Joe Ortiz @joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org

BULLETIN: A federal judge has set a tentative trial hearing date of Big Publishing's lawsuit against the Internet Archive on November 2021. http://blog.archive.org/2020/09/03/judge-sets-tentative-trial-date-for-november-2021/

#library #libraries #books #reading #archive #web

Heads up for people living in the United States:

The Senate is moving forward with the EARN IT Act AND have introduced a bill that if passed would in fact plant a nuclear bomb into our privacy, our security, AND our online freedom of expression.

Please pay attention and fight this! #privacy #security #cybersecurity #freespeech #Section230 #internet
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200622/17004044763/terrible-dangerous-earn-it-act-set-to-move-forward-senate-attack-both-encryption-free-speech-online.shtml

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200623/17050744767/senators-launch-full-nuclear-war-against-encryption-bill-will-require-broken-encryption-putting-everyone-risk.shtml

Activists rally to save Internet Archive as a lawsuit from publishers threaten to shut it down https://decrypt.co/31906/activists-rally-save-internet-archive-lawsuit-threatens

If people are smart, it's time to archive the Archive right now. In other words, fork it and turn it unto a decentralized platform. I hope someone out there is working on that.

Plus you have to think libraries need some decentralization as well as this lawsuit could kill libraries as we know them.

#library #libraries #books #reading #archive #decentralization #web

Publishers/authors are trying to officially kill the Internet Archive https://torrentfreak.com/publishers-sue-the-internet-archive-over-its-open-library-declare-it-a-pirate-site-200601/

It's become very clear that these publishers and authors want to kill libraries and it would be a dangerous precedent if they win.

For example: libraries never needed permission to lend books, and these same publishers are trying to change that with this suit. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200519/13244644530/libraries-have-never-needed-permission-to-lend-books-move-to-change-that-is-big-problem.shtml

#library #libraries #books #reading

For those new or want to be reaquainted, here's some hashtags to what I'm all about. If you relate to any ot these, I would love to meet you!

#culture
#tech
#coding
#programming
#podcasts
#software
#opensource
#fandom
#diversity
#windows
#linux

Example: the Mastodon SDF instance haven't found any trackers.

The great people over at The Markup has released Blacklight, a real-time website privacy inspector that illuminates hidden tracking technologies on any website you browse. Try it out here: https://themarkup.org/blacklight

Someone created a Uber for evictions. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ep435n/gig-economy-company-launches-uber-but-for-evicting-people

I fully expect Bethesda to become Xbox and Windows exclusive in the long term, which like I said it'll won't be good for anyone.

Microsoft plans to buy Zenimax Media, Bethesda's parent company for $7.5 billion https://bloom.bg/35S3hLr

Microsoft is trying to monopolize the gaming industry over the past couple of years by buying all these companies and it's not going to be good in the long term. Boy, the House Antitrust Committee has to be beating themselves for not inviting them like the other Big Four a couple months ago. It's called building a monopoly.

It's really a shame that people haven't mention that the WeChat ban is more significant than TikTok and thankfully a judge temporarily halted the ban which would have taken place this morning. It would have discriminated Chinese Americans especially. https://flip.it/x6mtuf

Been relaxing with a re-read or Console Wars since a documentary is going to be out based off the book.

Still a must read on the history of the gaming industry.

My last words before I sign off for the night for US folks:

This is the most vital election in our lifetimes and you must vote like your life depends on it, because there's a good chance this could be the final true election in your lifetime. If you need inspiration, take RBG's legacy and do something to ensure that hers isn't in vain.

The entire republic is at stake. I hope you do the right thing.

We'll never know this, but this is going to be the biggest "what ifs" ever.

What if RBG retired in 2012?

It's all but guaranteed that any progress the US has had over the last decade would vanish unless Dems win the Senate and expand the court.

Are dark year just become darker.

Expect a third justiced nominated and approved by the 1600 Man.

We're so fucked...

Next target for the US? Gaming companies. https://www.techmeme.com/200917/p30#a200917p30

Say what you will on TikTok and WeChat but these bans will set a huge precedent that presidents can shut down companies they don't like and this a huge blow to freedom of expression, and human rights. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/18/trump-to-block-us-downloads-of-tiktok-wechat-on-sunday-officials-tell-reuters.html

Please get a flu shot, you can thank me after.