heracl.es @heracles@mastodon.social

RT @PessimistsArc@twitter.com

Former president of @JohnsHopkins@twitter.com on reading in 1901: “Reading is a kind of craze that has gotten hold of the people. It is a dangerous habit, like a stimulant. The publishers are constantly putting forth new attractions in the field & the reviewers excite our appetite."

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PessimistsArc/status/1251973826172399619

Good points, and things definately have to change for artists in the music industry. Misses however the alternate futures were torrenting and P2P would have evolved in par because of the audiences' interest, of the one where music wouldn’t be shareable or accessible due to DRM.

RT @VersoBooks@twitter.com

"Spotify’s platform gives users the illusion of choice through its searchable interface, its expansive catalogues and playlists. In reality, its algorithms often dictate the music people listen to, and the way that they listen to it" @ted_mair@twitter.com

https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/5006-new-hegemonies-streaming-platforms-and-music-production

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/VersoBooks/status/1365251881556086785

I was covering #Pokemon25 news for about 15 years and coding tools from the fanbase trenches since 2001. Wonderful to see an honest story to become a cultural staple and a franchise phenomenon.

RT @LegendaryPKMN@twitter.com

#Pokemon25, watch the Pokémon Presents live now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTZeVNwAmkk

Ooh the feels.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/LegendaryPKMN/status/1365317219526311943

Thoughtful, calm points on NFTs and the art world:

RT @artnome@twitter.com

Thanks to @memotv@twitter.com and @FlashArtOnWeb@twitter.com for the invitation to share my belief that the inefficiencies of NFTs are temporary (while the barriers to entry in the traditional art world have proven not to be). @carlosmarcialt@twitter.com @videodrome@twitter.com @thesarahshow@twitter.com https://flash---art.com/2021/02/episode-v-towards-a-new-ecology-of-crypto-art/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/artnome/status/1365282970408476685

RT @AtlasFuture@twitter.com

A kind of anti-Marie Kondo, @orsoladecastro@twitter.com advocates "radical keeping”, not decluttering: “The only antidote to throwaway culture is to keep. So I am an obsessive keeper." https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/feb/24/feed-your-moths-and-hide-your-trousers-the-expert-guide-to-making-clothes-last-for-ever?fbclid=IwAR16e9BDhhPWsgac-lK4ldMG5sL9B4yoS-maXwuZx5-ydnknLZnHevQG1Nk

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AtlasFuture/status/1365186093671473157

The only model by which to explain big tech’s power over states, is @neilhimself@twitter.com’s “American Gods”

RT @mediamocracy@twitter.com

No denying anymore that institutional powers have fundamentally changed form. Private actors negotiate directly w governments & change laws. Only "good" thing about this is that its happening in full sight. No excuse for no action. EU, balls on your side https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/feb/23/facebook-reverses-australia-news-ban-after-government-makes-media-code-amendments?CMP=share_btn_tw

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/mediamocracy/status/1364121203359776771

RT @reporters_gr@twitter.com

Πώς η δημιουργία ενός καναλιού επέτρεψε να συνεχιστεί η εκπαίδευση των νέων στο Ειδικό Κατάστημα Κράτησης Νέων Αυλώνα εν μέσω καραντίνας.

Από την @ElenaBec@twitter.com στο @AP_Europe@twitter.com. https://twitter.com/AP_Europe/status/1362446692256210952

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/reporters_gr/status/1363413366442762242

The latest NFT episode in which some anonymous tech-dude collector trickles down to purchase(?) an iconic meme. Digital artists rejoice in the opportunity of a new source of income, while art history -or anyone really- is no wiser. Hopefully no keys are forgotten in the process.

RT @withFND@twitter.com

"This has been a life-changing experience." — @PRguitarman@twitter.com, creator of @NyanCat@twitter.com

Nyan Cat has found a new owner for 300 $ETH (~$590,000 USD). 🐈🌈

Welcome to the new creative economy. 🌐 https://foundation.app/NyanCat/nyan-cat-219

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/withFND/status/1362838473527291904

… hence all my incoming PDFs are saved in a folder aptly named “tsundoku”. A burden which I plan to pass to my offspring.

RT @phil_lol_ogist@twitter.com

just downloaded another pdf on my computer that I aspire to read

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/phil_lol_ogist/status/1362797132529467395