H. T. K.

@hundguth
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Dreaming [writer] working on this [internet]…stuff.
It propels me out into the world, a small sliver of it, to look at #books on a #library catalog, and put them on hold for pick up. Even if I don’t have the focus to #read all I get. It helps them, the books and their home. The more checkouts, the chances increase that the #book will stay home longer. #libraries
Manual labour vs. hand job.
This quote stopped my train dead… “If culture is everything we don’t have to do, then art is doing what we don’t have to do with absolute honesty.” (pg34) #art #writing #thoughts #why #inspiration #books #bookstodon

All Verso ebooks are on sale for 80% off (so about $2 USD) till April 26 in case that is interesting to anyone

https://www.versobooks.com/collections/catalog

#bookstodon

Catalog

https://open.substack.com/pub/brokenbottleboy/p/buzzed-off?r=26x6v4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email “Buzzed Off” by Mic Wright “The death of BuzzFeed News -- no it wasn't the bit that did the quizzes -- shows how 'new' media barons are as grotesque as the 'traditional' kind.” #buzzfeed #reality
Buzzed off

The death of BuzzFeed News -- no it wasn't the bit that did the quizzes -- shows how 'new' media barons are as grotesque as the 'traditional' kind.

Conquest of the Useless
One of my questions, “Could I and some of my dearest friends be friends in Antiquity and The Medieval Period even as we are now?” This literature gives me hope. #diversity #DnD #books #bookstodon #medieval #antiquity
@ihatebooks 10 pgs in both Frank M. Snowden’s Before Color Prejudice: The Ancient View of Blacks and Gore Vidal’s Julian, and 58 pgs in Introducing Philosophy: A Graphic Guide by D. Robinson and J. Groves
"Life is nothing but an opportunity to keep practicing how we respond to loss." @LaurelBraitman talks with @CiaoSamin about her magnificent new book "What Looks Like Bravery" https://www.cityarts.net/event/laurel-braitman-samin-nosrat/
Laurel Braitman & Samin Nosrat | City Arts & Lectures

@ReligionsKill I remember one day I was - big shock - #melancholy but then I remembered #thor and it was his day and lived vicariously through these gifs I made immediately after the thought. #RobertEggers #TheNorthman #courage

I've only recommended one VPN service, ever (and no, I don't have any financial relationship to them): Mullvad. They have always seemed to be one of the few entities that practices the mantra, "You don't have to protect what you don't collect."

This is quite a press release:

"Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant. Customer data not compromised
20 April 2023 NEWS

On April 18 at least six police officers from the National Operations Department (NOA) of the Swedish Police visited the Mullvad VPN office in Gothenburg with a search warrant.
They intended to seize computers with customer data.

In line with our policies such customer data did not exist. We argued they had no reason to expect to find what they were looking for and any seizures would therefore be illegal under Swedish law. After demonstrating that this is indeed how our service works and them consulting the prosecutor they left without taking anything and without any customer information.

If they had taken something that would not have given them access to any customer information.

Mullvad has been operating our VPN service for over 14 years. This is the first time our offices have been visited with a search warrant."

Source: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/4/20/mullvad-vpn-was-subject-to-a-search-warrant-customer-data-not-compromised/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/07/a-deep-dive-into-the-residential-proxy-service-911/

Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant. Customer data not compromised - Blog | Mullvad VPN

On April 18 at least six police officers from the National Operations Department (NOA) of the Swedish Police visited the Mullvad VPN office in Gothenburg with a search warrant.

Mullvad VPN