The Portland Linux/Unix Group Monthly Clinic is Sunday, February 15th, from 1 to 5pm at the Albina Branch Library. Bring your Linux Questions and/or your Linux Answers to share! calagator.org/events/12504...

Wouldn't it be kind of cool if members took OPB back? Since OPB kind of depends on its members to sustain it, what if people understood how it functions? What if members actually had some role in its governance?

I don't hate the arts tax.

Community Broadband PDX is having another in-person meetup tomorrow evening at the Holgate Branch library, starting at about 5pm: calagator.org/events/12504...

Fully Fund Preschool for All When families are strong, Multnomah County is strong!

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Fully Fund Preschool for All. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fu...

lol, in a recent tidying project I discovered I have three of these: www.amazon.com/Knipex-Tools...

Operation Eagle Claw - Wikipedia

A variant of the helicopter used in the failed Iranian Hostage Rescue en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati... #JustToBeTopical

"This artist’s concept [...]"

@adriansdigitalbasement.com FYI, i am pretty sure i've seen cheese curds at Jerry's Tavern near Montgomery Park in NW Portland. The guy seems to have moved from Wisconsin or something. 3010 NW Nicolai St, Portland, OR 97210

YouTube video by Retro Recipes x Commodore Bjork Teardown of Sony Trinitron TV (1988) 4K Upscale

@adriansdigitalbasement.com thought you'd appreciate this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQt...

Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,

So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

1. People are freeing themselves from the myth that only big corporations can make and do things. Here's a story about 19 small towns that built their own high-speed fiber networks. They pay less than most Americans & can get a service rep on the phone no problem. ilsr.org/article/comm...

the cycle usually goes like this:

1. Dems refuse to seriously challenge corporate power

2. The electorate gets frustrated, votes Republican, believes populist lies

3. Dems point out things are shitty, get re-elected, lack the backbone to challenge corporate power

4. rinse, wash, repeat

The 990 also indicates that the CEO was making $600k per year, that's $50k/month. www.opb.org/pdf/OPB%20FY...

ORS 128.886 (1) No person shall make any false or misleading representations in the course of any solicitation of contributions.
(2) A representation may be any manifestation of any assertion by words or conduct, including, but not limited to, a failure to disclose a fact.

The last two fiscal years IRS 990 show @opb.org had a $17 million surplus. That surplus was never mentioned during their fundraising. I'm not a lawyer, but that seems like a violation of ORS 128.886 False or misleading representations prohibited.

Double Your Impact on Privacy & Free Speech Right now, your donation to EFF gets an automatic 2X match! Don't let tyrants co-opt tech.

Don't let democracy be undermined by tools of surveillance and control. Donate to EFF this week and you'll get an automatic match. eff.org/power-up

Today, I stopped by the Charles Jordan Community Center, to check out the computer lab, wearing my @pdxlinux.bsky.social hat. I had a nice conversation with Derek, but learned that the Computer Lab hasn't existed since before the pandemic. So, I guess that means the City has ZERO computer labs.

🚨 Webinar alert! 🚨

Join us Nov 20 @ 12 noon ET for “Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” — a free, 60-minute live discussion on why smart fiber infrastructure matters and what cities lose if they sit still

Story w/registration link here ⬇️

communitynetworks.org/content/webi...

Hey, "the cost of doing nothing" is my line. In Multnomah County, we are spending $500 million on telecommunication services EVERY YEAR. The high-ball CTC feasibility study estimate was it would cost $950 million (ONCE) to own our own network. #OwnDontRent

Civil Disobedience of Copyright Keeps Science Going Creating and sharing knowledge are defining traits of humankind, yet copyright law has grown so restrictive that it can require acts of civil disobedience to ensure that students and scholars have

Publishers need to learn that when they don't work with researchers to do the right thing, scholars find their own solutions—legal or otherwise. #OAWeek www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Is poker a sport?

@tinakotek.bsky.social

I still have one.

Screenshot of purple air map of Portland showing a plume of smoke extending SSE from a fire in Vancouver WA.

A fire at a metal shredding plant in Vancouver WA is sending a plume of noxious smoke over NE and SE Portland since before 10pm.

www.bpa.gov/about/newsro...

Neil Shapiro, Director, President and CEO of New Jersey PBS, had a total compensation of $837,146 for fiscal year 2024, on about 1/4 the revenue of Cascade PBS. That's nearly $70k/month. www.njpbs.org/wp-content/u...

Cascade Public Media, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...

Cascade PBS's IRS 990 says that they had a surplus of $11+ million each of the last two years reported. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o... (Part I, line 19).

The Portland Linux/Unix Group is constantly on the lookout for speakers for their General Monthly Meeting, first Thursday of the month at Portland State University's Engineering Building on SW 4th Avenue. If you are excited about something vaguely nerdy and want to share, get in touch! pdxlinux.org