Alex Glow (merlin)

Some cool & useful stuff in here! 👀

Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....

There's a whole book on using mockery to defeat autocrats:

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Free download: d119vjm4apzmdm.cloudfront.net/open-access/...

This week's Digital Rights Job Board roundup. To see this and other jobs at the at the intersection of technology, human rights, and social justice, visit: lnkd.in/gh9MUc5u

Because of space limitation, the 12+ jobs posted in thread of this post.

Hey @nealstephenson.bsky.social , got an official stance on "Primer" pronunciation? The dictionary is having Opinions

[It's worth a shot...]

Tbh, I can't recall hearing ANY American pronounce it... I should find an audiobook 🤔

And somebody get Stephenson on the line

Dangit this is not good news for my cyberdeck project :(
(And probably dozens before me who've had the same idea)

Reminder to apply to AddisCoder, a one month free algorithms and coding camp for high schoolers in Ethiopia. Deadline is December 31. Spread the word to those who may benefit from the program.

www.addiscoder.com

cute tiny frogs hanging from a ginkgo branch with yellow leaves in the autumn cozy autumn vibes cottagecore cute frogs artwork by chetom

ginkgo leaves for #peachtober25leaf day! 🐸🍁🍂 #frogart

mood

Hello! I am doing a Gov Shutdown Icon Sale.

My job is no longer paying me for the foreseeable future, and I am looking for help making ends meet. I have a few YCH designs I will make for 2️⃣0️⃣💲

fall latte ☕moon festival 🥮ratto 🐀and 'generic' kemono icons all with unlimited slots 💖

Bookshop is having an Anti-Amazon sale, with cheap e-books and free shipping for print today and tomorrow:

bookshop.org/lists/ebook-...

WOW. Hot dogs and human centipedes... incredible and vivid metaphors.

Also: Open Hardware Summit '26 is in Berlin! 2026.oshwa.org

// #OHSummit

I usually go blob out after doing a livestream (especially like this one – 40 minutes of high-speed rambling 😆), but I haven't been able to stop watching!

Support #OpenHardware by clicking the piggy bank at top-right: oshwa.org‬

Give $10 and get a "Move Slow and Fix Stuff" sloth poster! ✨

Evan AND MELVIN (kitty superstar) on now! bsky.app/profile/eka....

Zine Maker Create printable zines in your browser. Free, open-source, and privacy‑respecting.

Aaaaa, @virgilvox.bsky.social is after me and he's tearing it up! His open-source, privacy-focused in-browser zine maker ( zeenster.com ) has a built-in punk radio player?! And he's working on exporting to #IPFS? Tooooo good 😱✨

I'm on in ~2.5 hours (2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern)!

Excited to check out some other talks, hang out with #OpenHardware nerds in the chat, and dig into details on the new #ArchimedesBot – plus Halloween!

Also publishing Archie's v3 tutorial on @hacksterio.bsky.social & will add that here afterwards~

Zine Maker Create printable zines in your browser. Free, open-source, and privacy‑respecting.

Since I didn’t add any analytics tracking on purpose for privacy reasons to zeenster.com I have no actual idea how many people are visiting it / using it. But based on the ingress logs I can tell probably around 500-1000 daily visits since I published which is pretty cool.

Please share your zines!

Anwaar (أنوار) A platform for personalized portable PCB tokens

www.crowdsupply.com/chipperdoodl...

wow! we're up to 19 backers with ~20 days left! you're all dears <3

Also! If you are a grotty spaceship enjoyer, you can see even more spaceships by me in NOT ENOUGH SCOUNDRELS by @chrisair.itch.io !

chrisair.itch.io/not-enough-s...

Pics from the itch page, please check it out for awesome space adventures!

#ttrpg

Alex gives a silly grin, stabilizing Archimedes (a blue 3D-printed robot owl with bike inner-tube feathers and accents) while leaning in for a pic with Valkirma, who wears her stunning costume-assemblage. It's a dazzling black-blue-and-neon-green avian outfit, with ruffled collar and variegated wing feathers, surmounted by a crown of crow beaks.

Finally, here's that page with upcoming events (and an overview of the various livestreams I do – #HacksterCafe, #DayGlowShow, #HackOClock, and #SpaceSongSunday): www.notion.so/alexglow/Liv...

...Now featuring this amazing #MakerFaire Bay Area moment with Valkirma :D

Archimedes Upgrades // Hack O'Clock YouTube video by Alex Glow

Last week also featured a #HackOClock, wherein I spent 3.5 hours giving Archimedes a speech module and backlights behind his eye-moonstones. All survived Maker Faire weekend! 🤩✨ www.youtube.com/live/ewK7fsp...

More on Archie: alexglow.notion.site/Archimedes-O...

#Robotics #WearableTech #Maker

Independent Tuesday livestreams (10:30am PDT) will now alternate weeks with my @hacksterio.bsky.social #HacksterCafe interviews :) Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/live/JluJCiS...

Includes a few demos – Archimedes upgrades for #MakerFaire, @raspberrypi.com 500+, Mind-Altering Gadgets, & more!

Anyway uh if you have an iPad fyi, free graphics apps if you act quick D:

wetdry.world/@michi/11530...

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

SLEEPTOBER 2025 COMING IN CINEMA NEAR YOU

Gotta participate in this year's -tober challenge

California license plate with text "DETHWNG".

Customer: WORLD OF WARCRAFT CHARACTER. THE EARTH WARDER. CREATOR AND DESTRUCTOR OF THE EARTH
DMV: DEATH WING

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...

A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!

Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...

#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.