StoicBadger
@stoicbadger.bsky.social
Librarian by day and a media pig by night with too many hobbies.
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Newspapers disappear. Communities’ stories shouldn’t.
Community Webs librarians are archiving grassroots news to preserve the web we built.
Learn more ⤵️
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Community Webs librarians are archiving grassroots news to preserve the web we built.
Learn more ⤵️
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August 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Newspapers disappear. Communities’ stories shouldn’t.
Community Webs librarians are archiving grassroots news to preserve the web we built.
Learn more ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/p...
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Community Webs librarians are archiving grassroots news to preserve the web we built.
Learn more ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/08/27/p...
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@proton.me Been a beta tester for the Android email app but it is giving me problems. It doesn't refresh when i know i have new emails. I cannot click and open from android notifications. And i get two notifications for some reason. I had to uninstall it but wanted to share the results.
August 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
@proton.me Been a beta tester for the Android email app but it is giving me problems. It doesn't refresh when i know i have new emails. I cannot click and open from android notifications. And i get two notifications for some reason. I had to uninstall it but wanted to share the results.
Started #degoogling our lives about 18 mths ago. Started with moving to @proton.me for email, drive, vpn, and passwords. Then I built my first home server... and another... and another. Have had a great time building a #homelab! Almost completely degoogled!
July 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Started #degoogling our lives about 18 mths ago. Started with moving to @proton.me for email, drive, vpn, and passwords. Then I built my first home server... and another... and another. Have had a great time building a #homelab! Almost completely degoogled!
The amount od #aislop i see on @youtube for ads these days is ridiculous. youtu.be/TWpg1RmzAbc?.... Enjoyed the John Oliver video regardless of having to watch 2 #ai commercials during it lol
AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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June 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The amount od #aislop i see on @youtube for ads these days is ridiculous. youtu.be/TWpg1RmzAbc?.... Enjoyed the John Oliver video regardless of having to watch 2 #ai commercials during it lol
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Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the safety-standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the safety-standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the safety-standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
Installed #jellyfin on my #unraid server and am super impressed with picture and audio quality over #plex. I'm not sure why, they're using the same files, but even my wife who doesn't give a hoot about my #mediaserver or very much about quality of video streams noticied it and was impressed.
February 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Installed #jellyfin on my #unraid server and am super impressed with picture and audio quality over #plex. I'm not sure why, they're using the same files, but even my wife who doesn't give a hoot about my #mediaserver or very much about quality of video streams noticied it and was impressed.
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YouTube TV is raising prices again.
All 3 of the live TV streaming services that replaced cable for many TCM fans have upped their price this year:
YouTubeTV — $72.99 to $82.99
Hulu w/ Live TV — $76.99 to $82.99
SlingTV (w/ Hollywood Extra Pack) — $46 to $52
deadline.com/2024/12/yout... #FilmSky
All 3 of the live TV streaming services that replaced cable for many TCM fans have upped their price this year:
YouTubeTV — $72.99 to $82.99
Hulu w/ Live TV — $76.99 to $82.99
SlingTV (w/ Hollywood Extra Pack) — $46 to $52
deadline.com/2024/12/yout... #FilmSky
YouTube TV Monthly Price Rising Another $10 To $82.99
Delivering the latest case of streaming sticker shock, YouTube TV is raising prices by another $10 month in January, hitting $82.99 for its basic plan.
deadline.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:22 PM
YouTube TV is raising prices again.
All 3 of the live TV streaming services that replaced cable for many TCM fans have upped their price this year:
YouTubeTV — $72.99 to $82.99
Hulu w/ Live TV — $76.99 to $82.99
SlingTV (w/ Hollywood Extra Pack) — $46 to $52
deadline.com/2024/12/yout... #FilmSky
All 3 of the live TV streaming services that replaced cable for many TCM fans have upped their price this year:
YouTubeTV — $72.99 to $82.99
Hulu w/ Live TV — $76.99 to $82.99
SlingTV (w/ Hollywood Extra Pack) — $46 to $52
deadline.com/2024/12/yout... #FilmSky
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Tonight in 1965 — A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS debuted on CBS.
It's been seen every year since — without the original Coca-Cola sponsorship tag!
#ACharlieBrownChristmas #ChristmasMovies
It's been seen every year since — without the original Coca-Cola sponsorship tag!
#ACharlieBrownChristmas #ChristmasMovies
December 10, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Tonight in 1965 — A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS debuted on CBS.
It's been seen every year since — without the original Coca-Cola sponsorship tag!
#ACharlieBrownChristmas #ChristmasMovies
It's been seen every year since — without the original Coca-Cola sponsorship tag!
#ACharlieBrownChristmas #ChristmasMovies
December 8, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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“We don’t want to be the outlier that proves the rule, we want to be a new set of rules leading the way to a much more open and diverse tech ecosystem,” Signal President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social told WIRED.
With Threats to Encryption Looming, Signal’s Meredith Whittaker Says ‘We’re Not Changing’
At WIRED’s The Big Interview event, the president of the Signal Foundation talked about secure communications as critical infrastructure and the need for a new funding paradigm for tech.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:59 PM
“We don’t want to be the outlier that proves the rule, we want to be a new set of rules leading the way to a much more open and diverse tech ecosystem,” Signal President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social told WIRED.
Not a bad month of November for #film watching. Thanks to wanting to pound in some #filmnoir for #noirvember, I managed to squeeze in 34 #movies. See how we do in December but I'm not the biggest #christmas #xmas film guy. #filmsky
December 1, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Not a bad month of November for #film watching. Thanks to wanting to pound in some #filmnoir for #noirvember, I managed to squeeze in 34 #movies. See how we do in December but I'm not the biggest #christmas #xmas film guy. #filmsky
Watched some phenomenal #films the past couple of days during the long weekend. The Sea Wolf (1941), The Light That Failed (1939), Rear Window (1954) and Desert Fury (1947). A couple of #filmonir for #noirvember as it comes to an end. #filmsky
November 30, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Watched some phenomenal #films the past couple of days during the long weekend. The Sea Wolf (1941), The Light That Failed (1939), Rear Window (1954) and Desert Fury (1947). A couple of #filmonir for #noirvember as it comes to an end. #filmsky
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BOTD Gloria Grahame! V #Noirvember MCCT5: 5)Human Desire (Lang) 4)Crossfire (Dmytryk) 3)Odds Against Tomorrow (Wise) 2)Big Heat (Lang) 1)Lonely Place (Ray)
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@rememberthispod.bsky.social: slate.com/culture/2015...
@angelicabastien.bsky.social: www.vulture.com/2018/01/glor...
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@angelicabastien.bsky.social: www.vulture.com/2018/01/glor...
The 5 Best Performances of Gloria Grahame, Film Noir Icon
The films that seared Grahame into the imagination of Americans during the mid-20th century.
www.vulture.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 AM
BOTD Gloria Grahame! V #Noirvember MCCT5: 5)Human Desire (Lang) 4)Crossfire (Dmytryk) 3)Odds Against Tomorrow (Wise) 2)Big Heat (Lang) 1)Lonely Place (Ray)
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@rememberthispod.bsky.social: slate.com/culture/2015...
@angelicabastien.bsky.social: www.vulture.com/2018/01/glor...
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@rememberthispod.bsky.social: slate.com/culture/2015...
@angelicabastien.bsky.social: www.vulture.com/2018/01/glor...
Just finished my #filmreview of the #film Gun Crazy (1950), another #filmnoir for #noirvember. Let me know what you think and if you've seen the film. #skyfilm
rewindforward.substack.com/p/gun-crazy-...
rewindforward.substack.com/p/gun-crazy-...
Gun Crazy (1950)
Thrill Crazy… Kill Crazy… Gun Crazy
rewindforward.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Just finished my #filmreview of the #film Gun Crazy (1950), another #filmnoir for #noirvember. Let me know what you think and if you've seen the film. #skyfilm
rewindforward.substack.com/p/gun-crazy-...
rewindforward.substack.com/p/gun-crazy-...
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Max, Hulu, and Paramount Plus are all heavily discounted for Black Friday
Max, Hulu, and Paramount Plus are all heavily discounted for Black Friday
Price hikes be damned.
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November 27, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Max, Hulu, and Paramount Plus are all heavily discounted for Black Friday
Republished the #film review on my #substack Rewind/Forward. Always forget to do that part lol.
open.substack.com/pub/rewindfo...
open.substack.com/pub/rewindfo...
The Hard Way (1943) Review
You’d never believe they’re sisters!
open.substack.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Republished the #film review on my #substack Rewind/Forward. Always forget to do that part lol.
open.substack.com/pub/rewindfo...
open.substack.com/pub/rewindfo...
@timberthehutt.bsky.social I see you use CLZ according to your linktree. Love CLZ to manage my collection.
November 26, 2024 at 3:33 AM
@timberthehutt.bsky.social I see you use CLZ according to your linktree. Love CLZ to manage my collection.
Anyone else like to collect #physicalmedia? Just got the new Pryor & Wilder box set from Powerhouse Films. Looking forward to watching these. Only ever seen See No Evil, Hear No Evil. #films #comedy
November 26, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Anyone else like to collect #physicalmedia? Just got the new Pryor & Wilder box set from Powerhouse Films. Looking forward to watching these. Only ever seen See No Evil, Hear No Evil. #films #comedy
Just wrote a #film review for The Hard Way (1943) with Ida Lupino as part of the #noirvember marathon I've been on this year. Overall, 2 1/2 ⭐s.
boxd.it/7TyyON
boxd.it/7TyyON
A ★★½ review of The Hard Way (1943)
The story is interesting and quite familiar today, though perhaps not as much back in 1943 when the film was made. Ida Lupino delivers a solid performance as Helen Chernen, and the other characters ar...
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November 25, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Just wrote a #film review for The Hard Way (1943) with Ida Lupino as part of the #noirvember marathon I've been on this year. Overall, 2 1/2 ⭐s.
boxd.it/7TyyON
boxd.it/7TyyON