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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • My Public Archive of #TeslaTakedown Protest Signs

    A running list of the protest signs I'm using on #TeslaTakedown days. Many of them include links to PDFs that you can download to make your own.

     Posted on  April 11, 2025
     and last updated April 25, 2025
     ·  7 minutes reading time
  • Holy cow—did the people show up for today's #TeslaTakedown!

    At the Easton #TeslaTakedown, 600 protesters or more covered all four corners for the first time. The pleasant weather brought more families and supportive drivers. High energy. My sign read, 'The SIGNAL is coming from INSIDE the house!' and is available for download.

     Posted on  March 29, 2025
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • My protest signage improved at this week's #TeslaTakedown

    At the Columbus, Ohio, #TeslaTakedown, attendance rose to 450-500, featuring music and supportive honks. My improved sign read, 'Our GOVERNMENT was fine. Now it is MUSKed UP! FIRE ELON! Read the post for instructions on how to print your own.

     Posted on  March 22, 2025
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • Another Saturday, another #TeslaTakedown

    The second #TeslaTakedown at the Easton Tesla store saw around 400 attendees, despite gloomy weather reducing family participation. The presence of more police, especially a “Dialogue Team,” was noted, along with increased driver support through honks and thumbs up. The author's protest sign, though still verbose, was better received than last week. A personal dilemma arose over using an old point-and-shoot camera to avoid digital tracking at protests, an effort to maintain privacy while still capturing the event.

     Posted on  March 15, 2025
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • My Economic Wake-Up Call Protest Sign: A #TeslaTakedown Story

    For #TeslaTakedown, I crafted a sign on economic disparity. Using a “cosmic distance ladder,” I aimed to show that while 1,000 passersby might collectively hold $100M, Musk's net worth of $350B highlights our shared realities versus billionaire influence.

     Posted on  March 08, 2025
     ·  4 minutes reading time
  • As a Cog in the Election System Again: Reflections on Working the 2024 Presidential Election

    Four years ago I posted my reflections here on the 2020 presidential election. This year, I worked the election again as a precinct election official ("PEO"—a poll worker) for Franklin County, Ohio. Much like four years ago, it was a record-setting voter turn-out year, and unlike four years ago …

     Posted on  November 10, 2024
     and last updated November 11, 2024
     ·  7 minutes reading time
  • Five Years and Ten Months

    I reached a new milestone this month. A minor one in the grand scheme of things, but one worthy of a few remarks nonetheless. This month marks my longest tenure with an employer at five years and 10 months. I've now worked at Index Data longer than I had at …

     Posted on  March 01, 2022
     and last updated March 01, 2022
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • As a Cog in the Election System: Reflections on My Role as a Precinct Election Official

    I may nod off several times in composing this post the day after election day. Hopefully, in reading it, you won't. It is a story about one corner of democracy. It is a journal entry about how it felt to be a citizen doing what I could do to make …

     Posted on  November 04, 2020
     and last updated June 23, 2022
     ·  10 minutes reading time
  • With Gratitude for the NISO Ann Marie Cunningham Service Award

    During the inaugural NISO Plus meeting at the end of February, I was surprised and proud to receive the Ann Marie Cunningham Service award. Todd Carpenter, NISO’s executive director, let me know by tweet as I was not able to attend the conference.
    Pictured in that tweet is my …

     Posted on  May 01, 2020
     and last updated May 01, 2020
     ·  3 minutes reading time
  • Reflections on "Responsibilities of Citizenship for Immigrants and our Daughter"

    Eighteen years ago, on Friday, September 7th, 2001, I was honored to be asked to participate in a naturalization ceremony for 46 new citizens of the United States in a courtroom of Judge Alvin Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut. I published those remarks on a website that has long since gone …

     Posted on  September 14, 2019
     and last updated April 03, 2021
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • Want to buy a can opener?

    This has to be among the weirdest pieces of unsolicited mail I've ever received. Nigerian prince? That is so yesterday. Virtual pharmacy? Too much effort. No, what we want to sell you is a can opener!

    Hi Sir/Madam,

    Glad to hear that you're on the market for can opener …

     Posted on  November 25, 2016
     and last updated November 25, 2016
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • Happy to Announce that I'm Joining Index Data

    Index Data posted an announcement on their blog about how I will be joining them next month. Confirmed! I'll be working on the open source library service platform that was announced by EBSCO last month, and more specifically in a role as an organizer and advocate for people participating …

     Posted on  May 19, 2016
     and last updated May 19, 2016
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • Seeking new opportunity in library technology

    Dear Colleagues,

    Know of someone looking for a skilled library technologist? The funding for my position at LYRASIS will run out at the end of June, and I am looking for a new opportunity for my skills in library technology, open source, and community engagement. My resume/c.v. is …

     Posted on  June 08, 2015
     and last updated June 08, 2015
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • Rocks and Roles

    Rebecca has rocks in her head and they are not coming out. This will not be a post on library technology.

    Rebecca is the five-year-old daughter of Kat and Eric, friends in Cleveland that I met while I worked at Case Western Reserve University. This week Kat and Eric told …

     Posted on  April 06, 2014
     and last updated April 06, 2014
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • Passion Quilt Meme: Take Time to Wonder

    Image of a girl closely examining a caterpillar crawling on a white gate.  Image has the caption 'Take time to Wonder'

    I found this meme via Karen Schneider's entry. Although I wasn't explicitly tagged, I thought it was interesting enough to add an entry to the meme's Flikr pool.

    With all due respect to Karen -- and I agree that a love of reading is important -- but it is a sense of …

     Posted on  May 02, 2008
     and last updated May 03, 2008
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • How US Airways Became My Airline-of-Last-Resort (And Why You Should Never Fly With Them, Too)

    I will never fly U.S. Airways again, if I have a choice. A competing airline's ticket is going to have to be substantially more expensive for me to even consider U.S. Airways as an alternative.

    This all started with a trip to Ithaca two months ago. There was …

     Posted on  May 21, 2007
     and last updated May 21, 2007
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • Same Cubicle, New Title, New Challenges

    Here is a bit of personal news to report. Tom Sanville, OhioLINK's executive director, announced today that I am changing roles at OhioLINK. Here is what he said:

    I'm pleased to announce that Peter Murray will assume the position of Assistant Director, New Service Development effective immediately. In light of …

     Posted on  January 31, 2007
     and last updated January 31, 2007
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • Child Rearing Through HTTP Status Codes

    Long time readers of DLTJ know that I rarely post commentary outside the realm of disruptive library technology to this blog, much less reflections of personal, non-work life. This will be an exception, though, because it straddles that boundary between technology and family. It is called REST for toddlers and …

     Posted on  December 15, 2006
     and last updated December 15, 2006
     ·  1 minutes reading time