Camilla Elliott
@camillaelliott.bsky.social
Archivist, photographer, bushland wanderer, seeker.
You never know when Google is watching! www.sydneytimes.net.au/travel/googl...
Google Maps helps unlock Spain murder mystery
Google Maps helps unlock Spain murder mystery
www.sydneytimes.net.au
December 19, 2024 at 2:25 AM
You never know when Google is watching! www.sydneytimes.net.au/travel/googl...
Koori Courts - a positive outlook for indigenous www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
In this court, straight-talking justice is served up in a bid to change lives
Supporters of the Koori Court say the informal setting and discussions with Indigenous elders can have a transformative effect, steering people away from a life of crime.
www.abc.net.au
December 19, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Koori Courts - a positive outlook for indigenous www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Bali 9- It’s time but not straightforward. newsapp.abc.net.au/newsapp/1046...
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December 17, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Bali 9- It’s time but not straightforward. newsapp.abc.net.au/newsapp/1046...
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Lilly Library at Indiana University owns thousands of miniature books. Some are so small they sit comfortably on the end of a finger. #libraries
Lilly Library home to 16,000 miniature books
The Lilly Library at Indiana University brings a world of knowledge to your fingertips – literally. The library owns thousands of miniature books, measuring three inches or less.
indianapublicmedia.org
April 1, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Lilly Library at Indiana University owns thousands of miniature books. Some are so small they sit comfortably on the end of a finger. #libraries
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It was interesting to see that replacing letters for words (i.e., "I C U") was a thing that existed back then in the 1870s/1880s. There's a huge gallery of these cards on Flickr that are amusing to read through. www.flickr.com/photos/aemay...
Acquaintance Cards
Definition from the Encyclopedia of Ephemera (Routledge, 2000), p 4:
"A novelty variant of the American calling card of the 1870s and 1880s, the acquaintance card was used by the less formal male in ...
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April 1, 2024 at 3:38 AM
It was interesting to see that replacing letters for words (i.e., "I C U") was a thing that existed back then in the 1870s/1880s. There's a huge gallery of these cards on Flickr that are amusing to read through. www.flickr.com/photos/aemay...
Good to see these destroyers of trust get caught up with. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03...
March 29, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Good to see these destroyers of trust get caught up with. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03...
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Incredible post from the best writer on Boeing that we've got. The level of willful negligence from executives on something that carries human beings through the sky is astonishing and should be a crime. Sorry I forgot to make a joke. prospect.org/infrastructu...
Suicide Mission
What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane
prospect.org
March 28, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Incredible post from the best writer on Boeing that we've got. The level of willful negligence from executives on something that carries human beings through the sky is astonishing and should be a crime. Sorry I forgot to make a joke. prospect.org/infrastructu...
Sodium.ion batteries as an alternative flip.it/ZvLHHc
March 26, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Sodium.ion batteries as an alternative flip.it/ZvLHHc
Turns out I have the tool I need already. Apple Notes. Need to explore further youtu.be/1vwx_-JvOks?...
March 24, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Turns out I have the tool I need already. Apple Notes. Need to explore further youtu.be/1vwx_-JvOks?...
Good morning bees!
March 24, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Good morning bees!
Remembering the fascination of this childhood toy. Innovative ideas! flip.it/H3R_x3
March 24, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Remembering the fascination of this childhood toy. Innovative ideas! flip.it/H3R_x3
This @davidpakman.bsky.social interview with Austin Frerick explains my surprise at seeing Driscoll berries in Florida supermarket. Same big brand in Australia youtu.be/kxu6f8iW0Cg?...
March 24, 2024 at 8:47 PM
This @davidpakman.bsky.social interview with Austin Frerick explains my surprise at seeing Driscoll berries in Florida supermarket. Same big brand in Australia youtu.be/kxu6f8iW0Cg?...
The Oppenheimer brothers - physics, differences and history flip.it/9GE7ox
March 23, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The Oppenheimer brothers - physics, differences and history flip.it/9GE7ox
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Experimental cycling! From the Conan family album Ireland [ca.1900] catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0... #commons
March 20, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Experimental cycling! From the Conan family album Ireland [ca.1900] catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0... #commons
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I'll be talking about Gutenberg's lessons for AI tomorrow, Tuesday, at noon ET with @dsearls.bsky.social. It's on Zoom. Do please sign up and join:
events.iu.edu/hls/event/13...
events.iu.edu/hls/event/13...
Beyond the Web Speaker Series: Jeff Jarvis, “AI After Gutenberg”
What happens in society when there seems to be an avalanche of new (that is, previously unheard) speech – whether from Gutenberg’s press or fro...
events.iu.edu
March 18, 2024 at 4:20 PM
I'll be talking about Gutenberg's lessons for AI tomorrow, Tuesday, at noon ET with @dsearls.bsky.social. It's on Zoom. Do please sign up and join:
events.iu.edu/hls/event/13...
events.iu.edu/hls/event/13...
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Independents move to ban mega donations in far-reaching political transparency overhaul
Independents move to ban mega donations in far-reaching political transparency overhaul
Crossbenchers including the Greens and the Jacquie Lambie Network back proposal that would ban $1.5m-plus donations and tighten the definition of gifts but does not include spending caps
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Mega donations of more than $1.5m would be banned under a crossbench plan to get big money out of politics.
Lower house independents, including Kate Chaney, Zali Steggall, the Greens, David Pocock, Lidia Thorpe and the Jacqui Lambie Network, will present a united front by introducing the fair and transparent elections bill in both houses of Parliament.
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March 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Independents move to ban mega donations in far-reaching political transparency overhaul
It’s not simply ‘junk’. State Library of NSW illustrates the value of the ephemera that comes into our households. www.facebook.com/share/v/5DNM...?
March 18, 2024 at 8:13 PM
It’s not simply ‘junk’. State Library of NSW illustrates the value of the ephemera that comes into our households. www.facebook.com/share/v/5DNM...?
The Iron lung saviour of lives www.bbc.com/future/artic...
March 18, 2024 at 1:15 AM
The Iron lung saviour of lives www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Orphan materials are so important but can be tricky to use (from a copyright perspective). The Australian Libraries and Archives Copyright Coalition looks at some of those culture treasures.
alacc.org.au/case-study-s...
#OrphanWorks #Copyright #LawReform
alacc.org.au/case-study-s...
#OrphanWorks #Copyright #LawReform
Unlocking Orphan Works
A series of cases studies on orphan works held within cultural institutions to provide glimpses of their untold stories.
alacc.org.au
December 1, 2023 at 5:03 AM
Orphan materials are so important but can be tricky to use (from a copyright perspective). The Australian Libraries and Archives Copyright Coalition looks at some of those culture treasures.
alacc.org.au/case-study-s...
#OrphanWorks #Copyright #LawReform
alacc.org.au/case-study-s...
#OrphanWorks #Copyright #LawReform
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The Internet Archive Magazine Rack is a huge digitized collection of magazines mostly from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, and older.
Some magazines are NSFW. Whether that is a bad thing is up to you.
#c20th #c21st 🗃️
archive.org/details/...
Some magazines are NSFW. Whether that is a bad thing is up to you.
#c20th #c21st 🗃️
archive.org/details/...
January 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM
The Internet Archive Magazine Rack is a huge digitized collection of magazines mostly from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, and older.
Some magazines are NSFW. Whether that is a bad thing is up to you.
#c20th #c21st 🗃️
archive.org/details/...
Some magazines are NSFW. Whether that is a bad thing is up to you.
#c20th #c21st 🗃️
archive.org/details/...
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Some good stuff coming up at the State Library of Victoria 🤓
“Learn how to navigate the Library’s extensive newspaper collection”
www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/new...
#history #AustralianHistory #SLV #Library
“Learn how to navigate the Library’s extensive newspaper collection”
www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/new...
#history #AustralianHistory #SLV #Library
Newsworthy | State Library Victoria
Discover how to find specific newspapers in hard copy, online and on microfilm.
www.slv.vic.gov.au
February 10, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Some good stuff coming up at the State Library of Victoria 🤓
“Learn how to navigate the Library’s extensive newspaper collection”
www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/new...
#history #AustralianHistory #SLV #Library
“Learn how to navigate the Library’s extensive newspaper collection”
www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/new...
#history #AustralianHistory #SLV #Library