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Archivist promoting artistic works and free expression.
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The CIA like all other intelligence services shouldn't be trusted or revered. However intelligence services do spend a large chunk of their budgets on research and archives. This move impedes global research and validation.
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The CIA like all other intelligence services shouldn't be trusted or revered. However intelligence services do spend a large chunk of their budgets on research and archives. This move impedes global research and validation.
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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British School 18th century, Park Scene with Boy, 1780
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1130142
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1130142
January 31, 2026 at 11:02 AM
British School 18th century, Park Scene with Boy, 1780
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1130142
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1130142
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La fatigue de vivre / The weariness of life - 1927
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/3112317
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/3112317
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
La fatigue de vivre / The weariness of life - 1927
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/3112317
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/3112317
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Sailboats at sea - 1868
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109775
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109775
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Sailboats at sea - 1868
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109775
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109775
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Winter on the Seine, Lavacourt - 1880
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/9550
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/9550
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Winter on the Seine, Lavacourt - 1880
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/9550
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/9550
This is the most thorough and damning argument against the markets AI pivot I've come across and I really appreciate the warnings against the delusion that even more copyright expansion and the megacorps will stop it.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:21 PM
This is the most thorough and damning argument against the markets AI pivot I've come across and I really appreciate the warnings against the delusion that even more copyright expansion and the megacorps will stop it.
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And a Happy Public Domain Day to all the gay gals out there!
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 PM
And a Happy Public Domain Day to all the gay gals out there!
Its still the Christmas season according to Tyrian a bullet hell game released by Eclipse Software in 1995. The game was released as free ware in 2004 and has an android compatible version.
December 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Its still the Christmas season according to Tyrian a bullet hell game released by Eclipse Software in 1995. The game was released as free ware in 2004 and has an android compatible version.
Sinatra had many skeletons in his past but he actively campaigned against discrimination.
In 45 he filmed this short film aimed at teaching young audiences that bigotry was wrong.
youtu.be/XQ51vfG5AnM
In 45 he filmed this short film aimed at teaching young audiences that bigotry was wrong.
youtu.be/XQ51vfG5AnM
December 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Sinatra had many skeletons in his past but he actively campaigned against discrimination.
In 45 he filmed this short film aimed at teaching young audiences that bigotry was wrong.
youtu.be/XQ51vfG5AnM
In 45 he filmed this short film aimed at teaching young audiences that bigotry was wrong.
youtu.be/XQ51vfG5AnM
Its #Christmas in my corner of the earth. Here's a playlist of seasonal films, music and cartoons in the public domain.
Christmas,: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Christmas,: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Christmas, - YouTube
Christmas is the time for giving, so I give these films freely.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Its #Christmas in my corner of the earth. Here's a playlist of seasonal films, music and cartoons in the public domain.
Christmas,: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Christmas,: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Shchedryk, Carol of the Bells, recorded by the Ukrainian National Choir in New York 1922
youtu.be/HC5CXcwIhg0?...
youtu.be/HC5CXcwIhg0?...
1922: Shchedryk or Carol of the Bells
YouTube video by Public Domain Archive
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December 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Shchedryk, Carol of the Bells, recorded by the Ukrainian National Choir in New York 1922
youtu.be/HC5CXcwIhg0?...
youtu.be/HC5CXcwIhg0?...
A company busily buys up the rights to many fonts, comes under private equity ownership. Invests heavily in AI, sees no ROI. Initiates mass lay offs, then finally exploits its near monopoly on fonts to renegotiate contracts.
The damage property rights can bring.
The damage property rights can bring.
“They burned millions but got nothing.” Major Japanese game font provider’s aggressive price hike could be result of parent company’s alleged AI failure and financial struggle
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
“They burned millions but got nothing.” Japanese game font provider’s aggressive price hike could be result of parent company’s alleged AI failure and financial struggle - AUTOMATON WEST
After it replaced a domestic $380 annual license plan for game fonts with a $20,500 plan, Monotype has come under scrutiny.
automaton-media.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A company busily buys up the rights to many fonts, comes under private equity ownership. Invests heavily in AI, sees no ROI. Initiates mass lay offs, then finally exploits its near monopoly on fonts to renegotiate contracts.
The damage property rights can bring.
The damage property rights can bring.
Capitalist control wins out over safety once again.
The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure service members’ ability to fix their own equipment. www.wired.com/story/the-mi...
The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away
The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure service members’ ability to fix their own equipment.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Capitalist control wins out over safety once again.
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Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
Market forces have far greatrr impacts on wider society than simple consumer shares. Monopolisation and economic domination in any sphere should concern us all.
RAM production is limited to a handful of manufacturers: Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung. They have a long standing record of setting prices (including illegally, they were prosecuted for it back when we had laws).
The way they do that is limiting the available stock of RAM chips in the market.
The way they do that is limiting the available stock of RAM chips in the market.
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Market forces have far greatrr impacts on wider society than simple consumer shares. Monopolisation and economic domination in any sphere should concern us all.
Stunts like this remind me of Kafka's story about the Great Wall of China.
www.kafka-online.info/the-great-wa...
www.kafka-online.info/the-great-wa...
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Stunts like this remind me of Kafka's story about the Great Wall of China.
www.kafka-online.info/the-great-wa...
www.kafka-online.info/the-great-wa...
History belongs to all of us. Those who take it away are robbing you personally and everyone you know.
Thousands of volunteers are racing to preserve America’s history — photographing museum exhibits they fear the Trump administration could erase.
A small army is racing against time and Trump to preserve U.S. history
Like 'monks' in the Middle Ages, volunteers are working to preserve cultural treasures they fear are under threat from President Trump’s war against 'woke.'
www.latimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
History belongs to all of us. Those who take it away are robbing you personally and everyone you know.
Its one of Whale's best and is in the public domain so we can all enjoy it. youtu.be/IHnbCXq6dy4
October 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Its one of Whale's best and is in the public domain so we can all enjoy it. youtu.be/IHnbCXq6dy4
Seen news that a new techniqye for repairing bones is being pioneered in the People's Republic of China. I hope it pans out, it should be an important step forward in health care. It also gives me an opportunity to discuss patents, another form of IP control.
September 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Seen news that a new techniqye for repairing bones is being pioneered in the People's Republic of China. I hope it pans out, it should be an important step forward in health care. It also gives me an opportunity to discuss patents, another form of IP control.
Very sad,
Time to start the countdown
Time to start the countdown
Rest in peace, Radna Sahaltuev (1935-2025), your art is forever in my DNA😭
September 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Very sad,
Time to start the countdown
Time to start the countdown
The Marching Morons by C.M. Kornbluth
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The Marching Morons By C. M. Kornbluth
The Marching Morons By C. M. KORNBLUTH Illustrated by DON SIBLEY [Transcribe...
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August 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Marching Morons by C.M. Kornbluth
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Common Sense Country a 19th Utopian short story by L.S. Bevington
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Common-Sense Country by L.S. Bevington
Credit to No Bonzo A short story demonstrating a possible Anarchist future, written sometime in the 1890s. Common-Sense Country ...
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June 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Common Sense Country a 19th Utopian short story by L.S. Bevington
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August 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM