Cyberpunk Librarian
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.
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The song you hear in this episode is Mutual Observation, which was genero...
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.
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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...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.
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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...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!
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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 bo...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!
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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_L0...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.
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Kalumet - First Wave (Immortal Sun Remix)
Floating Mind - Oser Minimal
Insanity Circle - En Camino
4t Thieves - Daytime Astronomy
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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.
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Min - A minimalist web browser.
Qutebrowser - A keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI
Firefox theme page
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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!
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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...A Second Very Special Episode – Cyberpunk Librarian and the L0WL1F3 Podcast
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 P...A Very Special Episode – Cyberpunk Librarian and The L0WL1F3 Podcast
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...
Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 61 – Cyberpunk Community Librarian Part Two
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...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 60 – Cyberpunk Community Librarian Part One
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 - On...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 59 – Situation: Offline
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.”
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Entertainment - Audio
Apple MusicSpotifyEntertainment - 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 ArchiveZ...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 58 – Static, Not Stagnant
Oh my god, he's back! After over a year of craziness and massive life changes, the Cyberpunk Librarian is back!
Join Dan in this comeback episode where he helps you get acquainted with static site generators and introduces you to the one he prefers!
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Tanglewood Hill - Check out my personal blog, powered by Publii!Energy Hogs: Can World’s Huge Data Centers Be Made More Efficient?The Internet Cloud Has a Dirty SecretStooge - A little programme that clears fines on pa...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 57 – A Prescription for Your Subscription Addiction
Are you tired of paying for content? Do you have four or five services you subscribe to for music, eBooks, or movies? Maybe even more than five? Feeling a bit burned out pitting one service over another? Well Dan has just the thing for you: Free digital content from your public library! Release yourself from all (or at least some) of those services, and check out what's on offer from your local library! You'll be amazed how you can download eBooks, listen to music and audiobooks, watch movies, and more... and all you pay is the price of your...
Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 56 – The FOSSiL Projects
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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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 Proje...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 55 – At Odds With Odds and Ends
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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Blog post: Blogging, RSS, and Social Network Failure Blog post: Taking Notes — A New Approach to the Shows Blog post: Organizationally StackedFacebook Is a Garbage Fire
The Oatmeal – Reaching People on the Internet GeekWire – ‘The Oatmeal’ creator rips Facebook...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 54 – Nexus and Empathy
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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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 Fl...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 53 – Free and Mine
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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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 mil...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 52 – Download Everything
After a way–to-long hiatus due to some bad craziness with moving, promotions, and upgrades… The Cyberpunk Librarian is back! Join Dan as he shares his tools and techniques for downloading massive amounts of, well… everything!
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WordPress.org – My CMS of choice Seriously Simple Podcasting -Podcasting with WordPress Zapier – A Zap to add images to Dropbox by liking them on Tumblr Save File To – Manage your downloads (For Firefox) Image-Toolbar – Save images to the right place the first time (For Chrome) DownThemAll – Gimme it! It’s mine! (For...Cyberpunk Librarian – Quick Update
Just a quick update from Dan on why he’s been radio silent for a while, what’s going on, and no the show isn’t dead!
Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 51 Part Two – Burner
Dan returns with part two of episode 51 where he finishes up the topic of burner laptops with some software recommendations to keep yourself safe and private in cyberspace and in meatspace!
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uBlock Origin – An ad blocker that’s not too hard on your RAM or CPU. Privacy Badger – Blocks trackers...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 51 Part One – Burner
Go dark and get deep as Dan walks you through the basics of setting up a burner laptop! In a special, two part episode, we’re going to look at the hardware, network, software, and physical security you’ll need to think about when you’re setting up a laptop you might eventually walk away from. Here in Part One, let’s talk about the hardware, the network, and operational security of the device.
CORRECTION: During the episode I refer to GPS as a two way communication which, as Jason Griffey and John Fink pointed out on Twitter...
Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 50 – Spirit in the Framework
FIFTY EPISODES?!
Can you believe it? The show is over three years old and, with fifty episodes on the books, Dan decided to do something special! Join the Cyberpunk Librarian for a look at one the best pieces of cyberpunk art ever created and one of the greatest cyberpunk stories ever crafted.
Kore wa, Kōkaku Kidōtai: Gosuto in za Sheru.
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Can I Stream It – Find out where you can watch or buy Ghost in the Shell online. Matrix Revisited – xkcd on how it...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 49 – Workplace Ambience
Turn on, tune in, and chill out as Dan takes you on a trip through the sounds of ambient and space music! Put your mind at rest, lay back, and let the sound flow over and around you. Relax and get more done thanks to the soundscapes and cosmic wonder of ambient music. Dan delivers the info on where to find the best ambient tunes and offers a sampler of some of the best in the genre.
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Ambient Internet Radio Stations
Drone...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 48 – Typing Outside the Lines
Almost everybody who uses a computer winds up typing something sooner or later. Heck, Dan is typing this… right now… on a computer! So join him for a show about getting more out of typing with text expansion!
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Text Expander from Smile Software for macOS aText for macOS PhraseExpress – for Windows Breevy – for Windows AutoKey – for Linux TextSuggest – For LinuxMusic
Dodo by beat.dowsing Albatross by beat.dowsing Tropics by beat.dowsing Knowns by beat.dowsingCyberpunk Librarian – Episode 47 – Outsourcing Your Job to Your Computer
Cyberpunk Librarian is back!
Do you have to do repetitive tasks on your computer? Gotta do the same thing over and over again, week in and week out? Weren’t computers supposed to make this job easier? Join Dan as he dives into the problems he’s faced with repetitive jobs and how he automated his way out of them. Then, try it yourself! A couple hours of coding can save you days of work later on!
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MCLD SlideGen – Easily make web slides for Polaris PowerP...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 46 – Minecraft for Librarians
Join the Cyberpunk Librarian as he digs deeper into the topic of Minecraft and helps the uninitiated get themselves up to speed! After all, you might want to do some Minecraft things at your library, but what do you do when your co-workers don’t know a diamond pick from a Creeper’s behind? You can start by sharing this show with them!
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Fascinating Earthbound Objects at the Free Music Archive Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo MiyashitaSounds
Digging Into Dirt from FreesoundCyberpunk Librarian – Episode 45 – Tickets Please
When things stop working and computers break, you need a trouble ticketing system to get the problems in the hands of the professionals! Join Dan for a ride with eTicket, a FOSS help desk system for everyone!
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eTicket Help Desk Software – A FOSS trouble ticket system running on LAMP.Music
Hedonic State by Mike B. Fort Spectrum (Subdiffusion Mix) by Foniqz OST 11 Where Am I? by sawsquarenoise Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo MiyashitaSounds
Bristol Riots Shouting and Swearing from FreeSound
Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 44 – Portable Piracy
Dive into the awesome, portable Raspberry PirateBox, a version of the classic PirateBox running on a Raspberry Pi! Dan’s got the information and the ideas to get you started on your own PirateBox project!
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PirateBox – Begin at the beginning. Raspberry PirateBox – Build a PirateBox from a Pi! Raspberry PirateBox modification ideas – Take it to another level. LibraryBox – The LibraryBox, an offshoot of the PirateBox. Recommended battery packs – Go mobile. Merkury Innovations Battery Pack – The model I use seems to be discontinued, but this is pretty clos...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 43 – Digital Outback
It’s laid back, it’s musical, it’s story time! Dan takes a break and reads a couple of chapters from his new book, Digital Outback: Cyberpunk and Culture on the Edge of the Net.
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Digital Outback – Available on Amazon and DRM free. Feel free to convert as needed. The Pulp Magazine Archive at the Internet ArchiveMusic
Astro (Give You All I Can) by Giyo Parisian Girl by Giyo World Order – Machine Civilization from the album 2012 Spotify | YouTube Homer & Jethro – Jam-bow-liar...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 42 – Write, the Universe, and Everything
Scientists recently discovered gravitational waves and Dan gets atomic with the Atom text editor from GitHub! Let’s talk about writing simply, so you can simply write what you need to write. It’s simple, and with Atom, it’s beautiful.
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ImageMagick – Go hardcore and make images from the command line! Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 41 – So Be It Resolved Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 35 – Marky Markdown and the Funky Bunch Cory Doctorow and Flashbake – Plain text novelist with version control by Git In the Beginning Was the Command Line by Ne...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 41 – So Be It Resolved
The Cyberpunk Librarian returns with a show about new year’s goals and self improvement! Find out what he’s got on the agenda for 2016 and stay tuned throughout the year to see how he’s doing with his resolutions!
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Hearing Voices: Librarian Produced Podcasts – A feature in American Libraries magazine by the amazing Steve Thomas, of Circulating Ideas. Circulating Ideas on Patreon – Check out the Patreon for Circulating Ideas and give ’em your love and support! ASP.Net MVC – So I need to learn more abo...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 40 – All I Want for Christmas is an ILS
Join the Cyberpunk Librarian and dive into the weird world of the Integrated Library System. Sometimes, librarians are called on to help set up libraries for small organizations, non-profits, and schools. There’s rarely a lot of money to throw at an ILS so, if you’re looking for free, open source alternatives, Dan’s got your back.
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Web Librarian Plugin on WordPress – Set up a free, easy to use ILS using WordPress! Web Librarian website – Get more information on the Web Librarian plugin. Web Librar...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 39 – Live from AzLA 2015
From the frozen north of Flagstaff, AZ — the Cyberpunk Librarian talks digital signage and setting it up at your library! Join Dan for a special episode of the show, recorded live during his talk at the 2015 Arizona Library Association Annual Conference!
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New Life by Teen Daze Catching Rays by Psychedelik Pedestrian Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita Crowd chatter and talking from Freesound.org
Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 38 – Cyberpunk Actual
Sometimes you need an eBook, article, musical track, movie, or something like that. Sometimes that thing isn’t available through the normal channels. You’ve tried, but you just can’t put your hands on it. The system is letting you down. Facing a time crunch, trying to help, you need to go outside and around the system. And for that, there’s the Cyberpunk Librarian.
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The Pirate Bay is the World’s Most Efficient Public Library by Zacqary Adam Xeper. The New Yankee Workshop with Norm Abram. Private Internet Access – My preferred VPN provider. ClamWin Port...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 37 – Dead Trees and Graphite
Awww yiss, chummers! Cyberpunk Librarian is back from an unexpected hiatus with a new show about notebooks!
Wait, notebook computers?
No, paper notebooks! But there is a tech twist to my notational madness as we get into how to keep a notebook where you can actually find the information you wrote down, even if it’s months or years ago. Welcome back to Cyberpunk Librarian!
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Pen Addict Moleskine notebooks Picadilly notebooks Black n’ Red notebooks Field Notes Mead notebooks A little known hack from Japan to get your notebook organizedMusi...
Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 36 – GTD With the CL
After an unexpected hiatus, the Cyberpunk Librarian is back with a show on Getting Things Done! Discover the tools, tips, and tricks for getting the job done and not working so hard to do it!
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Getting Things Done by David Allen – The book that started it all. How to be Productive and Get Things Done Using GTD by Ramesh Natarajan – An excellent overview without slogging through the book. Inbox Zero – Merlin Mann’s methodology for mail management. The Pomodoro Technique – Work a little less, do a little more. Productivity 101: A Primer to the Pomodoro Technique by Alan He...Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 35 – Marky Markdown and the Funky Bunch
Join us for a new episode of Cyberpunk Librarian where we dig into the markup language that is Markdown. You too can write rich text in a plain text editor and easily share it online! It’s easy to learn and easy to use and will change the way you look at plain text!
Correction: In the episode I credit Aaron Swartz as a co-creator of Markdown, working with John Gruber. In reality, Swartz was an important early tester, but not a co-creator of Markdown. Thanks to Steve Thomas of Circulating Ideas for the correction!
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Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 34 – What I Use: OS X
Drink the Kool Aid, or take a bite of the Apple, or something like that! Dan gets into the nitty gritty of how he gets it done on his MacBook and what he uses on a regular basis!
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Firefox (open source) Reeder Microsoft Remote Desktop Transmission (open source)Multimedia Creation
Pixelmator GarageBand Logic Pro X Final Cut Pro iMovie CompressorWriting and Coding
TextWrangler Evernote MacDown (open source) LibreOffice (open source) KeynoteUtility
aText OneDrive VeraCrypt (open source)Entertainment
Clementine (open source) Spotify VLC (open source) <...
