Mastodawn

Today: people today blowing up my phone, proving that you CAN coordinate the schedules of 8 different people via text message group. I question if you SHOULD.

Jessica 1d ago

internetarchive 1d ago

🧵1/3 What do we lose when family & community cookbooks disappear? 🍲📚

Katie Livingston argues that cookbooks are more than collections of recipes. They preserve family histories, local traditions, and the everyday experiences that often go undocumented elsewhere.

Read her essay "Preserving Cookbooks," part of VANISHING CULTURE from the #InternetArchive.

🔗 https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026/page/57/

Jessica 1d ago

I have joined the ranks of the ebike riders. I just climbed the Holmes Lake Dam without breaking a sweat during a heat advisory. I will never be in shape again 🤣

Jessica 2d ago

ksclarke 2d ago

We (UCLA Library) are hiring a Linux Development Support Engineer (looking for someone w/ 7-10 years experience). Come work with us! There are great folks here, and you'd be reporting to someone I have a ton of respect for (who used to do this job).

I'm happy to answer questions about our culture, etc. The short list: it's fully remote; all the devs you'd be working with are also fully remote; anticipated hiring scale: $125k/year to $155k/year. Read for more:

https://jobs.ucla.edu/jobs/10692?lang=en-us

#fedihire

LINUX DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT ENGINEER in United States | The Regents of the University of California on behalf of their Los Angeles Campus

UCLA is hiring a LINUX DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT ENGINEER in United States. Review all of the job details and apply today!

LINUX DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT ENGINEER in United States | The Regents of the University of California on behalf of their Los Angeles Campus

Jessica 2d ago

Flatwater Free Press 2d ago

Most American trolley systems died as commuters turned to cars and buses. But Lincoln’s streetcar and dozens of others were extinguished as part of a corporate conspiracy to prop up auto, oil and rubber interests. Read about the far-reaching scheme behind the move 🔗 buff.ly/fgGwxew

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Jessica 5d ago

@shoshin thank you for your empathy, truly, a day full of hardship 🤣

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Jessica 5d ago

Oh no wait, it's even worse! There's not even audio! Well now I REALLY won't learn!

Jessica 5d ago

Worst daily experience -- clicking an interesting NPR article and then realizing it's audio only and it's too early for a transcription. I guess I just won't learn what human tooth enamel can tell us about the past today.

Jessica Jun 2

Zach Leatherman Jun 2

run for political office in the midwest without wearing a carhartt jacket on the campaign trail challenge (impossible)

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Jessica Jun 2

@zachleat I guess those aren't comic books but "Maus" threw me into thinking about graphic novels!