Ashley Blewer
@ashleyblewer.com
💻〰️ 👩💻 archivist, developer, educator 👩💻〰️ 💻
& @[email protected] too
& @[email protected] too
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Chicago: "The Busy Person's Correspondence Card", circa 1950
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Chicago: "The Busy Person's Correspondence Card", circa 1950
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An incredible piece of writing, a gift of a sort I had not known it was possible to receive
sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
'Cloud Dancer': A Measured Response
Regarding Pantone's decision, and so on, and so forth
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
An incredible piece of writing, a gift of a sort I had not known it was possible to receive
you can have 70%, 90%, or 99% storage left in your Drive account and Gmail will still act like it's the end of the world
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
you can have 70%, 90%, or 99% storage left in your Drive account and Gmail will still act like it's the end of the world
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Thank you! I love doing this kind of stuff, because it really does feel like I'm visualizing my brain—even thought I know it's so sensitive to my hand-labeling on the one hand and the whims of the algorithms I picked on the other.
December 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Thank you! I love doing this kind of stuff, because it really does feel like I'm visualizing my brain—even thought I know it's so sensitive to my hand-labeling on the one hand and the whims of the algorithms I picked on the other.
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🎵 It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎵
End of year list time! I'm working on my 2025 "Year in Books," and feeling pretty good about how it's going to turn out.
End of year list time! I'm working on my 2025 "Year in Books," and feeling pretty good about how it's going to turn out.
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🎵 It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎵
End of year list time! I'm working on my 2025 "Year in Books," and feeling pretty good about how it's going to turn out.
End of year list time! I'm working on my 2025 "Year in Books," and feeling pretty good about how it's going to turn out.
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Looney Tunes: Back In Action really was ahead of its time.
December 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Looney Tunes: Back In Action really was ahead of its time.
cars are such an abject horror
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
cars are such an abject horror
sometimes I swear delivery systems look at my schedule and are like "surprise! We will now be scheduling a delivery in the exact window in which you are not at or near home :)"
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
sometimes I swear delivery systems look at my schedule and are like "surprise! We will now be scheduling a delivery in the exact window in which you are not at or near home :)"
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Always important to remember that this is because these robots are "faking" being human
Theyre actually capable of way more and way weirder stuff
Theyre actually capable of way more and way weirder stuff
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Always important to remember that this is because these robots are "faking" being human
Theyre actually capable of way more and way weirder stuff
Theyre actually capable of way more and way weirder stuff
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One thing these sloppers won’t appreciate: real fun to draw something messed up on purpose
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
One thing these sloppers won’t appreciate: real fun to draw something messed up on purpose
this thread about cookie recipes really took a turn (www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipe...)
December 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
this thread about cookie recipes really took a turn (www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipe...)
This is so amazing and underrated, and probably great for like a low(er)-key Advent of Code datasittersclub.github.io/site/index.h...
The Data-Sitters Club
DSC logo Need a fun way to learn about computational text analysis for digital humanities? The Data-Sitters Club has you covered with 23 main books and 5 multilingual mysteries! Feeling lost? Check...
datasittersclub.github.io
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is so amazing and underrated, and probably great for like a low(er)-key Advent of Code datasittersclub.github.io/site/index.h...
just took a shot of coffee concentrate so let's do this I guess
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
just took a shot of coffee concentrate so let's do this I guess
at this professional conference letting everyone know my 2026 goal is "getting into edibles"
December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
at this professional conference letting everyone know my 2026 goal is "getting into edibles"
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logging off because I just started feeling nostalgic for
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
logging off because I just started feeling nostalgic for
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This is such a powerful image
November 8, 2023 at 5:16 PM
This is such a powerful image
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carnegie mellon gotta be in your top 10 if not top 5 universities to smelt
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
carnegie mellon gotta be in your top 10 if not top 5 universities to smelt
you KNOW it's gonna be some real shit if I'm linking to a listserv url
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
you KNOW it's gonna be some real shit if I'm linking to a listserv url
what the fuuuuuck lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?A...
LISTSERV 16.5 - CODE4LIB Archives
lists.clir.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
what the fuuuuuck lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?A...
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This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
Original post on merveilles.town
merveilles.town
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
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Hi friends! I need advice:
a dear friend and art critic is asking me for advice on where to digitize some material (see pics). 4 reels of what we think is 16mm film.
It's believed to be an unfinished documentary that is part of an unplaced archive. They'll pay! Just want to know where to go
a dear friend and art critic is asking me for advice on where to digitize some material (see pics). 4 reels of what we think is 16mm film.
It's believed to be an unfinished documentary that is part of an unplaced archive. They'll pay! Just want to know where to go
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Hi friends! I need advice:
a dear friend and art critic is asking me for advice on where to digitize some material (see pics). 4 reels of what we think is 16mm film.
It's believed to be an unfinished documentary that is part of an unplaced archive. They'll pay! Just want to know where to go
a dear friend and art critic is asking me for advice on where to digitize some material (see pics). 4 reels of what we think is 16mm film.
It's believed to be an unfinished documentary that is part of an unplaced archive. They'll pay! Just want to know where to go
