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libraries should be print-on-demand centers – especially for old/unusual works

Posted on 26 September 202024 September 2020 By antipaucity

Want to reinvigorate old texts and library patronage? Turn libraries into print-on-demand book “publishers” for works in the public domain and/or which aren’t under copyright in the current country and/or some kind of library version of CCLI churches use for music! This idea came to me after reading this blog post from the Internet Archive…

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books, ideas

following-up to my ubi mindwalk

Posted on 3 August 20203 August 2020 By antipaucity

I omitted something kinda big when I wrote my one-time UBI proposal last year. I neglected to address welfare reform. Welfare would have to be changed for UBI to even have a half a prayer of working. The “easy” way to do this would be to phase-in reduced welfare benefits on a prorated-equivalent basis for…

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ideas, update

one-time universal basic income

Posted on 24 September 201924 September 2019 By antipaucity 3 Comments on one-time universal basic income

A lot of talk has been made in the past couple years (and even currently by one of the fellas running for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination to be their candidate for President) of governments (which really means taxpayers) funding a universal basic income. Alaska’s been doing something like this for close to 40 years….

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finance, ideas, politics

6 movies

Posted on 26 June 201823 March 2022 By antipaucity

I want you to watch these 6 movies (in this order): The Wizard of Oz Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Night of the Living Dead (1968 edition) The Godfather Pi Inception Watch them with a notebook and pen or pencil handy (yes: use physical writing and recording tools; don’t use your laptop, tablet, or phone). Write…

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ideas

remembering to forget

Posted on 30 May 201828 September 2022 By antipaucity

As a society, we have forgotten how to forget. We are addicted to storing everything forever. Why? New Atlas had an article recently on the demise of skyscrapers in favor of new ones which starts off, The Great Pyramid of Giza has stood at a height of around 460 feet for 4,500 years, but these…

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ideas

document what didn’t work

Posted on 22 January 201822 January 2018 By antipaucity

In a recent episode of Paul’s Security Weekly, an off-hand comment was made about documentation: you shouldn’t merely document what to do, nor even why, but also what you tried that didn’t work (ie, augment the status quo). The upshot being, to save whomever comes to this note next (especially if it turns out to be yourself) effort you spent that…

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ideas, insights

what is “plan b” for iot security?

Posted on 16 November 2017 By antipaucity 4 Comments on what is “plan b” for iot security?

Schneier has a recent article on security concerns for IoT (internet of things) devices - IoT Cybersecurity: What’s Plan B? We can try to shop our ideals and demand more security, but companies don’t compete on IoT safety — and we security experts aren’t a large enough market force to make a difference. We need a…

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