Cyberpunk Librarian
@cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social
Systems librarian, podcaster, coder, musician, author, and cyberpunk.
Podcasting:
Cyberpunk Librarian: https://cyberpunklibrarian.com
The L0WL1F3 Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/
Mastodon:
https://masto.hackers.town/@cyberpunklibrarian
Podcasting:
Cyberpunk Librarian: https://cyberpunklibrarian.com
The L0WL1F3 Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/
Mastodon:
https://masto.hackers.town/@cyberpunklibrarian
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I seem to have a bunch of new followers so I figured I'd say hello! I'm Dan. I'm a Polaris ILS administrator, systems librarian, database admin, data analyst, podcaster, cyberpunk, and professional weirdo.
Sometimes I swear. I hope y'all are okay with that.
Sometimes I swear. I hope y'all are okay with that.
Damn it's only 11:45. Why is my battery so low?
~* checks running apps *~
Ah. That may have something to do with the 29 apps I have running right now. Fair enough.
~* checks running apps *~
Ah. That may have something to do with the 29 apps I have running right now. Fair enough.
February 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Damn it's only 11:45. Why is my battery so low?
~* checks running apps *~
Ah. That may have something to do with the 29 apps I have running right now. Fair enough.
~* checks running apps *~
Ah. That may have something to do with the 29 apps I have running right now. Fair enough.
All I wanna do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zoom
And set up a dev environment in a VM
.....
Just shake your rump?
And set up a dev environment in a VM
.....
Just shake your rump?
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
All I wanna do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zoom
And set up a dev environment in a VM
.....
Just shake your rump?
And set up a dev environment in a VM
.....
Just shake your rump?
Did I write the code for this sproc?
Yes.
Have I used this sproc before?
Yes.
Have I added this sproc to multiple library databases without issue?
Yes.
Do I still check for bugs even though it's literally never changed since the first time I've put it into production?
Surprisingly, also yes.
Yes.
Have I used this sproc before?
Yes.
Have I added this sproc to multiple library databases without issue?
Yes.
Do I still check for bugs even though it's literally never changed since the first time I've put it into production?
Surprisingly, also yes.
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Did I write the code for this sproc?
Yes.
Have I used this sproc before?
Yes.
Have I added this sproc to multiple library databases without issue?
Yes.
Do I still check for bugs even though it's literally never changed since the first time I've put it into production?
Surprisingly, also yes.
Yes.
Have I used this sproc before?
Yes.
Have I added this sproc to multiple library databases without issue?
Yes.
Do I still check for bugs even though it's literally never changed since the first time I've put it into production?
Surprisingly, also yes.
See what I should do is, I should start posting something that looks like it's the results of one of those Wordle type games, where you can see the results but not the answers? But here's the thing, beloved, the game doesn't exist. #SowingDiscord
January 29, 2026 at 4:08 PM
See what I should do is, I should start posting something that looks like it's the results of one of those Wordle type games, where you can see the results but not the answers? But here's the thing, beloved, the game doesn't exist. #SowingDiscord
I use virtual desktops on every OS I use. On macOS, I literally built a workflow around virtual desktops. I assign specific apps to specific desktops.
I also do this in Linux
And Windows 11's virtual desktop system is so shite, I'm about to give up and say "Screw it, it all goes one damn screen."
I also do this in Linux
And Windows 11's virtual desktop system is so shite, I'm about to give up and say "Screw it, it all goes one damn screen."
January 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I use virtual desktops on every OS I use. On macOS, I literally built a workflow around virtual desktops. I assign specific apps to specific desktops.
I also do this in Linux
And Windows 11's virtual desktop system is so shite, I'm about to give up and say "Screw it, it all goes one damn screen."
I also do this in Linux
And Windows 11's virtual desktop system is so shite, I'm about to give up and say "Screw it, it all goes one damn screen."
From Reddit - A small passage from a book written by someone who has never, ever worked with a real librarian. 😅
www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/...
www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/...
From the Libraries community on Reddit: Authors just don’t understand how libraries work in
Explore this post and more from the Libraries community
www.reddit.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:07 AM
From Reddit - A small passage from a book written by someone who has never, ever worked with a real librarian. 😅
www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/...
www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/...
Yes, wired connections are fast. But never underestimate the bandwidth of running a USB3 SSD up and down the stairs a couple of times.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Yes, wired connections are fast. But never underestimate the bandwidth of running a USB3 SSD up and down the stairs a couple of times.
I love me a good cover meme and wow...
There are a lot of covers featuring a lady in red running away from you. 📚
There are a lot of covers featuring a lady in red running away from you. 📚
From the Libraries community on Reddit: What would you title this display?
Explore this post and more from the Libraries community
www.reddit.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I love me a good cover meme and wow...
There are a lot of covers featuring a lady in red running away from you. 📚
There are a lot of covers featuring a lady in red running away from you. 📚
🎶 Begin the day with a friendly voice 🎶
🎶 And cleaning your computer 🎶
🎶 Move that data through your router 🎶
🎶 And reclaim the storage space you hold so dear 🎶
.....
Sorry, Rush.
But in other news, I've at least 100GB that I didn't have before.
🎶 And cleaning your computer 🎶
🎶 Move that data through your router 🎶
🎶 And reclaim the storage space you hold so dear 🎶
.....
Sorry, Rush.
But in other news, I've at least 100GB that I didn't have before.
January 20, 2026 at 11:42 AM
🎶 Begin the day with a friendly voice 🎶
🎶 And cleaning your computer 🎶
🎶 Move that data through your router 🎶
🎶 And reclaim the storage space you hold so dear 🎶
.....
Sorry, Rush.
But in other news, I've at least 100GB that I didn't have before.
🎶 And cleaning your computer 🎶
🎶 Move that data through your router 🎶
🎶 And reclaim the storage space you hold so dear 🎶
.....
Sorry, Rush.
But in other news, I've at least 100GB that I didn't have before.
The nature of my back and spine is such that, some days, I cannot seem to stretch far enough to fully loosen things up. And it's days like that where I look at a medieval rack and think, ya know, I just might.
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The nature of my back and spine is such that, some days, I cannot seem to stretch far enough to fully loosen things up. And it's days like that where I look at a medieval rack and think, ya know, I just might.
Password does not meet complexity requirements.
Okay then, let's try the formula for calculating the Schwarzschild radius of a black hole — in LaTeX. Oh is that *too* complicated for you? Well pick a side, dammit.
Okay then, let's try the formula for calculating the Schwarzschild radius of a black hole — in LaTeX. Oh is that *too* complicated for you? Well pick a side, dammit.
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Password does not meet complexity requirements.
Okay then, let's try the formula for calculating the Schwarzschild radius of a black hole — in LaTeX. Oh is that *too* complicated for you? Well pick a side, dammit.
Okay then, let's try the formula for calculating the Schwarzschild radius of a black hole — in LaTeX. Oh is that *too* complicated for you? Well pick a side, dammit.
Printing to my laser printer:
*whirrrrrrrrrrr....bweeeEEEEEE... whirrrrrrr* and it prints the page.
Time elapsed: 5 - 10 seconds depending on whether or not the printer needs to warm up.
**Printing to my ink jet printer:**
*whirrrrrrrrrrr....bweeeEEEEEE... whirrrrrrr* and it prints the page.
Time elapsed: 5 - 10 seconds depending on whether or not the printer needs to warm up.
**Printing to my ink jet printer:**
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot [Official Video]
YouTube video by Cherry Poppin Daddies
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Printing to my laser printer:
*whirrrrrrrrrrr....bweeeEEEEEE... whirrrrrrr* and it prints the page.
Time elapsed: 5 - 10 seconds depending on whether or not the printer needs to warm up.
**Printing to my ink jet printer:**
*whirrrrrrrrrrr....bweeeEEEEEE... whirrrrrrr* and it prints the page.
Time elapsed: 5 - 10 seconds depending on whether or not the printer needs to warm up.
**Printing to my ink jet printer:**
In the US, during the 1980s, there were dozens of TV ads for music collections like Freedom Rock and Time Life album sets.
I wonder how many kids growing up at that time only know, like, 20 words to a given song because that's all they ever heard during the commercial?
I wonder how many kids growing up at that time only know, like, 20 words to a given song because that's all they ever heard during the commercial?
Freedom Rock Commercial A classic
YouTube video by Internet Lurker
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
In the US, during the 1980s, there were dozens of TV ads for music collections like Freedom Rock and Time Life album sets.
I wonder how many kids growing up at that time only know, like, 20 words to a given song because that's all they ever heard during the commercial?
I wonder how many kids growing up at that time only know, like, 20 words to a given song because that's all they ever heard during the commercial?
I've been offline most of the last few days so I'm just now learning the sad news that Stewart Cheifet, the host of The Computer Chronicles, passed away on December 28, 2025.
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I've been offline most of the last few days so I'm just now learning the sad news that Stewart Cheifet, the host of The Computer Chronicles, passed away on December 28, 2025.
I had a few things on my 2025 bingo card.
The reemergence of Limewire? I missed that one.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
The reemergence of Limewire? I missed that one.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
“Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment
Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a "champion against the darkness."
arstechnica.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I had a few things on my 2025 bingo card.
The reemergence of Limewire? I missed that one.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
The reemergence of Limewire? I missed that one.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
While this is a great list of life hacks for 2025, believe me, they'll all apply in 2026.
December 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
While this is a great list of life hacks for 2025, believe me, they'll all apply in 2026.
Fun fact: Shepard Fairey created the original Mozilla dinosaur branding.
jwz is a former Mozillian who was literally there when the magic was written, and he wrote quite a bit of it himself. And he's dumping all of the original branding on his website.
www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12...
jwz is a former Mozillian who was literally there when the magic was written, and he wrote quite a bit of it himself. And he's dumping all of the original branding on his website.
www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12...
The original Mozilla "Dinosaur" logo artwork
It has come to my attention that the artwork for the original mozilla.org "dinosaur" logo is not widely available online. So, here it is. As I explained in some detail in my 2016 article "They Live an...
www.jwz.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Fun fact: Shepard Fairey created the original Mozilla dinosaur branding.
jwz is a former Mozillian who was literally there when the magic was written, and he wrote quite a bit of it himself. And he's dumping all of the original branding on his website.
www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12...
jwz is a former Mozillian who was literally there when the magic was written, and he wrote quite a bit of it himself. And he's dumping all of the original branding on his website.
www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12...
Look, I need you to stop whatever you're doing, and take a few minutes out of your day to go listen to a full cast audio performance of Harlan Ellison's classic "Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman.
Starring Robin Williams as Harlequin.
M a s t e r p i e c e
archive.org/details/2000...
Starring Robin Williams as Harlequin.
M a s t e r p i e c e
archive.org/details/2000...
2000X: Tales of the Next Millennia : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Science Fiction Radio Drama Series by NPR
archive.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Look, I need you to stop whatever you're doing, and take a few minutes out of your day to go listen to a full cast audio performance of Harlan Ellison's classic "Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman.
Starring Robin Williams as Harlequin.
M a s t e r p i e c e
archive.org/details/2000...
Starring Robin Williams as Harlequin.
M a s t e r p i e c e
archive.org/details/2000...
Nerdy librarian stuff incoming.
A few weeks ago, I released a browser extension. And if you're not a systems librarian working with Polaris ILS and SimplyReports, it's absolutely useless.
But what if you work with Polaris and SimplyReports, but you're not a systems librarian?
Well...
A few weeks ago, I released a browser extension. And if you're not a systems librarian working with Polaris ILS and SimplyReports, it's absolutely useless.
But what if you work with Polaris and SimplyReports, but you're not a systems librarian?
Well...
Doing More With SiReS Ex – Ideas for a non-Systems Librarian
Over the last few days, a couple of people (literally, two… maybe three) asked if I could talk about some use cases for SiReS Ex. Basically, what does this thing do and why it might be useful…
cyberpunklibrarian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Nerdy librarian stuff incoming.
A few weeks ago, I released a browser extension. And if you're not a systems librarian working with Polaris ILS and SimplyReports, it's absolutely useless.
But what if you work with Polaris and SimplyReports, but you're not a systems librarian?
Well...
A few weeks ago, I released a browser extension. And if you're not a systems librarian working with Polaris ILS and SimplyReports, it's absolutely useless.
But what if you work with Polaris and SimplyReports, but you're not a systems librarian?
Well...
Always remember.
Never forget.
The United States Government chose to starve its citizens. And it chose to do so multiple times.
Never forget.
The United States Government chose to starve its citizens. And it chose to do so multiple times.
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Always remember.
Never forget.
The United States Government chose to starve its citizens. And it chose to do so multiple times.
Never forget.
The United States Government chose to starve its citizens. And it chose to do so multiple times.
Reposted by Cyberpunk Librarian
The real ones know that if you look in the dictionary, under ‘Catchfart’ is this man’s picture
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The real ones know that if you look in the dictionary, under ‘Catchfart’ is this man’s picture
Ya know... sometimes it's nice to pause just for a moment and remember that someone *made* technology. There are stories to be told and some of them are deeply human.
Like that one guy... who created TIFF.
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/mr-tiff/
Like that one guy... who created TIFF.
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/mr-tiff/
Mr TIFF
For as long as I have published my books, one of my overarching goals was to give credit to those who actually invented the hardware and software that we use.
It has taken 10,000+ hours to create tha...
inventingthefuture.ghost.io
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Ya know... sometimes it's nice to pause just for a moment and remember that someone *made* technology. There are stories to be told and some of them are deeply human.
Like that one guy... who created TIFF.
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/mr-tiff/
Like that one guy... who created TIFF.
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/mr-tiff/
Every Halloween we sit outside, give out candy, drink beer, and use the projector to play something on the screen.
This year, it’s Silent Hill 3.
This year, it’s Silent Hill 3.
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Every Halloween we sit outside, give out candy, drink beer, and use the projector to play something on the screen.
This year, it’s Silent Hill 3.
This year, it’s Silent Hill 3.
I wrote what is probably one of the most focused, small audience browser extensions ever. It's targeted at librarians using Polaris ILS and SimplyReports. And if you don't know what that means, then it'll be worthless for you. 😅
SiRes Ex – Extracting SQL from SimplyReports
Come with me on a journey. I may have written one of the most laser focused, single minded, small target browser extensions ever. If you work with Polaris ILS, you may have also worked with SimplyR…
cyberpunklibrarian.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I wrote what is probably one of the most focused, small audience browser extensions ever. It's targeted at librarians using Polaris ILS and SimplyReports. And if you don't know what that means, then it'll be worthless for you. 😅
This is an issue I've been dealing with professionally and I felt it might a little too "Inside Baseball" to talk about elsewhere but, ya know, when the 404 is covering the collapse of a major supplier of library materials? It's not just a professional issue anymore, it's fully public. 📚
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is an issue I've been dealing with professionally and I felt it might a little too "Inside Baseball" to talk about elsewhere but, ya know, when the 404 is covering the collapse of a major supplier of library materials? It's not just a professional issue anymore, it's fully public. 📚