griffey
@griffey.bsky.social
This Account Kills Fascists. Librarian/Technologist.
Opinions entirely my own, != my employer’s. @[email protected]
Opinions entirely my own, != my employer’s. @[email protected]
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If you are a voter in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District and also a fan of The Wire, I will, on evidence you voted today, pen a personal apology for having killed any character you cared for.
And yes, this assumes Wire fans do not vote for some cheese-eating supplicant to any tinpot dictator.
And yes, this assumes Wire fans do not vote for some cheese-eating supplicant to any tinpot dictator.
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If you are a voter in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District and also a fan of The Wire, I will, on evidence you voted today, pen a personal apology for having killed any character you cared for.
And yes, this assumes Wire fans do not vote for some cheese-eating supplicant to any tinpot dictator.
And yes, this assumes Wire fans do not vote for some cheese-eating supplicant to any tinpot dictator.
My kid finished her "final" college app last night! Applying for a BFA in Musical Theater. A few stats:
24 different schools
48 different applications (each has both academic AND artistic)
28 different versions of edited, final prescreen videos
89 different videos recorded in total
Insane process!
24 different schools
48 different applications (each has both academic AND artistic)
28 different versions of edited, final prescreen videos
89 different videos recorded in total
Insane process!
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My kid finished her "final" college app last night! Applying for a BFA in Musical Theater. A few stats:
24 different schools
48 different applications (each has both academic AND artistic)
28 different versions of edited, final prescreen videos
89 different videos recorded in total
Insane process!
24 different schools
48 different applications (each has both academic AND artistic)
28 different versions of edited, final prescreen videos
89 different videos recorded in total
Insane process!
This is a very well expressed sentiment, and is a thought I've presented on far less succinctly in the past.
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is a very well expressed sentiment, and is a thought I've presented on far less succinctly in the past.
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
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same, partially muscled skeleton, same
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
same, partially muscled skeleton, same
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The GOSH Community joins @opensciencehw.bsky.social in welcoming @griffey.bsky.social as its first Executive Director! His leadership advancing research infrastructure for #openscience will be a tremendous asset - we look forward to collaborating in the exciting work ahead.
bsky.app/profile/open...
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🎉 @opensciencehw.bsky.social has named @griffey.bsky.social its 1st Executive Director! A leader in 🔓 open infrastructure & the 🔍 research ecosystem, Jason will guide OSHF to build sustainable community-driven systems for #openscience worldwide.
opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf...
#opensource
opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf...
#opensource
opensciencehardware.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The GOSH Community joins @opensciencehw.bsky.social in welcoming @griffey.bsky.social as its first Executive Director! His leadership advancing research infrastructure for #openscience will be a tremendous asset - we look forward to collaborating in the exciting work ahead.
bsky.app/profile/open...
bsky.app/profile/open...
Big news! I'm so excited to lead OSHF into the next phase of their work.
🎉 @opensciencehw.bsky.social has named @griffey.bsky.social its 1st Executive Director! A leader in 🔓 open infrastructure & the 🔍 research ecosystem, Jason will guide OSHF to build sustainable community-driven systems for #openscience worldwide.
opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf...
#opensource
opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf...
#opensource
opensciencehardware.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Big news! I'm so excited to lead OSHF into the next phase of their work.
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Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.
As an alum of SILS, I'm deeply disappointed in UNC leadership for this decision (and in general, these days).
Breaking: We’ve talked to multiple individuals who have confirmed that UNC-CH is merging SILS (library and information science) and SDSS (data science and society). Announcement will be tomorrow morning. Faculty were not consulted.
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As an alum of SILS, I'm deeply disappointed in UNC leadership for this decision (and in general, these days).
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I regret to inform you that Nemik's manifesto is the new Tom Holland “Umbrella.” You have to repost every time. It’s just where we are. #ihavefriendseverywhere
youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...
youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...
Andor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I regret to inform you that Nemik's manifesto is the new Tom Holland “Umbrella.” You have to repost every time. It’s just where we are. #ihavefriendseverywhere
youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...
youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...
Deep cut musical nerd thought - I had no idea that she lived in Franklin these days. It’s so weird to think that one of the OBC of the Sondheim musical AND one of the actual assassins were living in the same town.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/24/s...
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Sara Jane Moore, who tried to kill Gerald Ford, dies at 95 - Nashville Banner
Sara Jane Moore, who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, dies at 95. She was radicalized by revolutionary politics and the Patricia Hearst kidnapping.
nashvillebanner.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Deep cut musical nerd thought - I had no idea that she lived in Franklin these days. It’s so weird to think that one of the OBC of the Sondheim musical AND one of the actual assassins were living in the same town.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/24/s...
nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/24/s...
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I sell the things you need to be
I'm the smiling face on your TV
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
I exploit you, still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
I'm the smiling face on your TV
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
I exploit you, still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
Living Colour - Cult of Personality (Live at Roskilde 1989)
YouTube video by Living Colour
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September 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I sell the things you need to be
I'm the smiling face on your TV
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
I exploit you, still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
I'm the smiling face on your TV
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
I exploit you, still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
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Library Tech: I've made a handy tool for testing if a library computer can reach various common services, like Syndetics Unbound, HathiTrust and NoveList. www.librarything.com/serviceteste...
September 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Library Tech: I've made a handy tool for testing if a library computer can reach various common services, like Syndetics Unbound, HathiTrust and NoveList. www.librarything.com/serviceteste...
Hey librarians: If you use a product or workflow at your library that integrates OA/OER material into your discovery/delivery, can you lmk who and what? Doing research for a project and starting to gather info.
Please share widely. :-)
#libraries #librarians #openaccess
Please share widely. :-)
#libraries #librarians #openaccess
September 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hey librarians: If you use a product or workflow at your library that integrates OA/OER material into your discovery/delivery, can you lmk who and what? Doing research for a project and starting to gather info.
Please share widely. :-)
#libraries #librarians #openaccess
Please share widely. :-)
#libraries #librarians #openaccess
August 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I was the executive director of U.S. Open Data, a non-profit that I created at the behest of the Obama White House. I worked as one of the nation's leading experts in open data. Putting open data on the blockchain is a profoundly stupid idea that fails nearly every test of good open data.
The White House Is Going to Put Government Statistics on the Blockchain (Yeah, We Don't Know Why Either)
gizmodo.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I was the executive director of U.S. Open Data, a non-profit that I created at the behest of the Obama White House. I worked as one of the nation's leading experts in open data. Putting open data on the blockchain is a profoundly stupid idea that fails nearly every test of good open data.
50 years ago today, Springsteen released Born to Run…it has to be one of the albums I've listened to more than any other in my life.
Born to Run (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London '75)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band performing "Born To Run" from Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London '75
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Chorus:
Oh honey, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Come on with me, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
#BruceSpringsteen #BornToRun #LiveattheHammersmithOdeon
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August 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
50 years ago today, Springsteen released Born to Run…it has to be one of the albums I've listened to more than any other in my life.
Every few months, my Facebook feed algorithm goes completely insane in the same way: All of my ads become far, far right: god and guns, over and over and over, in the weirdest combinations and craziest products. Then it stops, and I've got no idea what triggers it.
August 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Every few months, my Facebook feed algorithm goes completely insane in the same way: All of my ads become far, far right: god and guns, over and over and over, in the weirdest combinations and craziest products. Then it stops, and I've got no idea what triggers it.
Spent a fair portion of the day relocating a couple of websites from one host to another. Surprisingly easy overall these days, but nothing will ever fix DNS.
August 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Spent a fair portion of the day relocating a couple of websites from one host to another. Surprisingly easy overall these days, but nothing will ever fix DNS.
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Disrespectfully, I need anyone who has not looked for a job within the past year to shut up because shit has changed. Your advice and experience doing this in the past means nothing. You have not job hunted like people are job hunting right now, don’t give people false hope with your outdated ideas
July 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Disrespectfully, I need anyone who has not looked for a job within the past year to shut up because shit has changed. Your advice and experience doing this in the past means nothing. You have not job hunted like people are job hunting right now, don’t give people false hope with your outdated ideas
I am waging a losing battle against a raccoon. It has managed to undo bungee cords & as you can see from the footprints it seems to enjoy pure cayenne pepper. I installed a motion based alarm that flashes lights....did nothing.
I've got a raccoon on an endorphin high that likes raves. Send help.
I've got a raccoon on an endorphin high that likes raves. Send help.
June 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I am waging a losing battle against a raccoon. It has managed to undo bungee cords & as you can see from the footprints it seems to enjoy pure cayenne pepper. I installed a motion based alarm that flashes lights....did nothing.
I've got a raccoon on an endorphin high that likes raves. Send help.
I've got a raccoon on an endorphin high that likes raves. Send help.
One of my fav bands of all time, their albums were an absolute revelation to my teenage self. Vivid, Time's Up, and Stain are classics, and their songs taught me about social issues and history that I definitely wasn't taught in rural KY. They should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
June 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
One of my fav bands of all time, their albums were an absolute revelation to my teenage self. Vivid, Time's Up, and Stain are classics, and their songs taught me about social issues and history that I definitely wasn't taught in rural KY. They should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
This is pretty insane for everyone in Middle TN. Gotta get like 80,000 people evacuated in the next day. :-/
June 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is pretty insane for everyone in Middle TN. Gotta get like 80,000 people evacuated in the next day. :-/
Five favorite black and white films:
The Apartment
Citizen Kane
Sunset Blvd
It’s a Wonderful Life
Casablanca
The Apartment
Citizen Kane
Sunset Blvd
It’s a Wonderful Life
Casablanca
Five favourite black and white films:
Casablanca
Battleship Potemkin
Double Indemnity
Fail-Safe
Mrs. Miniver
Casablanca
Battleship Potemkin
Double Indemnity
Fail-Safe
Mrs. Miniver
Five favourite black and white films:
Yidl mitn Fidl
Roman Holiday
Go West
Duck Soup
The Philadelphia Story
Yidl mitn Fidl
Roman Holiday
Go West
Duck Soup
The Philadelphia Story
May 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Five favorite black and white films:
The Apartment
Citizen Kane
Sunset Blvd
It’s a Wonderful Life
Casablanca
The Apartment
Citizen Kane
Sunset Blvd
It’s a Wonderful Life
Casablanca
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"In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world's poorest children to sickness and death."
May 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world's poorest children to sickness and death."