Paula Simoes

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Digital Humanities; Public Domain; Open Access; History, Heritage, Creativity & New Media, Free & Open Source Software.

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It's not a matter of price, it's all about freedom.

Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted - Harvard Business School Working Knowledge hbswk.hbs.edu/item/open-so...

Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Grantedhbswk.hbs.edu Many companies build their businesses on open source software, code that would cost firms $8.8 trillion to create from scratch if it weren't freely available. Research by Frank Nagle and colleagues pu...

Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted - Harvard Business School Working Knowledge hbswk.hbs.edu/item/open-so...

SNS vai partilhar dados de saúde dos utentes com o grupo CUF rr.sapo.pt/noticia/pais...

SNS vai partilhar dados de saúde dos utentes com o grupo CUF - Renascençarr.sapo.pt Trata-se de um projeto-piloto para pôr em prática o Registo de Saúde Eletrónico, que deverá estar pronto até junho de 2025.

Leitura para o fim-de-semana. Livro⬇️ Privacidade 404 - Filipe Cruz (Se puderem, partilhem) enoughrecords.scene.org/release/enrt... #Livro #Leituras #Privacidade #FicçãoCientífica #FicçãoCientíficaEspeculativa

Enough Recordsenoughrecords.scene.org Enough Records is a netlabel. We been active since 2001 and have no focus on any specific genre.

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European leaders waking up to Labour’s overwhelming election victory in the UK this morning have shared their reactions to the news. Here's a round-up of what they had to say 👇

UK election results: Labour wins, Tories crushed — live updateswww.politico.eu Keir Starmer is in, Rishi Sunak is out and Nigel Farage gets elected.

Kinda of tired, stayed up late last night re-reading #PrideAndPrejudice. Mr. Darcy had just called on Elizabeth. I couldn't leave them in such distress all alone, all night, could I? I'm reading the stunning digital edition from Gutenberg: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342 #JaneAustenJuly

Went to my history loans @archive.org * 32% bought * 11% most second-hand, on my ToBuy list * 41% not available to buy or too expensive (200€!) * 2% Public Domain * 14% not interested (some not available) Don't ever tell me libraries harm publishers. EVER. #LetReadersRead My two most recent buys:

Mais de 40 associações europeias, entre as quais as portuguesas D3, ANSOL e ISOC-PT exigem a retirada da proposta #ChatControl. direitosdigitais.pt/comunicacao/...

D3 - Defesa dos Direitos Digitais - Associações exigem o fim da proposta da Comissão Europeia que põe em risco as comunicações de todos os cidadãosdireitosdigitais.pt Associação sem fins lucrativos, dedicada à defesa dos direitos fundamentais no contexto digital.

Former EU climate official admits ‘error’ in taking gas firm job without permission – POLITICO www.politico.eu/article/top-...

Former EU climate official admits ‘error’ in taking gas firm job without permissionwww.politico.eu Green Deal architect Diederik Samsom says he regrets failing to tell the European Commission he was going to work for Gasunie.

Para acompanhar em directo a audição no tribunal (sala 1505) do Internet Archive #LetReadersRead ww2.ca2.uscourts.gov/court.html

Court Oral Argumentww2.ca2.uscourts.gov

Paula - 1, Birds - 0 \o/ #Blackberries #Nature

We’re Fighting for Library Rights in Court This Friday – Join Us! | Internet Archive Blogs blog.archive.org/2024/06/26/w...

We’re Fighting for Library Rights in Court This Friday – Join Us! | Internet Archive Blogsblog.archive.org

Enter a Huge Archive of Amazing Stories, the World's First Science Fiction Magazine, Launched in 1926 | Open Culture www.openculture.com/2024/06/a-hu...

Enter a Huge Archive of Amazing Stories, the World’s First Science Fiction Magazine, Launched in 1926www.openculture.com If you haven’t heard of Hugo Gernsback, you’ve surely heard of the Hugo Award. Next to the Nebula, it’s the most prestigious of science fiction prizes, bringing together in its ranks of winners such v...

Caring about books & the role of libraries – Cory Doctorow youtube.com/watch?v=dz4K...

Caring about books & the role of libraries – Cory Doctorowyoutube.com Cory Doctorow (author, journalist and activist) shares his thoughts on caring about books and the role of libraries

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Blogpost: jonasnuts.com/voto-eletron...

Voto eletrónico? Não, obrigada.jonasnuts.com Na sequência da desmaterialização dos cadernos eleitorais nas últimas eleições europeias (escrevi sobre isso aqui, aqui, e aqui - tudo auto-links), e como seria de esperar, ouviram-se algumas vozes fa...

Need for independent national market surveillance authorities under the AI Act - Commission www.beuc.eu/letters/need...

Need for independent national market surveillance authorities under the AI Act - Commissionwww.beuc.eu This letter is sent to the Commission on behalf of 34 civil society organisations regarding the designation of national market surveillance authorities under the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act.

António Guterres: Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity | UN News news.un.org/en/story/202...

Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integritynews.un.org The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address the harms caused by misinformation, disinformation and hate ...

Hachette v. Internet Archive | Electronic Frontier Foundation www.eff.org/cases/hachet...

Hachette v. Internet Archivewww.eff.org The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), with co-counsel Morrison Foerster LLP, is defending the Internet Archive against a lawsuit that threatens its Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) program.The

Já assinaram? É muito, muito importante #Bibliotecas #Livros #LetLibrariesLend & #LetReadersRead www.change.org/p/let-reader...

Sign the Petitionwww.change.org Dear Publishers, We, the undersigned, are lifelong beneficiaries of libraries. We are avid readers, educators, researchers, librarians, authors, publishers and lifelong learners whose lives and commun...

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Did you catch the story about the Wayback Machine on CBS News Sunday Morning? 🌞 David Pogue chatted with @brewster.kahle.org about archiving the web, and the lawsuits from publishers & the recording industry that threaten our mission & your access to information. Watch: cbsnews.com/news/the-way...

The Wayback Machine, a time machine for the webcbsnews.com Because the web is ephemeral, the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has made backups of websites continually since 1996, with nearly 900 billion pages preserved. But making books and music freely ava...

The Eternal Truth of Markdown | WIRED www.wired.com/story/the-et...

The Eternal Truth of Markdownwww.wired.com An exegesis of the most ubiquitous piece of code on the web.

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“The wild briar rose and elder are the flowers which most distinctly speak of June and midsummer” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe writer: EL Grant Watson

Please, support and use your library because this is what the industry of Big Content is. Big publishers, attacking libraries since 1800s Library Futures | Stepping Down as Co-Chair of the National Information Standards Controlled Digital Lending Working Group www.libraryfutures.net/post/niso-cd...

Library Futures | Stepping Down as Co-Chair of the National Information Standards Controlled Digital Lending Working Groupwww.libraryfutures.net Championing the right to equitable access to knowledge.

Here is the list of publishers that demanded the removal of 500 000 books from Internet Archive. Why are so many books listed as “Borrow Unavailable” at the Internet Archive – Internet Archive Help Center help.archive.org/help/why-are...

Why are so many books listed as “Borrow Unavailable” at the Internet Archive – Internet Archive Help Centerhelp.archive.org

"'You cannot do mass surveillance privately, full stop’: Signal boss hits out at government encryption-busting moves" www.theguardian.com/technology/a...

‘You cannot do mass surveillance privately, full stop’: Signal boss hits out at government encryption-busting moveswww.theguardian.com A ‘legitimate grievance’ with big tech firms is being used by police as a pretext to undermine privacy, Meredith Whittaker says

Vice presidente da Comissão Europeia às 9h da manhã: a nossa proposta quebra a encriptação Vice presidente da Comissão Europeia às 9h da noite: a nossa proposta não quebra a encriptação (Spoiler alert: sim, quebra.)

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Hoje, a UMinho acordou assim. Colorida.

À última hora, o Conselho da União Europeia retirou a votação (uff!) do Chat Control, momentos antes Comissão Europeia admitia que a proposta quebrava a encriptação das comunicações, depois de 3 anos a jurar a pés juntos que não. O tema pode seguir para Presidência Húngara, que começa em Julho.

I've used Linux for 30 years. Here are 5 reasons why I'll never switch to Windows or MacOS www.zdnet.com/article/ive-...

I've used Linux for 30 years. Here are 5 reasons why I'll never switch to Windows or MacOSwww.zdnet.com There are several solid reasons for switching to the Linux operating system and, once you do, you probably won't look back.

Portugal votou a favor 👏

12h Aprovada lei do restauro da Natureza

12h Aprovada lei do restauro da Naturezawww.rtp.pt RTP Notícias - Descrição