Joe Ortiz @joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org

Since it's a new year, a #introductions refresh for those new or want to get a reminder of who I'm about:

Here's some hashtags to what I'm all about. If you relate to any of these, I would love to interact with you all!

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

And more!

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

The Lisperati1000 is a cyberdeck terminal dedicated to Lisp programming - https://www.hackster.io/news/the-lisperati1000-is-a-cyberdeck-terminal-dedicated-to-lisp-programming-bb564f2ffcff

Very interesting stuff!

Android 12 beta thoughts:

It's one half iOS, one half One UI.

That's what's basically is. https://www.theverge.com/22439777/android-12-design-features-widgets-first-look-google

We may have just seen the end of rooting on Android: https://www.xda-developers.com/magisk-developer-topjohnwu-leaves-apple-joins-google/

Makes buying a PinePhone and a Librem 5 mean even more now...

Planning on going out expansionally for the first time in 15 months. A good feeling.

Yet another mega merger could take place as Amazon might acquire MGM: https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/amazon-mgm-acquisition-talks-9-billion-1234975168/

I get a whole gut feeling that this is only going to be the start of MergerMania running wild post-pandemic where there will be a lot of moves like this on every industry and antitrust can't keep up.

“Mr. Schiller, are you a gamer?”

“I think so."

Reality: He really isn't

Merger Mania is Running Wild.

This is going to be the start: https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/att-discovery-jeff-zucker-david-zaslav-warnermedia-1234974237/

Spending this night looking at plans when I get funky vaxxed. Glad to have getting out of the house more expansively.

Nearly back to my normal self, not as bad as feared.

Time to revive Lacus Shephard again for one more Mass Effect run.

Update: Turns out so far a sore arm but no major side effects thus far. More tomorrow.

Mission Complete!

Now the waiting begins...

Today's the day I'll get my second vaccine shot. It's been a long road.

FragAttacks: Security flaws in all Wi-Fi devices - https://www.fragattacks.com/

Must-read folks, huge stuff.
#wifi #internet #connectivity

Just crazy stuff... https://www.polygon.com/22433872/pokemon-cards-target-restock-shining-fates-in-store-availability

Sorry CDC.

I'm still masking up since you just don't know who is/who isn't vaccinated and not taking any risks.

A must-read if you care about the US economy and it's shortcomings. https://prospect.org/economy/real-shortages-in-the-us-economy/