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I think I've got this feed working properly now... I hope you enjoy this calming respite! bsky.app/profile/did:...

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

building my army

IN THE OFFICE TODAY: Scanning #filmstrips and digitizing filmstrip audio from recently donated #cassettes, with it all uploaded to @archive.org when it's done. Come see and hear nearly-#lostmedia as it's saved from loss and landfills. https://uncom.cc/03b6y

Missed any part of last night's unboxing event? Watch the replay on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mEHnXUSrA

There are few things better than an absolutely perfect baked potato with butter and herbed salt. Rejoice in the little things. Find joy to fill your well. We regain strength through these healing things.

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: Look at all these #filmstrip donations! Join me and Mrs. Ephemera as we open them tonight on YouTube and Twitch. Then I'll start getting them digitized and uploaded to @archive.org. Please share this and join us tonight! https://uncom.cc/2

Due to the recent @nytimes profile on my filmstrip preservation work, I've gotten a TON of donations! My wife and I will be opening these donations live Wednesday September 30 at 7pm EDT. Please share & join us! https://uncom.cc/nexum

Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.

“Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi” pays homage to 38 Dakota men executed by President Abraham Lincoln in Mankato, Minnesota, in 1862.

#mst3k

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Old commercials? Weird stuff? Home movies? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

Preserving rare, systemically-marginalized media such as this takes time and money. I am the only person in America saving this format. I'm not eligible for grants. If you believe this work is important, please consider a donation: https://uncommonephemera.org/donate

Time to dry the harvest on the porch. Yellow onions behind a bit of cardboard so they're not in the direct sun but still drying for storage, and freshly picked Arikara Yellow heirloom beans drying in the sun. Almost soup season! #foodgarden #gardensky #harvest #selfsufficiency #homesteading #veggies

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: You already know I save filmstrips. But I have a side quest, too: finding endangered and #lostmedia on VHS and uploading it to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight. Which of these tapes should we look at first? https://uncom.cc/yc412

Uncommon Ephemera is profiled in today's print edition of the New York Times as one of just a few archivists worldwide fighting to save #filmstrips. For more information on the work I'm doing or to support the project, visit https://uncommonephemera.org.

Uncommon Ephemera is featured as one of a handful of archivists worldwide preserving #filmstrips in the @nytimes today. Read the full article for free with this link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/movies/filmstrips-archives.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-lA.JI3H.9XNhmngwiaTJ&smid=url-share

Opened up my feed this morning and thought "huh, what's with all the crafts and gardening and birds, there's no soul-sucking drama" then realized I was on my Old Ways hand picked feed. 🙃 I also realized how I've been tightening up when I do come here, prepared for the worst. This isn't healthy.

If you live in Texas they have cancelled 1.2 million voters’ registrations. Please check your registration. If you are told you aren’t registered at the voting site, ask for a provisional ballot. They can’t steal our right to vote. #BlueWave #ProudBlue#Vouces4Victory #OneV1 vote.gov

Watch 2005-2022 Doctor Who for free with your library card on Kanopy. Weekly drops starting with Series 1 on September 4. youtu.be/4ibIXliL9DY?...

We really need to invest in the next generation of camp

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

Pro tip for doing markets: Instantly attract customers to your table by putting food in your mouth.

Good interview about our new MST3K episodes! And I'm not just saying that because my name is mentioned!

Complete this sentence. I own a ridiculous amount of: ~ Craft supplies ~ Books ~ Nail polish ~ Cat toys ~ Antique sewing machines

Look at mah CARROTS! Their destiny is soup. #foodgarden #victorygarden #homesteading #gardening #selfsufficiency #survival #veggies #gardensky #zone8 #californiagardening

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://twitch.tv/uncommonephemera

Doctor Who legend Patrick Troughton’s son reveals which missing story he most wants to see found. #DoctorWho www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...

If you see this, post your marine-themed art! "The Sea Witch," an asymmetrical design with holey stone focal, shell beads, and frosted beads reminiscent of sea glass.

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: IS THIS ANYTHING? Unboxing Special! We'll be looking at some donations of #VHS tapes and #filmstrips, and we'll look through some tapes for endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org. https://uncom.cc/yc412

LOST MEDIA PRESERVED at @archive.org: During severe weather in the 80s, NOAA Weather Radio would play these PSAs in between forecasts & warnings. The voiceover guy has the perfect voice to make listeners pay attention. This one discusses being safe in your home. https://uncom.cc/noaaweatherpsas

Winter is for eating like a peasant (torn bread, cheese, questionable pickle), summer is for eating like a bear (pound of blueberries and pikachu shaped goldfish someone was throwing out)

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

The flood of wholesome Jimothy art makes me so happy.

BBCP (Bring Back Chamber Pots)

Look at this little bean man. #catsky #catsofbluesky

LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EDT: What's on all these #VHS tapes? Weird stuff? Commercials? Home movies? #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live tonight on Twitch. Which tape should we start with? https://uncom.cc/yc412

Educational filmstrips were weirder than you remember: *Gonorrhea dragons *Scooby-Doo explaining acne *Christian mime ministries *Superheroes teaching etiquette I profiled @uncommonephemera.org who's preserved 1,300+ examples of this vanishing medium www.popculturalprecursors.com/p/can-this-f...

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

Well hello. #gardensky #foodgarden #homesteading #summergarden

This is my version of playing outside until the street lights come on. #homesteading #gardensky #hobbitcore #cabincore