David O. Weissman
davidowx.bsky.social
David O. Weissman
@davidowx.bsky.social
Lover of books.
What we have is taxation without representation.
February 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Reposted from Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick Maine.
February 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"an inexperienced developer...is implementing hidden payment-blocking capabilities in the federal government’s $6 trillion payment system, while the very experts who understand these systems are being pushed out, and the teams responsible for investigating security breaches are being disbanded"
Okay, let's keep going. Got another one today looking at just how absolutely fucking crazy it is that an inexperienced Musk-lackey is apparently pushing untested live code to America's checkbook. Tried to contextualize all of it.

www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/a...
February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
What do you call the form of government where one corporation’s CEO controls the entire executive branch? I feel like we’re in new political territory.
February 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Céline Dion - O Canada (1992)
YouTube video by rhonalover
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February 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Please watch Free For All, the story of the women who helped found public libraries all over the country. It’s premiering on PBS at the end of April. www.pbs.org/independentl...
Free for All: The Public Library - Independent Lens
The story of how public libraries shaped America and how libraries continue to be a sanctuary for Americans everywhere.
www.pbs.org
February 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Recommending a documentary about the history of the American public library, premiering on PBS in April. It’s called Free for All: The Public Library. www.pbs.org/independentl...
Free for All: The Public Library | Documentary | Independent Lens | PBS
The story of how public libraries shaped America and how libraries continue to be a sanctuary for Americans everywhere.
www.pbs.org
January 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If you liked any of David Lynch’s films, read this retrospective

How David Lynch Became an Icon of Cinema www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
How David Lynch Became an Icon of Cinema
The late director’s unique vision and the love that his persona inspires make it easy to forget how winding his path to greatness was.
www.newyorker.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Make the Earth Flat Again?
November 22, 2024 at 2:24 AM