Nicole Gauvreau

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Information professional. Lover of German. I think governments and trains are cool.
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Nicole GauvreauSep 29, 2023

"But decisions about when and how to read about sex should be made within the family, she believes, and books with sex scenes certainly shouldn’t be available at school"

So much for making decisions within the family....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/09/28/virginia-frequent-school-book-challenger-spotsylvania/

She challenges one school book a week. She says she’ll never stop.

The majority of all school book challenges in the United States came from just 11 people. Meet Jennifer Petersen.

The Washington Post
Nicole GauvreauSep 3, 2023
Does anyone have rust removal tips? This is after nearly an hour of going at this with a wire brush drill attachment (sadly I don't own an electric sander), and there's plenty of rust to go.
Nicole GauvreauAug 8, 2023
Brad HoustonAug 8, 2023
The middle of this bell curve is really shockingly low for a profession that largely requires at least one Master's Degree. (Shocking, not surprising. #PayYoStaff)
Nicole GauvreauJul 10, 2023

For months now, every time I report an antisemitic, xenophobic, racist, etc. Tweet I've been told it doesn't violate the Twitter terms of service. It's good to see legal action being taken.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/10/twitter-faces-legal-challenge-after-failing-to-remove-reported-hate-tweets

Why am I still on Twitter given this? People I enjoy interacting with have yet to jump to another platform.

Twitter faces legal challenge after failing to remove reported hate tweets

HateAid in Germany alerted the social media giant to antisemitic and racist tweets, which were not taken down

The Guardian
Show threadNicole GauvreauApr 18, 2023
CBC/Radio-Canada joins the pause: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/04/17/cbc-to-pause-activities-on-twitter-after-being-labelled-government-funded-media.html
Elon Musk changes CBC’s label to ‘69% government funded’ after broadcaster announces Twitter pause

The broadcaster has disputed the designation, saying its editorial independence is enshrined in law.

thestar.com
Show threadNicole GauvreauApr 13, 2023
From WBUR: https://www.wbur.org/inside/2023/04/12/a-note-on-twitter-from-wbur-ceo-margaret-low
From NPR: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label
A note on Twitter from WBUR CEO Margaret Low | Inside WBUR

NPR has announced that it will no longer post to its official Twitter feeds. WBUR is following suit.

WBUR
Nicole GauvreauApr 13, 2023
NPR, PBS, WBUR (Boston), KCRW (Santa Monica), WEKU (eastern Kentucky), and WESA (Pittsburgh) leave Twitter over label suggesting lack of editorial independence due to small percentage of government funding.
https://wapo.st/41fHfM6 (this link is "gifted" and is paywall free for two weeks).
NPR, PBS suspend Twitter activity after Musk adds ‘government-funded’ tag

NPR and PBS said they will suspend its activity on Twitter in reaction to the social media platform’s decision to label it “government funded media."

The Washington Post
Nicole GauvreauApr 13, 2023
Carl T. BergstromApr 13, 2023

Here is a must-read post from children's author Maggie Tokuda-Hall on how Scholastic offered to distribute her book — all she had to do was remove all mention of racism.

Sure, they're banning books in Tennessee and Texas. But it's not just the books that get published and then banned from the library. It's all the books that don't get published in the first place.

Those banning books know publishers like Scholastic pull this cowardly bullshit. It's their game plan.

https://www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2023/4/11/scholastic-and-a-faustian-bargain

Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain — Pretty Ok Maggie

Recently, I got an email with an offer from Scholastic’s Educational Division to license Love in the Library for an AANHPI narratives collection, I was thrilled. If you’ve been in kids’ books for more than ten minutes then you are aware of the staggering reach of Scholastic. And since I’m not publis

Pretty Ok Maggie
Nicole GauvreauMar 8, 2023
Alaric Aloor🐕🏎⚽️🥃Mar 8, 2023

#infosec #ChatGPT

To absolutely no one's surprise, employees are feeding sensitive business data to ChatGPT👇🏾

https://www.darkreading.com/risk/employees-feeding-sensitive-business-data-chatgpt-raising-security-fears

Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears

More than 4% of employees have put sensitive corporate data into the large language model, raising concerns that its popularity may result in massive leaks of proprietary information.

Dark Reading
Nicole GauvreauMar 1, 2023
HauntedDoctorFeb 28, 2023

Not sure who needs to hear this today, but remember, your local public library benefits from being used! Usage statistics are how librarians argue for funding! By using this shared service more, you are making it BETTER for everyone else!

It's the glory of the commons, not the tragedy of the commons. Go to the library!!!