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Rural tech geek. Proud member of the librarian resistance. Collector of mosses. Enjoyer of postcards. ✉️ box 345 05060 ✉️

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Joined December 2006
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    Apr 4
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    “Information. What’s wrong with dope and women? Is it any wonder the world’s gone insane, with information come to be the only real medium of exchange?”

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  2. 19 hours ago

    Just making sure to loop in on this convo 😂

    "POSSIBLE CULT ACTIVITY AT NIXON LIBRARY" 👀
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  3. 22 hours ago

    Spotted a dozen hot air balloons over Lake Fairlee on the way home last night. If I had known this was part of the Experimental Balloon and Airship Association's meetup, I might have stopped in for more than a picture.

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  4. 23 hours ago

    Worth knowing about this app--Be My Eyes--and worth reading the replies to learn about people's understanding of blindness, visual disability, and accessibility apps. PSA: turn on image descriptions in Twitter and then use them!

    There’s this app where you can help a blind person with a problem they’re having and it’s mad wavy
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    May 16

    Hi Everyone! I'm doing a survey study about people who identify as Black women and read science fiction (broadly construed). If you could help me out by taking the survey, I would greatly appreciate it! The link is included below. If you'd like more...

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  6. May 18

    "We used to be called Special Services Unit... it's like the most boring Law & Order series" Vin from talking about their ABLE (audio, braille, lg print, ebook) rebranding. "We have 50 Shades of Grey in braille!"

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  7. May 18

    Such a treat to hear and speak to a room of appreciative Vermont librarians about the value of small local libraries. "the town store doesn't have a 'platform' like Amazon, just a porch out front..."

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  8. Retweeted
    May 17

    Come work with me, we have a great team! Asst/Assoc Librarian: Social Sciences & Data Services, UMass Dartmouth Details: librarian friends, please retweet!

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  9. May 18

    Up early to kick off with bugles, raffles and Erica from inspiring and amusing us.

    vla pres with a bugle
    slide: because transformation is essential to the communities we serve
    cars parken in a field
    slide: go outside and play
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  10. May 17

    Hey I'm a top writer in Privacy on Medium! :D Hey here's an icon of a (male) prizefighter in a tuxedo with a computer head to illustrate that. D: That's me, computer-head dude.

    screenshot from email I got congratulating me for being a top writer.
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    May 17

    Adobe is looking for creative pros and enthusiasts with disabilities for a video project. Interviews are in SF and Seattle, and will be compensated. This is an opportunity to tell your story directly to _every designer_ at Adobe. Short survey here:

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  12. May 17

    Entire deck is here, fyi.

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  13. May 17

    A fave professional development activity is making the annual Brag Deck that plays in the background at the conference (tomorrow!). So many libraries doing such great stuff.

    drag queen storytime with two brides reading to a room of people
    three different photos of people viewing the solar eclipse, one with a telescope that projects, one with glasses
    Community Kindness Wall, a clear wall with pos-its that say something nice on them and you are encouraged to take one
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    May 16

    We're gonna get the House on board with next, . Get ready.

    Unlike , I’ve led teams creating innovative new tech on the Internet. Everyone who’s done so knows that killing net neutrality is bad for society — not just because it harms tech innovation, but because it compromises our civil rights.
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  15. May 16

    My friend talks about making comics with a brain injury (the hows and whys). Sobering reading and a way you can help if you're so inclined.

    Real talk: I've gotten enough questions about this privately that I figure it's easiest to do this publicly. I'm going to talk about MY BRAIN INJURY and how it effects me. This is the first time I've told this to anyone who wasn't a doctor, lawyer, or close friend. So, thread...
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  16. May 16

    Driving back home over the mountain, report a tree on a power line. 1st person I tell about this (no cell service most of the drive) is the guy at the post office. He's happy for me anyhow. I find 11¢ in the road. Coffee in my ironic mug. Thanks for coming along on this journey.

    waiting room at courthouse with rocking chair
    coffee mug that says I'm kind of a big deal.
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  17. May 16

    If one good thing is going to come out of this, he says, it will be the end of reliance on SSNs as personal identification numbers. "What are they going to replace it with?" I ask "Blockchain?" and he laughs long and hard in a refreshing way. (don't @ me)

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  18. May 16

    "I know there have been some high profile small claims losses for Equifax" (and we can both list all of them) "But I'll be honest, I've won every single one of mine" He says I made a good case, and he personally is really sorry.

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  19. May 16

    I talk to the paralegal afterwards. He gives me his email address "If you want to vent" We talk about interlibrary loan in Georgia and who he is reading lately. He loves craft beer and this trip has been heaven for him relative to his day to day life.

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  20. May 16

    I felt like I made a good case, but because my time and hassle are worth zero dollars, technically, the concept of potential damages is hazy. I would have been better off paying for credit monitoring and asking for that $$ back. Equifax's negligence is not really at issue.

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  21. May 16

    He mentions that Equifax only had five people on small claims before the breach. Now it's basically his full time job. He mentions the entire legal team at Equifax was affected by the breach. "I do get it" he says.

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