PhD candidate on the politics of open research and publishing environments at [redacted]. OBC Board of Stewards. Copim. Synths. Tapes. Perennial pain. Skullduggery. Ⓐ 🍉 ORCID: 0000-0003-1217-0149. https://hairdryerexcommunication.bandcamp.com/ (he/him).https://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlyry6ajys24Posterity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glynis_Breakwell There's no such thing as a good VC in contemporary UK HE, but the shitlist is a competitive field.16 May 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyry6ajys24https://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlykxe7x7224Coughing fits = coffin fits16 May 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlykxe7x7224https://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlxvmejb422eNew release: https://hairdryerexcommunication.bandcamp.com/album/dissensus (free/pwyw, with a handful of physical copies for those interested in that sort of thing.) No organs were used.16 May 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxvmejb422ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlxmrqzzl224I imagine Glasgow is lovely and calm.16 May 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxmrqzzl224https://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlvx4lmy7k2jJust topping up my account before the payments that precede "fun".15 May 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvx4lmy7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlvvstp72c24The joy is in the cacophony, and hegemonic thought cannot reconcile this.15 May 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvvstp72c24https://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlvol2li3s2uAt least I used to career in a headlong manner, and at something akin to top speed. Now. I just wait for the end.15 May 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvol2li3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlvludkvwk24Earlier today, I used the Boss RPH-10 I got off @nerdysynthdude.bsky.social many moons ago. First time I've thought about using it in forever. Using it after a passive ring mod with two analogue synths droning through that has led to a lovely haunted organ sound (which I've then tape looped.)15 May 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvludkvwk24https://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlvkgj4r7k23The imagination that is required to imagine a homogenous "public" is beyond my comprehension. No matter. I'm sure nothing could possibly go awry... *goose steps become more audible*15 May 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvkgj4r7k23https://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlvg33oth22lThe collapse of the UK HE sector will destroy what remains of the profession of librarianship here. (Swathes of academic staff and others are having their careers destroyed too.) Academic librarianship was the last viable bit remaining. Shame the professional body's always been politically impotent.15 May 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvg33oth22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlvdl2cts22qPhoto for the cover of an upcoming release.15 May 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvdl2cts22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlvcll2qzs2rCopyright was never fit for purpose. Its referent is dire.15 May 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvcll2qzs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mluvxdz4ts2rThe unwillingness to pursue alternatives to market-driven alternatives will be the death of us all.15 May 2026 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluvxdz4ts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mluud7iu4c2fContinuing to feed the beast is bad and maybe don't? (This is about paying for extractive publishing, but also submitting work to them, and even using their platforms.)15 May 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluud7iu4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mltiofyeas2jI was thinking about the internet in 1999, and then I decided to watch the Blair Watch Project.14 May 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltiofyeas2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlswm4a5ps2rI'm actually seem to have "slept" last night. I feel worse for it.14 May 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlswm4a5ps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjsanders.eurosky.social/post/3mlsrm5jkzs2rA part of alternative infrastructuring is highlighting the inherent problems with the extant. But don't get waylaid into "breaking" those things. That's a mug's game. It is about the margins, relationalities, interoperabilities (with and without), and the joy of doing what otherwise won't be done.14 May 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:zijbjmkitpgqwxa6rxarnjmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsrm5jkzs2r