Mike Giarlo

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I'm a #software engineer, #programming (#ruby, #rails, &c.) for #research #libraries, largely within #academia. I currently work for #StanfordUniversity, designing & building #openAccess #repositories for #culturalHeritage & #researchData.

I tend to post about #food, #cocktails, #Seattle, #dnd, #photos, #GenX, #absurdity, #technology (#foss, #linux, #emacs), #music, #irony, #politics, #uspol, #parenting, #dogs, #fedi22

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"a piece of work / work in progress"

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🌎 LocationSeattle, WA, US
🌐 Websitehttps://mike.giarlo.name
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Very happy to read today that OCLC realized it was in the wrong and dismissed MM from its lawsuit v. Anna's Archive: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68157923/48/oclc-online-computer-library-center-inc-v-annas-archive/
who named it the "pine barrens" when "LorΓ©al forest" was right there #newjersey #nj
@anarchivist we'll be there!
If 0.015 is "big" to Donald #Trump, well, that explains some things.

The land area of #Seattle is 53,113 acres (https://www.seattle.gov/opcd/population-and-demographics/about-seattle#landuse).

Protestors took over 0.015% of the city.

About Seattle - OPCD | seattle.gov

About Seattle

The protestors occupied part of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, ranging from 2-6 city blocks over the course of the 23-day protest. A city block downtown averages 1.3 acres (https://www.theurbanist.org/2024/01/19/the-numbers-that-make-your-city/), so to be generous, the protestors "took over" roughly 8 acres of the city.
The Numbers That Make Your City - The Urbanist

# Misunderstanding the size of an acre, floor area ratio, and the area of a circle ruins many conversations about the basic shape of where you live.

The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
For those of you who inexplicably believe #Trump is capable of occupying the same reality as human beings, let's fact-check one of his goofiest assertions from the debate on Tuesday: that protestors "took over a big percentage of #Seattle" during the George Floyd protests of 2020.
I do not condone elder abuse but I quite enjoyed the debate
what dingus called it "copy cataloging" when "mutually assured description" was right there? #libraries
next time you're in a gen alpha-themed buffalo wing spot and you need to wipe the saucy mess off your hands, ask for a skibidi towelette, they will understand