Cyberpunk Librarian Daniel Messer

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!



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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.

You thought it was done. You thought it was over. But it's not over, and nothing is ever done. The Cyberpunk Librarian and the L0WL1F3 Podcast are back for part two of their descent into madness - a deep dive into Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture.



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This one is tagged explicit for a reason. If you’re normally listening to the show with kids… you may want to wait on this one until the kiddos have gone to bed.



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Super Mario Bros: The Motion PictureThe L0WL1F3 PodcastNeon Dystopia – The home of the L0WL1F3s. LOWL1F35? Look, it’s where the podcast is based.Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture: The Movie Archive

Join me for a special crossover episode with the L0WL1F3 gang from the LOWL1F3 Podcast! We dive into a forgotten piece of cyberpunk media, so forgotten that some people don't even realize it's cyberpunk. So get your red coveralls, strap on your stompers, and grab your toolbelt. This is part one of a deep dive into Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture.



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This one is tagged explicit for a reason. If you're normally listening to the show with kids... you may want to wait on this one until the kiddos have gone to bed.



Links



Super Mario Bros: The Motion PictureThe L0WL1F3 PodcastNeon Dystopia - The home of the L0WL1F3s. LOWL1F35? Look, it's where the podcast is based.Super Mario Bros: The Motion Picture: The Movie Archive

You're a librarian for a small community and someone hands you an SSD. Opening it up you discover three folders named eBooks, Magazines, and Comics. Total file count: 6,271. You nod, fire up some software, and tell your community "Yeah, I can make this work."



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Calibre - The best eBook management systemCalibre - Supported formatsKovid Goyal - The primary developer of CalibreKomga - Your next digital comic and magazine management systemComics metadata from Comic VineComics metadata from The League of Comic GeeksBandes dessinées metadata from BubbleBandes dessinées metadata from BedethequeManga metadata from KitsuManga metadata from MyAnimeListA list of digital comic reading software



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Music



All tracks by Smooth Genestar from the album Music for Sleepless Cities.



Downtempo Gangstas and Time ThievesBars & HookersTokyo CodesSleepless in Reykjavik



Opening track - Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita



Sounds



SFX_Magazine - FreesoundMagazine.wav - Freesound

Your community, your library. Whether you’ve got a small group of friends, or a small town, the Cyberpunk Librarian has the solutions for your ILS problems! Join Dan for an introduction to a fantastic, easy to use ILS that’ll make your library life easier without breaking your budget!



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The Shane Company - Advertising slogan: You have a friend in the diamond businesshttps://cyberpunklibrarian.com/blog/theres-gotta-be-someone-better.html - A blog post I wrote about why Dewey sucksBISAC - Book Industry Standards and Communications cataloguing system. Human readable subject headings and classifications.UNIX Philosophy - One damn thing at a timeTinyCat - The best ILS solution for regular peopleTinyCat Pricing - While TinyCat isn't free, it's incredibly affordableHandheld USB Barcode Scanner - $14.99 at the time I composed these notes.WoneNice USB Laser Barcode Scanner Wired - $20.99 at the time I composed these notes.Tanglewood Hill OPAC - My personal library at Tanglewood Hill. Have a look around!Make your own barcodes using this spreadsheet! But first, you'll need to install this font.



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A New Life by NapzNot Found by DaizySunken Streets by SroSlow Vibing by KetsaLight Year by AnitekBellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita

Whether you’re disconnecting out of necessity or choice, you don’t have to shut down when you go offline! Join the Cyberpunk Librarian for tips, tricks, and tactics for working and keeping yourself entertained when the lights go out and/or your phone says “Searching for signal.”



Listen via Video



YouTubePeerTube



Mind Map





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Entertainment - Audio



Apple MusicSpotify



Entertainment - News



Internet ArchiveThe Magazine Rack - Tonnes of magazines freely available for download from the Internet. Archive!The Computer Magazine ArchivesGaming and Gamer Magazine ArchivesStarlog Magazine ArchiveZZap!64 Magazine ArchivePocketWallabagZinio



Entertainment - Reading



Amazon KindleAudibleComixology



Entertainment - Video



CrunchyRollHuluNetflixPrime Video



Library Apps



Check your local library to see if any of these services are available to you! All libraries are different and some will have access to different services, with different collections. All of these apps are available on iOS and Android.



Axis360 - An eBook service for public libraries.cloudLibrary - Downloadable eBooks for public libraries.ComicsPlus - A comic book and graphic novel service for libraries.Flipster - Digital magazines and newspapers services for libraries.Freading - Downloadable eBooks for public libraries. Usually offers a more esoteric collection than the other eBook services.Freegal - Download, and keep, MP3 every single week. Streaming music is also available, depending on your library's options.Hoopla - The service with almost everything. Read eBooks and comics, listen to music and audiobooks, watch movies and TV.Kanopy - Indie movies, award winning documentaries, The Great Courses, and more.OverDrive (aka Libby) - OverDrive is the service and Libby is their app. OverDrive is the biggest service in downloadable eBooks and eAudio in the North American public library space.RBDigital - A little bit of everything. eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital magazines.



Software



Ampps - Easily set up a MariaDB, Apache, and PHP development environment on your Mac, Windows, or Linux. Then install various programmes using Softaculous.Calibre - Your eBooks, organised, converted, and managed your way. 100% cross platform.Chunky - My preferred comic book reader for iPadOS.Dark Noise - Soothing sounds for your ears. Available on iOS and iPadOS.GoodNotes - Handwritten notebooks done right in the digital world. The first big reason to own an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil.GoodReader - Excellent PDF reader for iOS and iPadOS.iA Writer - An excellent and affordable Markdown editor.Joplin - Ditch Evernote and discover something better, and simpler, than Notion. Joplin is a cross platform and available iOS, iPadOS, and Android.MindNode - Mind mapping software for iPad, iOS, and macOS. See below for an example of how I organised this show using MindMap.Procreate - Drawing, sketching, and painting on the iPad Pro. This is the second big reason to own an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil.Typora - The best Markdown editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux.Visual Studio Code - My preferred code editor. Oddly enough, even though it's made by Microsoft, it's totally cross platform for Windows, macOS, and Linux.VLC - One of the best video apps in the world. Free, open source, cross platform, and will play damn near anything you throw at it.



Everything else



CGP Grey - Dead man's/Detained man's switch. (Specific part of the video.)Cortex - The origin of the terms Greycation and Hurleyday.Publii - Version 0.36 released with a new spell check, and a whole lot of other new features!



Music



Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo MiyashitaCall Your Grandma by BodysurferWants to Know by Bodysurfer17-17 by BodysurferJax-Trax by BodysurferTears In My Heart by Psychadelik Pedestrian