Mike Giarlo (he/him/his)
@mjgiarlo.bsky.social
software for libraries, parent, Seattleite, GenX, Mastodon: @[email protected], mjgiarlo everywhere else
"a piece of work in progress"
"a piece of work in progress"
unreasonably riled up by the velar "l"
October 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
unreasonably riled up by the velar "l"
Reposted by Mike Giarlo (he/him/his)
Not sure if BlueSky is good for this kind of thing anymore, but do I know anyone on here who did an MLIS degree or similar at UMD?
July 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Not sure if BlueSky is good for this kind of thing anymore, but do I know anyone on here who did an MLIS degree or similar at UMD?
Very happy to read today that OCLC realized it was in the wrong and dismissed MM from its lawsuit v. Anna's Archive: www.courtlistener.com/docket/68157...
April 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Very happy to read today that OCLC realized it was in the wrong and dismissed MM from its lawsuit v. Anna's Archive: www.courtlistener.com/docket/68157...
there is a significant shortage of organs relative to the demand for medically necessary transplants
billionaires have organs they do not need, namely all of them
QED
billionaires have organs they do not need, namely all of them
QED
April 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
there is a significant shortage of organs relative to the demand for medically necessary transplants
billionaires have organs they do not need, namely all of them
QED
billionaires have organs they do not need, namely all of them
QED
As the president and his pet billionaire sat in a swasticar on the White House lawn yesterday, I imagined the cozy couple taking to the open road, the greatest American tradition, a modern-day Thelma & Louise.
March 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
As the president and his pet billionaire sat in a swasticar on the White House lawn yesterday, I imagined the cozy couple taking to the open road, the greatest American tradition, a modern-day Thelma & Louise.
I would like the president to instead consider a career as a florist, at a shop with high shelves so the flowers can be closer to the sunshine. Then he can push the daisies up there every day.
March 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I would like the president to instead consider a career as a florist, at a shop with high shelves so the flowers can be closer to the sunshine. Then he can push the daisies up there every day.
The next time the president goes to a diner, I'd like him to be seated in the John Wilkes Booth.
March 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The next time the president goes to a diner, I'd like him to be seated in the John Wilkes Booth.
who named it the "pine barrens" when "Loréal forest" was right there #newjersey #nj
January 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
who named it the "pine barrens" when "Loréal forest" was right there #newjersey #nj
For those of you who inexplicably believe #Trump is capable of occupying the same reality as human beings, let's fact-check one of his goofiest assertions from the debate on Tuesday: that protestors "took over a big percentage of #Seattle" during the George Floyd protests of 2020.
September 12, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I do not condone elder abuse but I quite enjoyed the debate
September 11, 2024 at 4:36 AM
I do not condone elder abuse but I quite enjoyed the debate
what dingus called it "copy cataloging" when "mutually assured description" was right there? #libraries 📚
September 8, 2024 at 5:03 AM
what dingus called it "copy cataloging" when "mutually assured description" was right there? #libraries 📚
next time you're in a gen alpha-themed buffalo wing spot and you need to wipe the saucy mess off your hands, ask for a skibidi towelette, they will understand
September 8, 2024 at 2:48 AM
next time you're in a gen alpha-themed buffalo wing spot and you need to wipe the saucy mess off your hands, ask for a skibidi towelette, they will understand
If I were working undercover to expose unsavory deeds by the Sandman author, my go-to cocktail party opener would be "I'm mole for Gaiman!"
July 7, 2024 at 2:24 AM
If I were working undercover to expose unsavory deeds by the Sandman author, my go-to cocktail party opener would be "I'm mole for Gaiman!"
The OCLC quotation screenshotted in @liadanmakes.bsky.social's quote-post says the quiet part out loud: OCLC does not believe that libraries and archives should be free and widely available.
OCLC should feel ashamed of themselves. And I know they won't, so instead I'll just hope that a better product comes along and they go out of business.
May 17, 2024 at 8:41 PM
The OCLC quotation screenshotted in @liadanmakes.bsky.social's quote-post says the quiet part out loud: OCLC does not believe that libraries and archives should be free and widely available.
Reposted by Mike Giarlo (he/him/his)
Mike's thread is 100 percent worth reading if you work in library technology.
But if you need a TL/DR: OCLC is trying to set legal precedent that could make you a potential legal target of theirs simply by having used OCLC's APIs or having been associated with the OCLC Developer Network
But if you need a TL/DR: OCLC is trying to set legal precedent that could make you a potential legal target of theirs simply by having used OCLC's APIs or having been associated with the OCLC Developer Network
May 17, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Mike's thread is 100 percent worth reading if you work in library technology.
But if you need a TL/DR: OCLC is trying to set legal precedent that could make you a potential legal target of theirs simply by having used OCLC's APIs or having been associated with the OCLC Developer Network
But if you need a TL/DR: OCLC is trying to set legal precedent that could make you a potential legal target of theirs simply by having used OCLC's APIs or having been associated with the OCLC Developer Network
May 16, 2024 at 6:38 PM
sometimes it takes you ~50 years of thinking you're a kinda smart, pretty darn straight normie to realize you're a pretty dumb, kinda queer neurodivergent
May 15, 2024 at 4:34 PM
sometimes it takes you ~50 years of thinking you're a kinda smart, pretty darn straight normie to realize you're a pretty dumb, kinda queer neurodivergent
Reflecting honestly on my visceral reactions to restaurants using QR code menus and professional sports being broadcast on streaming services, I might finally be a boomer.
May 15, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Reflecting honestly on my visceral reactions to restaurants using QR code menus and professional sports being broadcast on streaming services, I might finally be a boomer.
if the roman catholic church were founded on major league baseball lore, do you think the priests would argue about who among them is the Ueckerest?
March 28, 2024 at 10:04 PM
if the roman catholic church were founded on major league baseball lore, do you think the priests would argue about who among them is the Ueckerest?
this June I'm attending my first conference since 2019. can someone remind me how this works again?
March 15, 2024 at 5:41 PM
this June I'm attending my first conference since 2019. can someone remind me how this works again?
is katie britt actually a voltron of stepford wives?
March 8, 2024 at 4:33 PM
is katie britt actually a voltron of stepford wives?
tattoo idea: "A spell cast with a Bonus Action is especially swift. You must use a Bonus Action on your turn to cast the spell, provided that you haven't already taken a Bonus Action this turn. You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a Cantrip with a casting time of 1 Action."
February 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM
tattoo idea: "A spell cast with a Bonus Action is especially swift. You must use a Bonus Action on your turn to cast the spell, provided that you haven't already taken a Bonus Action this turn. You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a Cantrip with a casting time of 1 Action."
📉 inflation
📈 jobs
📉 pandemic
📈 dropping bombs in the middle east
the old normal is back, baby
📈 jobs
📉 pandemic
📈 dropping bombs in the middle east
the old normal is back, baby
February 3, 2024 at 12:07 AM
📉 inflation
📈 jobs
📉 pandemic
📈 dropping bombs in the middle east
the old normal is back, baby
📈 jobs
📉 pandemic
📈 dropping bombs in the middle east
the old normal is back, baby
Part of my neurodivergence is that I legitimately forget that theism is a thing in the real world. When people talk about gods and souls and the afterlife and what not, I feel like we're doing some kind of live-action role-playing.
February 2, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Part of my neurodivergence is that I legitimately forget that theism is a thing in the real world. When people talk about gods and souls and the afterlife and what not, I feel like we're doing some kind of live-action role-playing.