The Cyberpunk Librarian is back and he’s talking about software… His own software! Join Dan for a look at The FOSSiL Projects and discover what he’s been working on for the past couple of months! And hey, maybe there’s something in the Projects that can help make your library life just a little easier!

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Links

• iAWriter – My writing app of choice on the iPad.
• The FOSSiL Projects – Free and Open Source Solutions in Libraries. The primary website for information about the projects.
• FOSSiL Projects on GitLab – The FOSSiL Projects repos on GitLab.
• CargoCult Demo – Try this thing for yourself!
• PHP – Write some code, find some frustrations.
• Python – A better brand of misery.
• MariaDB – It’s MySQL, without Oracle.
• Ubuntu MATE – It’s so… green!
• WordPress – Sure, there are other CMS solutions, but this is the one I like.
• GitLab – Host your code in an versioning system that’s 100% open source.
• Download GitLab – Host your code in your own hosted versioning system.
• GOGS – Simple, easy to use, git style versioning system. Works pretty much everywhere.
• VirtualBox – Run virtual Linux servers using open source virtualization software. It’s VMware, with Oracle.

Music

• Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
• Catching Rays by Psychadelik Pedestrian
• Fluid Dreams by Daniel Birch
• Edge of the Wastelands by Tri-Tachyon
• Overcast by fascinating earthbound objects
• Stinger music is pulled from Andreas Theme by Kevin MacLeod
• Music from the Cyberpunk Librarian podcasts

Sounds

• 56k Modem from Freesound.org

Holy crap! Cyberpunk Librarian is back! On this episode, Dan talks about the projects that have been holding up the show and what’s going on in his life. It’s a conversation over coffee with your friendly neighbourhood Cyberpunk Librarian!

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Blogging

• Blog post: Blogging, RSS, and Social Network Failure
• Blog post: Taking Notes — A New Approach to the Shows
• Blog post: Organizationally Stacked

Facebook Is a Garbage Fire

• The Oatmeal – Reaching People on the Internet
• GeekWire – ‘The Oatmeal’ creator rips Facebook in comic — and Facebook asks if he wants to ‘boost’ the post

RSS Readers

• QuiteRSS — Free, open source RSS reader for Linux, Windows, and macOS
• Reeder and Unread – Inexpensive RSS readers for iOS
• Reeder — Inexpensive RSS reader for macOS
• Flym and Read – RSS readers for Android
• Brief – A free, open source RSS reader for Firefox – WebExtensions and Firefox 56+ compatible
• FeedBin and Feedly – RSS readers on the web – Premium, but inexpensive services that sync across devices

Ambient and Space Music

• Download Dan’s music for free from SoundCloud
• Buy Dan’s music on BandCamp

Organisation

• Kanban – Wikipedia
• Ōno Taiichi – Creator of kanban
• Trello – A freemium kanban system for tracking projects.
• Projects – A public Trello board so you can see what Dan is doing these days

Python Projects

• Polaris ILS – My particular ILS of choice
• Koha ILS – My favourite free and open source ILS solution
• 3M SIP Protocol – Guaranteed to cure your insomnia
• DR. RID – Check it out on GitHub
• Reddit Enhancement Suite – Make Reddit better.

BBS

• BBS – A fantastic documentary from Jason Scott, the archivist behind textfiles.com
  • Watch the BBS documentary series on YouTube
• Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It – A fantastic podcast about technology, history, people, and getting out of debt
• Mystic BBS – A pretty sweet BBS package for macOS, Windows, and Linux
• SynchroNet – A pretty sweet BBS package for Windows and Linux
• WWIV – A classic bit of BBS kit that I ran back in my teenage years
• VirtualBox – Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows and runs virtual machines with ease
• SyncTerm – An excellent terminal emulator that invokes the old days of dial up
• Qodem – A clone of the classic Qmodem terminal emulator

Music

• Stinger music is pulled from Andreas Theme by Kevin MacLeod
• Star Drift by Daniel Messer
• Optimus L’Chaim by Daniel Messer

Sounds

• Fast Forward​

Join Dan for a special episode of Cyberpunk Librarian where he looks at what it is to be human in an increasingly technological world, and within the world of one of the greatest novels in the cyberpunk genre!

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Links

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep on WorldCat and Amazon
• Episode 50 – Spirit in the Framework
• Hatsune Miku
• Blade Runner – Trailer
• Blade Runner 2049 – Trailer
• Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It – A new podcast from that guy at textfiles.com.

Music

• The Beat Goes On by Flex Vector
• Dancer in the Dark by Flex Vector
• The Killbots are Coming by Flex Vector
• Gray Matter by Flex Vector
• Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita

Sounds

• Steady Rain in the City at Freesound.org

Sometimes it’s far harder than it should be to find that academic paper or research article. Papers and journals are locked behind paywalls, paywalls that don’t matter to your patrons. So let Dan help you break the walls down, and get those articles you and your patrons need!

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Links

• Google Scholar – Start here whenever you’re looking for a scholarly article.
• Unpaywall – For Firefox and Chrome. Looks for legal access to scholarly articles.
• DOAJ – The Directory of Open Access Journals. Almost 10,000 journals an over 2.5 million articles.
• Arxiv – Pronounced “Archive,” this is a massive ePrint server from the Cornell University Library. You’ll find open access to over 1.3 million articles on a variety of subjects.
• Sci-Hub – Open access to scientific and academic research.
• Library Genesis – Over 2 million eBooks, magazines, and articles.
• Sci-Hub Links for Chrome – Turn those DOIs and Pubmed links into Sci-Hub links.
• IBT – Two-thirds of the world’s academic papers are now on Sci-Hub
• r/Scholar – The scholarly article subreddit.

Music

• Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita
• Work by Ketsa
• wander with me by Ketsa
• Sentimental by Sro