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Lydia Jul 28, 2023

Countless Screaming Argonauts Jul 28, 2023

Everyone: Let's use this worldwide communication network to download all the movies and TV show we could ever want.
Hollywood Execs: But that would be piracy!
Everyone: So what?
Hollywood: If you pirate these movies, the people that make them won't get paid for doing so.
Everyone: So if we get the movies through you, they will get paid?
Hollywood:
Hollywood: I never said that.

Lydia May 18, 2023

Steven Capsuto - Alt. Channels May 17, 2023

[EDIT, May 18: Today, Google added a sentence at the end of the policy announcement, clarifying that "at the moment" they plan not to delete inactive accounts if they have videos posted on YouTube.]

#Google just announced that going forward, any account not logged into for two years gets deleted.

This means huge amounts of rare or unique #video is about to disappear from #YouTube as accounts get flagged as inactive, such as when the user dies. Families' #HomeMovies (often posted by an older relative for their family's benefit), historical footage, rare #television clips, etc. What an incalculable loss to human #history and culture!

If there are videos important to you on someone else's video channel, find a way to download them. And if you have rare #media of historical importance, consider leaving it to institutional #archives or lending it to archives for digital preservation.

Lydia May 11, 2023

FYI - last day to get free covid tests from USPS
https://special.usps.com/testkits

COVID Home Tests | USPS

Lydia May 2, 2023

Rolling Stone May 2, 2023

NEW: Republicans are opening a new front in their effort to control women. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/stephen-crowder-divorce-1234727777/

Stephen Crowder and the Conservative Crusade Against No-Fault Divorce

Steven Crowder is part of a growing right-wing chorus calling for an end to modern divorce laws

Rolling Stone

Lydia May 2, 2023

Ethan Marcotte May 2, 2023

Tech workers: if you, like me, have ever wondered about how automation will impact your work, you should probably pay close attention to how “artificial intelligence” figures into the WGA strike. https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike-hub

Strike Hub

Writers are facing the most comprehensive assault on compensation and working conditions that they have seen in a generation. Find out why writers are calling the WGA an existential fight for the future of the profession and get links to all things strike-related here.

Lydia May 2, 2023

Philip N Cohen May 1, 2023

Mastodon has made it easier to join up, no longer requires you to choose a server. Other features coming soon. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/

A new onboarding experience on Mastodon

Today we’re making signing up on Mastodon easier than ever before. We understand that deciding which Mastodon service provider to kick off your experience with can be confusing. We know this is a completely new concept for many people, since traditionally the platform and the service provider are one and the same. This choice is what makes Mastodon different from existing social networks, but it also presents a unique onboarding challenge. To make this step easier, we now have a default sign-up option that works with a server we operate. If you wish to leave or join a different server, you can do so at any time.

Mastodon Blog

Lydia Apr 16, 2023

I know it’s been said before, but like. I’m so exhausted from watching this manufactured anger, begging our leaders to put out these fires (unnecessary legal action that criminalizes people), all this energy begging our only liberal party to prevent backsliding instead of making actual progress. Yes I’m talking about these abortion bans, don’t say gay” and the like.

I can’t imagine waking up and thinking “you know what I should do today? Go make other peoples lives worse, just for fun”

Lydia Mar 18, 2023

Ele Willoughby, PhD Mar 16, 2023

Happy birthday to the scientific Cinderella, who escaped a life of domestic drudgery to become astronomer Caroline Herschel (1750-1848)! She discovered 11 nebulae (2 of which turned out to be galaxies) which were previously unknown! She also found 8 or 9 comets, as well as making and sharing observations of comets discovered by others.
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#sciart #linocut #printmaking #astronomy #histstm #comet #womenInSTEM #womensHistoryMonth

Lydia Mar 15, 2023

Dr. Emma L Briant🐕🇬🇧in🇦🇺Mar 13, 2023

My free to access #Propaganda Bibliography has been further updated and expanded with more texts... do check it out and please consider supporting my work and accessing my exclusive articles and documents while you are there! https://www.patreon.com/posts/78981573 #disinformation #socialmedia #influenceindustry #PR

Lydia Mar 15, 2023

Nieman Journalism Lab Mar 15, 2023

The Prison Newspaper Directory can be a jumping-off point for journalists to get a better sense of what incarceration is like in their local facilities. https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/03/the-prison-newspaper-directory-finds-that-the-number-of-prison-based-papers-is-growing/

The Prison Newspaper Directory finds that the number of prison-based papers is growing

There are at least 24 known prison newspapers in 12 states, and four of them were launched in 2022.

Nieman Lab