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@TarkabarkaHolgy LOVE this. Also a fab example of how book cataloguing is not neutral. ✨💖✨ love it
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mastodon 4.7.3A software and data nerd, current librarian in training. I make a LOT of fiber art, and was in tech as long as I was so I can afford lots of weaving and spinning materials and equipment. She/her pronouns, proudly and happily bisexual, late diagnosed as #ActuallyAutistic. PA native, but living in Dublin because the USA is Not a Great Place to be autistic lately. Speaks rusty French.
Free Palestine. Go read this to understand why. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/151740.The_Lemon_Tree
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@daisy@cloudisland.nz This is a great insight regarding the systemic pressure. Often when job interviewing I like to ask teammates why they do code reviews or why they like them, as a proxy to gauge how much they perceive software as a social endeavor. The LLM apocalypse atrophies our coding skills but also our *social* skills in a software context.
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@matdevdug@c.im For what it’s worth, I’m a member on Patreon of two of my podcasts and have made genuine friends through that community. Patreon doesn’t need to only be about money. It’s also ok to acknowledge “this isn’t my jam” and let it be there for those who do get benefit from the thing.
One of those two podcasters was able to hire an assistant on her Patreon income, and it’s materially improved the podcast and what they are able to offer.
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@matdevdug@c.im Obviously everyone’s podcast needs and income streams and whatever are going to be different, mostly I’m pointing out that it’s ok for something to exist even if it’s not for you. Especially since I’d rather give my money directly to a creator than secondarily support them by buying a mattress or whatever. If I can cut out the abstraction layer of the advertiser, I absolutely will take that option.
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@matdevdug Huh, no wonder we see so much dehumanizing language in response to criticisms about his product. He *genuinely thinks* people are the same as the stochastic parrot he created, because that’s how he operates. Wild.
My final term of MLIS classwork is done on Friday and I'm working on the last of my take-home assignments. Friends, I'm glad I saved this one for last because it's *so much fun.* There aren't many assignments in this program I'd actively call *fun* but boy this is one of them.
I'm curating a dataset for a Research Data Management class, and it's some cool data to poke through. https://www.seanoe.org/data/00688/80041/
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@TarkabarkaHolgy Funnily I am indeed that witchy lady who knows how to process raw fleece and make it a wearable textile! And this toot is a helpful reminder to look for classes to learn how to shear sheep 😏 I’ve wanted to learn for ages and ages.
Like so many sheep ranchers throw the fleece away! I could make SO MUCH COOL STUFF with wool that’s thrown away!
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It's no accident I mention the heritage of Isfahan. The discourse around ongoing US/Israeli aggression is very correctly on human rights. And I've seen some library associations object to proposed resolutions against war.
This is wrongheaded. As informational professionals, we have a duty to speak out to preserve human heritage. Gaza is one of the worlds' oldest university towns! We need to protect the human heritage Gaza holds, and Iran, and Iraq...
After reading a Murderbot novel, my brain enjoys playing with language the way SecUnit does and I find myself thinking "I could use a comforting hot liquid". I don't know why but it always makes me chuckle reading how SecUnit views humans.
It’s a testament to how good Trinity College’s tourist marketing is that, without fail, when I tell people I’m studying library science in Dublin they always guess “At Trinity?”
Nope, the only MLIS program in Ireland is at University College Dublin. But that campus is honestly a monstrosity of ugly MCM concrete buildings so it makes sense non Irish people don’t know about it.
(The newer buildings are a bit better but it’s still not exactly Trinity)
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@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social Wow what is this book? I think I need to own a copy. And frame selections in gold leaf calligraphy. ✨💖✨
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@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social Ah thanks and apologies for not reading far enough in the thread!
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@TarkabarkaHolgy Omg I have absolutely met people who spun their pets' fur! I wouldn't do that in case people are allergic but the idea is so amusing.
Also are there doc pics? I love a good doggo, and have to get my dog fix out in the world since my cat doesn't like other non-human animals. (She loves humans because they give her neck scritches but other animals are scary from her stray days)
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@ben Yeaaaaah that’s unsettling. I had a relative in recovery and hoo boy, asking people to kick one serious substance use problem and not have a cigarette feels outright cruel.
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@matdevdug@c.im that’s interesting thanks for clarifying! Tell me more about the small podcasts? Like is there a follower number that is used to assess size?
(I have the two or three standbys I’ve listened to for years and that’s about it, which is why I’m curious. I’m less hip to the broader landscape of podcasting if you will)
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@ben Truer words were ne’er spoken. This year I attempted to file with two different software options to overcome a specific obstacle before I gave up and had a human prepare them for me this year. Truly bonkers.
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@acm_redfox@jawns.club @matdevdug@c.im So here’s the thing. Your question assumes you’re *the only person listening to the podcast* which is the typically self absorbed dude behavior I was trying to more gently get at. That’s not working so you get the annoyed direct version.
You don’t need to donate to them all, maybe like one or two. They also don’t need to be “integral” to your life to warrant receiving money. I buy art from time to time because it makes me happy to have around, not because it’s “integral.”
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@acm_redfox@jawns.club @matdevdug@c.im your question is bullshit because it assumes 1.) you’re the only person in the audience and 2.) your mild annoyance with people’s desire to keep making art in a time when late stage capitalism is eating human created content and extruding it into shop is somehow more important than your podcasters desire to keep podcasting.
There’s obviously lots of context I’m missing, but you wanted to “turn my question around” instead of sharing that context so whatever.
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@EmilyEnough "LLMs are the final act of the finance bros and capitalists wrestling modern technology away from the technically literate proletariat who built it."
This was a 🤯 moment for me. Truly 🎯
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@acm_redfox@jawns.club @matdevdug@c.im right yes I’m asking about those dozens of podcasts? Like I’m trying to understand what you mean by smaller or less prominent podcasts, that’s all. I’d like to better understand how you’re seeing the podcast landscape.