Cyberpunk Librarian

Libraries are in danger and Dan is angry. There have been more books banned in the last two years than ever before. Censorship and attacks on...

You can have it your way, on your hardware, with software you prefer. Your little free Cyberpunk Librarian gets into the philosophies and basics of self-hosting!...

It’s a full episode follow up and we’re gonna talk about a free and open source library project that Dan is building with his own three...

The Cyberpunk Librarian is back! Again! I think? Anyway, Dan finally got some time to make podcasts again so welcome back to the high tech, low...

Holy crap! The Cyberpunk Librarian is back with a new episode about his favourite operating system that’s not actually an operating system. But then again, it may as well be, because that’s what he’s using most of time. Join Dan as he walks you through Firefox, how to use it better and more efficiently, how to make it pretty, and how to save a six figure number of images. Links Min - A minimalist web browser. Qutebrowser - A keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI Firefox theme page Firefox Theme - Matrix_Purple ANIMATED Firefox Theme - Neon Firefox Theme - Black Rain (Animated) Chrome Web Store - Themes Winamp Skin Museum - Ooooooooo preeeeetty! The Commodore 64 - One of the most popular computers ever. Mouse 1351 - For the Commodore 64 GEOS - The Graphical Environment Operating System. An 8-bit wonderment of a GUI operating system for the Commodore 64. All the Firefox keyboard shortcuts! Mitch Murder music videos Notion - Notes and so much more. I've tried an

Build your own Netflix with free, open source software and the Cyberpunk Librarian. Join Dan for part three of the cyberpunk community library series and learn how to set up your own media streaming server! Screenshots Support & Charity Donate to Tornado Recovery Efforts in Kentucky - On the night and early morning of December 11 & 12, 2021; multiple tornadoes rolled through Kentucky leaving a path of destruction miles long. Mayfield, KY was almost destroyed and Bowling Green, KY was badly damaged. If you can help out, the United Way of Southern Kentucky is accepting donations for relief and recovery. All donations will remain local to the Southern Kentucky area. Support Jellyfin! - Seriously, this is great software. Please consider supporting the developers and contributing towards the future of a fantastic open source software project. Links L0WL1F3 Podcast - Come quietly or there will be... trouble. The best cyberpunk podcast on the feeds! Podnutz - Tech Podcast Network,

You thought it was done. You thought it was over. But it's not over, and nothing is ever done. The Cyberpunk Librarian and the L0WL1F3 Podcast are back for part two of their descent into madness - a deep dive into Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture. Note This one is tagged explicit for a reason. If you’re normally listening to the show with kids… you may want to wait on this one until the kiddos have gone to bed. Links Super Mario Bros: The Motion PictureThe L0WL1F3 PodcastNeon Dystopia – The home of the L0WL1F3s. LOWL1F35? Look, it’s where the podcast is based.Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture: The Movie Archive

Join me for a special crossover episode with the L0WL1F3 gang from the LOWL1F3 Podcast! We dive into a forgotten piece of cyberpunk media, so forgotten that some people don't even realize it's cyberpunk. So get your red coveralls, strap on your stompers, and grab your toolbelt. This is part one of a deep dive into Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture. Note This one is tagged explicit for a reason. If you're normally listening to the show with kids... you may want to wait on this one until the kiddos have gone to bed. Links Super Mario Bros: The Motion PictureThe L0WL1F3 PodcastNeon Dystopia - The home of the L0WL1F3s. LOWL1F35? Look, it's where the podcast is based.Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture: The Movie Archive

You're a librarian for a small community and someone hands you an SSD. Opening it up you discover three folders named eBooks, Magazines, and Comics. Total file count: 6,271. You nod, fire up some software, and tell your community "Yeah, I can make this work." Links Calibre - The best eBook management systemCalibre - Supported formatsKovid Goyal - The primary developer of CalibreKomga - Your next digital comic and magazine management systemComics metadata from Comic VineComics metadata from The League of Comic GeeksBandes dessinées metadata from BubbleBandes dessinées metadata from BedethequeManga metadata from KitsuManga metadata from MyAnimeListA list of digital comic reading software Screenshots Music All tracks by Smooth Genestar from the album Music for Sleepless Cities. Downtempo Gangstas and Time ThievesBars & HookersTokyo CodesSleepless in Reykjavik Opening track - Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita Sounds SFX_Magazine - FreesoundMagazine.wav&n

Your community, your library. Whether you’ve got a small group of friends, or a small town, the Cyberpunk Librarian has the solutions for your ILS problems! Join Dan for an introduction to a fantastic, easy to use ILS that’ll make your library life easier without breaking your budget! Links The Shane Company - Advertising slogan: You have a friend in the diamond businesshttps://cyberpunklibrarian.com/blog/theres-gotta-be-someone-better.html - A blog post I wrote about why Dewey sucksBISAC - Book Industry Standards and Communications cataloguing system. Human readable subject headings and classifications.UNIX Philosophy - One damn thing at a timeTinyCat - The best ILS solution for regular peopleTinyCat Pricing - While TinyCat isn't free, it's incredibly affordableHandheld USB Barcode Scanner - $14.99 at the time I composed these notes.WoneNice USB Laser Barcode Scanner Wired - $20.99 at the time I composed these notes.Tanglewood Hill OPAC - My personal library at Tanglewood Hill. Have a look around!Make

Whether you’re disconnecting out of necessity or choice, you don’t have to shut down when you go offline! Join the Cyberpunk Librarian for tips, tricks, and tactics for working and keeping yourself entertained when the lights go out and/or your phone says “Searching for signal.” Listen via Video YouTubePeerTube Mind Map Links Entertainment - Audio Apple MusicSpotify Entertainment - News Internet ArchiveThe Magazine Rack - Tonnes of magazines freely available for download from the Internet. Archive!The Computer Magazine ArchivesGaming and Gamer Magazine ArchivesStarlog Magazine ArchiveZZap!64 Magazine ArchivePocketWallabagZinio Entertainment - Reading Amazon KindleAudibleComixology Entertainment - Video CrunchyRollHuluNetflixPrime Video Library Apps Check your local library to see if any of these services are available to you! All libraries are different and some will have access to different services, with different collections. All of these apps are available on iO

Oh my god, he's back! After over a year of craziness and massive life changes, the Cyberpunk Librarian is back! Join Dan in this comeback episode where he helps you get acquainted with static site generators and introduces you to the one he prefers! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Links Tanglewood Hill - Check out my personal blog, powered by Publii!Energy Hogs: Can World’s Huge Data Centers Be Made More Efficient?The Internet Cloud Has a Dirty SecretStooge - A little programme that clears fines on patron accounts by automating Polaris Leap.Jekyll - Probably the most popular static site generator.Hexo - A static site generator powered by Node.js.Hugo - Likely the fastest static site generator. Powered by Go.Publii - My static site generator of choice. Beautiful, easy to use, and it makes blogging a joy rather than a job.Publii Marketplace - Lovely, free themes for Publii along with a few paid options.If you're interested in other static site generating options, check out this article fro

Are you tired of paying for content? Do you have four or five services you subscribe to for music, eBooks, or movies? Maybe even more than five? Feeling a bit burned out pitting one service over another? Well Dan has just the thing for you: Free digital content from your public library! Release yourself from all (or at least some) of those services, and check out what's on offer from your local library! You'll be amazed how you can download eBooks, listen to music and audiobooks, watch movies, and more... and all you pay is the price of your library card! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Links Audiobooks OverDrive - Audiobooks, eBooks, and moreRBDigital - Audiobooks, eBooks, magazines, comics, and moreHoopla - Audiobooks, eBooks, music, comics, and more eBooks OverDrive - Audiobooks, eBooks, and moreHoopla - Audiobooks, eBooks, music, comics, and moreFreading - eBooks outside the Times... the New York Times.Freading Help Magazines & Comics RBDigital - Audiobooks, eBooks, m

The Cyberpunk Librarian is back and he's talking about software... His own software! Join Dan for a look at The FOSSiL Projects and discover what he's been working on for the past couple of months! And hey, maybe there's something in the Projects that can help make your library life just a little easier! YouTube Listen to this episode on YouTube. Links iAWriter - My writing app of choice on the iPad. The FOSSiL Projects - Free and Open Source Solutions in Libraries. The primary website for information about the projects. FOSSiL Projects on GitLab - The FOSSiL Projects repos on GitLab. CargoCult Demo - Try this thing for yourself! PHP - Write some code, find some frustrations. Python - A better brand of misery. MariaDB - It's MySQL, without Oracle. Ubuntu MATE - It's so... green! WordPress - Sure, there are other CMS solutions, but this is the one I like. GitLab - Host your code in an versioning system that's 100% open source. Download GitLab - Host your code in your own hosted versionin

Holy crap! Cyberpunk Librarian is back! On this episode, Dan talks about the projects that have been holding up the show and what's going on in his life. It's a conversation over coffee with your friendly neighbourhood Cyberpunk Librarian! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Links Blogging Blog post: Blogging, RSS, and Social Network Failure Blog post: Taking Notes — A New Approach to the Shows Blog post: Organizationally Stacked Facebook Is a Garbage Fire The Oatmeal - Reaching People on the Internet GeekWire - ‘The Oatmeal’ creator rips Facebook in comic — and Facebook asks if he wants to ‘boost’ the post RSS Readers QuiteRSS — Free, open source RSS reader for Linux, Windows, and macOS Reeder and Unread - Inexpensive RSS readers for iOS Reeder — Inexpensive RSS reader for macOS Flym and Read - RSS readers for Android Brief - A free, open source RSS reader for Firefox - WebExtensions and Firefox 56+ compatible FeedBin and Feedly - RSS readers on the web - Premium, but inexpensiv

Join Dan for a special episode of Cyberpunk Librarian where he looks at what it is to be human in an increasingly technological world, and within the world of one of the greatest novels in the cyberpunk genre! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Links Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep on WorldCat and Amazon Episode 50 - Spirit in the Framework Hatsune Miku Blade Runner - Trailer Blade Runner 2049 - Trailer Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It - A new podcast from that guy at textfiles.com. Music The Beat Goes On by Flex Vector Dancer in the Dark by Flex Vector The Killbots are Coming by Flex Vector Gray Matter by Flex Vector Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita Sounds Steady Rain in the City at Freesound.org

Sometimes it's far harder than it should be to find that academic paper or research article. Papers and journals are locked behind paywalls, paywalls that don't matter to your patrons. So let Dan help you break the walls down, and get those articles you and your patrons need! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Links Google Scholar - Start here whenever you're looking for a scholarly article. Unpaywall - For Firefox and Chrome. Looks for legal access to scholarly articles. DOAJ - The Directory of Open Access Journals. Almost 10,000 journals an over 2.5 million articles. Arxiv - Pronounced "Archive," this is a massive ePrint server from the Cornell University Library. You'll find open access to over 1.3 million articles on a variety of subjects. Sci-Hub - Open access to scientific and academic research. Library Genesis - Over 2 million eBooks, magazines, and articles. Sci-Hub Links for Chrome - Turn those DOIs and Pubmed links into Sci-Hub links. IBT - Two-thirds of the world's academic pap

After a way--to-long hiatus due to some bad craziness with moving, promotions, and upgrades... The Cyberpunk Librarian is back! Join Dan as he shares his tools and techniques for downloading massive amounts of, well... everything! YouTube Listen to this episode on YouTube. Links WordPress.org - My CMS of choice Seriously Simple Podcasting -Podcasting with WordPress Zapier - A Zap to add images to Dropbox by liking them on Tumblr Save File To - Manage your downloads (For Firefox) Image-Toolbar - Save images to the right place the first time (For Chrome) DownThemAll - Gimme it! It's mine! (For Firefox) Bulk Image Downloader - Get all the images! (For Chrome) Multi File Downloader - Get all the things! (For Chrome) The developer of DownThemAll gives his non-candy-coated opinion about the move to WebExtensions. youtube-dl - It downloads videos so damn well! Homebrew - It's like apt for Mac and it's pretty awesome Knightwise episode KW807 - In which Knightwise covers youtube-dl in depth

Just a quick update from Dan on why he’s been radio silent for a while, what’s going on, and no the show isn’t dead!

Dan returns with part two of episode 51 where he finishes up the topic of burner laptops with some software recommendations to keep yourself safe and private in cyberspace and in meatspace! YouTube Listen to the show on YouTube. Join me! Imzy – Join the community on Imzy! Facebook – Or find me on Facebook! @bibrarian – Talk to me on Twitter! Google+ – Google+ is still alive! Or just email me – cyberpunklibrarian (at) protonmail (dot) com Links uBlock Origin – An ad blocker that’s not too hard on your RAM or CPU. Privacy Badger – Blocks trackers and advertisements too. From the good folks at the EFF. HTTPS Everywhere – Putting the S back on the end of HTTP. Encrypted connections whenever possible. NoScript Security Suite – Shut down unnecessary scripts and prevent cross-site scripting and clickjacking. DuckDuckGo – Because your search engine shouldn’t follow you around the web. DuckDuckGo Bangs – Search everything from one site. A Beginner’s Guide to TOR – Getting started with TOR an