Sometimes loud, formerly poet, always opinionated. As in guillotine... Here via BlackSky, but more active elsewhere: https://loudpoet.com | https://gardenstate.social/@glecharleshttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.comhttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3mu3hpchk522uThird (and final, I think) episode of me talking libraries with Joe and Elly, and potentially the last time I'll do so publicly in any notable way for a while. I have one more article coming out soon, but I think it's time for me to take a break until the industry adjusts its priorities. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3hpchk522uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3mu2ublkdj227"Deep down, most of y'all know that's a lie." On the job market, modern leadership, AI assistance, doing the hard work, and insightful long reads. https://loudpoet.com/2026/08/27/five-things-august-27-2026/27 Aug 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2ublkdj227https://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3msxpnjnovk24Apparently all Namecheap services are down, which means my website and email are also down. Awesome. #Namecheap #EasyWP https://www.namecheap.com/status-updates/namecheap-com-and-hosting-services-emergency-maintenance-2/13 Aug 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxpnjnovk24https://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3msgbcidwjc2y"The experiences have varied from awkward to embarrassing." On Witch Hat Atelier, flattering ideation, AI tells, skin in the game, and the Pope. https://loudpoet.com/2026/08/06/five-things-august-6-2026/06 Aug 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgbcidwjc2yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3msgbcidwjc2y"The experiences have varied from awkward to embarrassing." On Witch Hat Atelier, flattering ideation, AI tells, skin in the game, and the Pope. https://loudpoet.com/2026/08/06/five-things-august-6-2026/06 Aug 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgbcidwjc2yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3msc6vs3nts2lPE and VC are usually both bad in the end, but PE is almost always worse every step of the way, especially when their "acquisitions" are funded by making the company they acquire take on a ton of debt to make the acquisition happen. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3msc6vs3nts2lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3ms7f5bzlec2aApologies for the triple post earlier; I thought the problem was on my end! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7f5bzlec2ahttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3ms75xnabas2b"Reaction to the paper has been muted at best. Librarians who have been working in the digital space for years quickly dismissed it. And publishers didn't exactly rally around it either." The latest @wordsandmoney.bsky.social newsletter is a must-read. 🔥 https://www.wordsandmoney.com/the-words-money-weekly-newsletter-july-31-2026/03 Aug 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms75xnabas2bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3ms2qzoi7v22kBooks I read, games I played, things I watched in July 2026. Do we have similar tastes, or will you be questioning how we ever got connected? Let's find out! https://loudpoet.com/2026/08/01/media-notes-july-2026/02 Aug 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2qzoi7v22khttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3mrvbqrsyxk2nI somehow missed this last week, the other half of my guest appearance on the @microcosm.bsky.social podcast, with some harsh words for a certain organization that was shitting on libraries. Again. 😡 https://microcosmpublishing.com/blog/2026/07/are-libraries-the-enemy-w-guy-lecharles-gonzalez-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing-podcast/30 Jul 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvbqrsyxk2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3mruxtmdtgs2dThere's a terrible LinkedIn-style post I've been tempted to write over the years that equates business to soccer, with me as a box-to-box midfielder who operates at both ends of the pitch. This isn't that post, but it's relevant context. https://loudpoet.com/2026/07/30/a-slant-fit-in-a-specialist-job-market/30 Jul 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruxtmdtgs2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3mrq3njqnhk2w"If you think it's OK for publishers to force libraries to rent e-books rather than owning a preservation copy, you cannot complain when the last physical copy is in the hands of a company you dislike rather than a research institution you trust." Brandon Butler🔥 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brandon-butler-54a6a145_lots-of-fake-moral-outrage-happening-right-share-7487914868050653184-dchX/28 Jul 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq3njqnhk2whttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3mrcw4x6xac2p"Let's watch things together again on predictable schedules!" On library ebooks, a quieter nepreryvka, V for Vendetta, reading soccer, and "under the radar" Spain?!? https://loudpoet.com/2026/07/23/five-things-july-23-2026/23 Jul 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcw4x6xac2phttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3mqpbr7uti22p@runwithskizzers.bsky.social Have you played Star Wars Outlaws? Just finished the main campaign and it was surprisingly good, particularly the story.15 Jul 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpbr7uti22phttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3mqowadwhdk2eI caught most of this podcast episode live at #ALAAC26 and nearly hollered "amen!" several times as Ellen Paul broke down various aspects of library ebook pricing and the limitations of legislation. Libraries are not powerless victims of the Big 5. https://straightdownload.podbean.com/e/episode-16-the-straight-download-%E2%80%94-one-year-after-connecticuts-ebook-law/15 Jul 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqowadwhdk2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/loudpoet.com/post/3mqasenou522dI always turn off default AI notetakers, but I'd never thought about the voiceprint angle and the security risks involved with them. Moving forward, that's non-negotiable for me. AI is 🤡 💩 all the way down. https://www.fastcompany.com/91571498/ai-notetaker-work-meetings-privacy-data09 Jul 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:5woi6h3y7ygxpgygk6jpytau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqasenou522d