I have cancelled all but one of my streaming video subscriptions in an effort to save money. I wanted to watch a certain movie but didn’t have a physical or digital copy, and didn’t want to purchase it. Suddenly, I remembered that libraries exist. Today I walked to the library and checked out a few movies on Blu-ray and DVD. For free. I feel strangely powerful. Support - and use - your local library.

#streaming #library #physicalMedia #DVD #Bluray #saveMoney

More than 500,000 books have been removed from the Internet Archive's lending library due to the Hachette v. Internet Archive lawsuit, including more than 1,300 banned and challenged titles. 📚 Our patrons have shared powerful stories about how this loss has impacted them, and we need your help to make a change.

Sign our open letter to the publishers urging them to restore access to these books. 📖✍️ #LetReadersRead

👉 https://blog.archive.org/2024/06/17/let-readers-read/

back in my day we called this spyware

#AI #privacy #Microsoft

The 11th annual international Gender Census 2024 is now open until at least 13th June 2024!

https://survey.gendercensus.com

It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.

#gender #survey #LGBT #LGBTQ

Meanwhile, on Mastodon.....

#facebookdown #Facebook #Threads #Instagram #Twitter #Mastodon

AND NOW THE BOOK BANNERS ARE COMING FOR THE LIBRARIANS

The GOP-controlled West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill that could see librarians face five years in prison.

https://newrepublic.com/post/179132/west-virginia-republicans-house-bill-librarians-jail

Now leading at the https://www.erlywrm.com

I’m not lining up for the Apple Vision Pro.

Price tag aside - I’m in my own world enough as it is.

I don’t need to slip further into a tech-induced simulated coma.

My challenge is stepping away from tech.

Not immersing myself further.

Reflect on this - if we eradicated poverty by constructing a #basicincome floor, think of the ripple effects. We would reduce crime rates, improve health outcomes, and even boost our economy as people gain the ability to spend more.

UBI isn't charity; it's a high ROI investment.