic metrics

Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social · Feb 11

#TodayinHistory #dataviz #Onthisday #OTD 📊
💀 Feb 10, 1883 Henry Drury Harness died in Headington, Oxfordshire, England 🇬🇧

1837: First published flow maps, showing transportation by means of shaded lines, widths proportional to amount (passengers). Pre-dates Minard

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 9

I really like “Just Room Enough Island”

cartotastic @cartotastic.com · Feb 8

A fascinating interactive #map showing the world's most interesting and obscure islands created by Aman Vir: amanvir.com/obscure-isla...

It's a great site with plenty to interest those into #maps, #cartography, #history and #geopolitics.

Obscure Islands I Find Interesting

Explore this curated map of interesting yet relatively unknown islands.

amanvir.com

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 9

I wonder if AGI will see gorillas
chiraaggohel.com/posts/llms-e...

Your AI can’t see gorillas – Chiraag Gohel

A comparison of LLMs’ ability to perform exploratory data analysis

chiraaggohel.com

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 8

Happy early valentine @tiffanyfunk.bsky.social

Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · Feb 7

Botany valentine. Another from years past. New one on Monday!

Beautiful red roses on a pink background with flowing script saying "Roses are red," Violets budding and blooming. "Violets are blue," Hydnora plants opening up looking like terrifying red mouths bursting from the hard sandy soil. "Hydnora are leafless, bizarrely fleshy, and incapable of producing chlorophyll," A splash of cute red and pink hearts. "And so are you. Happy Valentine's Day."

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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · Feb 7

Piet Mondrian, View from the Dunes with Beach and Piers, Domburg, 1909

https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135520

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 7

Harvard Library's "Data.gov Archive" is mirroring Govt. data "to preserve and authenticate vital public datasets for academic research, policymaking, and public use."
#data #datarescue #libraries

lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/02...

Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab

Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...

lil.law.harvard.edu

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 7

University of Minnesota Libraries has produced a great resource for finding and protecting government #data during the current crisis #libraries #datarescue

libguides.umn.edu/c.php?g=1449...

Research Guides: Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition: Articles on Efforts to Capture Government Data

This guide will point to resources that identify and track steps taken by the Trump administration and Congress to scale back or eliminate access to federal government information. It also provides l...

libguides.umn.edu

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 7

Here's another excellent resource, from UMN Libraries
libguides.umn.edu/c.php?g=1449...

Research Guides: Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition: Articles on Efforts to Capture Government Data

This guide will point to resources that identify and track steps taken by the Trump administration and Congress to scale back or eliminate access to federal government information. It also provides l...

libguides.umn.edu

Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 7

Malort went to the dogs when Brooklyn hipsters discovered it. They also have changed the recipe

Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 5

I have one of those recent mini NESs with games preloaded, I don’t think Defender is on there

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Allan Berry @allanberry.com · Feb 5

I lusted after this on the Amiga. I think I had it on the Apple ][. It wasn’t as awesome

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