[[prolertarian culture]] Who controls the [[fediverse]]? the [[agora]] promotes [[passive learning]] I learned that I can read [[research papers]] through [[jstor]] with my [[library card]] - Also learned that theres a list of external resources I can use on the library website - There is also [[kanopy]] which is a [[netflix]] type of [[streaming video service]] that allows you to watch content by logging in with library card [[openathens]] There is a ton of [[gatekeeping]] for research papers. I blame [[capitalism]] [[core]] The world’s largest collection of open access research papers - https://core.ac.uk/ might start using [[pocket]] for research notes. [[firefox]] has a built-in "save to pocket" feature that might be handy for multi-device stuff - doesn't work because links are behind paywall, I thought it would download the whole file rather than just have a link. Oh well [[peertube]] [[taizen]] [[the weed tube]] Doing [[independent research]] is a type of meditation. I get a type of [[euphoria]] from engaging [[calibre]] linux ebook reader - [[epub]] is my favorite ebook format I've been uploading my ebooks to [[private matrix channel]] for later retrieval - I don't trust [[cloud storage]] like [[dropbox]], I like to keep personal redundant copies of my data/media Discovered that [[internet archive]] is a good resource for searching for ebooks - pdf to ebook conversion is a bit wonky, which is understable since it's simply [[OCR]] technology [[ATAK]] [[notes on the opression of women]] [[dialectical tension]] [[gerontocracy]] [[preliterate society]]