joshuatj @joshuatj@digipres.club

New #digipres tool klaxon red alert! First public pre-release of tapeimgr, a simple tape imaging and extraction tool (GUI + CLI). Details here: https://github.com/KBNLresearch/tapeimgr

Definitely still believe this but don't know how we get there:

Digital preservation can't be something that only "digital preservation professionals" do, it needs to be something within reach of individuals who want to keep their own stuff during their lifetimes and then pass it on to friends and family. You're probably not going to run some ISO-certified preservation repository at home, but you should be able to keep your photos and home videos for yourself for as long as you want to keep them

I could really use some help from someone who knows USB, HID, keyboards, the intricacies of PCs interacting with keyboards at POST and such.

I have a Raspberry Pi Zero emulating a USB keyboard. It works great. However if I connect it via my KVM, two of my older PCs will not complete POST. Unplugging the Pi from the KVM's keyboard port solves this. Connecting the Pi directly to the PC solves this. No real keyboard has this issue.

Code and more details: https://gist.github.com/QBFreak/b7bc6a7421c2df8da63a43324c25e372

#Help #USB #HID

digipres.club is now running Mastodon 2.4.0! I'm ending my upgrades for tonight, but will resume upgrading tomorrow. My goal is to get this server to Mastodon 2.6.1 tomorrow.

How do y'all keep track of terminal commands that are super handy but you will still probably only use them once every ~3 months and completely forget the flags/syntax/regex in the meantime

Hi everyone! Just to let you know, I'm planning on upgrading digipres.club to the latest version of Mastodon in the near future. There may be brief windows of downtime, though I don't anticipate it being a major issue.

Hello all, the #iPRES2019 Call for Contributions opens 3 December. The program committee is excited to announce the conference themes & topics, based on the #digipres community's input. See the conference website for the full list and more conference info! https://ipres2019.org/call-for-contributions/

Some twitter v. Mastodon tips for all of the lovely new tooters:

When you like a tweet on twitter, a swarm of AIs spin into action, analysing every aspect of the tweet and trying so desperately to find the matching tweet to show you next that will keep you scrolling, lest their masters decommission them in favor of a new version.

When you fave a toot on Mastodon, there aren't any AIs; you just made another human being across the world feel nice.

Does a Homebrew formula for `cpio` (allowing to enable `mt`) already exist?

Do you collect and preserve born digital materials? I am interested in appraising born digital material in special collections and archives. I also want to help other archives build scalable, robust workflows and policies for born digital collections. Please consider completing my 15-30 minute survey on the topic! #digipres

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WWYD with an input/output error when disk imaging optical media using dcfldd? Use ddrescue?

Say awoo to our new friends at https://digipres.club! Their instance is all about digital preservation so if you wanna talk about that, look no further. @joshuatj is the admin over there