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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 11h

Well, this is both entertaining and bizarre #digipres
youtu.be/uD0uTrR6ywU?...

Computer Man (Scatman parody)

YouTube video by newpunk

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 5d

What about South Yorkshire? Hendos, coal and something metallic?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

Very Trump-era story.
1. The sword has no meaning for Charles, but matters for the Eisenhower Museum.
2. Illegal for the museum to give away US property!
3. Trump makes no distinction between personal/public property.
4. The person who did the right thing was fired.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

www.nytimes.com

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 5d

Archives in the news: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US archivist ousted after refusing to let Trump give Eisenhower’s sword to King Charles – reports

The Trump administration ultimately gave the King a replica sword on the president’s recent state visit

www.theguardian.com

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 7d

philpapers.org

PhilPapers: Online Research in Philosophy

A citation index of Philosophy containing thousands of bibliographies.

philpapers.org

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks is mainly due to a guy called Leo! www.askleo.com/how-to-identify-almost-any-file-type

No Extension? No Problem: How to Identify Almost Any File Type

Got a mystery file with no extension or an ambiguous one? You may be able to uncover what it is by checking its signature. I’ll show you how to peek inside with a free tool and match the clues to know...

www.askleo.com

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 7d

#digipres Tool of the day (of sorts) www.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures

and ftk imager for giving me the code in the first place!

Now to work out what to do with a load of quark express documents...

List of file signatures - Wikipedia

www.wikipedia.org

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Yorkshire Tea @yorkshiretea.bsky.social · 7d

It's International Coffee Day. A moment to put our caffeine-based differences aside and unite against our common enemy: soup.

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · 8d

My computer display won't line up with how my screens are physically positioned on the desk.
My brain is really struggling

a man sitting in front of a dell monitor

ALT: a man sitting in front of a dell monitor

media.tenor.com

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Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · Aug 23

Totally forgot this absolutely fantastic “god forbid a man has hobbies” leaflet in the pub last week.

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Dr Tasha Kitcher @tashakitcher.bsky.social · Aug 26

Alongside the UKGWA team, I'm hosting two free half-day workshops this October to teach researchers more about the web archive, and shape our future researcher offering.

If you are a web archive user, or are keen to learn more, you can register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...

UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops

Explore the UK Government Web Archive, one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, in workshops.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · Aug 24

Proof that coffee has now been had, and I'll try not to type before consumption again.

Reader: It was half full... I promise I'm not that wired!

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · Aug 24

Andy is right. It does indeed acknowledge them (and calls archivists excellent!). My apologies for not acknowledging that. I do agree with what I believe James' post highlights. The crux of the changes to the service are due to resourcing (and resourcing an archive doesn't seem to be a priority)

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · Aug 24

Ah! And I read it twice to check. Must not post before coffee on a Sunday morning! Apologies, will delete the incorrect post. Thanks for the correction

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Anne-Grethe Jensen @daneanne.bsky.social · Aug 14

I have questions about archive distance courses and/or part time UCL MA course. If anyone are happy to talk to me as employer/student/mentor of such undertakings (or can point me in the direction of friendly people) please let me know. I am on a fact finding mission.

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Fletcher Durant @fletcherdurant.bsky.social · Aug 12

Digital preservation in action.

michael veale @michae.lv · Aug 12

In a new digital twist to environmental individualisation of responsibility, the UK government is now advising people to “[d]elete old emails and pictures” in data centres to help with the current drought. www.gov.uk/government/n...

HOW TO SAVE WATER AT HOME
Install a rain butt to collect rainwater to use in the garden.

Fix a leaking toilet – leaky loos can waste 200-400 litres a day.

Use water from the kitchen to water your plants.

Avoid watering your lawn – brown grass will grow back healthy.

Turn off the taps when brushing teeth or shaving.

Take shorter showers.

Delete old emails and pictures as data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Aug 7

Once the lifeblood of online creativity—from silly games to iconic animations—Flash has all but disappeared from the live web. 🕳️

In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, free-range archivist Jason Scott @textfiles.com explores why Flash deserves to be preserved.

🔗 blog.archive.org/2025/08/06/v...

“Recent events have strengthened the need to keep Flash preserved—for example, shutdowns of the Cartoon Network’s website wiped out hundreds of Flash games and animations that only existed on the site, and will never show up on a DVD or streaming service.”
Jason Scott
Free-range archivist

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · Aug 7

It's working!

Doesn't say what I want about a file format, but that is not its fault!!

Thanks for the update

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks for the update. I hope it's not anything too serious

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iPRES 2025 International Conference on Digital Preservation @ipres2025.bsky.social · Aug 6

The wait is over! The #iPRES2025 Programme is finally here! 🎉 This year features a dynamic schedule with 7 parallel tracks: 3 hybrid, 3 in person, and 1 virtual.

View the high-level programme as a PDF, or check out the programme spreadsheet for session times and details. www.ipres2025.nz/programme

Kiwi - Stewart Island - Southland, New Zealand - Credit Great South (7)

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 6

Don’t miss your last chance to see Voice of the Fans at Leeds Central Library until 10 August.

Explore over 60 years of fan-made media, from the Library and Leeds Libraries collections, that has defined the beautiful game ⚽️

bit.ly/BLVoiceOfTheFans

A figure standing in the Voice of the Fans exhibition space at Leeds Central Library, watching a woman speak on a tv screen. The space is decorated with blue panels.

An open book showing illustrations and text. The right page is entitled, 'The City Gent' and depicts a smiling man in a hat, red striped shirt, holding a briefcase and umbrella.

A woman sits in the Voice of the Fans exhibition space at Leeds Central Library, watching a man on a tv screen. The space is decorated with black, illustrated panels.

A woman can be seen looking through a glass case. An open book faces the camera, with the title: 'Arrogance - the Leeds Disease?'

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Aug 6

Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history?

We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.

Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!

www.historyworkshop....

Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025

History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thanks @melindahaunton.bsky.social and @davidunderdown.bsky.social

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · Aug 5

Anyone else having an issue with accessing PRONOM? 504 error since at least yesterday afternoon.
Not sure where I'd need to look for a service status.
#digipres #archives #TNA

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Bryony Hooper @bryonyhooper.bsky.social · Aug 4

Archives in the news #archives

Rachael Myrow @rachaelmyrow.bsky.social · Aug 3

Web links and websites disappear all the time. But Google’s planned erasure of millions of links at once demonstrates the risks of putting our personal and collective digital histories in Big Tech’s hands. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... via @shiraovide.bsky.social

Analysis | Google is killing millions of web links to save a few bucks

The company junked its 15-year-old web address format, which will break a deluge of links in academic research, court documents and websites.

www.washingtonpost.com

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