Lemmasmith
@k8bowers.bsky.social
Archivist at Harvard, librarian, contributing editor (Dictionary of Archives Terminology), Oxford comma enthusiast, grumpable knowmudgeon
#archives #records #metadata #saawords #cataloging #bornDigital Mount Holyoke ‘86
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#archives #records #metadata #saawords #cataloging #bornDigital Mount Holyoke ‘86
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Was called anti-American for wanting to make sure no one in our community goes without housing, regardless of immigration status, before 9 am.
Happy Sunday eh
Happy Sunday eh
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Was called anti-American for wanting to make sure no one in our community goes without housing, regardless of immigration status, before 9 am.
Happy Sunday eh
Happy Sunday eh
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At least I know Sonja would have liked my keynote because this is mainly what I was talking about
To propose that GenAI can compensate for "archival silences" perverts Trouillot's work. It's is a contradiction to say that a product whose logic exacerbates power imbalances--creating a most-likely guess based on the existing record--can restore absences that are the product of those imbalances.
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
At least I know Sonja would have liked my keynote because this is mainly what I was talking about
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If this is the America you voted for, then f*ck you. I’m tired of this fascist crap.
December 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
If this is the America you voted for, then f*ck you. I’m tired of this fascist crap.
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Re-reading a lot more about Henry VIII lately. Murderous narcissist made vastly worse by sycophants and opportunist bureaucrats.
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Re-reading a lot more about Henry VIII lately. Murderous narcissist made vastly worse by sycophants and opportunist bureaucrats.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Narrator: The FBI director throughout **the entire Biden administration** was a Trump appointee. www.mediamatters.org/newsmax/aske...
Asked by Newsmax why the Biden administration did not arrest the January 6 pipe bomber, Rudy Giuliani says "they orchestrated this"
www.mediamatters.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Narrator: The FBI director throughout **the entire Biden administration** was a Trump appointee. www.mediamatters.org/newsmax/aske...
Hurrah, us!
HTR these!
[Pastedowns to John Henry Tudor's Diary, 1798-1801, Harvard University Archives] 🗃️
[Pastedowns to John Henry Tudor's Diary, 1798-1801, Harvard University Archives] 🗃️
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hurrah, us!
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The Supreme Court of the United States has lost all moral authority. It exists solely to do the bidding of an authoritarian regime. There are only three Justices who are still upholding the rule of law. Ruth Bader Ginsburg would weep. ⚖️
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Supreme Court of the United States has lost all moral authority. It exists solely to do the bidding of an authoritarian regime. There are only three Justices who are still upholding the rule of law. Ruth Bader Ginsburg would weep. ⚖️
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Frank Gehry No Longer Allowed To Make Sandwiches For Grandkids
theonion.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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The Cornell FeederWatch cam webpage is displaying the temperature as NaN°F on my computer, and that feels like the forecast for this winter. www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/cornell...
Cornell FeederWatch Cam
Watch the Cornell FeederWatch cam
www.allaboutbirds.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Cornell FeederWatch cam webpage is displaying the temperature as NaN°F on my computer, and that feels like the forecast for this winter. www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/cornell...
The fuck?
This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
Original post on merveilles.town
merveilles.town
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The fuck?
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Don't ask your neighbors to guess how significant a problem polio is either. BECAUSE WE WIPED IT OUT!
One (of so so many) things that made me angry today was Retsef Levi suggesting people "ask their friends" as a way to gauge HepB prevalence in the community*, when a reason it's currently low is *all the effort we've put into vaccination over several decades*. I miss actual experts on ACIP.
The effects of the ACIP poisoned recommendations may not be seen clearly at scale for years.
But every child that unnecessarily develops HepB-associated chronic liver disease and cancer is the fault of those on that committee, the HHS Secretary, and those that capitulated to put him in power.
But every child that unnecessarily develops HepB-associated chronic liver disease and cancer is the fault of those on that committee, the HHS Secretary, and those that capitulated to put him in power.
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Don't ask your neighbors to guess how significant a problem polio is either. BECAUSE WE WIPED IT OUT!
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May you be safe
May you be happy
May you be healthy
May you live with ease
May you be happy
May you be healthy
May you live with ease
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
May you be safe
May you be happy
May you be healthy
May you live with ease
May you be happy
May you be healthy
May you live with ease
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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Joe Biden who had one bad debate and was deemed "too old" is out there giving speeches at events regularly, *while being treated for cancer* and the current guy has been falling asleep in public daily & sundowning on camera for months & the media is barely covering it.
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Joe Biden who had one bad debate and was deemed "too old" is out there giving speeches at events regularly, *while being treated for cancer* and the current guy has been falling asleep in public daily & sundowning on camera for months & the media is barely covering it.
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The triumph of the alt text.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The triumph of the alt text.
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I don't hate tech. I hate the blind faith in tech. I hate the dependency on tech. I hate how we look at tech to fix everything instead of learning ourselves. I hate how we've chosen to ignore what this dependency and blind faith is doing to our Earth.
I don't hate tech, I hate our lust for it.
I don't hate tech, I hate our lust for it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I don't hate tech. I hate the blind faith in tech. I hate the dependency on tech. I hate how we look at tech to fix everything instead of learning ourselves. I hate how we've chosen to ignore what this dependency and blind faith is doing to our Earth.
I don't hate tech, I hate our lust for it.
I don't hate tech, I hate our lust for it.
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One of the earliest death dates on a gravestone in the Old Burying Ground in Harvard Square (Cambridge, MA) is 1662, on a stone for Elizabeth Cutter.
Despite the early date, the stone is stylistically similar to stones from the 1680s, and was probably carved then (this is called "backdating").
Despite the early date, the stone is stylistically similar to stones from the 1680s, and was probably carved then (this is called "backdating").
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
One of the earliest death dates on a gravestone in the Old Burying Ground in Harvard Square (Cambridge, MA) is 1662, on a stone for Elizabeth Cutter.
Despite the early date, the stone is stylistically similar to stones from the 1680s, and was probably carved then (this is called "backdating").
Despite the early date, the stone is stylistically similar to stones from the 1680s, and was probably carved then (this is called "backdating").
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Larry Summers sought Epstein's advice on a romantic relationship w/ his mentee & questioned women's intelligence. Gender bias is rampant in economics. A 2019 survey found 1/2 of women respondents experienced discrimination & 43% offensive sexual behavior.
theconversation.com/larry-summer...
theconversation.com/larry-summer...
Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women
In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.
theconversation.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Larry Summers sought Epstein's advice on a romantic relationship w/ his mentee & questioned women's intelligence. Gender bias is rampant in economics. A 2019 survey found 1/2 of women respondents experienced discrimination & 43% offensive sexual behavior.
theconversation.com/larry-summer...
theconversation.com/larry-summer...
I'm not ready for winter. It was merely sleeting and the temperature was above freezing, but I was so chilled after going outside that I ate lentil soup at 11:30 AM.
a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy forest
Alt: A still from the movie The Shining depicting a frozen man in snow.
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I'm not ready for winter. It was merely sleeting and the temperature was above freezing, but I was so chilled after going outside that I ate lentil soup at 11:30 AM.
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Vaccinate your children, yourselves and your pets.
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Vaccinate your children, yourselves and your pets.