Cyberpunk Librarian

Daniel Messer
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High tech, low budget. Library technology, FOSS, and cyberpunk.

  1. SEP 16

    Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 69 – Electric Libraryland

    It’s time for something a little different and this time around, Dan brings you a presentation from IUG 2025! We’re going to dive into AI, copyright, and data ownership and how the times are changing… and what that might mean for libraries. Watch If you want to watch the podcast with the accompanying slide deck, you'll find it on: PeerTube YouTube Links Everything pertaining to this talk is available on my IUG 2025 page. Music The song you hear in this episode is Mutual Observation, which was generously provided by Hexhotel! Big shout out and thank you for the music! Also... Check out The L0WL1F3 Podcast and Neon Dystopia! If you like this podcast, you’re gonna love L0WL1F3! And if you love cyberpunk culture, Neon Dystopia is your next stop after this one! Contact Mastodon - @cyberpunklibrarian@hackers.town Signal - CyberpunkLibrarian.01

    49 min
  2. Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 68 – Come With it Now

    AUG 5

    Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 68 – Come With it Now

    Episode 67 leads right into episode 68 as Dan takes on the theory and practice of underground librarianship, anarchivism, and shadow librarianship. Links No right to information at public libraries, 5th Circuit rules from UPI.com. Man burns 100 library books; residents donate 1,000 more to local libraries from News 5 Cleveland. Florida Department of Education releases list of over 700 banned books in K-12 schools from Central Florida Public Media. Multi-level barrage of US book bans is ‘unprecedented’, says PEN America from The Guardian. RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies from The Guardian. M*A*S*H War is war, Hell is Hell from Season 05, Episode 20. Idaho HB 710 Legislation of Concern in 2025 from EveryLibrary. Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act from Wikipedia. Signal - Encrypted messaging. Bookshop.org - New and used books from independent shops. Anna's Archive - The open source search engine for shadow libraries. Z-Library - One of the world's largest eBook libraries. FMHY - The largest collection of free stuff on the internet! VPN Ratings from PC Magazine PirateBox - A great little project for a SBC. Project Bookmark - A portable file-sharing system built on NodeMCU ESP8266 that creates a wireless access point and serves a web interface for accessing digital documents and hosting discussions. Ubuntu Tutorials - Including all kinds of ways to install Linux on older hardware. https://what-if.xkcd.com/31/ - The source of the ten kilogram shoe box. https://ubuntu.com/tutorials?q=bootable+usb - Ubuntu install tutorials Music Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita Coma by Natural Causes Cares for the Waves by Mesmerists Failures of Infinity by Nihilore Ignorance is Bliss by Minds Eye Spines Entwined by The Polish Ambassador Ritual Revival by The Polish Ambassador Sounds & Images Multiple Tornado Alarms from Freesound Featured image by Jude Robinett Also... Check out The L0WL1F3 Podcast and Neon Dystopia! If you like this podcast, you're gonna love L0WL1F3! And if you love cyberpunk culture, Neon Dystopia is your next stop after this one!

    46 min
  3. Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 67 – Rise Above

    11/19/2024

    Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 67 – Rise Above

    Libraries are in danger and Dan is angry. There have been more books banned in the last two years than ever before. Censorship and attacks on libraries are both on the rise, but we can fight back. We can rise above. Links Henry Rollins on anger L0WL1F3 Podcast s4e17 L0WL1F3 x Cyberpunk Librarian “404 Books Not Found” Wordpress.org just belongs to me WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly Publii - The most intuitive CMS for static sites. Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 58 – Static, Not Stagnant Noah Garfinkel on Twitter Pastor holds bonfire to burn to ‘witchcraft’ books like ‘Twilight’ Sinclair’s Soldiers in Trump’s War on Media EveryLibrary EveryLibrary Institute Unite Against Book Bans Pen America on Book Bans Libraries for the People Beautiful, free web templates from HTML5Up Texas county criticized after Indigenous history book re-classified into fiction section Colonization and the Wampanoag Story by Linda Coombs Music Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita Ecken und Kanten by Blackberry Spines Entwined by The Polish Ambassador Re:peated by Aldous Ichnite Cyclesomatic by Aldous Ichnite Day Tripper by Nine Lives

    35 min
  4. Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 66 – The Radical Act of Self-Hosting

    06/11/2024

    Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 66 – The Radical Act of Self-Hosting

    You can have it your way, on your hardware, with software you prefer. Your little free Cyberpunk Librarian gets into the philosophies and basics of self-hosting! Links Are You Keeping Up with the Commodore? Generating X - From video games to television to movies and events, Generating X offers insights on the times – the times being from the late 70s to the mid 90s. Commodore 64 BBS: The Documentary - A documentary series on the history of Bulletin Board Systems WWIV - Also known as "World War IV," this is the BBS software that powered my own board and many others in the Yakima area. It's still out there, still under development, and still used! Telnet BBS Guide - The reports of the death of BBSes have been greatly exaggerated. A historical area code 509 BBS list - Yakima and Spokane, WA The Forgotten World of BBS Door Games - From PC Magazine Cyberpunk Episode 50 - Workplace Ambience - Turn on, tune in, and chill out as Dan takes you on a trip through the sounds of ambient and space music! Zotero - A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research. ArchiveBox - A powerful, self-hosted internet archiving solution to collect, save, and view websites offline. YunoHost - YunoHost is an operating system aiming to simplify server administration and therefore democratize self-hosting while making sure it stays reliable, secure, ethical and lightweight. The YunoHost App Catalogue - Lots and lots. Cory Doctorow - Craphound - Using git via Flashback. WordPress - The open source publishing platform of choice for millions of websites worldwide—from creators and small businesses to enterprises. GitLab - The most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform. Nextcloud - Open source content collaboration platform for tens of millions of users at thousands of organizations across the globe. Radio Free Elsewhere - Something different, somewhere else. Radio Free Elsewhere - The playlists. Publii - With Publii, the most intuitive static site CMS, you can create a beautiful, safe, and privacy-friendly website quickly and easily; perfect for anyone who wants a fast, secure website in a flash. Cyberpunk Librarian - Episode 58 - Static, Not Stagnant - An episode where we discuss Publii. SearXNG - Privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine. Shaarli - Bookmark sharing, link blogging. The personal, minimalist, super fast, database-free, bookmarking service. Cyberpunk Librarian - Episode 02 - Oh Shaarli, You're All Alone - The Cyberpunk Librarian returns to talk about a bookmark aggregator that can be yours and yours alone. It’s simple to use, easy to install, so why not share with Shaarli? PrivateBin - Formerly Zerobin. PrivateBin is a minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Music Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita Interstellar by Mindseye Leave the Atmosphere by Mindseye Vim and Vinagarette Remastered by Triple5 Here Atoll by Modern Monster Disperse by Ketsa Arcade by Artur Aravidi Star Gazer by Artur Aravidi Au Bord de la Fontaine by Le Vent du Nord

    43 min
  5. Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 65 – Infopump

    12/29/2023

    Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 65 – Infopump

    It's a full episode follow up and we're gonna talk about a free and open source library project that Dan is building with his own three hands! Links The L0WL1F3 Podcast - Dystopia? Check. Every episode is either about some fresh new hell that was probably predicted in a cyberpunk story, or some topic that could be viewed through a cyberpunk lens. Produced in affiliation with neondystopia.com Episodes of The L0WL1F3 Podcast I appeared on include: 22_L0WL1F3_&_CYBERPUNK_LIBRARIAN_super_mario_bros_the_motion_picture.mov_part_one 23_L0WL1F3_&_CYBERPUNK_LIBRARIAN_super_mario_bros_the_motion_picture.mov_part_two 32_L0WL1F3_cybersnitch_demos_OPAD_battle-librarian.sql s3e6 L0WL1F3 "metropolis" s3e10 L0WL1F3 "the s****horpe problem" s3e18 L0WL1F3 feat. Cyberpunk Librarian "The OrangeBoy/PatronPoint Affair" LibraryThing - A free, library-quality catalog to track reading progress or your whole library. Calibre - The one stop solution for all your eBook needs. Beautifying Calibre - It's absolutely possible. SQLPro for SQLite - A simple, powerful SQLite manager for macOS. DB Browser for SQLite - An excellent cross platform app for managing SQLite databases. Infopump, the Cyberpunk catalogue - A work in progress. Infopump GitLab repo - Infopump's repository. Music Ryo Miyashita - Bellydance at Ebisu Psychadelik Pedestrian - Cosmos (Universal Mix) Sro - Speaker Set Kevin Bryce - Scattered Mandalas Fignomo - Adult Horizon Fignomo - Blue Lola Uncan - Wave of the Synth Goodies Check out my shop on RedBubble! Ya know, if you want to.

    40 min
  6. Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 64 – Catching Up

    11/22/2023

    Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 64 – Catching Up

    The Cyberpunk Librarian is back! Again! I think? Anyway, Dan finally got some time to make podcasts again so welcome back to the high tech, low budget world of Cyberpunk Librarian! As things go, Dan's been busy working on a lot of library tech goodies, and that makes for an extra geeky episode. Grab a beverage and join us for a little catching up. Music Kalumet - First Wave (Immortal Sun Remix) Floating Mind - Oser Minimal Insanity Circle - En Camino 4t Thieves - Daytime Astronomy TNKS - Mechanical Bike Protuberance - Crying Warrior Links Alanis Morissette - Ironic Bob McGrath - One of These Things AutoHotkey - The Swiss Army Knife of Windows scripting ClearPatronFines - GitLab repo Stooge - GitLab repo Tom Scott - The Art of the Bodge Useful Polaris SQL - GitLab repo IUG Polaris SQL Clearinghouse - Lots of queries! Bricks Without Clay: Demystifying PolarisTransactions - My eBook about working with the PolarisTransactions database. Free and available in multiple formats. Koha SQL Reports Library Fathom - Create persistent links to your Polaris PowerPAC - Website and GitLab repo AM 800 - WRTH - A paranormal broadcast from the depths of nowhere Cause for Calamity - A podcast about The Legend of Calamity Jane Hyperlinked History - A multifaceted journey through time Intragalactic Librarian - High adventure in deep space... with librarians Generating X - The signs of my times

    44 min
  7. Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 63 – My Favourite Operating System

    08/31/2022

    Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 63 – My Favourite Operating System

    Holy crap! The Cyberpunk Librarian is back with a new episode about his favourite operating system that’s not actually an operating system. But then again, it may as well be, because that’s what he’s using most of time. Join Dan as he walks you through Firefox, how to use it better and more efficiently, how to make it pretty, and how to save a six figure number of images. Links Min - A minimalist web browser. Qutebrowser - A keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI Firefox theme page Firefox Theme - Matrix_Purple ANIMATED Firefox Theme - Neon Firefox Theme - Black Rain (Animated) Chrome Web Store - Themes Winamp Skin Museum - Ooooooooo preeeeetty! The Commodore 64 - One of the most popular computers ever. Mouse 1351 - For the Commodore 64 GEOS - The Graphical Environment Operating System. An 8-bit wonderment of a GUI operating system for the Commodore 64. All the Firefox keyboard shortcuts! Mitch Murder music videos Notion - Notes and so much more. I've tried and tried to find something that works better for me, but I always keep coming back. Cyberpunk Librarian - Episode 02 - Oh Shaarli You're All Alone Eagle - Collect, search and organize your images for projects and tasks. Cybersylvanian - My Tumblr site. Images of cyberpunk, anime, retro, classic celebrities, angels, comic art, and lots more. Firefox Extension - Bypass Paywalls (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - ColorZilla - (Chromium based alternative) Firefox Extension - Downie - (This was pulled from the Chrome Web Store because it downloads YouTube videos. More info.) Firefox Extension - Download Images from Tabs - (Chromium based alternative) Firefox Extension - DownThemAll! - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - Eagle - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - Facebook Container - (Not available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - Fireshot - (Chromium based alternative) Firefox Extension - Humble Bundle Downloader - (Not available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - img2tab - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - JSONView - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - Notification Sound - (Not available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - Notion Web Clipper - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - OneTab - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - Save In... - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - Save to Notion - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - Shaarli - (Chromium based alternative) Firefox Extension - Tab Counter Plus - (Chromium based alternative) Firefox Extension - To Google Translate - (Chromium based alternative) Firefox Extension - Tumblr Post - (Chromium based alternative) Firefox Extension - uBlock Origin - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Firefox Extension - Web Developer - (Available for Chromium based browsers) Music Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita Airflow by Bio Unit Scape from Reality by Code Therapy From the Ocean by Lampé Boardwalk by Holizna Memories of Thailand by Risey

    55 min
  8. Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 62 – Cyberpunk Community Librarian Part Three

    12/20/2021

    Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 62 – Cyberpunk Community Librarian Part Three

    Build your own Netflix with free, open source software and the Cyberpunk Librarian. Join Dan for part three of the cyberpunk community library series and learn how to set up your own media streaming server! Screenshots Support & Charity Donate to Tornado Recovery Efforts in Kentucky - On the night and early morning of December 11 & 12, 2021; multiple tornadoes rolled through Kentucky leaving a path of destruction miles long. Mayfield, KY was almost destroyed and Bowling Green, KY was badly damaged. If you can help out, the United Way of Southern Kentucky is accepting donations for relief and recovery. All donations will remain local to the Southern Kentucky area. Support Jellyfin! - Seriously, this is great software. Please consider supporting the developers and contributing towards the future of a fantastic open source software project. Links L0WL1F3 Podcast - Come quietly or there will be... trouble. The best cyberpunk podcast on the feeds! Podnutz - Tech Podcast Network, home of DoorToDoorGeek Jellyfin - Open source media streaming and management Jellyfin - GitHub repo Jellyfin - Clients and software Infuse 7 - An AppleTV client with JellyFin support Jellyfin - Naming conventions for movies. See the sidebar for other naming formats. Plex - Media streaming, sharing, and management Ampache - A web based audio/video streaming application and file manager HandBrake - Convert videos to MP4. NameChanger and bulk renaming utilities like it - Because you may find yourself needing to rename a lot of files, these bulk renaming utilities will make your life easier. Music & Sound Effects Kite Fly High by Adeline Yeo (HP) Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita Finally Free by Linn Friberg Drop by Metre Nanophage by Tri-Tachyon The Waning Moon by Anima Cue Scratch - From Freesound.org.

    37 min
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High tech, low budget. Library technology, FOSS, and cyberpunk.

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  • Creator
    Daniel Messer
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2025
  • Episodes
    75
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 348997 Copyright under Creative Commons By-NC-SA
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    Cyberpunk Librarian