Assistant Director, Digital Strategies @ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Dev team lead, Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
I also like cats, dogs, bikes, ebikes, roller skating, kayaking, reading, indoor climbing
opinions my own and don't reflect those of my employer
Personal accounts at @nirak (general purpose) and @nirak (Lincoln, Nebraska instance)
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I gave up air travel nine years ago, and I wrote about it in this new essay on Substack.
Give it a read and a share. I think I've managed not to sound too self-righteous ;)
'What I’ve realised is that flying isn’t just a seriously carbon-intensive mode of transport, It’s a story we’re sold about what it means to live well.'
https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/grounded-what-i-gained-by-giving-up-air-travel
#Environment #Scotland #Writing #Books #Climate #Sustainable #Article #Writingcommunity
Finished a new blog post: "My Coworkers Don't Want AI. They Want Macros"
An exploration of how we are using macros in our current system, contrasted with what we're getting pitched by vendors. We want to: enter consistent data, avoid typos, improve system design, add conditional logic, and generally save the user repetitive, mindless work. Right now, that seems to require macros.
As someone who follows the downside of AI this episode of Last Week Tonight on AI slop is well worth a watch: AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Warning: NSFW language.
It's the 2,104th piece added to my AI Controversies collection on Zotero. Check it out:
New from me today. There's an urgency here. This is/going to cripple digital collections if we can't find a productive way forward.
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/23/are-ai-bots-knocking-digital-collections-offline/
EDIT: Thanks all!! I'm passing along your suggestions.
Anyone know an open-source project, even a small one, that needs API docs created or improved? Asking for a #technicalWriting pro who wants more experience with API documentation. #FOSS #techcomm (bonus points if it hits interests like politics, food, beer, auto racing, mapping/OSM, civil engineering, social good...)
In case you missed it: I designed and developed the new website for UCLAB, which we launched last week to celebrate the lab’s 10th anniversary.
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