Welcome to TILT 100. We’re having that weird not-cold-enough winter right now in Vermont. As a new homeowner, I can’t complain, but as someone concerned about the climate, I will complain a little. This newsletter has been going since June 2016 and while there’s something appealing about stopping it, wrapping…

Hello, and welcome to North American summer. Actually, scratch that, it’s solidly Autumn now. Since the last newsletter I have moved house — just up the road but wow, moving is a lot — from a small apartment to a largeish house. Still in Randolph, spending more time sweeping than…

Hello, and welcome to June. I had a few busy months. I did two talks, one about Fair Use and the other about the Digital Divide. The first one was in person and it was both fun and scary. I crossed an international border (to Montréal). I did a lot…

Hello, I hope this email finds you channeling your rage in the proper directions (source). Here is a good round-up of Statements of Solidarity with Colleagues in Ukraine by Archive, Library, and Other Organizations. The Ukrainian Library Association has been very busy on their Facebook page posting regular updates in…

in Bullet Points and Hyperlinks — January Gold tooth ALA Council meetings MIT Mystery Hunt with OnSearch Interviewed for The Last Archive podcast February Interviewed for WDEV Interviewed for Brave Little State New psych nurse! She left CM after our appt. Starksboro work Dentist retires suddenly Work talks with Tom B and Josh M Babka plan is GO. March …

Hello 2022, may you be an improvement over last year. I blew my 500-day meditation streak on December 27th, but my bird feeders are having a renaissance with a carolina wren keeping me company today. I’ve finished my wrap-ups including last year’s reading list and last year’s library visits. Nothing…

Hello Autumn! It’s definitely past peak here in Vermont and I’ve been feeling a little past peak myself after a long few months cleaning out my mom’s house, a project which is winding down. Some photos here. …

Hello from… wow it’s been a while. On the waning days of the latest dumpstergate, I’m here to tell you I’ve been cleaning out my mom’s house every weekend. And, similar to a lot of libraries, I’ve been trying to find good homes for too many books and recycling or…

In 1979, my mother got an award “from” the computer my father helped build at Data General. This project would eventually be memorialized in Tracy Kidder’s book Soul of a New Machine. I’ve written about the role of women in these projects before, but I don’t think I’d ever seen this award.