Mgough44
@mgough44.bsky.social
Library & info lit stuff, social justice, democracy, environment, doughnut economics, data viz, slow parenting, cycling, rowing & dark chocolate. #ResistAnticipatoryObedience #PersistResisting
Looking for book club recommendations at the intersection of STEM and underrepresented communities, either as the author or in the plot. Fiction recommendations in particular. #QueerInSTEM
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Looking for book club recommendations at the intersection of STEM and underrepresented communities, either as the author or in the plot. Fiction recommendations in particular. #QueerInSTEM
"Megan and Kyle [the AI employees], with a little help from me, had channeled their talent for bullshit to the perfect venue: a podcast."
www.wired.com/story/all-my...
www.wired.com/story/all-my...
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Megan and Kyle [the AI employees], with a little help from me, had channeled their talent for bullshit to the perfect venue: a podcast."
www.wired.com/story/all-my...
www.wired.com/story/all-my...
"Lately, we have been asking ourselves the question whether we should slow down? Maybe we should not be doing more but less?"
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November 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Lately, we have been asking ourselves the question whether we should slow down? Maybe we should not be doing more but less?"
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"...the global dominance of English has diminished the need...for native speakers to expand their linguistic terrain...This can breed cultural complacency: the assumption that their perspective is universal because they haven’t had to struggle to express themselves in someone else’s terms."
Bumbling your way through any language will always be better than popping in AirPods. The literary translator Ross Benjamin on what we stand to lose in a world of instant translation:
Ditch the Translation App and Use Your Mediocre French
AirPods promise to perfect seamless interpretation, but bumbling your way through any language can be unexpectedly exhilarating.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"...the global dominance of English has diminished the need...for native speakers to expand their linguistic terrain...This can breed cultural complacency: the assumption that their perspective is universal because they haven’t had to struggle to express themselves in someone else’s terms."
Ready to ruin the workplace? F*ck yeah. We ride at dawn.
November 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Ready to ruin the workplace? F*ck yeah. We ride at dawn.
Listening to #Malala deal with flash backs to her shooting with her college buddies after smoking a bong is great story telling. Being so poised in public and mature bound her years and yet a young adult among friends trying to hide their shenanigans - chefs kiss. @malala.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Listening to #Malala deal with flash backs to her shooting with her college buddies after smoking a bong is great story telling. Being so poised in public and mature bound her years and yet a young adult among friends trying to hide their shenanigans - chefs kiss. @malala.bsky.social
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Kudos to Sally Kornbluth/MIT for rejecting the government’s attempt at corrupting higher ed. Others should quickly follow suit. Even the folks at Cato agree—this isn’t a tough call!
October 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Be ungovernable
October 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Be ungovernable
i started adding -ai -site:amazon.com to the end of all my Google searches. It’s not perfect but it’s better.
October 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
i started adding -ai -site:amazon.com to the end of all my Google searches. It’s not perfect but it’s better.
@nytimes.com what’s with the “Dems shut down the govt” headline?? Seems to me the Rs control all three branches and somehow can’t keep it running. Why report their narrative rather than just report?
October 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
@nytimes.com what’s with the “Dems shut down the govt” headline?? Seems to me the Rs control all three branches and somehow can’t keep it running. Why report their narrative rather than just report?
All this hand wringing about how to keep public figures safe. I have an idea. How bout we get rid of the guns? I mean I know that ship has sailed but no one is even talking about it. FML
September 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
All this hand wringing about how to keep public figures safe. I have an idea. How bout we get rid of the guns? I mean I know that ship has sailed but no one is even talking about it. FML
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Oh fuck yes
May 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Oh fuck yes
Concord MA yesterday - great atmosphere, a combination of celebration (beautiful weather, we’re here together), somber remembrance (of those who died for freedom), and defiance (need I explain)? Also wonderful to be in a completely pedestrianized community. If only it were more often & more common.
April 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Concord MA yesterday - great atmosphere, a combination of celebration (beautiful weather, we’re here together), somber remembrance (of those who died for freedom), and defiance (need I explain)? Also wonderful to be in a completely pedestrianized community. If only it were more often & more common.
#handoffboston - cold and a little rainy at the end but big crowds at city hall, all the way down Tremont St
April 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#handoffboston - cold and a little rainy at the end but big crowds at city hall, all the way down Tremont St
Considering my cat's behavior, pretty sure they really do talk to each other. It's a dark world out there, go find some fun to feed your soul.
April 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Considering my cat's behavior, pretty sure they really do talk to each other. It's a dark world out there, go find some fun to feed your soul.
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
Decided to go see the nasturtiums at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of a lunchtime. Good timeline cleanse. If you're in Boston in the next week or so, go! (photo creds Jenny Pore)
March 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Decided to go see the nasturtiums at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of a lunchtime. Good timeline cleanse. If you're in Boston in the next week or so, go! (photo creds Jenny Pore)
Let’s work together and take the lead from @datarescueproject.org so we’re efficient, organized and focused on what is where and how to access essential data.
We've posted on our friends @eotarchive.org. They do great work and are a great option for rescues. www.datarescueproject.org/end-of-term-...
Where can you put it? Try EOT!
We have had a lot of interest in our work over the weekend, probably because of the New Yorker article and the recent Executive Order targeting several key offices, especially for us librarians. We we...
www.datarescueproject.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Let’s work together and take the lead from @datarescueproject.org so we’re efficient, organized and focused on what is where and how to access essential data.
How can it not be price gouging when people are saying eggs are $10/dozen. This was Trader Joe’s this morning.
March 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
How can it not be price gouging when people are saying eggs are $10/dozen. This was Trader Joe’s this morning.
can't love @mayorwu.boston.gov enough
If Republicans in Congress want to help make our country safe, I have some ideas for them.
March 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
can't love @mayorwu.boston.gov enough
Gene Hackman box set please (will need a fork lift). Too many good movies to remember them all - so many lists reminding me of another. The Firm comes to mind for me. Also the Birdcage and Mississippi Burning.
February 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Gene Hackman box set please (will need a fork lift). Too many good movies to remember them all - so many lists reminding me of another. The Firm comes to mind for me. Also the Birdcage and Mississippi Burning.
“Once upon a time visitors had to fawn over mad King George III and maintain the great pretence that everything was normal. Now it was the British prime minister’s turn to show deference to a capricious, erratic US president who might blow it all up.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Starmer plays royal card as he tiptoes around the madness of King Donald
The British prime minister is the latest would-be Trump whisperer from Europe to butter up a capricious president
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“Once upon a time visitors had to fawn over mad King George III and maintain the great pretence that everything was normal. Now it was the British prime minister’s turn to show deference to a capricious, erratic US president who might blow it all up.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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We are all made of stories. Tell us what impact data loss will have on you and your community.
#DataRescue
www.datarescueproject.org/telling-your...
#DataRescue
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Telling your data stories
A few journalists have asked about our efforts in the past few days. They often ask why data rescue matters and why the public should care about US federal data and its loss. While librarians can undo...
www.datarescueproject.org
February 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We are all made of stories. Tell us what impact data loss will have on you and your community.
#DataRescue
www.datarescueproject.org/telling-your...
#DataRescue
www.datarescueproject.org/telling-your...