... update from code4lib slack (since this post has circulated): it sounds like the conference organizers are considering alternative venues, and that the conference will likely be fully virtual if that falls through.
... despite CMU's decision it looks like the code4lib 20215 conference IS ON
https://lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind2512&L=CODE4LIB&P=40998
in #philly
After posting about archives, I'm realizing that I can't remember ever using an archive.
The Internet Archive is a library, according to its homepage and Wikipedia. Is AO3 a true archive, or also more of a library? I've read a couple fanfics there, like the Old English Star Trek fanfic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/42430848
Anyway if I want to better understand what an archive is, what are some archives I can and should access in the Philly area or online? What do you use an archive for?
Sexy pop didn’t start on TikTok. Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are tapping into a lineage that runs through “The Philadelphia Sound,” with soul artists like Teddy Pendergrass and Marvin Gaye. https://theconversation.com/sabrina-carpenters-and-chapelle-roans-sexy-pop-hits-have-roots-in-the-bedroom-ballads-of-teddy-pendergrass-and-philly-soul-270035
@TheConversationUS Don't forget The Three Degrees were also on Philly International.
https://consequence.net/2021/03/the-pioneering-women-of-philly-soul/
https://www.soundofphiladelphia.com/release/the-women-of-philadelphia-international-records-the-remixes/
And you name-checked Cyndi Lauper without noting her (admittedly less sexy) Philly connections: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" was a cover of a Robert Hazard song, and she co-wrote "Time After Time" with the Hooters' Rob Hyman.
After posting about archives, I'm realizing that I can't remember ever using an archive.
The Internet Archive is a library, according to its homepage and Wikipedia. Is AO3 a true archive, or also more of a library? I've read a couple fanfics there, like the Old English Star Trek fanfic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/42430848
Anyway if I want to better understand what an archive is, what are some archives I can and should access in the Philly area or online? What do you use an archive for?
https://technical.ly/civics/philadelphia-ai-rules-small-business-impact/
I fear that Philly gov't is going to muck this up.
@pluralistic No #Philly stop? Some of us can't get to New York or DC
Hey, old people! Are you bothered by "six seven"? Have no idea what it means*? Respond with "three six ten" or whatever the VHF channels in your region were. You can also add a gesture where you pretend to turn the knob on your parents' old Zenith.
* I don't know but am unbothered, and haven't really cared to look it up.
I’ll be calling contra dances along the east coast this month! Catch me in one of these cities.
Full details at https://chromamine.com/dance/
Oh, I should tag some locations. Come contra dance with me, #Boston #NYC #Baltimore #Philly #HarrisburgPA #ChathamNJ #Brooklyn! See post upthread 👆
Rest In Peace Pierre Robert (WMMR Radio Personality) He was a legend in the Philly market. I've met him. He was only 70! RIP https://www.phillymag.com/news/2025/10/29/pierre-robert-death-died/
The little park on the #Philly end of the #Manayunk bridge attracts donations from friends and neighbors: wooden picnic tables, plastic chairs, sturdy kids' toys. Things that can withstand getting left outside.
But a #BabyGrand #piano got left there about 2 weeks ago. And even with a tarp to cover it, it's going to get ravaged by weather soon. Local report is that it got dropped off by someone who had to move on short notice and couldn't find a home for it. In the days of electronic keyboards, real pianos are a glut on the market.
But it breaks my heart to see it outside as the winter comes.
Spread the word: if you want a baby grand and have a way to haul it, it's waiting for a home. (Or a church, or a school....)
The little park on the #Philly end of the #Manayunk bridge attracts donations from friends and neighbors: wooden picnic tables, plastic chairs, sturdy kids' toys. Things that can withstand getting left outside.
But a #BabyGrand #piano got left there about 2 weeks ago. And even with a tarp to cover it, it's going to get ravaged by weather soon. Local report is that it got dropped off by someone who had to move on short notice and couldn't find a home for it. In the days of electronic keyboards, real pianos are a glut on the market.
But it breaks my heart to see it outside as the winter comes.
Spread the word: if you want a baby grand and have a way to haul it, it's waiting for a home. (Or a church, or a school....)
For cyclists in #Philadelphia:
A #sinkhole at least 8x10 feet has developed on the paved portion of the Schuylkill River Trail in Center City. The trail is closed between Race and JFK, with a detour on to 22nd (northbound) and 23rd (southbound).
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/schuylkill-river-trail-closed-sinkhole-20251023.html
@heidilifeldman This is fabulous! I attended #Philly #NoKings, and heard Jamie Raskin speak.
Friends have been telling me about the energy at #NoKings in Santa Fe, and I’ve had the chance to look at photos from protests in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. I’m glad those cities have the crowds they do, but I will remember this protest in Valencia County for showing that away from big, generally liberal cities ordinary Americans are fighting fascism in our country. 7/7
@heidilifeldman This is fabulous! I attended #Philly #NoKings, and heard Jamie Raskin speak.
Meanwhile in Philadelphia:
"Philly Jews Say Free Palestine! Go Phils!"
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPC4iSmjDOl/
via JVP_philly
I made a sign to support SEPTA #philly #philadelphia
