Historian of Mexico & California; Computer Science educator. Archives, manuscripts, graphics, document pipelines. Degrowth, frisbee, gardening, hi-fi. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.mx/@aarbrk, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3msytlofly7e2The Marine Division of Santa Cruz's Fire Department has some real specialists on staff! Good reason to pay property tax, IMHO, even if you could reasonably argue that noone needs to drive near Steamer's Lane […] [Original post on mstdn.mx]13 Aug 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3msytlofly7e2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mslwfondxhm2En el año 2000 tuve la suerte de volar con Cubana de Aviación en un avión de hélice soviético, entre la Habana y Santiago. Me he puesto a preguntar si era o un Ilyushin Il-18 o un Antonov An-24 o un An-26, los que operaba Cubana en los años 90. Ya que esa ruta es la […] [Original post on mstdn.mx]08 Aug 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslwfondxhm2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mrzvccexyf62Anecdotal evidence that the public library here in San Francisco is thriving. https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/sf-library-odyssey-film-22368957.php01 Aug 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzvccexyf62https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mmd7a4rndwa2Linux desktop user since 1997 and the forced migration from Xorg to Wayland is one of my worst software experiences ever.21 May 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmd7a4rndwa2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlk4v7g2if32El toque del malbañil.11 May 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk4v7g2if32https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlbrinpb24p2ICYMI, users of “Claude” are now killing Black people with Elon's personal methane generators in Memphis. https://slashdot.org/story/26/05/07/0424216/anthropic-raises-claude-code-usage-limits-credits-new-deal-with-spacex #health #ai #anthropic #spacex #memphis #airquality #liability07 May 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbrinpb24p2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mjg5tbkl2422Hi folks. Does anyone know of a terminal-based chat or messaging program, threaded or otherwise, that's easy enough for newbs? My goal is to switch away from a terrible web-based discussion forum. #linux #unix #chat #forum #software #pedagogy #academia14 Apr 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjg5tbkl2422https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mhjxq52xces2This week I read “Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham” aloud to my nine year old. What a change for her from “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” This was fun!21 Mar 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjxq52xces2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mhebv3lvbak2Piano rolls: music distribution technology from a century ago. How times change! The photo is from a Craigslist ad selling these for $1 each. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/d/morgan-hill-player-piano-rolls/7900683747.html #documents #piano #music #sound #history #histodons18 Mar 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhebv3lvbak2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mhbkozbsq4g2WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DOOKIE BROWN ??? R.I.P. TOM THE ONLY MAN I HAVE EVER LOVED #document #graffiti #mission #sanfrancisco #california #scat #sentiment17 Mar 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbkozbsq4g2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mgne7ub6m672Erdős acolytes and reckless clubbers unite! The medical chatbot “Doctronic” can recommend courses of methamphetamines. Source: https://www.axios.com/2026/03/04/doctronic-utah-prescriptions-ai-jailbreak #ai #security #redteam #drugs #medicine09 Mar 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgne7ub6m672https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mgljm24afki2“The Foot ball The 49ers Tean has the excitement of the bear, the velocity of the deer and strenght of— the buffalo.” Source: Rear wall of Taquería Vallarta on 24th Street. #mural #document #football #allegory #sanfrancisco #california08 Mar 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgljm24afki2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mg4p45weies2I usually prefer real history, but with apologies to Pat Nixon, this edit was right there, begging me to swap out a semicolon for the word “in.” Easy fix.03 Mar 2026 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4p45weies2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mg4dxmhev2t2Searching for Oyster Card, found this instead: #document #archive #neworleans #oysters #restaurant #food Source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/19813954191702 Mar 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4dxmhev2t2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mfy2gg67pof2Nada más decir que me avergüenzo de este triste país y que seguimos en la lucha.01 Mar 2026 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfy2gg67pof2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mfxhyf2b3ls2If the FIFA Peace Prize invites war, what does the FIFA World Cup invite?01 Mar 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxhyf2b3ls2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mfuvpqp32o32Is probation an appropriate consequence for Mary Fong Lau, who violently killed four people? Why would a judge think so? https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demanding-justice-for-the-four-lives-taken-at-west-portal #westportal #sanfrancisco #california #transit #cars #petition27 Feb 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuvpqp32o32https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mfrwt2mc3h72“It's the same picture.”26 Feb 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrwt2mc3h72https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mfkh6pjudgt2El lubok “Matriosca serpentosa” de Alejandro Barreto, regalo de mi sobrina. 💯 https://alexbarreto.com/ #arte #documento #mexico #rusia #russia #lubok23 Feb 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkh6pjudgt2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mfigwzjsp4x2Ese apodo “Mencho” de la noticia de hoy no sale ni en Wiktionary ni en el DLE ni en el DEM. ¿Será un mero juego a base del “Nem” de su nombre? #espanol #mexico23 Feb 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfigwzjsp4x2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mfif2omtp5p2A very nifty diary, of art and text, from the Merry Pranksters / Grateful Dead cohort, was just recovered in an antique store: https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/lost-san-francisco-journal-21369669.php #document #archive #sanfrancisco #california23 Feb 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfif2omtp5p2https://bsky.app/profile/aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy/post/3mf4lch2wfex2Mi tutor en la Complutense, Carlos Flores Varela, ¡es el nuevo Director del Archivo General de Indias! Eso sí que es el cumbre de la archivística. Enhorabuena, profesor. #archivo #espana #complutense18 Feb 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:52mw2vpbubdg3byshwxultwj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4lch2wfex2