Middle school librarian by day. Author of twisty crime books evenings and weekends. South Bay, CA Links: https://linktr.ee/mwdooley
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I'm convinced the lack of an algorithm is a reason pundits don't care for BS. Their entire career they've been spoon fed topics: editors, PR Newswire, The sales department (if you are cynical [I am]), the twitter/facebook/tiktok algorithm. Confronted with having to curate their own list, they fail.
Too much "Both sides" content in that KleptoAI me thinks.
I cemented my reputation as one of the cool kids in high school by publicly pronouncing myself very SUB-tile.
Mother About an hour after curfew AM Stoney Stare
I'm out of ISBN numbers. Time to pay tribute $$$ to the Bowker shakedown of US publishing. Hmm - $295 for 10. That'll last 6 years. - $595 for 100 so I never, ever have to fork out these ridiculous prices again. (Peers longingly north at Canada: free ISBNs + health care + a non-fascist government🍁)
Works.
I always think of this Twain essay when I get told I have to read the classics / greats / cannon / reading list. www.gutenberg.org/files/3172/3... Of course, it may be just be my ODD.
One payment. No ads. Deleted all the other games from my phone. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balatro
OK. I admit it. I'm old. But I keep getting the feeling I've seen this before.
The businesses that made the most money in the California Gold Rush were the ones who made picks, shovels, pans, and Levi's.
The lip on that kid is going to be amazing. Strong and supple.
Don't want AI in Canvas, I want scream interpretation.
I've seen handyperson used. Maintainer. Repairer. Repairess if you're feeling 19th century. Mender. Rehaber. Tinker if you're don't mind the old connotation of travelling tinsmith. Fixer. Mechanic. Restorator. Renovator. "Able to do what you can't." Luck
Just ask US "Unconditional Surrender" Grant
Went back to read a fantasy author I enjoyed when younger. Bad guys always IDed by assault. Big bads assaulted children. DNF You might add Brokenwood Mysteries to your list. Antipodal Midsomer. Is that a word? It will be on ChatGPT by next week.
Giving up the perfect opportunity. JJ McCarthy is the kid. His child? The grandkid. THE DAD JOKES ABOUND
Without saying Blazing Saddles, name your favorite Mel Brooks movie. I should say Young Frankenstein, but this image is too good to pass up.
cf. Segway "...his precis included over-the-top assessments from some of Silicon Valley’s mightiest kingpins. As big a deal as the PC, said Steve Jobs; maybe bigger than the Internet, said John Doerr, the venture capitalist behind Netscape, Amazon.com and now [Segway]."
If they are upset at the goal being disallowed, wait until they get to Arsenal. It's not only disallowed, it's a red card until next week.
OK, 2 things: - No one told me the Spanish language cover of The Bright Ages was so beautiful - One of my students demanded to check it out before I had the spine label on. Thank you professors for the book. We'll enjoy it. @lollardfish.bsky.social @profgabriele.com
My money is on a 'disruptive' real estate app to buy 'shared' investments in homes on the block chain: Private Equity owns a significant chunk to monetize Close enough to NFT. Convince people a simaculum of ownership is the same as. Bet those time-share salespeople wouldn't mind a new product
I have friends like that.
Recarve Stone Mountain to Sherman with an eternal flame.
Had a phone call with a potential donor at 9am. My body decide 3am was a great time loose the adrenaline and yell, "YOU'RE LATE!" My body is an ass.
Yesterday, we had a canary with a band on its leg come and interact with the students trying to cage lunch. Landed on one. Was remarkably calm for a bird among a bunch of yells and points.
I'm convinced windows keeps forcing an overnight update is so they can force me to watch several ads for Win11 while I'm cursing at them.
We were shocked to discover the parallels with colonial, confederation, csa, etc. Mr. Thompson made it obscure enough junior high students didn't pick it up, but close enough that we recognized ourselves when the explanation came.
By the end of the term, a district with a sea port held a landlocked one hostage by denying access. The southern districts discovered an animal that could do agricultural work and proceeded to enslave them. Don't remember the exact course of events, but this triggered a succession.
Goal was to balance green and blue induvidually and rolled up to your district. Districts members of a loose confederacy. Students wrote to the instructor each class meeting with what they were doing. Trade, grow, invest. I don't remember all the options, but ag produced green and industry blue.
Went to open curricula junior high school in the '70s. One American history class was board/role playing game w/ instructor as DM. Each student was assigned citizenship in 13 'districts'. Each player had green and blue 'gold' assigned at the beginning of the game.
if you're looking for new (ish) material, it looks like Kevin Hoover, who wrote the police log for the Arcata Eye, is periodically writing new stuff. www.madriverunion.com/articles/app...
Come on, FirstBook. If I had twelve hundred bucks I'd be swimming in that thing like Scrooge McDuck. #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraians
The rousing pep talk from an ok, but not too bright, boss to a collection of programers: "What this company needs is inertia!" That, we can do.
Is the problem not enough space in the car for more?
White stars on blue bars from a confederate state is non-starter for me.
Rogue and Paladin energy
Thank You
Do you have a link for the company? Searching I get a morass of PR firms and can't pick out the publisher.
Walking through a second hand book store should feel like you’re flying through the trench run on the Death Star.
F fantastic audio book. Listened on a road trip last summer. Proceeded to recommend it to every student in the library. You want true crime? Here's some true crime!
Polish, Italian, or Irish you say? The second wave of the KKK was notably anti-Catholic.
That feeling when James Caan is better at describing the future than most pundits.
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I'm convinced the number of updates I'm getting for Win10 is because they want to show me yet another 5 ads for Win11
I threw the sandwich But I did not throw the PBJ All around in my home town The feds are cracking down They say they want to end camping To protect Donnie's dignity To protect the king's dignity Bite I say I threw the sandwich In democracy's defense...
The Dead Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Pigpen, Phil Lesh (if you're feeling generous), Keith & Donna Godchaux, and Brent Mydland. God only knows how many in the spinoffs and follow ons.
Would you accept a copy to circulate in a library? Don't teach but have more than a few students who hit my history section pretty hard. Last year, it was Rome and Greece. The year before Castle, Cathedral, and any thing with knights in it. Love to have a copy they could read.
Words of advice from my buddy when we went to Paris. "Dooley, stop converting the prices to dollars and just enjoy the damned coffee."
The 95 Centimeters
Jam for a month. Hard to find fault with that New 2025 Limited Edition Advent Calendar Bonne Maman USA share.google/yvC5bu7HloD4...
First rate olive salad if you're making at home - www.olivepit.com/products/muf... (I know it says Muffuletta on the jar. You and I know it's olive salad.)
drop an alien thats not from star wars or star trek
B-b-b-bennie and the gesserits
Felt kind of bad for this lonely crow sitting alone at lunch time. Apparently, they didn't get the memo the kids don't start until next week. #SchoolLibraran #School #TLSky
The idea that a technology that can be tuned to emphasise a Afrikaans POV one week, a stream of NAZI propaganda the next, and regularly hallucinates fact is our best way to decide on policy is frightening.
"If I can tell you your profession, can I have my sheep back?" "Sure" "You're a consultant." "How'd you know?" "You spent way to much money on a complicated process to tell me something I already know. Oh, and you took my dog."
That person sold him a goatse. A limo pulls up next to a shepard and a guy jumps out. "Let's make a deal. I'll tell you how many sheep you have and you give me one." "Uh" "You have 2,348 sheep." "How'd you know that?" "We have a fleet of satellites every hour and an AI that calcs how many sheep."
In the immortal words of Gen. McAuliffe, when surrounded by NAZIs at Bastogne, "NUTS."
My Cousin Vinny: Ace Attorney Had to finally release this from my head
Unlike the floppy-folk in the prequels. They stood together in an open field against an air power. Would have loved to hear the radio chatter from that TIE pilot .
Had a boss. He had his secretary print them off, take dictation on the answer, then hand deliver the typed up responses. Often with the admonition to hurry up with a response. His title? Vice President of Technology. Can't make that up.
Showing my age, but I had a policy that if a fantasy book had a spine over an inch-and-a-half keep looking. If it was part of a trilogy, immediate rejection.
In Oregon, we called them Jordan Almonds. They were common as wedding favors, usually in little tulle bags tied with a ribbon. Not Italian.
Caribbean Reef Octopuses 🐙 hand sculpted from clay 🎨 #ArtYear #ArtGallery #Art #Sculpture #Octopus 🦑🐡
It's like a magician showing you how the trick works, then still being amazed when they do the trick. Thanks. Excellent way to start the morning.
Working out for the EPL start. Got up at 3:45am, freaked the cat out, spilled the coffee. Made sure USA is on the same channel as April. Peacock subscription up to date-check. Feels good to be getting back in shape. @meninblazers.bsky.social
I've been using Trump Slump in preparation.
Been there. Good Luck. If you can buy bulk potato flakes, these were good. I found beans in a slow cooker a great way to prepare multiple cheap meals. Don't overlook add ins like miso or mushrooms for hearty boost. I'm waiting for the EPL to distract me. How excited are you to see Gyokeres?
Reminds me of an NFL pregame clip from decades ago: Landry (complete with sheaf of green bar computer paper) and Staubach: "The redskins are good opponent. We have nothing but respect for them." Cut to a pair of the hogs: "DIE YOU (bleep) sucking (bleep). I hope you..." You get the idea.
Makerspace equipment can run into money - 3D printer, space, workbench, electronic parts chairs, cabinets, tools, safety gear. Library books run about $20 (US) a pop; text books more. The honest truth is, it's gonna go to mundane stuff - printers, supplies, snacks, etc. Different for wealthy area
May she be an inspiration to us all.
What's Black for "Streisand Effect"? Never heard of this before, but been listening all morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxQ...
English speakers tend toward randomness with commas. Do AIs?
Are you sure that's the warning you want me to read while driving Mister rental car?
🎶... Dear Liza, Dear Liza There's a pineapple in my freezer Dear Liza a pineapple
Best Leonidas voice: "THIS IS THE NFL."* *They always say the players would give their life for the shield.
Rouge River Blue - Won an award. My wife and I stop at the creamery when we travel between CA and OR. The monger suggested I try it. I deferred on the excuse that teachers can't really afford to crave expensive cheese. He severed an ounce or so and said "It's on me." Folks, I bought a half pound.
If you accept suggestions: Any of the fine products of Rouge Creamery in Oregon: roguecreamery.com/collections/... Two of particular note - Smokey Blue. Didn't expect to like it but has the flavor of smoked salmon but the texture of cheese.
Love that show
Difficult to express on a phone. That there are a few in the "school of LeGuin" but that contingent of texts is overwhelmed by the writing of mystery, thriller, military SF... such that the machine cannot recognize it as pattern and reproduce it. It's outside the bell curve so it doesn't exist.
I'd add the late great Terry Pratchett to your list. Sparse, yet recognisable. The cadence and word choice suited to his humor and point. Perhaps what we recognize is that connection between idea and verbiage? The mechanical Turk can not reproduce that thrust because it is sparse in the data.
Don't forget covering for Bush in a massive data spying operation done outside the law for almost a year. www.mediamatters.org/george-w-bus...
Last day I promise. The contest ends tonight. If you can spare a bit of time to help some middle-school students out, I'd appreciate it. #skybrary #booksky #schoollibrarians
Looking for some help. You're click on this link gives some Title 1 kids a shot at connecting the abstractions on computer screens to concrete (ok plastic) object. Thank You wn.nr/HCVXc33
They can tie in journalist's hatred of Bluesky. They are so used to being told what to think - by publicists and press secretaries on the job, by algorithms on most social media. When they hit a site where they have to discover and curate their own input, they flounder.
Post an unusual sign if you feel like it.
Looking for a little help. We're trying to put together a MakerSpace in the library. We'd like a 3D printer, but no budget. We can receive extra entries if you follow this link: wn.nr/HCVXc33 All it will cost you is some junk mail. Thank You #skybrary #booksky #schoollibrarians
Here's the joint statement re: Mahmoud v Taylor from the authors and illustrators of the LGBTQ+ picture books involved. I appreciate you reading and sharing this. It was the decision we expected, but are devastated to read nonetheless. pen.org/press-releas...
How did they get an iconograph into the Ankh Morpork Dwarfbread museum?
"... an angel rises to paradise on a warm breeze." was *right* there.
Cleo celebrating the first day of summer. #caturday #proofofcat
Death Valley. Kind of a cute gentle mystery. Welsh cop recruits an actor who played a detective to give insight.
I hope you continue. Even if you do not, I have enjoyed listening in on the conversations. Thank you.
Reminds me a bit of Fukuyama's The End of History. His theory, having established democracy and defeated the Soviets, we're done. These guys, we don't need new knowledge, art, etc. We only need regurgitate the old. 10 to 1 his girlfriend did his homework in school.
Sporadically in the Kobo app for pleasure. On audio books while shelving for stuff I have to finish in the not too distant future.
Given the variation, my wife thought Korea called the storage in the rear of the car "The Hold." When I asked her why, the key fob for my Hyundai is labelled "HOLD." Not because it's for the hold, but because you have to hold it down to open the trunk.
Alta Vista is starting to look reaaaal good right about now.
