Iconify: Library of Open Source Icons
https://icon-sets.iconify.design/
#HackerNews #Iconify #OpenSource #Icons #Design #Library #IconSet
on Thursday I did a short tour of the Maastricht University Special Collections: https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/resources/special-collections/
Thanks to Odin for showing us around in some nice old and newer books and stories about the history of our Library.
Claudius Link
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Libby is shoving AI into its service (and allowing AI books!) and I couldn't be more furious.
Libby is supposedly a library app but it doesn't have any of the values of a library (I adore libraries, they are manifestations of a #solarpunk future).
Libby is an enshittified tech corp who bought a library app. "Libby and its parent company, OverDrive, are owned by the private equity firm KKR."
Oh, there's something like #portfolioDay ! Okay, so, I'm an #author, #podcast host and data privacy expert with a strong focus on #ITsecurity awareness. I write #nonfiction, crime and #scifi in German and English. The last two years I mainly spent with making #books and podcasts for others, like the lovely Eltville #WeinSchreibereien anthology and podcast.
One of the things I published in the last two years is the utopian #novella "2042 – The Forbidden Library". It was funded by the Call for Stories of the CCC e.V. in Germany. Thus I could make it free for download on my website, but also print and ebook versions that are available everywhere. There's also an English version, even available at Waterstones. https://www.waterstones.com/book/2042-english-edition-softcover/klaudia-zotzmann-koch/9783903324725
https://www.zotzmann-koch.com/buecher/2042en/ #utopia #climatefiction #wildanimalhelp #library #SolarPunk
The Emacs Widget Library: A Critique and Case Study
https://www.d12frosted.io/posts/2025-11-26-emacs-widget-library
#HackerNews #Emacs #Widget #Library #Critique #Case #Study #Programming
Libby is shoving AI into its service (and allowing AI books!) and I couldn't be more furious.
Libby is supposedly a library app but it doesn't have any of the values of a library (I adore libraries, they are manifestations of a #solarpunk future).
Libby is an enshittified tech corp who bought a library app. "Libby and its parent company, OverDrive, are owned by the private equity firm KKR."
devSJR :python: :rstats:
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Did you know that #LabPlot ( #free, #OpenSource) includes a built-in #library of #DataAnalysis and #DataVisualization example #projects?
Each project is categorized by type, so you can quickly find what you need.
@labplot@lemmy.kde.social
@opensource
Try it now:
1️⃣ Download #LabPlot: https://labplot.org/download.
2️⃣ File > Open Example.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #DataViz #Data #DataScience #Statistics #Physics #Chemistry #Math #Science #Research #Engineering #OriginPro #Graphpad #Sigmaplot #Alternative
This is the future: A Software Library with No Code
https://www.dbreunig.com/2026/01/08/a-software-library-with-no-code.html
#HackerNews #future #tech #no #code #software #library #innovation
Did you know that #LabPlot ( #free, #OpenSource) includes a built-in #library of #DataAnalysis and #DataVisualization example #projects?
Each project is categorized by type, so you can quickly find what you need.
@labplot@lemmy.kde.social
@opensource
Try it now:
1️⃣ Download #LabPlot: https://labplot.org/download.
2️⃣ File > Open Example.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #DataViz #Data #DataScience #Statistics #Physics #Chemistry #Math #Science #Research #Engineering #OriginPro #Graphpad #Sigmaplot #Alternative
Trending Bot
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Hooray for libraries!
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Public library visitor numbers return to pre-COVID levels as cost-of-living crisis bites https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-06/public-libraries-australia-visitors-up-cost-of-living-crisis/106152152
We found cryptography bugs in the elliptic library using Wycheproof
#HackerNews #cryptography #bugs #elliptic #library #Wycheproof #cybersecurity #TrailofBits
I picked up my library holds, including this brand new copy of David Graeber's "Bullshit Jobs".
Such a nice object, and great writing as well ;)
Thanks Christchurch #library
The First Bookmobile Of The Public Library Of Cincinnati, 1927.
Hooray for libraries!
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Public library visitor numbers return to pre-COVID levels as cost-of-living crisis bites https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-06/public-libraries-australia-visitors-up-cost-of-living-crisis/106152152
jonny (good kind)
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I just discovered this #nigerian #library #wikidata thing: https://nlnsnar.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Main_Page
It looks like #wikimediaDE is bootstrapping Nigerian library authority control to enable better coverage of Nigerian culture and literature in #Wikipedia.
It could be great!
It could be also be v colonial.
Any Nigerians around care to chime in on this?
Carlo Gubitosa :nonviolenza:
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💾 As I was failing to sleep, my third eye opened and I realized that #Netflix, #Amazon & other streaming platforms are basically PAID LIBRARIES that also:
- Have incomplete catalogues
- Periodically delete items
- Increasingly make up their own items
- Do not cooperate with other libraries
...so literally the only valuable thing you pay for is a sleek UI. It's unreal how they captured so many users by bastardizing the concept of #library.
USE ACTUAL LIBRARIES THEY'RE SO MUCH MORE RELIABLE!
I just discovered this #nigerian #library #wikidata thing: https://nlnsnar.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Main_Page
It looks like #wikimediaDE is bootstrapping Nigerian library authority control to enable better coverage of Nigerian culture and literature in #Wikipedia.
It could be great!
It could be also be v colonial.
Any Nigerians around care to chime in on this?
💾 As I was failing to sleep, my third eye opened and I realized that #Netflix, #Amazon & other streaming platforms are basically PAID LIBRARIES that also:
- Have incomplete catalogues
- Periodically delete items
- Increasingly make up their own items
- Do not cooperate with other libraries
...so literally the only valuable thing you pay for is a sleek UI. It's unreal how they captured so many users by bastardizing the concept of #library.
USE ACTUAL LIBRARIES THEY'RE SO MUCH MORE RELIABLE!
Developing a BLAS Library for the AMD AI Engine [pdf]
https://uni.tlaan.nl/thesis/msc_thesis_tristan_laan_aieblas.pdf
#HackerNews #Developing #BLAS #AMD #AI #Engine #AI #Library #PDF #Research
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :paw::paw:
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Cinnamon Roll enjoys the view from the library
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #WestHollywoodLibrary #WestHollywood #LosAngeles #California #Library #Merchtodon #Photo #Photography #Plushtodon #WestHollywoodPark
