Post AYILjBfbILOotRYLE8 by Blinxeto@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AYI1BGZIZv2f9k9YJc by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
2023-08-01T14:31:13Z
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"Getting rid of physical books because we now have databases is like getting rid of sunshine because of the existence of vitamin-D pills and cod liver oil." --love that.a cogent plea for keeping physical libraries available:https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2023/07/28/death-of-the-physical-library/
(DIR) Post #AYI2IAs8FsSFTFoum0 by engarneering@floss.social
2023-08-01T14:43:46Z
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@brewsterkahle i was so mad yesterday, i found out they dumped the department copies of the bound copies of student dissertations in the hallway to give away with obsolete twch books, likely the universities only copy. And it wasnt a mistake. š
(DIR) Post #AYI47SWMUqZuvlei12 by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-01T15:05:08.381188Z
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> We have access to great resources like LibGenesis and Sci-Hub which have opened up research in new ways that even very large physical libraries canāt reproduceI'll add to that: yes we have access to archive.org and scigen/libgen/scihub, but they can be taken away at the drop of a judges gavel with virtually no warning.Unless people make seeding their torrents a habit, those libraries, too, will disappear within a generation. (And better yet building physical libraries of physical copies of their contents, though that's harder).@brewsterkahle can do a lot of heavy lifting but won't live forever.anyone who accepts the argument of : https://phillm.net/libgen-stats-table.php
(DIR) Post #AYI4NiNhIQaEknM1SK by zleap@qoto.org
2023-08-01T15:03:03Z
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@brewsterkahle As mentioned before, a library is more than just a place for books, it is a place to meet, socialise, swap ideas, study alone or with other people. A place to get hold of journals, magazines and much more.Use your local library or lose it, when budget decisions are made based on footfall and usage.
(DIR) Post #AYI4QMwnRY6b992Mvw by chud@nicecrew.digital
2023-08-01T15:07:58.344815Z
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Limited ability to track who reads whatNo ability to delete inconvenient tomesNo ability to change the content covertlyWe should all love libraries Also they smell really good https://youtu.be/SRr0ukTQr8Y
(DIR) Post #AYI4oBdN9pAx0cJDDU by tony@toot.hoyle.me.uk
2023-08-01T14:59:36Z
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@brewsterkahle Our local library is closed and due for demolition to build a swimming pool (maybe, if they get the funds, which isn't certain yet).I've not heard of any plans to replace it..
(DIR) Post #AYI5m3sz5tGkLyA5uC by skylar@wolfgirl.bar
2023-08-01T15:23:37.912034Z
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@brewsterkahle >good goy, get rid of the old books so there's only digital copies available>we would never go back and edit them to promote niggers and fags>we would never pull them from everyone's digital library over some jewish copyright dispute
(DIR) Post #AYI61QT3PxmcjWMLIW by Kang_Kong3@poa.st
2023-08-01T15:26:30.184686Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle I'm reminded of the project to place the Domesday Book onto laser discs for it's 900th anniversary in the eighties. The original hard copies still survive in museums and cathedrals but the data on (then) modern electronic format didn't even last a decade
(DIR) Post #AYI67k95AWj9V61vai by hazlin@amala.schwartzwelt.xyz
2023-08-01T15:27:36.931259Z
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@zleap @brewsterkahle strangely enough, I've spent a lot of time in libraries, but they don't have books with reading. I've had to collect those myself. And, the people who do go to libraries are as anti-social as everyone else.When they dose the last public library, nothing of value will have been lost.
(DIR) Post #AYI6DTWPt7KLgGg4kS by teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work
2023-08-01T15:26:41Z
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@skylar @brewsterkahle Not only do we need to keep the existing libraries going, they need to expand and there needs to be more book printing done.
(DIR) Post #AYI6Dqcvz3CtL8u6bI by mikeabney@hachyderm.io
2023-08-01T15:28:06Z
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@brewsterkahle What makes you think getting rid of sunshine (unless you can pay enough) isnāt on their agenda? And if itās not, donāt give them ideas! šš
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(DIR) Post #AYI6Wby4i49TNUjuW8 by skylar@wolfgirl.bar
2023-08-01T15:32:02.714868Z
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@teknomunk obviously burn all the troon and nigger books, and use the new space for some catalogs of high quality racist shitposts
(DIR) Post #AYI6cLaIXIf4IqLwsi by UnUtopianOptimist@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T15:31:26Z
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@brewsterkahle despite the brag there still is "books" not available on internet. the only place you'll find my dusty old novels (if you'll find them there) is in some old used bookstore.
(DIR) Post #AYI6d41nIQne8rYWqe by histoire@pleroma.skyshanty.xyz
2023-08-01T15:33:10.751528Z
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@skylar @brewsterkahle This is why you pirate everythingWe need to convert everything to epub or plain textEveryone could store the collective works of humanity on their computers
(DIR) Post #AYI6mbnl61KRUlXgA4 by zleap@qoto.org
2023-08-01T15:33:05Z
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@hazlin @brewsterkahle Not all libraries are the same, hopefully the good libraries will adapt, thrive and continue to do a good job serving their communities.
(DIR) Post #AYI7HIsrTv8jnfZ7om by teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work
2023-08-01T15:36:29Z
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@skylar Books that get checked out are maintained and those that don't are removed from the collection. Pretty much every library will take patron suggestions into account when adding books to the collection (there is only so much money and libraries are chronically underfunded) and take donations (generally must be hard cover, paperback will try to be sold off to add to fund the library).
(DIR) Post #AYI7IVWRyemDHsemnY by hazlin@amala.schwartzwelt.xyz
2023-08-01T15:40:46.075606Z
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@zleap @brewsterkahle > a good jobLast time I checked, they are degrading. Ebay is literally being flooded with books you could only find in a library, that are being sold for near the cost of shipping, because they are being thrown out. I'm the sort of person that, takes my time, and looks at books in every section. And, right now, I can tell you libraries and book stores are gutted of anything useful or meaningful. They are just another space that has been transformed into a propaganda center.Propping up failing public libraries, is just spending money on state approved propaganda.Used book stores are the only places that still have some value. Especially those that will give ignorant inheritors cash for a priceless collection that you can't even ebay lol.
(DIR) Post #AYI82Zm8UsJDnZxdlA by hemoglobina@mastodon.uy
2023-08-01T15:40:09Z
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@brewsterkahle Las bibliotecas deberĆan declararse patrimonio cultural de la humanidad y como tal deberĆan protegerse, cada una de ellas
(DIR) Post #AYI8Q1bnBDyamYIuVE by teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work
2023-08-01T15:39:43Z
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@zleap @hazlin @brewsterkahle Libraries rely on their communities for most things. If you want a book to be in the library, ask the staff for it. They might be able to get it thru an interlibrary loan or may add it to the collection if they have the funds and space.
(DIR) Post #AYI8eCSdczwMUhmVlo by teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work
2023-08-01T15:33:45Z
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@skylar And other useful stuff like engineering, science, biology, chemistry, agriculture, classical art, music theory.You know, the stuff that serious civilizations prioritize.
(DIR) Post #AYI9xMCfjJ5yAN0oV6 by ariaflame@masto.ai
2023-08-01T16:09:50Z
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@brewsterkahle Libraries are off site backups of ebooks.
(DIR) Post #AYIAkHvYPu9V5sKz2m by jeremiah@noagendasocial.com
2023-08-01T16:19:25Z
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@brewsterkahle the problem here is a utility argument. While some of us recognize the value of the printed materials and archiving, the general public (who pay for it) don't, which is how public libraries have degenerated into warehousing for the homeless, public access to internet pornography, and a lender of toys and entertainment.So: what's the value proposition to those paying? Do we centralize libraries so large collections are managed in a few places cost-effectively?
(DIR) Post #AYIAmf5DIMDvUOzH0a by rimugu@liberdon.com
2023-08-01T16:19:48Z
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@zleap The libraries around here are very ideological, so good riddance.@brewsterkahle
(DIR) Post #AYIBYJp5du8TS7AcdM by Dwevil@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T16:19:02Z
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@brewsterkahle I agree! We need more places where people can be social and get together in general, not just libraries!
(DIR) Post #AYICHSfHcEPLuF6oRk by jhavok@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T16:29:32Z
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@brewsterkahle Digital books are crazy expensive, I can't help but think that part of the push away from paper is due to the profit motive of publishers.
(DIR) Post #AYICXlSTVfsgpHtMLQ by Miragee@sfba.social
2023-08-01T16:32:17Z
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@brewsterkahle I rediscovered my local (10 miles away) library when a book was recommended and I couldnāt afford its price tag. I signed into my library and put it on hold. Then, I did that over and over again for brand new books I learned about. I have read so many First Edition books since February. Have four books to return, five books to pick up when I go into town tomorrow.
(DIR) Post #AYICukHm2H1zqkqR0K by beforewisdom@veganism.social
2023-08-01T16:41:22Z
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@brewsterkahle Power goes out. High tech is brittle.Compare how a paper book and a Kindle will fare with a bombed out building burying it for 100 years.Guess which one you will be able to read when it is finally dug out.All worthy books should have a quality paper backup stored in a good place.
(DIR) Post #AYIEAtXvTNlX9sfFKq by Virginicus@universeodon.com
2023-08-01T16:57:04Z
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@brewsterkahle If āThe Wandererā were rewritten in Modern English, the poor anhaga would probably be standing in a deserted library building.
(DIR) Post #AYIFLpjI6TkYSclArQ by LPerry2@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T16:59:14Z
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@brewsterkahle Hell, I'm still bemoaning the loss of the physical card catalog.
(DIR) Post #AYIFpv40prTXgxnYaO by SSSGregory@mstdn.social
2023-08-01T17:00:26Z
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@brewsterkahle so sad. I had a lot of very old books but had to sell them. The allergen and aging of the bindings was making a toxic hazard in my home. They went to someone capable and knowledgeable of how to save them. Microwave and other carefully done processing is I hope being done.
(DIR) Post #AYIG6cpdsFYO4P2i1I by mtobis@fediscience.org
2023-08-01T17:01:08Z
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@brewsterkahle echoing this experience with Wendt Library at U Wisconsin. I would not be who I am absent my wanderings through its vanished āstacksā.
(DIR) Post #AYIG85zivwgko1SXrs by mtobis@fediscience.org
2023-08-01T17:04:26Z
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@teknomunk @hazlin @brewsterkahle you miss the point. Itās important to feed the mode where you donāt know what you are looking for. The comparable behaviour on the internet leads to very different sorts of material, and favours forgetting over remembering.
(DIR) Post #AYIGJ9S6PzP6iP0Nhg by stacked_automation@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T17:01:29Z
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@brewsterkahle its all fun and games until the DRM decides you cant read the book any more.
(DIR) Post #AYIGZ6AwMwK3BZa8lE by Agonio@social.vivaldi.net
2023-08-01T17:02:43Z
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@brewsterkahle I'm all for keeping libraries around, along with many public places that don't require a purchase to hang around.But reducing paper consumption is not unwelcome in my mind. Let's not respond to extremes using other extremes, we just need to take consumerism out of the equation.
(DIR) Post #AYIGzTJexHmkU5EgqW by Supposenot@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T17:15:52Z
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@brewsterkahle @JorgeStolfi I found the repeated swipes in the article at gender studies and similar annoying and weakened his argumentā¦ he literally suggests that the books in storage will be recycled and the paper used for ālatinx queer studiesā. Perhaps if some of those books had been on nearby shelves to stuff he liked he would have learned how to make a good argument without also coming across as a racist, homophobic, and sexist troll.
(DIR) Post #AYIHHqXXLeexixUM6q by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
2023-08-01T17:22:39Z
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@brewsterkahle A book lasts longer than a hard drive and is impervious to an EMP pulse.
(DIR) Post #AYIHfJPiA7w3w219Ps by RichStein@econtwitter.net
2023-08-01T17:31:33Z
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@brewsterkahle 100% with that ā physical libraries rock. One way we keep them going is by encouraging reading, esp. among the next generations to inherit the world.#Opportunity to help #libraries:Preserve access to books, don't ban them.#Brooklyn Public Library offers a National Teen (teens across the US) BPL eCard to borrow #eBooks and #AudioBooks: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbannedNow #Seattle Public #Library does, too: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbannedPls. share. Thx!#Read #BooksUnbanned
(DIR) Post #AYII86L9qduPmocDdg by Schif@noagendasocial.com
2023-08-01T17:35:46Z
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@Kang_Kong3 @brewsterkahle @jeffcliff It is easier to rewrite history digitally. He who controls the past controls the future.
(DIR) Post #AYIIIAeCglui2aKExU by shekinahcancook@babka.social
2023-08-01T17:43:13Z
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@brewsterkahle The problem with digital books is that they can vanish into the void with very little effort. One malicious malware can erase every digital copy of a book some religious nutcase doesn't like. It's frankly stupid beyond belief to rely on ebooks.
(DIR) Post #AYIIdUATJ7dkfCaA9g by Whit_justWhit@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T17:46:48Z
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@brewsterkahle Not for nothing, I can edit a database in a fraction of a second. The truth of the moment becomes entirely malleable if you rely on the database. Print is the only actual record of history.
(DIR) Post #AYIIvYdFRs8vimexVI by kryvyifedir@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T17:47:22Z
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@brewsterkahle weird metaphor and a bit misleading Sunshine is free, space (especially in the city) is not. Sure, I would prefer libraries to be replaced with affordable communal space for networking and/or studying rather than just demolishing the library. But I see almost no reason to have āwarehousesā dedicated to something which is almost never used nowadays.
(DIR) Post #AYIJ8gfWsZdGPZzH4S by kryvyifedir@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T17:48:10Z
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@brewsterkahleA lot of people loved Blockbuster, but it doesnāt mean that cities should spend their money (and peopleās taxes) on making sure that Blockbuster can still work
(DIR) Post #AYIK3Q7T58ijah6kOu by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-01T18:03:43.503622Z
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> Propping up failing public libraries, is just spending money on state approved propaganda.it doesn't have to be this way
(DIR) Post #AYIK8MRECELXcahqgS by Nicki7@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T16:19:05Z
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@zleap @brewsterkahle I have worked with a great many people who suffer with debilitating, social anxiety - the library offers a form of connection without them feeling threatened /overwhelmed. Libraries offer a lifeline for those who have a appreciation of books, and so much more .
(DIR) Post #AYIKGU7TWM0vlHLBrs by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-01T18:06:04.575764Z
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> So: what's the value proposition to those paying? civilization
(DIR) Post #AYIKJvFf6K7imLoEhU by janlu@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T17:59:10Z
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@brewsterkahle Physical books are good when you don't want someone to interrupt your reading with a of a hotdog.
(DIR) Post #AYIKWMmcZ5bPdq9wcC by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-01T18:08:57.133262Z
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Try it and I will have 10 printed, and distributed to school libraries for every one you burn.
(DIR) Post #AYIKbkPo83oKNo3RQW by zleap@qoto.org
2023-08-01T18:09:47Z
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@jeffcliff @hazlin @brewsterkahle We all clearly have different experiences of public libraries, things have moved on a lot since I was a kit and libraries where a place of silence, now they are more vibrant.It is such a shame that there are bad libraries out there that are not doing a good job, they can change lives.
(DIR) Post #AYIKe2PMCfpAlWw5RI by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-01T18:10:20.399595Z
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a lot of the problem isn't the bad libraries per seit's the patrons
(DIR) Post #AYIKj1npsg0WKvlUzg by jeremiah@noagendasocial.com
2023-08-01T18:11:14Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle apparently not.
(DIR) Post #AYIKtmVp4Sv06DT21I by zleap@qoto.org
2023-08-01T18:12:45Z
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@jeffcliff @hazlin @brewsterkahle It is a difficult one to solve.
(DIR) Post #AYILjBfbILOotRYLE8 by Blinxeto@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T18:19:56Z
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@brewsterkahle šššššššššššā¤ļø
(DIR) Post #AYIMeRMXcfVA4LwFNo by kbsez@postchat.io
2023-08-01T18:26:27Z
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@brewsterkahle It's why I still love going through a book store. I'll always find something I never knew about or didn't know I needed.
(DIR) Post #AYIMy9CAsTIfW4UDse by drakenblackknight@mastodon.online
2023-08-01T18:32:22Z
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@brewsterkahle Libraries donāt cause skin cancer, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, sunburn, etc. Just an enrichment of mental acuity. ;)
(DIR) Post #AYINGxEzY4N1wSlw9Y by jpwkeeper@mstdn.party
2023-08-01T18:36:50Z
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@brewsterkahle I've never been that enamored with physical books, but rather what was in them. The day I got my first Kindle was they day I decided physical books were over-rated (other than graphic novels of course).
(DIR) Post #AYINYUcegoAwOdCgS0 by JustinW80@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T18:40:04Z
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@brewsterkahle I recognized the A.D. White Library at #Cornell immediately without a caption.
(DIR) Post #AYINnkDB0ntL5YYh4i by Enema_Cowboy@dotnet.social
2023-08-01T18:40:56Z
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@brewsterkahle I think Sturgeon's Law applies to production database schemas.
(DIR) Post #AYIPHAo1JXBnvBO9Q0 by skylar@wolfgirl.bar
2023-08-01T19:02:10.294865Z
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@jeffcliff @teknomunk that doesn't seem wisehow will you hide from the chinese virus if you're in auschwitz 2 (this time with the chimney attached to the building) for distributing obscene materials to children?see this wolfgirl? she's writing an antisemetic manifesto. wouldn't you rather distribute those to school libraries? we can even have her write a second edition where she blames the jews for covid AND global warming.
(DIR) Post #AYIPMboiJYz38vIxmq by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-01T19:03:13.040714Z
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> wouldn't you rather distribute those to school libraries?i'm willing to make some sacrifices
(DIR) Post #AYIPQGqKEm9VFenxJY by sapphire@needs.vodka
2023-08-01T19:03:48.629568Z
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@jeffcliff @teknomunk @skylar you gonna put your address on those packages? Because we all remember you have an address and are softer than woodchipper blades
(DIR) Post #AYIPXMOC0z5aTp1hYG by skylar@wolfgirl.bar
2023-08-01T19:05:06.612046Z
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@jeffcliff @teknomunk well if you think it's that important for children to have access to buttsex propaganda, you definitely belong in a death camp with your groomer buddies
(DIR) Post #AYIPbMLG8I6FUXYrPU by RachelNLeahs@mstdn.social
2023-08-01T19:05:02Z
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@brewsterkahle and a library is open to all, without cost and without expectation.No such things would be possible if proposed in today's world.
(DIR) Post #AYIR6KYKvzQcsG0h2O by arvrrob@twit.social
2023-08-01T19:21:49Z
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@brewsterkahle I sent this post to a colleague yesterday. We are currently working in this space.
(DIR) Post #AYISE3qv0dwXLkx4gS by MCMLXVIIOTG@nicecrew.digital
2023-08-01T19:35:17.877512Z
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>how will you hide from the chinese virusIn a desperate attempt to socially distance himself from the seasonal flu, Jeef gets a new bicycle.
(DIR) Post #AYISLaucUbO3uTH7my by caekislove@gleasonator.com
2023-08-01T19:36:39.092934Z
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@MCMLXVIIOTG @skylar @teknomunk @jeffcliff The best part was the bus honking like "Get the fuck out the way, hipster bitch!"
(DIR) Post #AYISRBPmCjteZIVtOC by moshez@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T19:36:46Z
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@brewsterkahle Bad analogy? We should probably keep physical books a while longer, but sunlight is, of course, bad, and we should most definitely get rid of it.
(DIR) Post #AYIUsJr38JCcTHKymW by TransitBiker@urbanists.social
2023-08-01T20:04:08Z
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@brewsterkahle death? Erm.
(DIR) Post #AYIVHCFqWjGc8inYW0 by teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work
2023-08-01T20:06:20Z
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@mtobis @hazlin Not really. Advocate for having material you find to be useful be available to others, so they can have access to things they otherwise wouldn't have. Sure, those particular books are things you are familiar with (if you didn't know of their existence how could you recommend them?) But they are probably new for the other patrons.If you lament the poor state of a library collection, help push it in a better direction.
(DIR) Post #AYIaGiN883SJEPnL6m by mtobis@fediscience.org
2023-08-01T20:59:06Z
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@teknomunk @hazlin you perhaps misunderstand. This is (was?) an academic library. It formed me intellectually. I looked at books and journals whose existence I would never have suspected. I never recommended them to others. It was a very personal experience, one which canāt be replicated online.
(DIR) Post #AYIaGj55UccLQkMRcm by teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work
2023-08-01T21:03:31Z
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@mtobis @hazlin I did not know until the post I am replying to, as I didn't see you say anything about it.My fediverse server software only shows the thread to the original post unless I'm mentioned, so if you mentioned it elsewhere under the OP, I can't see it.:02_shrug:
(DIR) Post #AYIbIFrpBFUdMHRyK0 by robpike@hachyderm.io
2023-08-01T21:16:02Z
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@brewsterkahle Books are still the greatest technology humanity ever created.
(DIR) Post #AYIcAO9aaTmOhDZXwO by nerthos@shitposter.club
2023-08-01T21:26:40.072577Z
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@jeffcliff @skylar @teknomunk If you sign a legally binding contract to do this, I'm willing to spend half a year's paychecks in books to burn.
(DIR) Post #AYIdJde8SHiZJ2poHo by SearingTruth@universeodon.com
2023-08-01T21:38:41Z
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@brewsterkahle "History should be taught twice, so it will be more difficult to forget."SearingTruth
(DIR) Post #AYIgjxIKKG5jdTsGum by epistatacadam@toot.wales
2023-08-01T22:17:02Z
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@brewsterkahle The number of serendipitous articles found in libraries, that were the answer to insurmountable problems in my career in medicine, was too many to be counted.Regrettably there simple honest case report, is a bit of a list art. I haven't seen any for a long time in mainstream medical journals.Do doctor treat patients any more or do they treat a mythical average patient who appears to be similar to the life form in front of them?
(DIR) Post #AYIh4TmRFpyiBDkHRo by damnfinecoffee@hachyderm.io
2023-08-01T22:18:47Z
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@brewsterkahle I liked using a Nook for a while, but in the past year I've regained a preference for physical books. I am tired of using devices for everything; even though e-readers are a wonderful technology, there's something about going device-less that helps me immerse myself in the text.
(DIR) Post #AYIhN1g9xUGWWleVJw by WideEyes@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T22:23:47Z
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@brewsterkahle I applied for a position at a library last week. Libraries have meant so much to me in every phase of my life. There are other jobs I could try to chase and Iāve moved in other fields. But I want to commit my time, talents and energy to helping persevere one of these bastions of knowledge. I couldnāt imagine anything else more worthwhile. Libraries rock.
(DIR) Post #AYIibdn99YDmjxS9g0 by alys@selfy.army
2023-08-01T22:38:10Z
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@brewsterkahle i completely agree on the value of physical books in libraries, but in my experience librarians are much more aware of the tradeoffs involved than this article makes it sound like. also, this author's dismissal of gay latino studies seems to be based more on homophobia than actually examining the research in question.(in fairness, the Manchester City Library pulping linked to does sound like a pretty bad call by the librarians or administrators.)
(DIR) Post #AYIjwSaG7Q2W0zus0O by sbb@mstdn.ca
2023-08-01T22:53:02Z
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@brewsterkahle I'm in #Malaysia, and paper books get musty and moldy quite fast here, unless you run an air conditioner regularly, which also dehumidifies. #Libraries with paper books are great in the drier, more temperate parts of the world. There is a tropical style of book - the "ola leaf" book, which will last many centuries in the tropics, but they are smaller, harder to create, and usually reserved only for religious texts. Flash storage is a big deal here to make #ebooks widely available.
(DIR) Post #AYInNJXOA0Abdj4QEa by olaolarolla@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T23:31:20Z
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@brewsterkahle watcha gonna do when the lights go out brah...
(DIR) Post #AYInlzRc0GeGYs8PeC by r0b0t0@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T23:36:03Z
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@brewsterkahle I would find some way to raise enough money to make that my home.
(DIR) Post #AYIz3IqCEvHh8a5kvY by chessert@mastodon.online
2023-08-02T01:42:13Z
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@brewsterkahle Libraries _are_ databases, among other things.
(DIR) Post #AYJ1hhR8PcjuuZlAVU by SaftyKuma@mastodon.social
2023-08-02T02:11:58Z
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@brewsterkahle Started trying to buy more physical books. An e-Reader just doesn't beat the feel of a real book in your hands.
(DIR) Post #AYJ3qGvoWjrlDoKDuS by Lmardell@vmst.io
2023-08-02T02:35:51Z
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@brewsterkahle Got to keep libraries. We need a paper back up of knowledge.
(DIR) Post #AYJ6F66q6ICunzRoci by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
2023-08-02T03:02:58Z
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@sbb try our nascent website palmleaf.org
(DIR) Post #AYJ6cqH0d6ykdnWiq8 by M8_@mastodon.social
2023-08-02T03:07:13Z
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@brewsterkahle really good author's paper book may become treasure in future, bc less kept, same as those famous painting, hh
(DIR) Post #AYJ8wknQu2D9M1Jb3w by xtri@mastodon.social
2023-08-02T03:33:06Z
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@brewsterkahle its actually getting more important as electronic files are getting increasingly be a service. The PDFs are just a subscription that can expire, and you cannot sell, borrow, copy etc like a physical copy
(DIR) Post #AYJGhG8PQ3HTY3FVHk by Ecopolitidae@mas.to
2023-08-02T04:59:54Z
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@brewsterkahle why not make them lending centers for other things? Tools, seeds and such are already becoming more common.
(DIR) Post #AYJSbXgmRFI3hkMmFE by vanderZwan@vis.social
2023-08-02T07:13:22Z
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@brewsterkahle flashback to my first day at Art Academy Minerva where a new director gave her introduction speech. Teachers skeptical because fourth director in four years, and she had no background in art; she only got the position because she was the sister of a prominent centre-right politician.Few days later I see teachers searching for art history slides from the trash. She had decreed we'd "go digital" and ordered the slides to be thrown away.Unsurprisingly she was gone the next year.
(DIR) Post #AYJdh4EdxW07aY2i00 by NatureMC@mastodon.online
2023-08-02T09:17:36Z
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@brewsterkahle Sad to hear this. Here in the EU we have helping programs for libraries, in France we had a successful transition into mediatheques. That means we have "temples" of all forms: physical books, newspapers and digital ones, analogous AND digital research.
(DIR) Post #AYJtvWbur5bYuiqOZ6 by Wordorigins@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-08-02T12:19:26Z
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@brewsterkahle Physical books are a remarkable technology. No external power source required. Portable. If properly stored they last centuries. Backwards compatible with other technologies. User friendly, the technology of the codex requires no training other than the ability to read.
(DIR) Post #AYK7FP6rkesmqX87hg by NatureMC@mastodon.online
2023-08-02T14:48:43Z
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@brewsterkahle Did you also read this? It's why I don't boost that article. The topic nevertheless is important.
(DIR) Post #AYKF82ehdXhwoOxPwe by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T16:17:57.362103Z
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this makes #tribler all the more importantso far i haven't seen canada get effected by this yet but i hope by the time they do i have tribler up and running again
(DIR) Post #AYKIgG1SkDHryfbsQq by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T16:56:04Z
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@lispi314 @jeffcliff @brewsterkahle i2p torrenting is technically effective and can even move large payloads. The problem is the selection is not there. We need popular torrent clients that bridge clearnet to i2p, with the i2p mini stack built in. That way all torrents being downloaded by clearnet in "safe" countries (those whose governments are not controlled by IP lawyers) will be automatically mirrored to i2p for people in the other sort of countries.
(DIR) Post #AYKIhNEHR3XScP8aUS by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T16:57:57.409334Z
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yeah, tribler > i2p because tribler has exit nodes.
(DIR) Post #AYKImpVJjo05l7hxyK by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T16:58:56.738213Z
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speaking of bittorrentIt really looks like ubuntu 23.10 's transmission client requires DRM i wonder why this is
(DIR) Post #AYKJ5rJ3GHKAqn2pg8 by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:02:22.853589Z
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i'm guessing it's an accident -- transmission relies on some kind of gnome/gnome-shell library functionality under hood and that requires gnome-desktop-environment and that requires etc etc etc requires TPM/DRM support.
(DIR) Post #AYKJ8XNNolQJuILdTc by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:01:42Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 Wait what? How does a TORRENT CLIENT require DRM? A torrent client's function is to download and upload chunks that match certain hash codes, and assemble them in the right order into files. Where does DRM come into that?Ubuntu put out an f'd-with version of transmission? What did they do to it?
(DIR) Post #AYKJAsO6fT9teWnlEe by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:03:17.328192Z
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i mean, in theoryit could be used to make an ultra-strong crypto bittorrent ecosystem a la tribler but
(DIR) Post #AYKJNNRR2LJRRHJrWK by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:05:32.876737Z
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> Where does DRM come into that?in the dependency hell imhoit's almost certainly unintentional - - i think it's purely out of 'we need to be able to load signed firmware' ie'desktop environment' -> 'general GUI/gnome-shell' -> 'we need to be able to have a GUI for configuring and displaying updates to the OS' -> 'we need to be able to configure and display updates to the OS' -> 'we need to be able to do updates of the OS' -> 'we need to be able to load firmware' -> 'we need to be able to load signed firmware' something like that
(DIR) Post #AYKJQsUS3TfAbTOpqi by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:03:07Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 So there is stuff in Ubuntu that ONLY works with TPM chip and code verification enabled?
(DIR) Post #AYKJTqC33EGuLgCji4 by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:06:43.126152Z
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not even that, you just need the TPM functionality installed the question of whether the TPM stuff works or not is kinda irrelevant at that point
(DIR) Post #AYKJVA9kJb9YYHl3VQ by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:06:51Z
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@lispi314 @jeffcliff @brewsterkahle This whole thing where there is "one good thing" in linux for a few years and then it starts to suck and someone has to fork it and try to make it good again. That has to end. That problem infests the entire open source world, and someone has to figure out what causes it and fix that.
(DIR) Post #AYKJZPSHNNFR9vS4PI by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:07:43.459223Z
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This is one of those rare situations where "there are too many OS variants in the free software world" turns out to be an advantageWe can select for the distros that do not do this by switching to them. I think the problem is actually on the debian side, though, so that makes things...difficult
(DIR) Post #AYKJawpclhMwxq6YU4 by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:07:38Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 I assume some day there will be "mod chips" for PCs, and some craftsmen with rework stations who ear a couple hundred bucks a machine to wire one in.
(DIR) Post #AYKJegsU1hVSdtE79M by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:08:40.794934Z
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so far that's not necessary yetwe can just uninstall the DRM/TPM support and rebuild transmission from source removing the parts where it needs itie it's relatively easily solvable at the software level
(DIR) Post #AYKJfIVQ7tdZLMjETg by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:00:33Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 So does Tribler run its own anonymity layer? It is not using either i2p or tor?I think tor would be in bandwidth trouble if any serious amount of torrenting started moving through it. And tor is a valuable resource for high-value anonymity (as opposed to stealing movies.)i2p torrenting is the right technical model. It's too hard to set up. It needs to support webrtc for people who cannot configure their firewalls, and it needs to just work.
(DIR) Post #AYKJnyqyYwY900x2lk by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:09:59Z
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@lispi314 @jeffcliff @brewsterkahle Well TOR and Tails has the very valuable use case of "I need to do something on the Internet that cannot come back to haunt me later." I.e. rat out an evil employer or government, resulting in lawfare against you.If you do it on Tails and then turn the machine off, even if you are suspected and your machine taken as evidence, there isn't any.Destroying evidence is a crime. Not creating any is not.
(DIR) Post #AYKJrZOf9TP9CmQ568 by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:10:58.518970Z
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> One of the issues with building atop of #Tor is that they're going to need to reimplement all of the additional stuff #I2P does to maintain halfway reasonable anonymity.what does tribler need to implement, in this sense?( it's probably already implemented )
(DIR) Post #AYKK1uXLPODhfKPZ7g by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:11:44Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 Sure, I am thinking of the long term future with Windows 13 or whatever that won't run without a TPM chip and won't let you install anything that isn't signed by Microsoft (or runs such unsigned software in a container where it can do very little.)If browser attestation happens and a lot of sites won't let you on without a signed browser that displays ads, I and a lot of other people would pay big buck to have that hacked in hardware.
(DIR) Post #AYKKBOSjVzuX5ImBZQ by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:14:33.110902Z
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i'd be one of the people that would be increasingly willing to throw money at that problem - my most recent computer purchase is a GNU/linux-first/intel management engine-free/coreboot/free-hardware device, and i intend on continuing to purchase such devices(or better) going forward
(DIR) Post #AYKKH4nTXlefpZBils by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:15:36.030618Z
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...that is not true. It works as a mixnet already.
(DIR) Post #AYKKLQho1vY6wAc0Q4 by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:15:58Z
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@lispi314 @jeffcliff @brewsterkahle You are a whole lot more likely to walk, in any sort of legal system, if they just don't find anything. If they find a machine that throws up a Veracrypt prompt when they turn it on, they will likely say "you are not getting out until you log this thing in."If they just don't find anything, you are a lot better off. So Tails, giving that it stores nothing, allows for that. Hiding a MicroSD card is a lot easier than hiding a laptop.
(DIR) Post #AYKKOhajhlVsB1rj5E by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:16:57.657904Z
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...it is true though that tribler / tor could be better at looking like normal traffic, to defend against attacks 'for using crypto'
(DIR) Post #AYKKVzh4nd9gLaJAie by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:17:03Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 Really which one? And how's the user experience? I am split between windows 7 and linux and determined not to use any later version of windows personally. I'd feel like there was a cop standing behind me with a video camera every moment- just uncomfortable. So what libre laptop should I buy?
(DIR) Post #AYKKW0Qo3bjcdPhgzw by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:18:17.333977Z
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https://puri.sm/The user experience is "i'd like to believe i haven't been scammed" so far, lolapparently literally all of their other devices do not have this problem but the one i ordered, specifically, is still having supply chain issues, so their delivery date is..."real soon now, lol"
(DIR) Post #AYKKuNh1DtVrjFuTY0 by animeirl@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:22:43.249982Z
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@jeffcliff @mike805 @brewsterkahle @lispi314 over 2k for 4gb of ram?
(DIR) Post #AYKL2tT6xw7Ib1SpAu by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:18:19Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 If you deny everything and they physically find nothing, your real world odds are a whole lot better. That's true everywhere.
(DIR) Post #AYKL9en7vw5d6R3E2q by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:25:28.789504Z
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I remember paying 3,000$ for 32MB of ram at one point.
(DIR) Post #AYKLPQ4yOtsi6hum0G by animeirl@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:28:19.785201Z
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@mischievoustomato @mike805 @brewsterkahle @lispi314 @jeffcliff a really obvious one
(DIR) Post #AYKLRKHSvjzIhcfPrE by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:28:34.226857Z
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i'd do it again if push came to shove
(DIR) Post #AYKLVflD0kcATleT44 by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:28:43Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 Good to know. That one has a fatal usability flaw in common with a number of other libre laptops. No physical mouse click buttons. I have owned laptops like that and didn't use them much because they were too hard to click on.
(DIR) Post #AYKLeHCFhxwitzP5iS by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:30:53Z
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@lispi314 @jeffcliff @brewsterkahle Yeah. I wrote something called Confidant Mail in 2014 that does store and forward GPG email over Tor and I2P. Works great technically, and I still use it with a couple of people. Could never get it popular. People say they like privacy but if they have to click twice they won't bother.
(DIR) Post #AYKLjIxqYzo9pf3zZw by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:31:55.443527Z
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looks proprietary . . ?
(DIR) Post #AYKMO4D8JyXDwqeNk0 by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:32:51Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 What looks proprietary?
(DIR) Post #AYKMO4rBv2Zrx5ONBA by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:38:44Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 You mean confidant mail? It's a custom protocol yes, the other person also needs it, but it's open source with a protocol spec. And how else can you email someone a 10 GB attachment and take your laptop from home to work halfway through the upload?
(DIR) Post #AYKMQaDYI9YvnK2v3I by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T17:39:44.701727Z
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yeah that got my attention, i can't count the number of times i was stuck trying to send a file to someone and email was the only option / couldn't email more than like 5MB at a time.
(DIR) Post #AYKMgHLgDJCfuIKeJ6 by rdr@marsey.moe
2023-08-02T17:40:36.195346Z
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@animeirl @mike805 @brewsterkahle @lispi314 @jeffcliff I'll give you more than 2GB, bb
(DIR) Post #AYKMk0C5w5nBrSckwC by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T17:42:54Z
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@jeffcliff @brewsterkahle @lispi314 Since Confidant Mail got no takeup, I built a web based alternative. I use this thing at work all the time to send large files and passwords. It will send multi-gig files if the Internet is reliable. https://theuncloud.co
(DIR) Post #AYKQ8GHq3U9MaHZPk0 by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T18:21:15.077208Z
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they've dug deeper into the sybil issue and have countermeasures deployed tribler has gone really, really deep into that sort of thing
(DIR) Post #AYKQCgLB85cyXzEwzI by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-08-02T18:16:23Z
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@lispi314 @jeffcliff @brewsterkahle Well the main way to prevent bad nodes from becoming the majority and taking over is to have a hell of a lot of good nodes.If mainstream Tor clients had this component built in - and supporting WebRTC as well as UDP - then there would be a multiple more relay nodes.
(DIR) Post #AYKQESUtZMlCBydGPA by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T18:22:22.435667Z
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this is one thing #tribler could usemore good nodes
(DIR) Post #AYKQcOWI0ddso2hKbo by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
2023-08-02T18:26:41.783579Z
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i mean it makes sense, thoughat one point like 70%+ of all internet traffic was (naked) bittorrent traffic so having a decent bittorrent standard (which they have published as a RFC) is probably 'general' enough
(DIR) Post #AYb2KWxtYHGtMIFDCy by Jabberwock@infosec.exchange
2023-08-10T18:43:47Z
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@brewsterkahle maybe we need to bring into account of what libraries provide is more than just books. They can also contain materials for people that canāt be found in digital formats.
(DIR) Post #AYgf9xd8wFa6sQHw5A by m0xee@social.librem.one
2023-08-13T11:53:17Z
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@GhostOnTheHalfShell I think fire is a lot more common "in the wild" than EMP, but the point is still valid š
However, as @lispi314 has noted, the problem is not the medium itself, there is tech for long-term digital preservation, but it's seldomly used at present.@brewsterkahle
(DIR) Post #AYgo1V34Dji5VDSEEK by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
2023-08-13T13:32:34Z
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@m0xee @lispi314 @brewsterkahle true enough.
(DIR) Post #AYgwK8KJit5cARv2Q4 by berlin_radler@aipi.social
2023-08-13T14:49:47Z
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@brewsterkahle "Advise: if you go home with your date, and in the flat you discover: it has no books at all: Do not f*ck it!"(John Waters)
(DIR) Post #AYh0F3tr9bV4o5NaIy by Jason_Dodd@mastodon.social
2023-08-13T15:48:50Z
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@brewsterkahle i don't know. you don't need massive amounts of space to keep sunshine.