Peter Musser

@petermusser

EN, SP, 中文, FR // Librarian, OER person, once and future YouTubeEDU'er. US Navy Vet, dual🍁/🦅 Queer as heck🏳️‍🌈

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Peter Musser@petermusser· 22d

Assuming you're the right @ellenbw.bsky.social to tag about this, this was EXCEPTIONAL. Fadimatu is a saint of unwilling patience, and Olivier is my heart, and Cal, oh bless, and Bede is definitely a lesson to be learned.

Cover of a book, "As we fall through time," by million-copy-bestselling author Claire North, with a note that this will be available October 2026 but currently (in July of 2026) is not for sale. The cover art is two bodies falling toward each other, one from the bottom and one from the top.

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jul 1

Ok Chicago IS very cool, but now that I'm home i definitely got a maple glazed donut from Timmies & am waiting on my Teen Burger at A&W.

Photograph of a to-go cup (filled with root beer, not pictured) from A&W that says "a Canadian classic since 1956"

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 30

This f*kin city.

Photo of the Chicago skyline from inside the loop, with the L in the foreground and a row of older tall buildings going into the distance. The photo was taken in the morning, leaving the buildings partially lit on their faces as they are also partially shaded by buildings to the east

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 30

Thank you for that and I hope you feel like you made the right decision!

Big crying emoji with the water level going up and up, as if it were flooding the screen

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 28

The branch of Chicago Public Library in the loop has really big "fuck around and find out" vibes, and honestly, I think more libraries should too. #alaac26

Photograph of a decorative statue of an owl in copper on top of Chicago public library's branch in the loop, looking more menacing than one would expect from a public library

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 26

Oh, that's a nice thing i just noticed outside my hotel room window. I love how it's just slightly ajar and that my window is now going to stay locked and closed

Photo of a rusted door, too small for a grown up to walk through while standing up, and slightly open in a way that's perhaps more menacing than is necessary

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 25

That's a tall museum.

Photo of the Obama Presidential Center's museum building from a nearby (relatively speaking) Metra stop. Blue sky with white fluffy clouds in the background, park greenery and train tracks in the foreground.

Peter Musser@petermusser· May 11

Last night there was one fledgling starling on our balcony. Today there are two. And I gotta say-- I relate to this one's mood.

Close up photo of a fledgling starling on a balcony, whose expression is one of "don't bother me before I've had my coffee"

Peter Musser@petermusser· Apr 10

Yoooo, my #p4a2026 art arrived! Wahoo! I'm gonna hang THE FUCK out of these things. I also got my P4A tea towel which is the cleanest that it will ever be. Also very nice!

A photo of four pieces of art. In the bottom left corner is a collage of a combination of people's faces with the text "fashion's new Crush: This is the underwater fund that traps people." In the top right corner is a watercolor and colored pencil drawing of a mallard in a suit that says "don't forget to be as awesome as a duck in a suit" signed by Bethany Webb. In the top left corner is a postcard with a drawing signed by Alexis Nicole Nelson depicting a frog riding a bluebird which is carrying a basket of plant material. And in the bottom right hand corner is a postcard that has a picture of two frogs as soccer balls assigned by John Green.

Peter Musser@petermusser· Mar 29

well, that escalated quickly

Screenshot of a spreadsheet showing faceted classification framework for works of art including facets for dimensions, orientation, scale, duration, and type, with 72 possible permutations so far

Peter Musser@petermusser· Mar 29

Huh, turns out I must be a librarian because I'm creating a taxonomy for fun on a Sunday morning. (works of public art if you were curious) anyway have some art from when I was in Berlin in 2014

Photo taken across a canal in Berlin. The image contains multi-story buildings in the background with trees and other greenery in front of them; below them is the wall of a canal. Probably most prominent in this photo is a three story mural, in white paint, of a gender ambiguoous person looking askance at the viewer with just the hint of a smile. Also lots of other marks of graffiti.

Peter Musser@petermusser· Mar 22

Clouds be clouding! I'm pretty sure this isn't what they mean by atmospheric river, but it sure is interesting to me that this one strip of clouds just keeps going in the distance. Anyways, happy Sunday!.

Picture of a river view on a cloudy day, with a stretch of narrow clouds reaching into the distance

Peter Musser@petermusser· Dec 23

Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go?

Peter Musser@petermusser· Dec 18

I'm a sucker for connections. So sue me.

Peter Musser@petermusser· Dec 9

Behold, the spirit of Christmas

Peter Musser@petermusser· Nov 20

Hey! I saw you asked a question during the session but it didn't get answered, and just wanted to get you one because it was a good one. For sake of word limit, screenshot with alt-text containing the whole thing, with answer to follow. Hope that's okay!

Can't critique of AI live in the space between abstinence (or what you call refusal) and harm reduction? I think these can be more overlapping than binary choices, as use or intentional non-use is so context-dependent. Further, refusal does not always mean shaming users.

Peter Musser@petermusser· Nov 19

Local (separate from individual, which are also important) actions have the potential to inspire broader action, esp. among institutions. So: -Demand better options/behavior from our vendors -Judicious vs. regular AI use -Host communities of learning -Host local models -Seek community input!

What does it mean to focus on the local and contextual when AI–in its impacts largely operating at global scales? I feel like this also ties into Peter’s comments about harm reduction versus refusal as frameworks, which also seems to deal with a tension between local and global.

Peter Musser@petermusser· Nov 19

A: To be fair, libraries have a strong track record of coexisting and even using our ostensible replacements (google and search, e-books and print media, wikipedia and reference questions, zoom and public meeting spaces), so *existentially* I'm not nervous. Not about THAT, anyhow. But/And...

Question text: The use of AI seems to occur where other social structures have failed–e.g., formal educational infrastructures–which is exactly where libraries have traditionally come in while also serve as a social space. So we can see AI as coming to replace many important functions of libraries. In that light, how do libraries co-exist with something that seeks to replace them, and displace the physical spaces that libraries provide?

Peter Musser@petermusser· Nov 19

FINALLY!

screenshot of google search results for "shrug emoji" showing a box at the top of the results, letting users copy and paste the shrug emoji.

Peter Musser@petermusser· Nov 8

Case in point

Peter Musser@petermusser· Sep 25

@pjnewwest.bsky.social can you pass on thanks to the city staff who cut back the weeds and grass overtaking the sidewalk on Duncan, eastbound just past Mercer on Qborough? I put in a req for it on SeeClickFix app, and mentioned it to the city staff at the farmers market last week, & they delivered!

A photo of a gravel sidewalk that has recently had plants cut back on it to make space for pedestrians

A photo of a gravel sidewalk overrun with plants, leaving no space for pedestrians to use it

Peter Musser@petermusser· Sep 12

Wellllll @hankgreen.bsky.social and @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social and @projectforawesome.bsky.social, I'm happy to announce that our car's inaugural decor is the (very lovely) P4A bumper magnet! Happy to rep nerd fighters across all of British Columbia :D

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jul 29

Expected AI ethics discussion aside: GOOD hecking RIDDANCE! Workers Deserve Rest, and productivity mindset can calm TF down.

Screenshot of a news headline saying "AI might make workers faster, but not necessarily more productive: 'They do it faster then go for coffee breaks'". Above the headline is an image of 3 people on a stage in what looks like a conference setting.

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jul 6

This isn't what I had in mind when someone suggested a threesome

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 26

A large (compared to roly poly) arthropod in a person's hand

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 21

Things are a mess so here's a photo of my child being a goof on our way to daycare

A child in a blue hat and shirt in gray pants busting a move on a path next to a road

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 14

I like bee butts and I cannot fly. Some other flowers might deny. When a bee flies in with its pollen covered legs and that stinger in your face, SPRING GETS SPRUNG

a big pink flower with a bumblebee butt popping out of the center

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 5

Ok so it's been a Loooong Time Coming (c) but I'm finally about to experience @chucktingle.bsky.social for the first time!

Screenshot of the audiobook "Straight" by Chuck Tingle in the Libby app

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 4

A close up of a pill bug having just crossed a gap between two cinder blocks, with what looks like another one lying in wait in the gap?!

Peter Musser@petermusser· Jun 4

The world is a mess, but I just discovered that the dozens of pill bugs that live on/in our balcony like to come out for breakfast and that's nice.