Work in porgress

Human in progress. B.A. in Anthropology.

[nightmairdragon13]

Warning rant with hypothetical "you" used.

Please, please, FUCKING PLEASE, don't ever tell your ILLITERATE toddler to "go put [the book] back" in a library. While yes, you may not want that book, how, in the name of whatever you hold sacred, do you expect them to put it back in the correct place? 🙃 A) they cant read, and B) they don't remember where they grabbed it from. EVER! I don't care how "special" or smart you claim your screaming goo factory is. They will get it wrong.

There is almost always somewhere librarians would rather you left the book and NOT shelve them yourself. That is full-grown ass adults. This goes triple in the youth section because most Littles CANT FUCKING READ! How do you expect them to place a book back in alphabetical order first by author's last name, then first name, then title (all in alphabetical order). It's ridiculous that you have higher standards for your child than we have of YOU!

You can still teach your child to clean up by finding where we want you to put unwanted items for shelving and tell your kids to put them there! In a pinch, LEAVE IT ON THE TABLE!

I like children, I get children, it's the stupid, entitled, self-important, stuck-up parents I can't stand!

Tl:Dr if you tell an illiterate child to "put it back" about a book in a library, they will just pick a shelf and shove. And it is never the right one.

[warcrimesimulator]

[nightmairdragon13]

So I have PCOS, now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome or PMOS. And all I have to say is THIS!! and where the HELL is the related male version, it has a fucking genetic component and i got it from my dad! Not my mom!

[redstonedust]

its probably a normal sign for the economy that all of my adulthood fantasies are like "imagine having your own kitchen living room and bathroom to decorate" "what if i could get on a train" "maybe one day i could purchase a sturdy pair of shoes" "i should save and invest in a single bicycle"

[moghedien]

One like nitpick thing that drives me crazy is when people call Blue Whales the largest whales or the largest living mammals or some shit like that

Because yes that is true. But when you frame it like that you are completely disregarding the absolutely batshit reality that Blue Whales are the largest animals that have ever existed on earth through the entire history of the planet and they are alive right now today

[nightmairdragon13]

....... well that changes some perspective and also means we are really good at being really bad at figuring out the size of shit in the ocean

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Voting ended onJun 11

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Voting ended onJun 11

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Voting ended onJun 11

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

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[nightmairdragon13]

There is some nuances in my answers. 1) I work in a library that is connected to a fine arts center. 2) there are opportunities for AI to be useful in museums.

My two biggest problem with AI are the environmental impact, and the lack of safety rails.

We don't have the technological capacity for the widespread use of AI especially in the way that it's being pushed right now we need more compact powerful memory chips that do not exist yet or an entirely different way to save memory that doesn't require server farms that are measured in acres.

The lack of safety rails is also a problem because as we have learned technology out straps legality by a huge amount. An AI has the capacity to collect a wide amount sensitive personal data and use that to manipulate someone if we are not careful.

[hollow-head]

i've always been dogshit at pottery on a wheel because i have weak noodle arms and can't hold my hands firmly in place to center the clay but i finally realized the root issue was that my legs are SHORT since i have the limb/torso proportions of a dachshund and i couldn't brace my elbows on my legs, so i put bricks under my feet and now i can sort of do it!! i've tried to learn twice in the past from TALL people but had a revelation when i watched a medium size guy throwing.

The moral of the story is: don't give up, maybe you just need bricks

[teaboot]

[goatmilksoda]

A question I get asked a lot while working at a public library is "how do you deal with homeless people?"

And the answer is, we don't.

The unhoused people who come here seeking refuge 99% of the time understand that they will be kicked out if they misbehave.

The people you have to watch out for are Jessica, who only came because the kid she didn't want had to visit for a homework assignment and she just *needs* to yell at her child for asking to borrow two books or stay an extra five minutes, or Michael, who came in to look at porn on our computers for whatever fucking reason, or Karen who just wanted to come by to throw a fit that the particular book she wanted was checked out and harrass our staff about our collection being too limited.

99% of the time, the people we need to ban are middle to upper-middle class white people while the homeless and mentally ill/disabled people mind their own damn business and are honestly some of the best patrons we have.

[goatmilksoda]

I bring this up because today we had a man come in. He stopped at the desk, pulled up a chair and said "I'm newly homeless and was living in my car. I'm disabled. It was impounded. It's raining. I don't have a phone and I don't know where to go tonight."

And we did what we could to help. He was incredibly kind and patient despite his obvious anxiety and stress, more than most able bodied, housed patrons are to us under much less dire conditions. I liked knowing that we were the first place he came.

We have so many people like this who come in everyday. Many are quiet and keep to themselves, but sometimes they talk to us.

They tell us about how they're taking a few courses on a scholarship they applied for from our library's computer at the local community college to get their diploma. Or ask about a manga or dvd or book we might have to help them pass the time.

One woman, who comes in daily with her tattered walker always says hello to me and likes to work on the new jigsaw puzzle with me when we set one out.

So like, treat unhoused people like people. Treat disabled people like people. I don't want my library to feel like the only safe space in the world, but I'm glad it can be one of them.

I'm so sick of hearing about how "the homeless are ruining everything" when they are some of the kindest, most respectful people here. Sometimes they mutter, might not have had a place to shower, and might need a little extra space for their backpacks but that's FINE. It Doesn't Matter Actually. None of that is a problem or any of my business to care about (unless they request help/services), and I also don't think it's any of yours.

[pusheenthenerdcat]

libraries provide vital and lifesaving services and i will die on the hill you have to let people who are mentally ill and disabled and homeless and politically disagreeable to you still access those rescourses. its simply too important to society

[seraphtrevs]

STOP no more live-action remakes. We're going the other way now. Animated Casablanca. Animated The Godfather. Animated Oppenheimer. Animated Fight Club.

[edhelwen1]

Animated Goncharov.

[marlynnofmany]

Definitely that one.

[ifitistobeitisuptous]

unless, hear me out...

Muppet Goncharov

[marlynnofmany]

[sufficientlylargen]

Look at these idiots who haven't seen Gonzorov (1993).

[unquartdetour]

Reblogging entirely for Gonzorov.

[hollowboobtheory]

i support universal free healthcare for one simple reason: if you are diagnosed with a terminal illness you should quit your job. quitting your job is the correct response to terminal illness. but you can’t do that if your healthcare is tied to your job

[hollowboobtheory]

listen if somebody knows that they will be dead in a years time, and you are forcing them to continue to come into work, that’s fucked up. terminally ill people should be able to quit their jobs and live their last few months to the fullest. i don’t get how that’s a controversial opinion

[pastelispunx]

My emotions about space travel, and the history of, are strong today.

[voskhodart]

Turning heavenward.

[synf3ll-moved]

take figures out of their boxes btw. sew patches on your favorite jacket. go to bed with your favorite plushes. wear the pants you usually save for special occasions. draw something cool on your wall. put a sticker on your laptop. dye your hair and pierce your lips. glass is meant to break, metal is meant to rust. items are meant to be used. that's how the world knows that somebody loved them.

[halibellecter]

When my aunt died of covid, we had to clean out a lot of stuff that she was saving. Foods she was going to try, she was a great chef, spices she'd never opened or only used sparingly, lotions and bath things she hadn't used. After she died I started making a point of using things up: the good vanilla that has to be imported, that we finally found more of, we'd used barely an ounce before she passed away. Even though we love it. I just got my family new bottles of it for Christmas because we used one up. We enjoyed that happiness. Sometimes I still get the impulse to wait for something special, or awful, to save nice things for celebration or comfort. The phrase that always echoes in my mind is "use the good vanilla". And I have been (burning the candles, squirting the body wash, dissolving the bath bombs, putting the saffron in things). And it's been great. Use the good vanilla.

[marzipanandminutiae]

Chaos is gonna win in the end the universe is flying apart Ain't nothing much we can do about it Burn up the candle or live in the dark Burn up the candle or live in the dark -Charming Disaster, "String Break Song"

[sapphling]

bigots can now reblog your selfie or personal post, mock it, and block you, and if you don't see it the second it happens, it can spread to thousands of their ilk with literally no possible way for you to know, unless you happen to be on one of their blogs and come across it. are you comfortable with this? i know i'm not.

[tpwrtrmnky]

"screen time screen time screen time screeeeEEEEEEEE" before the smartphone, kids were so bored they'd play with explosives, vandalize local infrastructure and harass old people for entertainment.

fund libraries. fund makerspaces. fund youth sports. enable kids to actually go places without having to ask someone to drive them everywhere. excessive reliance on digital spaces is a symptom of having nothing else to do.

[moniquill]

We need third spaces that do not require money.

[aetherograph]

We also need to allow children and esp teenage children to exist in public without seeing that as threatening or criminal. Loitering is a fake crime. Teens making noise by riding bikes or skateboarding outside is not a crime. People sitting on their front stoops hanging out IS NOT A FUCKING CRIME. Someone sleeping in a park IS NOT A FUCKING CRIME. Some kids fooling around in the bushes IS NOT A FUCKING CRIME. Black and brown kids EXISTING OUTSIDE IS NOT A FUCKING CRIME.

PEOPLE EXISTING IN PUBLIC IS NOT A FUCKING CRIME.

[kyberinthevoid]

I hate that “chat” now makes people think of chatgpt. no. I’m asking my imaginary greek chorus twitch audience.

[nightmairdragon13]

I work with kids. At least where I live "chat" is what kids call their friend group. It has become the group term for a click.

[odd-maid3n]

[knight--error]

[therobotmonster]

[nightmairdragon13]

Well it is a cult!

[mayasaura]

Three has such a profoundly different experience from Murderbot of... well, most things, but most especially of other secunits.

Murderbot spent years—as long as it can remember—terrified of other secunits, knowing they would immediately kill it (or get it killed) if they knew what it was. Three never experienced anything like that. It even had friends, sort of. It couldn't speak freely to them, but it cared what happened to its squad. As soon as it loses them, it's treated like a person for the first time by a killware virus with a secunit kernal, who inspires it to choose autonomy by telling it a story about... a secunit. The first client it ever chose for itself after being freed was a secunit. (The same secunit.)