Tara Calishain
@researchbuzz.bsky.social
Obsessed with search engines, databases, and online information collections forever. Writing books & such since 1996 (OFFICIAL NETSCAPE GUIDE TO INTERNET RESEARCH, GOOGLE HACKS, INFORMATION TRAPPING, etc) and ResearchBuzz since 1998. I live at Calishat.com
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Tara Calishain
@researchbuzz.bsky.social
· Jun 18
MiniGladys - Quick Wikipedia-Based Search and Reference
megagladys.com
MiniGladys has been updated! MiniGladys is a search/reference tool designed for looking up quick facts, exploring public interest in topics on #Wikipedia, generating #RSS feeds, and exploring associated topics. MiniGladys is free and free of ads at megagladys.com/mg/
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Reposted by Tara Calishain
The Australian woman whose accusation of sexual assault against Oren and Alon Alexander opened the floodgates for dozens of similar allegations from women, was found dead near Sydney late last year. She was 45.
Her death, which has not been previously reported, is under investigation.
Her death, which has not been previously reported, is under investigation.
Alexander Brothers Accuser Was Found Dead Last Year, Authorities Say
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The Australian woman whose accusation of sexual assault against Oren and Alon Alexander opened the floodgates for dozens of similar allegations from women, was found dead near Sydney late last year. She was 45.
Her death, which has not been previously reported, is under investigation.
Her death, which has not been previously reported, is under investigation.
#maps #fiction #books #cartography #DigitalHumanities
'... military and detective fiction – not fantasy or science fiction – were the book genres most likely to contain a map, contrary to initial hunches.'
news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...
'... military and detective fiction – not fantasy or science fiction – were the book genres most likely to contain a map, contrary to initial hunches.'
news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...
Digital humanities scholars chart lost art of maps in novels | Cornell Chronicle
Digital humanities scholars have developed a computational system to mine maps from nearly 100,000 digitized books from the 19th and early 20th centuries, discovering that just 1.7% of novels include ...
news.cornell.edu
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
#maps #fiction #books #cartography #DigitalHumanities
'... military and detective fiction – not fantasy or science fiction – were the book genres most likely to contain a map, contrary to initial hunches.'
news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...
'... military and detective fiction – not fantasy or science fiction – were the book genres most likely to contain a map, contrary to initial hunches.'
news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...
#Ukraine #libraries #librarianship #GLAM
'The University of Kansas Libraries will launch “Global Conversations in Librarianship,” ... with Ukrainian library leader Tetyana Yaroshenko as its inaugural speaker Feb. 26. '
news.ku.edu/news/article...
'The University of Kansas Libraries will launch “Global Conversations in Librarianship,” ... with Ukrainian library leader Tetyana Yaroshenko as its inaugural speaker Feb. 26. '
news.ku.edu/news/article...
KU Libraries launches global speaker series on librarianship
KU Libraries will launch "Global Conversations in Librarianship," a new speaker series highlighting international perspectives on libraries and information work, with Ukrainian library leader Tetyana ...
news.ku.edu
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
#Ukraine #libraries #librarianship #GLAM
'The University of Kansas Libraries will launch “Global Conversations in Librarianship,” ... with Ukrainian library leader Tetyana Yaroshenko as its inaugural speaker Feb. 26. '
news.ku.edu/news/article...
'The University of Kansas Libraries will launch “Global Conversations in Librarianship,” ... with Ukrainian library leader Tetyana Yaroshenko as its inaugural speaker Feb. 26. '
news.ku.edu/news/article...
I'd run away too if I had to work with that wad Doug www.sfgate.com/news/article...
Florida deputy captures runaway emu and returns the large, flightless bird home unharmed
A Florida deputy has captured a runaway and safely returned the large bird to its home. Officials say a St. Johns County deputy responded last Friday to a rural area west of St. Augustine following...
www.sfgate.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I'd run away too if I had to work with that wad Doug www.sfgate.com/news/article...
WE'RE FUCKED, NEITHER ONE OF THOSE TWO THINGS WORK
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
WE'RE FUCKED, NEITHER ONE OF THOSE TWO THINGS WORK
Reposted by Tara Calishain
ABOUT FEDERAL IMMUNITY
There have been a lot of questions, and a lot of misinformation, about Federal immunity when it comes to Federal agents, and even to Trump himself. So here's the deal:
There have been a lot of questions, and a lot of misinformation, about Federal immunity when it comes to Federal agents, and even to Trump himself. So here's the deal:
January 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
ABOUT FEDERAL IMMUNITY
There have been a lot of questions, and a lot of misinformation, about Federal immunity when it comes to Federal agents, and even to Trump himself. So here's the deal:
There have been a lot of questions, and a lot of misinformation, about Federal immunity when it comes to Federal agents, and even to Trump himself. So here's the deal:
This joke
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
This joke
Then serve at the White House. Serve it at Mar-A-Lago.
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Then serve at the White House. Serve it at Mar-A-Lago.
Reposted by Tara Calishain
I still tend to think administration incompetence and delusion will make it impossible to maintain control. It's just hard to say how long that's going to take with the mass majority of our institutions, companies, executives, and media orgs proving to be feckless fucking chickenshits
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I still tend to think administration incompetence and delusion will make it impossible to maintain control. It's just hard to say how long that's going to take with the mass majority of our institutions, companies, executives, and media orgs proving to be feckless fucking chickenshits
Reposted by Tara Calishain
BREAKING: An appeals court has struck down the decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention.
Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimately deporting the Palestinian activist.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
BREAKING: An appeals court has struck down the decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention.
Serving abusive parent "Look what you made me do"
BARTIROMO: Do you want President Trump to institute the Insurrection Act?
REP. GARBARINO: Maybe the only thing they can do is the Insurrection Act, but hopefully that's not the case. Having troops on the ground is not the best thing to do. It might be the last thing to do.
REP. GARBARINO: Maybe the only thing they can do is the Insurrection Act, but hopefully that's not the case. Having troops on the ground is not the best thing to do. It might be the last thing to do.
January 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Serving abusive parent "Look what you made me do"
Reposted by Tara Calishain
I would watch CBS Evening News every night if they’d let this gentleman anchor it.
Especially if this closed caption was the program’s title.
Especially if this closed caption was the program’s title.
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I would watch CBS Evening News every night if they’d let this gentleman anchor it.
Especially if this closed caption was the program’s title.
Especially if this closed caption was the program’s title.
Reposted by Tara Calishain
US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use
#Trump
#Trump
US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use
Health department unexpectedly announced nearly $2bn in program cuts Tuesday before rolling back decision
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use
#Trump
#Trump
Reposted by Tara Calishain
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
#AI #LLM #PublicSafety
'A major part of the problem might be that, based on what we know about human sociopathy, AI agents are by their very nature sociopathic.'
dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
'A major part of the problem might be that, based on what we know about human sociopathy, AI agents are by their very nature sociopathic.'
dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
Can we prevent AI from acting like a sociopath?
Researchers are investigating how to keep artificial intelligence aligned with human values.
dornsife.usc.edu
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 AM
#AI #LLM #PublicSafety
'A major part of the problem might be that, based on what we know about human sociopathy, AI agents are by their very nature sociopathic.'
dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
'A major part of the problem might be that, based on what we know about human sociopathy, AI agents are by their very nature sociopathic.'
dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
#maps #ICE #crowdsourcing #PublicSafety
'People Over Papers is a community-driven map showing reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.'
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/mapp...
'People Over Papers is a community-driven map showing reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.'
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/mapp...
Mapping ICE Activity
Maps Mania is a blog dedicated to tracking the very best digital interactive maps on the internet and the tools used to create them.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 AM
#maps #ICE #crowdsourcing #PublicSafety
'People Over Papers is a community-driven map showing reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.'
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/mapp...
'People Over Papers is a community-driven map showing reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.'
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/mapp...
#food #cooking #VideoGames #Doom
'Documented in a teardown and reverse-engineering video, the YouTuber shows the game running locally on the cooker’s display without modifying the electronics responsible for heating or safety systems.'
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
'Documented in a teardown and reverse-engineering video, the YouTuber shows the game running locally on the cooker’s display without modifying the electronics responsible for heating or safety systems.'
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
Doom conquers the kitchen through an electric cooking pot — classic shooter runs seamlessly after a full device firmware refresh
YouTuber ports the classic shooter to a Krups Cook4Me by reflashing its touchscreen computer.
www.tomshardware.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
#food #cooking #VideoGames #Doom
'Documented in a teardown and reverse-engineering video, the YouTuber shows the game running locally on the cooker’s display without modifying the electronics responsible for heating or safety systems.'
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
'Documented in a teardown and reverse-engineering video, the YouTuber shows the game running locally on the cooker’s display without modifying the electronics responsible for heating or safety systems.'
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
Just a reminder that No Kings TV's 21 metro areas includes #Minneapolis . Lots of #ICE news happening rights now.
Free to use, no ads. searchtweaks.com/nkt/
Free to use, no ads. searchtweaks.com/nkt/
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Just a reminder that No Kings TV's 21 metro areas includes #Minneapolis . Lots of #ICE news happening rights now.
Free to use, no ads. searchtweaks.com/nkt/
Free to use, no ads. searchtweaks.com/nkt/
#AI #drones #wildfires #NaturalDisasters
'A team has developed a way of estimating wildfire temperatures using a standard camera and artificial intelligence.'
news.clemson.edu/new-way-of-m...
'A team has developed a way of estimating wildfire temperatures using a standard camera and artificial intelligence.'
news.clemson.edu/new-way-of-m...
New way of monitoring wildfire could take flight
Researchers found that artificial intelligence can learn to estimate heat by studying patterns in ordinary red-green-blue (RGB) images, the type of standard color photos taken by digital cameras.
news.clemson.edu
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 AM
#AI #drones #wildfires #NaturalDisasters
'A team has developed a way of estimating wildfire temperatures using a standard camera and artificial intelligence.'
news.clemson.edu/new-way-of-m...
'A team has developed a way of estimating wildfire temperatures using a standard camera and artificial intelligence.'
news.clemson.edu/new-way-of-m...
Today in brilliant ideas
How I'm dealing with my stress: I bought a 3d printer and am producing 100 whistles at a time. 1000 heading to Minneapolis tomorrow.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Today in brilliant ideas
Reposted by Tara Calishain
Republican South Carolina state Rep. RJ May sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison today.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. Now he's going to prison for child porn. - LGBTQ Nation
He was caught sharing hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Republican South Carolina state Rep. RJ May sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison today.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
Reposted by Tara Calishain
I am honored that this former homicide detective, who retired as a lieutenant after 20 years on the force, has come to me and trusted me to get their message out. I have confirmed this source's background, and have agreed to protect their name. Here is the message that they want to get out to you:
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I am honored that this former homicide detective, who retired as a lieutenant after 20 years on the force, has come to me and trusted me to get their message out. I have confirmed this source's background, and have agreed to protect their name. Here is the message that they want to get out to you:
Reposted by Tara Calishain
I have the original report and the differences are significant. More soon.
A CFPB report found that student loan companies have become less responsive to complaints from borrowers. But key sections of the report, including those covering pathways out of default, were missing! #DialBeforeYouFile #ProtectConsumers @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Watchdog agency scales back student loan report
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said the initial report was not in the scope of what is required by federal law and called the author “disgruntled” and “incompetent.”
www.politico.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I have the original report and the differences are significant. More soon.
Capitulators Broadcast System
January 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Capitulators Broadcast System