Jen
@ladyjenpool.bsky.social
Librarian. Voracious reader and knitter. Oxford comma. Awkward panda. Deadpool stan. Daria-esque.
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The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
Your library card may also give you access to Hoopla and Kanopy, where you can watch all sorts of movies, documentaries, and tv shows online.
“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Your library card may also give you access to Hoopla and Kanopy, where you can watch all sorts of movies, documentaries, and tv shows online.
I finished this audiobook. It was fine. It was as promised, but I thought it didn't talk about the plagues so much as it talked about socioeconomic issues. Also, it's all modern plagues. (20-21st century)
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I finished this audiobook. It was fine. It was as promised, but I thought it didn't talk about the plagues so much as it talked about socioeconomic issues. Also, it's all modern plagues. (20-21st century)
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must-have hair clip
December 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
must-have hair clip
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if you make acceptance decisions using AI, your school should be shut down permanently
we are here to serve students as a public trust. they deserve our full attention. those who we do not admit are also part of that trust: we may admit them at some point; they deserve the best education possible
we are here to serve students as a public trust. they deserve our full attention. those who we do not admit are also part of that trust: we may admit them at some point; they deserve the best education possible
“Ten years from now, all bets are off. I’m guessing AI will be admitting students.”
Virginia Tech among colleges using AI to help with admissions decisions
AI tools are now being incorporated into how student applications are screened and analyzed, admissions directors say.
www.dailypress.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
if you make acceptance decisions using AI, your school should be shut down permanently
we are here to serve students as a public trust. they deserve our full attention. those who we do not admit are also part of that trust: we may admit them at some point; they deserve the best education possible
we are here to serve students as a public trust. they deserve our full attention. those who we do not admit are also part of that trust: we may admit them at some point; they deserve the best education possible
Willing to bet that Blockbuster video would be doing great numbers these days.
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Willing to bet that Blockbuster video would be doing great numbers these days.
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we should all be allowed to beat this man with a sock full of quarters
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
we should all be allowed to beat this man with a sock full of quarters
You should be able to call out of work in December because it's cold and dark and you just can't goddamn do it today
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
You should be able to call out of work in December because it's cold and dark and you just can't goddamn do it today
If elected, there will be a 4 day work week with 1 hour lunches
December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If elected, there will be a 4 day work week with 1 hour lunches
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Yes, and what if your access to affordable healthcare was considered a right guaranteed to everyone by the government and not a bauble of certain types of employment or friggin club store membership? What then?
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yes, and what if your access to affordable healthcare was considered a right guaranteed to everyone by the government and not a bauble of certain types of employment or friggin club store membership? What then?
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
Now reading The First World War by John Keegan.
December 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Now reading The First World War by John Keegan.
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
My feet were so cold I put thick wool socks on and now my feet are cold and I'm wearing socks
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
My feet were so cold I put thick wool socks on and now my feet are cold and I'm wearing socks
Personally, I would make sure I could successfully do a chin-up before going on camera.
These freaks go on about fitness and can't even perform correctly
These freaks go on about fitness and can't even perform correctly
December 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Personally, I would make sure I could successfully do a chin-up before going on camera.
These freaks go on about fitness and can't even perform correctly
These freaks go on about fitness and can't even perform correctly
Do I hate everything or is it just dark at 5 pm
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Do I hate everything or is it just dark at 5 pm
I am not a Christmas person, I try to keep it to myself but at work the sheer level of decoration makes me feel like the Grinch in Whoville
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I am not a Christmas person, I try to keep it to myself but at work the sheer level of decoration makes me feel like the Grinch in Whoville
My coworkers decorated for Christmas and there's a large Snoopy doghouse inflatable (by large I mean as tall as a person). The constantly running motor isn't a distraction at all.
December 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My coworkers decorated for Christmas and there's a large Snoopy doghouse inflatable (by large I mean as tall as a person). The constantly running motor isn't a distraction at all.
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My favorite thing about big Teddy Bear Toss photos is the jumping into and smothering in stuffed animals
December 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My favorite thing about big Teddy Bear Toss photos is the jumping into and smothering in stuffed animals
Me, out in the cold: this is fine
Me, sitting at my desk: why can't I stay warm
Me, sitting at my desk: why can't I stay warm
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Me, out in the cold: this is fine
Me, sitting at my desk: why can't I stay warm
Me, sitting at my desk: why can't I stay warm
What if we all just start sending postcards to this yahoo that just say "you're a worse chief justice than Roger Taney"
In a memo John Roberts wrote just 4 yrs out of law school, he said the “time may be ripe to reconsider the existence” of independent agencies & bring them back into the executive branch. Now he’s poised to end what he has long called “a constitutional anomaly.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
What if we all just start sending postcards to this yahoo that just say "you're a worse chief justice than Roger Taney"
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
Hello friends,
A tip from your friendly librarian
The library has pattern books for crochet, knitting, sewing, quilting and felting.
In the Libby or Overdrive app, there are crafting magazines where you can get even more patterns.
(We also have how to in other arts and crafts)
A tip from your friendly librarian
The library has pattern books for crochet, knitting, sewing, quilting and felting.
In the Libby or Overdrive app, there are crafting magazines where you can get even more patterns.
(We also have how to in other arts and crafts)
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hello friends,
A tip from your friendly librarian
The library has pattern books for crochet, knitting, sewing, quilting and felting.
In the Libby or Overdrive app, there are crafting magazines where you can get even more patterns.
(We also have how to in other arts and crafts)
A tip from your friendly librarian
The library has pattern books for crochet, knitting, sewing, quilting and felting.
In the Libby or Overdrive app, there are crafting magazines where you can get even more patterns.
(We also have how to in other arts and crafts)
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.