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Restoring the Signal
Repairing relationships, rediscovering old tools, and building new systems, this project reconnects people through sound, text, and shared experience. From rotary phones to TTY machines, the exhibit restores more than signals—it brings communities, stories, and forgotten technology back online. Read More
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Teaching an Archive to Read Itself
Today I began turning Dedric Mauriac’s Flickr archive into a static, searchable website. After building timelines, tags, and navigation, I experimented with OCR and AI image analysis to extract Second Life simulator names and coordinates embedded in BlogHUD captions. Read More
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Recovering the Dedric Mauriac Flickr Archive
After finally regaining access to my long-dormant Dedric Mauriac Flickr account, I raced to recover more than 1,500 Second Life snapshots before platform changes erased them. A custom API script and digital archaeology helped restore the archive. Read More
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A Day In Civic Orbit
A connective day across Warren County: finance system discussions, FOIA timing adjustments, community visits, archival humor, fundraising updates, media corrections, and late-night video editing. Not a podium moment, but steady civic maintenance rooted in structure, relationships, and record-keeping. Read More
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Ice, Ink, and In The News
A quiet day of archival cleanup, frozen driveways, and resurrected 1881 block ads. I rebuilt my In The News timeline, accepted help clearing ice, and continued restoring Warren Sentinel artwork, learning that independence sometimes means planning ahead, asking neighbors, systems. Read More
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A Glimpse into My World: Volunteering, Learning, and More
There’s been a lot happening lately, from library projects to research and volunteer work. I’ve been helping out with community events, learning new things, and juggling various responsibilities. Despite feeling a bit overwhelmed, I’m managing to keep up and looking forward to sharing more of what’s been going on. Read More