Happenings this Week A few nights ago, while tinkering with my new imaging setup, a file mysteriously appeared on my laptop. No email. No download. Just… there on my desktop. “Origin: Vega quadrant.” In defiance of every IT warning ever—phishing, smishing—I opened it. Because: aliens. It said this: Grenthul vark’tess? M’karu lun’th’vex droglip! Nuur-raak v’toll omeena| Minnesota Astronomical Society - Minnesota's amateur astronomical society
Image courtesy of LAIKA Today the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) officially welcomes LAIKA as a Premier Member. Based in Portland, Oregon, LAIKA is an award-winning feature film animation studio known for its distinct artistry and beloved films such as Coraline, ParaNorman, and Kubo and the Two Strings. LAIKA has been...| ASWF
As of March 2025, the NDSA Leadership recommended welcoming its two most recent applicants into the membership: Instituto Moreira Salles Amherst College Library The Instituto Moreira Salles has been working for the past two years on the beginning of its digital preservation program, organizing obsolete media and their digital files. They have also been implementing Read More The post NDSA Welcomes Two New Members in Quarter One of 2025 appeared first on DLF.| DLF
As of December 6, 2024, the NDSA Leadership unanimously voted to welcome its three most recent applicants into the membership. Webrecorder LLC Museum of Glass George Washington’s Mount Vernon Each new member brings a host of skills and experience to our group. Webrecorder focuses on high-fidelity browser-based archiving, creating highly accurate archives of websites, which Read More The post NDSA Welcomes Three New Members in Quarter Four of 2024 appeared first on DLF.| DLF
As of June 2024, the NDSA Coordinating Committee voted to welcome one new applicant into the membership. This member brings a host of skills and experience to our group. Keep an eye out for them on your working and interest group calls and be sure to give them a shout out. Please join me in Read More| DLF