A. Rivera / is on Nostr

Just an academic librarian. Avid reader, book blogger, reviewer. Student of #Tarot, oracle cards, and cartomancy.

"Knowledge is Power. Guard it well."

Feel free to check out my blogs:

My book blog: https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/

My cartomancy and commonplace blog: https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/

My professional/librarianship/LIS blog:

https://simplelibrarian.blogspot.com/

My BookWyrm (still in progress):
https://bookwyrm.social/user/bloodravenlib

Last Notes

2024-07-10 16:45:36

>Tourist trampled to death by elephants in South Africa after leaving car to take photos https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/elephants-trample-tourist-rcna161066
Elephants--1, Dumbass (who should've stayed in the car)- 0.
#wildlife #nature #elephant 🐘

2024-06-17 20:05:38

Living It Up In Their Empty Nest https://www.erosblog.com/2024/06/14/living-it-up-in-their-empty-nest/ by @npub1syx…d6lz
This just made me smile. 😆
#erotica #parents #sex #humor #StuffAboutLife

2024-04-08 19:21:50

In some nice news. I hope the kid accepted the invite.
>‘I am Not an Idiot Sandwich’: ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Impresario Gordon Ramsay’s Viral Reaction to 13-Year-Old Chef Prodigy Sends Social Media Into a Frenzy https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/04/07/hells-kitchens-gordon-ramsay-13-year-old-chef-beef-wellington/
#cooking #teens

2024-04-08 18:19:24

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FTA: "But perhaps the biggest threat to Dewey is the sorting system that has superseded all others: the internet, where anything, if properly labeled, is easily findable."
LOL, "if properly labeled...". If you trust any wahoo on the Internet to properly label anything, I've got some beachfront property in Montana you may be interested in. (e)

2024-04-08 18:18:45

An overview of the man and his system. To this day, flaws or not, many libraries still use the DDC system, albeit with some modifications.
>Dewey Decimal: The sorting system that revolutionized libraries https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/dewey-decimal/ (c)
#libraries #history #books #reading #Bookstodon

2024-04-03 16:41:09

Why the human species is doomed overall. That fucking asteroid can't hit soon enough. Again, I do not condone hitting children but in their case I'd make an exception to have knocked some sense into them. Effing hell.
>‘Insane’: Video Shows Group of Girls Under 14 Chase Down and Beat 64-Year-Old Man to Death Before Casually Walking Away https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/04/02/ideo-shows-group-of-girls-under-14-chase-down-and-beat-64-year-old-man/
#crime

2024-03-31 19:37:23

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@npub1syx…d6lz Not seeing the problem, other than a bearded white guy from WaPo.
Hey, if it worked for Ray Charles, why not for her too? Now I am curious, may go find a song or two to check.

2024-03-27 16:16:04

>Truth Social faces harsh reality as a public company https://www.axios.com/2024/03/27/truth-social-stock-facebook-twitter-ipo
#SaveYouAClick:
1. "While the app does sell some ads, its business is practically non-existent."
2. "For now, Truth is trading like a meme stock, meaning its market value is completely divorced from its financial reality."
#SocialMedia #PendejoInChief #PartyOfStupid #tech #BadEconomy

2024-03-21 15:59:31

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@npub16kg…hh7t We do have #Kanopy here, I really ought to take a closer look. I do admit also I just read more these days, so watching stuff is not as high a priority lately.

2024-03-21 15:55:58

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@npub16kg…hh7t
My library has some streaming, but I admit have not checked. I need to do that.
And I like your finding DVDs at the resale shops. Sounds like another thing to try out. Plus cheap dates are always welcome. Thanks for the idea.

2024-03-21 15:50:44

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@npub16kg…hh7t I hear ya. I've been trying as much as I can to get favorites on DVD, plus I am strong user of my public library.

2024-03-21 15:47:39

LOL, and yet they keep paying for it, and paying for it. . . .
>Americans are getting fed up with streaming price hikes https://qz.com/streaming-price-hikes-netflix-hulu-prime-report-1851352405
#BadEconomy

2024-03-13 21:36:33

As if obnoxious #Christians who insist on proselytizing and pushing religion down our throats weren't bad enough.
Time for some serious hexing and putting some wards on our doors.
>How Evangelicals Use Digital Surveillance to Target the Unconverted
https://newrepublic.com/article/179397/evangelical-app-targeting-immigrants-surveillance
#religion #fuckery #Christofascists #tech #surveillance #privacy

2024-03-12 21:53:58

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@npub1j7g…g0x3
This librarian appreciates good tags. 👍

2024-03-12 21:14:48

In #library news. What publishers do with e-books in relation to libraries is, to put it mildly, a racket that would make a mobster blush.
>Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishers
https://apnews.com/article/libraries-ebooks-publishers-expensive-laws-5d494dbaee0961eea7eaac384b9f75d2
#books #reading #tech #BadEconomy