Marc d'Avernas @start_words
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Whatever happened to the principled hackers of yesteryear? Get off my lawn and stay away from our public services
Whatever happened to the principled hackers of yesteryear? Get off my lawn and stay away from our public services
ChatGPT is basically Cow Tools
ChatGPT is basically Cow Tools
Alberta
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DECOLONIZATION IS NOT A METAPHOR Read and share this classic essay before it's censored. This is what kids should be reading instead of Letter to America. jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/des/…
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Just received a request for an Oxford University Press journal supplement with an eye watering price tag. MDPI wouldn't charge this much...
This was 38 years ago! Half a lifetime! And if we keep it up it’ll be less than a lifetime in no time
This was 38 years ago! Half a lifetime! And if we keep it up it’ll be less than a lifetime in no time
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Dog Sees the Spirits, 1960 by artist of Canadian Inuit heritage Kenojuak Ashevak #WomensArt
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On this Canadian School Library Day, a huge shout out to every school library professional! We see you and all of the work you do to speak up for school libraries. Give a shout out to someone you know. Share their great work. #SchoolLibraryJoy #CSLD2023 #ONSchoolLibraries
Funny how we called this place a hellscape before
The jury is still out on this one but the article does make some interesting and novel arguments. More to come I’m sure
The jury is still out on this one but the article does make some interesting and novel arguments. More to come I’m sure
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Love¹ discovering that my bad opinion of a company's practices was actually not bad enough.² ___________ ¹ I do not, in fact, love this. ² Just assume that if a manipulative option exists, companies will take it until literally forced not to. wired.com/story/google-a…
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#eBookPledge aims to protect libraries & authors from publishers’ growing abuse of copyright: for @glynmoody any publisher that values authors and regards itself as helping to nurture culture should sign-up #eBooks #eBooksOS #publishers #libraries #authors walledculture.org/ebook-pledge-a…
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We're committed to transparency regarding how the @uofalibrary collections budget is spent. Data now available from 2016 - present, in 4 reports compiled by the Collection Strategies Unit! borealisdata.ca/dataverse/UAL
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Calling all new leaders and managers. It's time for the Whitewater Beta Run. Will you join me? youtu.be/aYUqQDqb7BQ via @YouTube
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🚨 Over 1,100 hectares of clearcut harvest is planned for the Upper Highwood in #Kananaskis in 2023/24 and we need your help to stop it! 🚨 #Alberta #AbLeg #AbPoli #DefendAlbertaForests
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