Cyberpunk Librarian

Goldenwings by Opa Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

There are few albums that I would call "masterpieces" but it's Friday and if you're in the mood for some upbeat and happy jazz fusion, you cannot go wrong with Goldenwings by Opa.

It's superb. No notes.

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How Millionaire Bankers Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider YouTube video by Insider

If anyone is mystified by the absolute inhumanity on display at Polymarket, you need to watch this video. Gary Stevenson talks about his work as a trader for Citibank. And he talks about how, for decades now, people have been betting on the collapse of society.

CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar t...

Remember, kids! Advertising can get you arrested!

And this is yet another reason I hate ads and why I feel no guilt at all when I see one of those pop ups that say:

Hi! We noticed you're blocking ads!

Goddamn right I am, bucko. You're goddamn right I am.

I am often mystified by just how much Windows 11 will go out of its way to get in yours.

Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash Microsoft blocks the word Microslop on its Copilot Discord, bans users, and locks channels after backlash, showing tensions around its AI push

Awwww did the big ol' fluffy trillion dollar international corporation get its feelings hurt? So sad! Why would anyone say mean things like that?

Episode 05 - Cosmoeuphoria - Breathe... and Drift Okay, yeah… umm… tap tap Is this thing on? It is? Well then… let’s see if this ol’ internet radio station still works. Let’s have something a bit more laid back to help counter… well, everything really.

Miss the stream last night? Hey, no problem. We've got ya, and you can listen to it right here. Subscribe to the archive if you want to pick up all the shows! I've still got a few more left to add before I'm all caught up!

As always, thanks for tuning in to Radio Free Elsewhere.

Radio Free Elsewhere Something different. Somewhere else.

The signal is live and the tunes are chill. Welcome to Cosmoeuphoria on Radio Free Elsewhere.

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Radio Free Elsewhere Something different. Somewhere else.

Okay, yeah... *tap tap* Is this thing on? It is? Well then... let's see if this ol' internet radio station still works.

Let's have something a bit more laid back to help counter... well, everything really.

Gonna go live tonight around 7:30pm Eastern. (19:30 EST - 12:30 UTC, 3/1/2026)

I just looked at someone's avatar of Max Headroom and a little voice in my head giggled and said "Maxine Headroom" and now I want someone to make a Maxine Headroom show so goddamn bad. She can play music videos or whatever, and she can glitch out and be funny, and by "she" I mean Gillian Anderson.

For those who might be new to my feed: Hello, I'm Dan! I'm a teenage techno-enthusiast who grew up to be a grumpy old cyberpunk.

It's Friday! Anyone wanna get together, listen to some Crass, and scream at the Internet?

Goddamn I need more coffee.

yes! Fund libraries!

Three?

Yes, three. I think I'm up to three times a week where I learn something that makes me want to run a circular saw over my smartphone.

Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix

Fair comparison.

Cyberpunk Librarian - Episode 70 - Tales from the Dark Side Dan dives into the past and brings you a talk that was the genesis of his Defcon 32 presentation. We’re going to talk about shadow libraries, shadow librarianship, and what the traditional library ...

And since this was originally a presentation at a library conference, I have slides! If you’d like to watch a video with the slide deck in action, check out my PeerTube.

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 70 – Tales from the Dark Side Dan dives into the past and brings you a talk that was the genesis of his Defcon 32 presentation. We’re going to talk about shadow libraries, shadow librarianship, and what the traditional library …

Ohhhhhh snap!

The signal is hot but the podcaster is not. Cyberpunk Librarian is back with episode 70 and Tales from the Dark Side. Let's talk about shadow libraries, shadow librarianship, and what the traditional library might learn from the underground.

What? I don't care about...

"OH LOOK! ANOTHER NOTIFICATION! THIS GUY POSTED SOMETHING FROM A THOUGHT LEADER! YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT! HEY, JUST IN CASE, ARE YOU READY TO QUIT YOUR JOB YET?!"

Every time I log into LinkedIn it's like "HEY! GREAT TO SEE YOU! LOOK AT ALL THESE NOTIFICATIONS! BY THE WAY, ARE YOU READY TO QUIT YOUR JOB?!"

What the fu...? No. No I just need to see where someone works and...

"NO WORRIES! DID YOU KNOW PEOPLE AT YOUR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT ARE PLAYING ZIP?!"

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My favourite part of any OS is where a dialogue box will come forward but it doesn't get focus, so when you think you're typing in it, you're not really typing into it and I'm looking at YOU, POLARIS ILS STAFF CLIENT LOG IN.

Hell Yeah

"Corpos are all shell, no ghost" is one of the best things I've read so far this year.

Those gonks klepped Ghost in the Shell last night with their "I Am Pied Piper" braindance. OpenAI? Nah, OpenSigh. Corpos are all shell, no ghost.

#openai #ghostintheshell #GitS #cyberpunk #piedpiper #widediaper

Damn it's only 11:45. Why is my battery so low?

~* checks running apps *~

Ah. That may have something to do with the 29 apps I have running right now. Fair enough.

All I wanna do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zoom

And set up a dev environment in a VM

.....

Just shake your rump?

Did I write the code for this sproc?

Yes.

Have I used this sproc before?

Yes.

Have I added this sproc to multiple library databases without issue?

Yes.

Do I still check for bugs even though it's literally never changed since the first time I've put it into production?

Surprisingly, also yes.

TRANSUBSTANTIATION

Puzzle #152 - 1/29/2026

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See what I should do is, I should start posting something that looks like it's the results of one of those Wordle type games, where you can see the results but not the answers? But here's the thing, beloved, the game doesn't exist. #SowingDiscord

I use virtual desktops on every OS I use. On macOS, I literally built a workflow around virtual desktops. I assign specific apps to specific desktops.

I also do this in Linux

And Windows 11's virtual desktop system is so shite, I'm about to give up and say "Screw it, it all goes one damn screen."

From the Libraries community on Reddit: Authors just don’t understand how libraries work in Explore this post and more from the Libraries community

From Reddit - A small passage from a book written by someone who has never, ever worked with a real librarian. 😅

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Yes, wired connections are fast. But never underestimate the bandwidth of running a USB3 SSD up and down the stairs a couple of times.