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The OBJ artifact returns. This apparently comes when some iOS apps use an emoji that can't be displayed on other devices, and also sometimes when you dictate (there was no emoji in this post). I only see this randomly on the Bluesky app though it used to come up when I still used Facebook as well.

In case you were terribly worried about them, the TV Guides are back in their proper positions after a shelving misfunction a little while back. I'm sure you're all very relieved. 

A slideshow history of Sainsburys from the Sainsburys archive. youtu.be/0JJh0nrcqx0?...

Archive Talk: The History of Sainsbury'sYouTube video by Sainsbury Archiveyoutu.be

I came. I explored. I had dinner. 

Another small (and not really very exciting) one: North Platte, Nebraska Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations 1925-2026. www.groceteria.com/place/us-neb...

ITV cop shows from the 1970s make me happy...

Clearly this is the real reason I went to library school.

Minor update to the DFW section, adding a few years of Arlington and Irving to fill in some holes between Dallas and Fort Worth. www.groceteria.com/place/texas/...

Does using this as my lunch bag give me any special goth street cred?

"Prepares you to become an influencer" My brain hurts. degrees.apps.asu.edu/bachelors/ma...

Wow. I've always been fascinated by the story of the little corner building and the fact that it's losing its Macy's connection says a lot about the current state of "the world's largest store." ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/h...

Hidden by billboards for over 100 years, the tiny holdout building in the middle of Macy’s is back in viewThe enormous faux shopping bag that served as an advertisement for Macy’s is mostly gone, save for a patch of red facing Sixth Avenue. Scaffolding covers the ground floor retail space, and da…ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com

Another good one from @pbswisconsin.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=9wX-...

This is the one the world has been waiting for: Poughkeepsie NY Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1988. www.groceteria.com/place/new-yo...

Former First National/Finast.

It's been a very stressful and unpleasant week already. Maybe that means I'll accomplish something brilliantly creative by the end of it.

You'd think that anyone who knows how to use the terminal (or even knows what it is) wouldn't fall for this, but apparently you'd be wrong.

Dealing with DNS stuff always leaves me with a massive headache.

Big Star, downtown Greensboro NC. The link gets you to more lovely photos from my day job. www.digitalgreensboro.org/search?ln=en...

Greensboro rando. That's me.

While looking for something else, I found some ads detailing an additional 170 or so Richelieu co-op/franchise locations in Montréal from 1960-1969 that I thought I'd ever be able to ID. www.groceteria.com/place/quebec...