My first contribution to @standardebooks went live today! The Road to Oz (Oz #5) by L. Frank Baum.
https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/l-frank-baum/the-road-to-oz
It was fun to dig through HTML again to get this ready, and I really like the way Standard Ebooks compliments the Project Gutenberg ethos of getting public domain stuff easily accessible to people.
My first contribution to @standardebooks went live today! The Road to Oz (Oz #5) by L. Frank Baum.
https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/l-frank-baum/the-road-to-oz
It was fun to dig through HTML again to get this ready, and I really like the way Standard Ebooks compliments the Project Gutenberg ethos of getting public domain stuff easily accessible to people.
While billionaires are working 50 hours a day to make the internet a surveillance shithole of slop, we have to remember that it can also be a beautiful place! #Freesound, for example, where real people upload samples that you can use for free. Some even into the #PublicDomain
While billionaires are working 50 hours a day to make the internet a surveillance shithole of slop, we have to remember that it can also be a beautiful place! #Freesound, for example, where real people upload samples that you can use for free. Some even into the #PublicDomain
Tom Lehrer (1928–2025) made musical satire sing…and sting. His songs were funny, outrageous, & often uncomfortably true.
He died recently at 97. Years earlier, he disclaimed copyright to all his lyrics and compositions; a gesture as radical as his songs.
We remember his life, his legacy, & what it means for the #digitalcommons ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/08/01/tom-lehrer-1928-2025-a-life-in-satire-a-legacy-in-the-commons/
Tom Lehrer (1928–2025) made musical satire sing…and sting. His songs were funny, outrageous, & often uncomfortably true.
He died recently at 97. Years earlier, he disclaimed copyright to all his lyrics and compositions; a gesture as radical as his songs.
We remember his life, his legacy, & what it means for the #digitalcommons ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/08/01/tom-lehrer-1928-2025-a-life-in-satire-a-legacy-in-the-commons/
3 years ago, he made all his songs #PublicDomain: https://tomlehrersongs.com/
(I still crack up every time I see the Aristotle version of "The Elements".)
RetroStrange TV is now streaming!
Star Man Movie Marathon! RFF Watch-a-long
#streaming #retro #movies #scifi #horror #tv #vintage #publicdomain #adfree
RetroStrange TV is now streaming!
Star Man Movie Marathon! RFF Watch-a-long
#streaming #retro #movies #scifi #horror #tv #vintage #publicdomain #adfree
Project Gutenberg turns 54!
On July 4, 1971, Michael Hart had the idea of using a computer to read and enjoy literature. This innovation led to the creation of Project Gutenberg, which continues to thrive today.
via @gbnewby
You can read more about the history of Project Gutenberg in our 50th anniversary writeup:
You own more than 75,000 books. Yes, they are yours! Come get them!
You own more than 75,000 books. Yes, they are yours! Come get them!
I had the honour to be invited by @ZFAVClub to participate in an online live workshop exploring the mighty and wonderful CLI tool of the @internetarchive, in collaboration with @dweb 💕
If you are interested in data preservation and digital commons, please do watch it, as we did our best to shed some light on the most powerful yet little known features of this software.
The #InternetArchive is an invaluable resource for unlimited, public, open, and free storage for the whole Universe. It seems too good to be true, but it is!
We also touched upon the value of #FreeSoftware, #Linux, #decentralization, and #publicDomain.
https://archive.org/details/youtube-8Pr05zlXdlo
#archive#commonGood #librarian #library #hacker #hacking #hackerLibrarian#DWeb#CLI #terminal #tutorial#Python #workshop
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