Peter Musser

Hi, I build and maintain digital libraries of Open educational resources for a living and help people do the same. It's pretty neat.

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Queer histories are often preserved in places built by and for communities themselves. Writer and artist Brooke Palmieri reflects on the people who save these traces and why preserving what might disappear matters. 📚 Read the essay in Vanishing Culture: archive.org/details/vani... 🧵

Oof attending kindergarten orientation for the wee one and the presenter opened with "welcome parents of the future graduating class of 2040" HOW DARE

I dunno, I'm kind of tickled to read about the pallet(s) of 5090's that vanished at an airport.

for my non-canadian friends, here's how our local politics are going

(gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/o...

I get that everyone's on LinkedIn because everyone's panicking about their future, but it's just such a gross place (excepting of course my own posts which are works of freaking art) in terms of how false it is. Can we... not?

Revisiting the scene of the crime

Yooooo

Librarian @petermusser.com discovered NIGHT'S MASTER by Tanith Lee via @humblebundle.com. Read Peter's post re: how Humble Bundle helps him discover books (& justify digital hoarding 😁). Cover designer: @deharme.bsky.social. Publisher: @dawbooks.bsky.social.

Aaaaand that's a wrap on #OEGlobalYVR! What a great time with great people. Let's do it again some time!!

We just wrapped up watching today's #OEGlobal26 keynote and it inspired a hearty discussion about gov't support of OER in US vs Canada vs EU. We're also so lucky to be joined in person by 2 faculty from U. Bordeaux Montaigne who expanded on Luc's perspective from France!

Starting the day at #OEGlobalYVR by watching this morning's Keynote, and so happy to see my deartl friend Dr Jackie Bucio García from UNAM bringing a perspective from Mexico!

Third and final day of #OEGlobalYVR! Yesterday we talked and listened a lot about the importance of infrastructure in #OpenEducation #oer so I thought it'd be a good time to shout @translink.ca and SkyTrain, Metro Van's pride & joy public transit. Public infrastructure benefits us all!

The first livestreamed session from #OEGlobalYVR featuring Anne-Marie Scott and Tony Mays from Commonwealth of Learning

#OEGlobalYVR #OEGlobal26 #OpenEducation #OER Inspired by the GO-GN Canada Hub and their approach to Land-based Learning that explores the intersections and tensions between open education and Indigenous knowledge ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/openeducatio...

In the spirit of Curt Newton using the word "triptych" during his #OEGlobal26 session, here's our own three-parter from Vancouver :D

Excited to be at #OEGlobalYVR with @jacob.cascadia.social 😎

Woohoo, #OEGlobalYVR is coming together at @internetarchiveca.bsky.social ! Very exciting times.

Good morning #OEGlobal26 from foggy New Westminster, BC! Drinking coffee and then heading over to The Permanent to start setting up for #OEGlobalYVR. See y'all soon!

Getting all the things ready for #OEGlobalYVR tomorrow! It's a big bag.

Parents who try to get books banned deserve therapy for whatever happened in to them in their lives that got them to that point, because their children deserve to have parents that actually take the role seriously.

Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: https://bit.ly/4yvixbB.

Onion flan, served with yellow cheese studded with hazelnuts and carrot, and a round of freshly-baked spice bread. Washed down with a glass of nettle beer.

Hey Vancouver 👋 join us on Oct 27, 5:30-8:30pm at our Internet Archive Canada building. We're introducing our first-ever AI Builders Fellows + Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle is stopping by to talk about the future of the open internet. RSVP: luma.com/58wdnop2

A reminder that someone created a bot on here that just skeets out lines from Redwall books describing food. And that's great.

I am doing an online workshop next month for BCcampus about ethical practice and genAI tools. If you want to come hang out in a space where inevitability discourse is verboten, consider registering: bccampus.ca/events/the-f...

Looks like hagelslaag is back on the menu, boys! 🧌

Find Rebus at #OEGlobal26, Oct 7-9 at MIT & online! 🌎 Come learn how the Luminary Fellowship was designed, how our Fellows are sustaining education leadership, and how OER can strengthen workforce pathways. Online registration is still open! Explore the Rebus lineup: 🔗 buff.ly/xG9opSb

The grapes of wrath WERE heavy, heavy with the vintage.

Some people choose to wear white balaclavas and sunglasses & go harass indigenous folks & people of color. I choose to spend time trying to be a more informed and decent person & explain to my 4yo why we wear orange shirts today and tomorrow, and help others do the same. You always have choices.

🎤 Closing Keynote | Fri, Oct 9 | Livestreamed "Future Thinking: Sustaining the Field" Nicole Allen (SPARC), Dr. TJ Bliss, Prof. Jackeline Bucio-García & Prof. Luc Massou close #OEGlobal26 with an important question: how do we sustain this? https://twp.ai/S9FVx0 #OpenEducation #OER #OERPolicy

Pretty cool to learn about @emdashcms.com! Hopefully at some point it'll find its way into cPanel so us simpler folks can get it set up.

Hello and welcome to Monday, everyone! I hope it's kind to you, and if it's not, I hope you're kind to yourself.

Take a stand on the National Day of Action Against AI & Tech-Enabled Scams (Sept. 30)! Then join @aspenpolicyacademy.bsky.social for a Scam Fighters Workshop to protect your community from fraud: unitedtostoponlinescams.org

Oh my goodness I remember thinking back then about how I was going gray... my beard was so consistently dark! Anyways, libraries pay publishers SO MUCH money for ebooks.

Not to brag or anything but I'm happy to report that I didn't impulse buy a penny whistle at 4am this morning

Are you in Kamloops? Do you have a latent interest in the history of Canadian comic books? Do you really like the little desserts made by university catering contractors? Do you want to come to my book launch on October 16th? tru.libcal.com/calendar/fac...

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