Michael Weinberg
@michaelweinberg.org
Exec Dir @nyuengelberg.org, Board Member @oshwassociation.bsky.social, Formerly GC @ Shapeways & many things @publicknowledge.bsky.social
NYC/Berlin
NYC/Berlin
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Artists and writers! It's not too late to get something going for Fall of Freedom, a nation-wide wave of creative resistance taking place on Nov 21 & 22. Over 450 events in 40 states are already planned. See more info here:
Fall of Freedom
Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.
www.falloffreedom.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Artists and writers! It's not too late to get something going for Fall of Freedom, a nation-wide wave of creative resistance taking place on Nov 21 & 22. Over 450 events in 40 states are already planned. See more info here:
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Nest Thermostat: Now 100% Less Evil
Nest Thermostat: Now 100% Less Evil
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Nest Thermostat: Now 100% Less Evil
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CommonsDB Explorer is live! Browse rights declarations for Public Domain works, check files for matches, and see verifiable rights info that travels with content. openfuture.eu/blog/commons...
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
CommonsDB Explorer is live! Browse rights declarations for Public Domain works, check files for matches, and see verifiable rights info that travels with content. openfuture.eu/blog/commons...
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ITALY'S COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION
Protection of simple photographs could be extended from 20 to 70 years, threatening the #PublicDomain & #CulturalHeritage.
KR21 co-signed CC Italy's open letter to the Culture Ministry!
Italian coordinator Deborah De Angelis explains: kr21.info/it-am-term-e...
Protection of simple photographs could be extended from 20 to 70 years, threatening the #PublicDomain & #CulturalHeritage.
KR21 co-signed CC Italy's open letter to the Culture Ministry!
Italian coordinator Deborah De Angelis explains: kr21.info/it-am-term-e...
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
ITALY'S COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION
Protection of simple photographs could be extended from 20 to 70 years, threatening the #PublicDomain & #CulturalHeritage.
KR21 co-signed CC Italy's open letter to the Culture Ministry!
Italian coordinator Deborah De Angelis explains: kr21.info/it-am-term-e...
Protection of simple photographs could be extended from 20 to 70 years, threatening the #PublicDomain & #CulturalHeritage.
KR21 co-signed CC Italy's open letter to the Culture Ministry!
Italian coordinator Deborah De Angelis explains: kr21.info/it-am-term-e...
In the absence of any actual congressional oversight hearings, I really like that @publicknowledge.bsky.social is organizing their own next week
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-people...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-people...
The People’s Oversight Hearing
All Day event
www.eventbrite.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In the absence of any actual congressional oversight hearings, I really like that @publicknowledge.bsky.social is organizing their own next week
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-people...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-people...
I'm no graphic designer or computer scientist, so I'm baffled why it takes adobe products a full 60-70 seconds to open on an m3 macbook pro
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I'm no graphic designer or computer scientist, so I'm baffled why it takes adobe products a full 60-70 seconds to open on an m3 macbook pro
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Cursed machine still trying to download the U2 album from 2014. I will not be free in this lifetime.
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Cursed machine still trying to download the U2 album from 2014. I will not be free in this lifetime.
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‼️ AI shapes how people get hired—but how much do we know about those tools? 🎤 We’ve launched the TARAI Index, a public database mapping AI use in 100+ recruiting technologies. 🤓 It helps practitioners and researchers explore how AI really works in hiring 👉 www.tarai.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
‼️ AI shapes how people get hired—but how much do we know about those tools? 🎤 We’ve launched the TARAI Index, a public database mapping AI use in 100+ recruiting technologies. 🤓 It helps practitioners and researchers explore how AI really works in hiring 👉 www.tarai.org
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Oh hell yes.
This is like in a movie when two giant, comically inept, and heavily armed bad guys face off.
This is like in a movie when two giant, comically inept, and heavily armed bad guys face off.
MPA Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Instagram Over “Literally False and Highly Misleading” PG-13 Rating
The MPA said that Instagram owner Meta wants to exploit the trusted (and trademarked) rating system for its own use.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Oh hell yes.
This is like in a movie when two giant, comically inept, and heavily armed bad guys face off.
This is like in a movie when two giant, comically inept, and heavily armed bad guys face off.
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Libraries matter. Access matters.
After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember.
@arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember.
@arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost
“We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.
arstechnica.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Libraries matter. Access matters.
After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember.
@arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember.
@arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Sheffield Hallam University (UK) shuts down research into Uyghur human rights after pressure from China, is forced to resume when shut down professor sues the university for failing in its duty to protect her academic freedom
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Sheffield Hallam University (UK) shuts down research into Uyghur human rights after pressure from China, is forced to resume when shut down professor sues the university for failing in its duty to protect her academic freedom
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This one feels like it is pushing the limits of puffery
November 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This one feels like it is pushing the limits of puffery
Although the virtual version is great (calculatingempires.net), thanks to GLAMwiki being in Lisbon this year I can finally confirm that it is easier to read when it is 10 feet tall
Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology and Power since 1500
Explore how technical and social structures co-evolved over five centuries in this large-scale research visualization.
calculatingempires.net
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Although the virtual version is great (calculatingempires.net), thanks to GLAMwiki being in Lisbon this year I can finally confirm that it is easier to read when it is 10 feet tall
This is a fantastic, in-depth write up of the state of play in the ai-control standards working group tasked with developing a robots.txt for ai bots.
It's not clear to me that this can work, but at a minimum it is a great way to flesh out the conflicting issues
lowentropy.net/posts/aipref...
It's not clear to me that this can work, but at a minimum it is a great way to flesh out the conflicting issues
lowentropy.net/posts/aipref...
Status Update: AI Preferences
My personal take on the status of the effort to standardize a way to express preferences about how AI uses content.
lowentropy.net
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is a fantastic, in-depth write up of the state of play in the ai-control standards working group tasked with developing a robots.txt for ai bots.
It's not clear to me that this can work, but at a minimum it is a great way to flesh out the conflicting issues
lowentropy.net/posts/aipref...
It's not clear to me that this can work, but at a minimum it is a great way to flesh out the conflicting issues
lowentropy.net/posts/aipref...
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We now have full documentation up for if you just want to make your self a super duper inexpensive Moth Light!
Build your own #opensource Mothbeam!
digital-naturalism-laboratories.github.io/Mothbox/docs...
Build your own #opensource Mothbeam!
digital-naturalism-laboratories.github.io/Mothbox/docs...
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We now have full documentation up for if you just want to make your self a super duper inexpensive Moth Light!
Build your own #opensource Mothbeam!
digital-naturalism-laboratories.github.io/Mothbox/docs...
Build your own #opensource Mothbeam!
digital-naturalism-laboratories.github.io/Mothbox/docs...
I don't know anything about this issue, but the text of this oped reads like a parody of industry pushback against regulation.
Allowing people to have a carry on? What if they all bring a bike? Think of the marginal environmental impact of heavier planes!
Allowing people to have a carry on? What if they all bring a bike? Think of the marginal environmental impact of heavier planes!
Meddlesome new EU baggage rules only risk weighing down passengers and airlines
Meddlesome new EU baggage rules only risk weighing down passengers and airlines
Designed to help consumers, the European Parliament’s baggage proposal could end up weighing down both passengers and airlines.
dlvr.it
October 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I don't know anything about this issue, but the text of this oped reads like a parody of industry pushback against regulation.
Allowing people to have a carry on? What if they all bring a bike? Think of the marginal environmental impact of heavier planes!
Allowing people to have a carry on? What if they all bring a bike? Think of the marginal environmental impact of heavier planes!
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We need 14 more cool people to get cool clothes to meet our print minimum 🥺 maybe that's you? 👉 👈
From now until the end of Open Hardware Month you can snag your very own OSHWA t-shirt or hoodie! Check out the fundraiser right here: www.customink.com/fundraising/...
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We need 14 more cool people to get cool clothes to meet our print minimum 🥺 maybe that's you? 👉 👈
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Just incredibly, unnecessarily cruel. And I’d be shocked if there wasn’t wanton corruption going on here, too.
It literally took decades of advocacy to pass these reforms, which would have prevented prison phone and teleconferencing companies from ripping off inmates and their families to the tune of hundreds of millions annually
F.C.C. Changes Course on the Price of Prisoners’ Phone Calls
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Just incredibly, unnecessarily cruel. And I’d be shocked if there wasn’t wanton corruption going on here, too.
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I’m in regalia for convocation celebrating my tenure and promotion to full professor, along with my many wonderful colleagues, and I just got congratulated on my college degree 💀
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I’m in regalia for convocation celebrating my tenure and promotion to full professor, along with my many wonderful colleagues, and I just got congratulated on my college degree 💀
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So proud of my colleagues at @stopspyingny.bsky.social, our partners at @ecbawm.com, and our amazing clients!!!! This sort of lawsuit is the reason I founded STOP, and the culmination of so many years of work.
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/n...
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/n...
An NYPD Camera Points Directly Into Their Bedroom. They’re Suing the City Over It.
The NYPD’s little-noted citywide surveillance system draws on a vast network of public and private cameras.
theintercept.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So proud of my colleagues at @stopspyingny.bsky.social, our partners at @ecbawm.com, and our amazing clients!!!! This sort of lawsuit is the reason I founded STOP, and the culmination of so many years of work.
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/n...
theintercept.com/2025/10/28/n...
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FOUR DAYS LEFT TO GET COOL OSHWA CLOTHES!!!
From now until the end of Open Hardware Month you can snag your very own OSHWA t-shirt or hoodie! Check out the fundraiser right here: www.customink.com/fundraising/...
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
FOUR DAYS LEFT TO GET COOL OSHWA CLOTHES!!!
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I applaud the PSF for standing firmly on principles.
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I applaud the PSF for standing firmly on principles.
Even if this plan works, becoming a leading provisioner of AI-related data center services and becoming a "leader in AI" feel like goals that are only lightly related
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/t...
Saudi Arabia, Rich With Oil, Wants to Be Known as the A.I. Exporter
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Even if this plan works, becoming a leading provisioner of AI-related data center services and becoming a "leader in AI" feel like goals that are only lightly related
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/t...
Good summary of the new Reddit v. Perplexity lawsuit from @mmasnick.bsky.social, which I am not a fan of (the lawsuit, Mike's obviously great)
www.techdirt.com/2025/10/24/r...
www.techdirt.com/2025/10/24/r...
Reddit’s ‘AI Scraping’ Lawsuit Is An Attack On The Open Internet
When Reddit sued “data scraper” companies and AI firm Perplexity earlier this week, I assumed it was another predictable skirmish over AI training data—the kind of case we’ve been…
www.techdirt.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Good summary of the new Reddit v. Perplexity lawsuit from @mmasnick.bsky.social, which I am not a fan of (the lawsuit, Mike's obviously great)
www.techdirt.com/2025/10/24/r...
www.techdirt.com/2025/10/24/r...