Franklin Sayre

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Academic science librarian currently focused on #Makerspace #pedagogy. Co-Chair of the Librarians’ Department at Thompson Rivers University. Previously medical libraries with a focus on evidence-based practice and #reproducibility. Slow runner, mediocre meditator, big fan of oatmeal. #ADHD and #MyastheniaGravis #DisabilityInAcademia
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Twitter@somuchforsomuch
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We had about 100 people come through the TRU Library Makerspace yesterday for the student-organized repair event in partnership with Kamloops Repair Cafe. A really nice thing about these events is the intergenerational teaching that happens and opening our space to community members.
Next time you’re driving down the freeway please take a moment to consider how much more efficient #transit would be if we all rode inside a humpback whale #urbandesign
What’s the hashtag around here for lichen #mastodon #lichenodon
This detail in the always interesting Scope of Work newsletter about the Catholic Church’s role in Montreal’s famous wrought iron staircases is incredible and I don’t want to fact check it at all
https://www.scopeofwork.net/2023-02-06/
Notes, 2023-02-06

lee wilkins on the intersections of textiles and computing, historical media storage, and liquid mirror telescopes.

Scope of Work
Stumpy wishes you just the very best day
GitHub - tefkah/zotero-night: Night theme for Zotero UI and PDF

Night theme for Zotero UI and PDF. Contribute to tefkah/zotero-night development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

This story is wild - Athabasca U President Firing: Board Members Raise Questions

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/02/02/Athabasca-U-President-Firing/

Athabasca U President Firing: Board Members Raise Questions | The Tyee

Three members say they were left out of board vote that ousted Peter Scott, who charted the school’s online path.

The Tyee

Sorry “science” but this just shows that every Sasquatch requires a minimum of 900 bear friends, which is exactly what you would expect from an alpha friend

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367247671_If_it's_there_could_it_be_a_bear

Inadvertently accurate interpretive sign