ptrourke

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A developer at a big Library; interests include Greek & Latin, web archiving, poetry, drama, DH, DevOps, infosec, Unicode. Opinions != employers'. The worst case scenario is _always_ the collapse of the false vacuum.

Alt: Profile picture: a black-and-white photograph of me as an infant, smiling with my hands up at my side almost as in a shrug. Banner: a bank of fair weather clouds in a blue sky.

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Webhttps://ptrourke.name
Day JobSame place as a while
LocationRockville, MD
Show threadptrourkeAug 6, 2025
Well, this toot aged like fine mayonnaise.
ptrourkeAug 4, 2025
A colleague just contrasted XML with "human readable" and I felt personally called out. 🤣
ptrourkeNov 5, 2024
Abbie GrotkeOct 30, 2024
The Library of Congress Web Archiving Section is hosting a paid, fully-remote junior fellow next summer:“Documenting the Digital Age: An Introduction to Web Archiving” https://www.loc.gov/item/internships/junior-fellows-program/#P-14
Learn about the program and how to apply: https://www.loc.gov/item/internships/junior-fellows-program/ Please spread the word to students interested in #webarchiving !
ptrourkeAug 13, 2024
Matt LincolnAug 12, 2024

You all KNOW you want to work with
@thatandromeda and this is your chance to join our team!

We're seeking a software engineer who likes thinking through data pipelines and helping transfer students to succeed in their degree journeys: https://www.ithaka.org/job/4445169005/?gh_jid=4445169005

I've had a blast working and learning at ITHAKA and I can't recommend it highly enough. Hit me up with any questions you have - this is a great role for a data engineer to grow in.

Software Engineer - ITHAKA

ITHAKA’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — Artstor, JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome historical barriers to education. In carrying out our mission, as employees we feel a deep responsibility to each other and our well-being, […]

ITHAKA
ptrourkeAug 2, 2024
Joanna WhiteAug 2, 2024
Excited to share a job as a Jnr Developer working with at the BFI National Archive on our Python codebase. Please share this with any young Python developers you know in the UK! #DigiPres #Python #Jobs https://bfijobsandopportunities.bfi.org.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=4989045BK8&WVID=384536015T
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ptrourkeJul 31, 2024
I need to learn to not try to understand code when I've had a bout of insomnia.
ptrourkeJul 31, 2024
Show threadMat KellyJul 31, 2024
We presented some preliminary findings at the SAA Research Forum earlier this month (slides: https://matkelly.com/SAA2024) and an upcoming pres from our planning grant to assess web ads preservation at iPRES 2024 this September: https://ipres2024.pubpub.org/
ptrourkeJul 31, 2024
IIPCJul 31, 2024

This #WebArchiveWednesday, get a glimpse into the #iipcWAC24 student bursary experience with Anastasia Nefeli Vidaki of Vrije Universiteit Brussel:
https://netpreserveblog.wordpress.com/2024/07/24/web-archiving-conference-2024-travel-report/

Inspired? Start planning a proposal for #iipcWAC25, “Towards Best Practices in #WebArchiving” at the National Library of Norway in Oslo!
http://netpreserve.org/ga2025/CfP

@webarchives

Web Archiving Conference 2024 Travel Report

By Anastasia Nefeli Vidaki, law scholar and researcher at the Cyber and Data Security Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel The IIPC Web Archiving Conference (WAC), organized by the International Interne…

ptrourkeJul 25, 2024
Jeroen Ruigrok van der WervenJul 25, 2024

Anyone can Access Deleted and Private Repository Data on GitHub

You can access data from deleted forks, deleted repositories and even private repositories on GitHub. And it is available forever. This is known by GitHub, and intentionally designed that way.

https://trufflesecurity.com/blog/anyone-can-access-deleted-and-private-repo-data-github

#GitHub #TruffleSecurity #Repositories

Anyone can Access Deleted and Private Repository Data on GitHub â—† Truffle Security Co.

You can access data from deleted forks, deleted repositories and even private repositories on GitHub. And it is available forever. This is known by GitHub, and intentionally designed that way.

ptrourkeJul 14, 2024
Barack ObamaJul 13, 2024
There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy. Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. Michelle and I are wishing him a quick recovery.