Jason @jk@librem.one

"If cats could talk to cops, they wouldn't"
Sticker seen in Portland, Oregon

Thanks to efforts by volunteers Nosamu and bai0, the Internet Archive's flash emulation just jumped generations ahead.

Mute/Unmute works. The screen resizes based on the actual animation's information. And for a certain group who will flip their lid:

We can do multi-swf flash now!

A pile of previously "broken" flashes will join the collection this week.

https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_flash

This is a short update on #MakerTube which got launched a week ago. It's a peertube video platform dedicated to #makers, #musicians, #artists and #diy content creators.

Changes since last week:
+77 users
+96 video uploads

I call this a great start! I also got funding until end of August, thanks a lot to the donors!

If you like the idea of an independent video platform please consider making a #donation at https://liberapay.com/MakerTube
Every penny counts!

Find the site here https://makertube.net

🎶🐦🎺 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/dawn-chorus-bird-puppets-jazz-george-wu

In the #shortfilm titled The #DawnChorus, a #jazz quintet celebrates avian #morning #song with “a mix of high-end style alongside playful #puppetry inspired by Alexander Calder, fingerbobs, and simple #automata.”

#video #birds #music #play #instruments

How to CIRCUIT BEND a Toy SOUNDBOX for a Modular Synthesizer
#synthesizer #synthdiy #modular #circuitbending #analog #peertube #makertube
https://makertube.net/w/pTMR1WkCzVG9NV9c14V2MA

You can buy my debut novel PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD on Kindle from Amazon UK for only 99p right now!

amzn.eu/d/2ES2ABc

#newbooks #newfiction #fiction #literaryfiction #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #writingcommunity #reading #nowreading

MakerTube is now open for public registrations! It's a #peertube video instance for makers, musician, artists and DIY content creators. If you thought of trying out a video platform besides big corp now is the time!

Join in https://makertube.net or any other instance and let's make peertube a place as great as Mastodon.

Please boost this post! Share your creations! Let's build alternatives that stay!

#peertube #makertube #diy #maker #artists #musicians #contentcreator #synthdiy

'What If the Only Way to Protect Films and TV Series from Streaming Platforms...Is to Break the Law?'
 
Hollywood has a long history of scrapping films and TV to save money, but the recent purging of "content" from streamers poses a new kind of threat to our cultural heritage.
 
Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/colehaddon/p/what-if-the-only-way-to-protect-films?r=1mimd1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#film #movies #cinema #TV #television #filmpreservation #art #culture #culturalheritage

'THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS Is One of the Greatest Blockbusters of the 21st Century'
 
There's a good chance you'll disagree with my take, but a deeper look at the film, why it exists, and the metatextual conversation it’s having about Hollywood, audiences, and our culture today might change your mind – and teach you a thing or two about how to push your own art to extraordinary places. 



Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/colehaddon/p/the-matrix-resurrections-is-one-of?r=1mimd1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#film #movies #cinema #TheMatrix #filmmaking #screenwriting #art #creativity

When I started working for the Internet Archive, I had to stop working on a documentary about Arcades. But I gave the ARCADEDOCUMENTARY.COM domain to a filmmaker who has gone off to work on a good one. Recorded my interview a week or two ago, and look at that sizzler.