Dr. Ben Mitchell

(He/them) Librarian, public historian, and scholar in Science and Technology and Neurodiversity Studies. 🌍 #Libraries #LIS #GLAM #STS #HSTM #critlib #CAPAL #Neurodiversity 🌍

Geekier as Willam the Wisp at: kolektiva.social/@Willamthewis

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2023-10-17

#CanPoli #CdnPoli Canada Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD
Do Children have the same basic human rights as anyone else, including to choose their preferred name and pronouns?

cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewa

CBC: “Sask. human rights commissioner resigns, calls pronoun policy 'an attack' on gender-diverse kids”
#HumanRights #LGBTQ #SaskPoli #BCPoli #SOGI #PleaseBoost #Notwithstandingclause

2023-09-28

Now on Bluesky at: @drlibraryben.bsky.social

2023-09-23
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2023-09-22

Dr. Brock's "Black Cyberculture: Black Joy and Digital Blackface" talk today will look at both Black joy online and how non-Black people use Blackness online.

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2023-09-22

Dr. Brock pairs a reading of _The Negro Motorist Green-Book_ and _Lovecraft Country_.

Describes the Green Book as the first Black-authored network, a search engine providing crucial information for Black motorists.

Lovecraft Country also shows how the interstate highway promises universal access, but ends up exposing Black folks to white supremacy and discrimination.

And Dr. Brock likens the interstate highway to the internet, a subsequent but similar network.

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Privacy Badgerprivacybadger
2023-09-20

Privacy Badger 2023.9.12 has been released for all supported browsers!

The main new thing is improved link tracking protection ("link unwrapping") on Google sites.

With this update Privacy Badger removes tracking from links in Google Docs, Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Images results. Privacy Badger now also removes tracking from links added after scrolling through Google Search results.

To learn more, visit eff.org/badger-link-tracking-p

To install Privacy Badger, visit privacybadger.org/.

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Halifax ExaminerHalifaxExaminer@mstdn.ca
2023-09-06

We've taken @SuzanneR70 's investigation out from behind the paywall:

‘They don’t let us’: Dollarama stores sell bread, unless there’s a Sobeys nearby

Sobeys was one of the grocery chains involved in the bread price-fixing scheme. Now, a Halifax Examiner investigation finds that the sale of discounted bread is limited near Sobeys locations.

halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/the

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Virgile AndreaniArmavica@fosstodon.org
2023-09-06

I just found out that the @zotero Connector for Firefox has a setting to save papers to zotero.org, when your local Zotero is not running, which happens to me frequently.

#Academia #AcademicChatter #Zotero

A setting box for the Zotero Plugin for Firefox that allows to save items to zotero.org when Zotero is not open.
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Adi Keinan-Schoonbaertadi@glammr.us
2023-09-04

This is a fantastic publication for anyone working, or interested to work with historical newspaper data. Created by former colleague Yann Ryan, "this book is a guide to accessing and analysing newspaper data, mostly using the programming language R." :blobcatbook:

yann-ryan.github.io/newspapers

@BL_DigiSchol #BritishLibrary @LivingWithMachines
CC @cneud

Book Cover for "Accessing and Using Historical Newspaper Data"
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Librarianshipwrecklibrarianshipwreck
2023-08-31

“While AI is often thought of as human-free machine learning, the technology actually relies on the labor-intensive efforts of a workforce spread across much of the Global South and often subject to exploitation.”

Some very important perspective on AI…
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/

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2023-08-29

I'm part of AASPIRE, the group doing this research. AASPIRE does research to help autistic adults, with autistic adults involved at every phase of the research. If you meet the criteria, we'd love to have your help! See flyer below (or alt text) for details!

Be a Part of a New Study Focused on the Outcomes that Matter Most to Autistic Adults 
The study is led by AASPIRE (www.aaspire.org) a group of autistic and non-autistic scientists and community members 
This Project will help us: 
* See how the outcomes that are important to autistic adults change over time
* Better understand what supports and services may help autistic adults thrive 
You may be able to participate in the study if you: 
* Are at least 18 years old 
* Live in the U.S 
* Identify as being autistic or on the autism spectrum (with professional or self-diagnosis) 
If you join the study, you will take part in a series of surveys. 
* Each survey may take about 1-2 hours to complete
* You can take the survey on your own or with help, in a variety of ways
Examples of Outcomes: 
* Self-determination
* Access to Communication 
* Community Participation
* Depression
* Anxiety
* Employment 
* Autistic Burnout
* Wellbeing
Each time you complete a survey, you will get a $30 gift card ($120 -$180 over the first year) 
To learn more, visit https://aaspire.org/outcomes/recruitment/ or contact studies@aaspire.org or 503.725.9634
Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), San Diego State University (SDSU), Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), and Portland State University (PSU).
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Jason Koeblerjasonkoebler
2023-08-24

BREAKING: Apple has formally endorsed a strong right to repair bill in California after spending years spending millions of dollars opposing it. It's difficult to express how important this is. It means right to repair—consumers—have won

404media.co/apple-endorses-cal

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Puts on historian hat. "Oh shit this thing is full of ghosts!!" @histodons @academicchatter

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Brenna Clarke Graybrennacgray
2023-08-23

Hey, Mastodoods. I have been working with my team on this resource for generative AI in education for most of the summer. I hope you might find it useful, too. aieducation.trubox.ca

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2023-08-23

The Northwestern University Library Workers Union have their first contract after three years of organizing! It includes…
- Raises for all
- Longevity raises
- Librarian rank and promotion
- Flexible work
- MLIS tuition assistance
- Updates to professional development funds
- Formalization of other benefits into contract
- New Labor Management Committee that will meet quarterly

#NULWU #NorthwesternUniversity #LibraryUnions #LibraryWorkers

🔗 nulwu.blogspot.com/2023/08/blo

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2023-08-21

Washer on the fritz? Can't figure out why that light is blinking on your dashboard? 📒 Check out our collection of >3 million manuals spanning various topics – from household items to tech to crafts and beyond! archive.org/details/manuals

A selection of printed paper manuals for small electronics.
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Brenna Clarke Graybrennacgray
2023-08-17

Had an absolutely delightful time keynoting the Digital Pedagogies Institute yesterday. I hope Day 2 is excellent for all attendees!
mastodon.social/@anndulhanty/1

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Evan Urquhart 🏳️‍⚧️e_urq@journa.host
2023-08-16

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!

For months I have been working on an upcoming project, and today's the day I'm finally announcing it to the world.

With the help of an amazing team of transgender writers and a trans dev, Assigned Media is creating the Trans Data Library, a repository of information (a bit like a wiki) on anti-trans activists, "expert" witnesses, and organizations. #trans #journalism

Here's a link with more info, including how you can lend your support:

fnd.us/82DFHf?ref=sh_7CYPb4

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Jesse StommelJessifer
2023-08-15

My new book, Undoing the Grade, just came out today. You can read an excerpt at Hybrid Pedagogy. The book represents over 20 years of my thinking and writing about grades.

"Grades and assessment are elephants in almost every room where discussions of education are underway."

hybridpedagogy.org/undoing-the

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J Λ M Ξ Sjmsdnns
2023-08-06

Zoom's terms of service now include training GenAI with no ability to opt out

Check sections:
- 10.2 Service Generated Data; Consent to Use
- 10.4 Customer License Grant
- 16.2 Ownership of Zoom Property

Edit: included other sections of ToS

explore.zoom.us/en/terms/

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